The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-03
Absecon

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Truitt have
moved from their apartment in the
Sooy Building to the one over the post
office.
MI. and Mrs. j. D. Joslin were guests
last Sunday of the family of his broth
er, Edward Joslin, of Mays Landing.
Councilman Fred H. Henry s%ojourn-
ed with relatives and friends in Phila-
delphia and Camden from Friday until
Sunday.
Miss Sara Mathis, of New Gretna,
was the guest of her sister and BROTH
er-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Lee, over
Sunday.
Mr.. Bowman Tilton, of Audubon, N.
j., visited his brother, Warren P. Til
ton, last Sunday.
John Falivene, proprietor of the Abb
secon poultry farm, has purchased a
new Grant six touring car.
Mrs. Oscar P. Johnson is recovering
from illness with which she has been
confined to the house the last fort
night.
Roger Williams has purchased a
new Ford touring car.
Chief-of-Police and Mrs. Thomas
Hutchinson, Jr., are receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of friends upon the birth
last Sunday of a %ten-pound daughter.
The Chief says he expected a soldier,
but instead his wife presented him
with a Red Cross Nurse.
Tax Collector and Mrs. Thomas ORA
per are entertaining his sister, Miss
Ethel Draper, of Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Robert Emmons spent Hallow-
cen evening in Philadelphia.
Mrs. M. M. Townsend shipped on
gFriday to the New Jersey Children's
Home Society at Trenton one barrel
containing Sc jars of fruit and vege-
tables, representing the contributions
of local housewives.
A Mite Society social and masque-
rade party was held at the home of
Miss Hannah Madden last Thursday
evening. There was lots of fun and
merriment and all present had an en-
joyable time.
Absecon society maids and matrons
attended a Halloween birthday sur
prise party last Wednesday afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. e. A. Wilson,
Atlantic City, in honor of the ami
versary of her sister, Miss Beatrice
Ridout.
Samuel Ashton, blacksmith, former
ly located at the Cordery shop on
Church street, has transferred his bus
mess to the Steelman property on
Adams avenue. Business at the Cor
derry shop is being conducted by A.
Reeves, of Pleasantville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Miller and
daughter, Adelma, left on Wednesday
morning in their new auto on a trip
to New York. They expected to be
away until the end of this week.
Mrs. Samuel Lutz passed last week
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Oil
yer Strong, at Collingdale, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lightner have
returned to Tyrone, Pa, after spend
ing two weeks with relatives here.
Mrs. Harry j. Lee has been attend
ing the State Convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
held in the First M. E. Church, Had
donfield, the past week.
Kenneth Lutz, of Collingdale, Pa,
will visit his mother and sister here
over the weekend.
The Presbyterian Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society met
last Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Wal
ter Borneman. The subject for dis
cussion was Cuba. There was a
good attendance and thesmeeting was
very interesting.
Mrs. Daniel Steelman and daughter,
Kathryn, of Pennsgrove, came here
last Saturday to spend a week with
the family of Mrs. Steelman's sister,
Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr.
Last Sunday Mr.. Mattson took his
wife and sons, Mrs. ISteelman and
daughter on an automobile trip to
Stone Harbor to spend the day with
their father, Mr.. Charles Strickland,
formerly of Oceanville. They had a
pleasant trip, going by way of Ocean
City and Avalon and returning via
Cape May Court House, Dennisville,
Woodbine, Tuckahoe, Mays Landing,
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