The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-05-05

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in question.
The residence of Mrs. Clara Smith
on New Jersey avenue is being re-
painted in a manner and color that is
greatly improving and Transforming
its appearance.
Mrs. Gustave Guenther is spending
a week with the family of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Brander, in Egg Harbor City.
Civic Club Inaugurates
Weeks Cleanup Campaign.
Next week, May 7th to 18th inclus-
i've, has been officially designated by
City Council and the Woman's Civic
Club as Cleanup Week. To make the
movement a success every one must
do his and her part to rid their places
of unsightly objects and rubbish by
raking such together in convenient
places where public teams, provided
for the purpose, may have ready ac-
cess when they call to remove same.
Men and teams will be provided every
day during Cleanup Week to haul
away the rubbish. The main object to
be accomplished by the cleanup prop
uganda is a fourfold one as it is the
purpose of the committee in charge
to make Absecon a more beautiful, a
cleaner, a more inviting and a more
healthful city in which to reside. No.
tees setting forth the means of ac-
complishing the desired results have
been posted in conspicuous places
j ~ ,.o,,r1o,, H. a,+,x T. olI.4:z- IL
have been sent to property owners and
residents requesting their co-opera-
ton. The Civic Club held an impor-
tant MEETING in the school auditorium
Thursday afternoon a week ago and
completed arrangements for the clean
up campaign. The Club members are
loud in their commentator of the &C.
ton of City Council in providing an
appropriation of 500 to defray the
expenses.
Absecon School News.
The pupils of the Public School
cleaned and graded the school yard
and cut out the hedge on Friday.
The Civic Club has started a move
ment to get control of the lot between
the school yard and New Jersey ave-
nue., which they will develop and
beautify.
Sixty-one pupils names appear on
the April Honor Roll of the public
school as follows:
Upper Grades. w. Tilton, Tea
cher: Blanche Hammell, Viola Show
ell, Mae Bell Hates. Ella Shovel,
Eunice Risley, Carolyn Schoepfin,
Edna Steller, Fred Carly, Theon
White, Leroy Mattson, Roland Hates,
Leroy Hammell. Attendance per-
centage, SO.
Grades A and 5-Leona Hart, Tea
cher: Gordon Draper, Ladow Ham
nell, Lewis Johnston, Emerson Show
ell, Raymond Giberson, Franklin
Smith, Anna Banning, Esther Boice,
Helen Dobbins, Emily Gaskill, Thelma
Giberson, Dorothy Hammell, Grace
Libbey, Ethel Price, Kathryn Miller,
Edith Prescott, Ruth Reed, Jessie
Shovel, Gladys Weber, Mary Ken
dreski. Attendance Percentage, 80.
Grades 2 and 3-Hulda l.. Tilton,
Teacher: Durham Boice, Ferdinand
Bruckler, Carlton Giberson. Bertram
Hammell, Haines Johnston, Jacob
Reed, Chas. Shovel, Samuel Smith,
Earl Dobbins, Virginia Babcock, En-
ma Dolquist, Anna Mccarthy, Esther
| Overpeck, Lazetta Taylor, Katherine
| Weber, Catherine Bruckler. SO per
| cent. attendance.
First Grade-Carrie c. Reed, Tea
cher: Matte Bruckler, Peter Bruck-
Ter, Leroy Taylor, Mary Dolqueist,
| Martha Dobbins, Charlotte Hammell,
| Helen Kendust, Clara Miller, Kath-
| ryn Smith, Elizabeth Thomas, Ethel
| Libby, Rosa Bruckler, Frances Smith.
Percentage, 1877.
Thomas Bowen Dies Suddenly.
Thomas Bowen, of North Absecon,
died suddenly at A o'clock last Thurs
day morning from ~valvular heart
trouble. Rousing at twenty minutes
of a he complained of shortness of
breath and of a severely strange feel
ing. His so~n-in-law, Harry V. Miller,
FASTENED in his automobile to Absecon
for their family physician, who re-
sponded Immediately, but before they
reached the house the Grim Reaper
had snatched his victim.
Mr.. Bowen had been a victim of
heart trouble for several months, but
during the past month had made a
steady gain in health and during the
day preceding had worked in his gar
den even as late as s o'clock in the
evening.
Deceased was 60 years of age last
October and is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Hannah Bowen; one daughter,
Mrs. Harry V. Miller, of Absecon; one
son, Philip Bowen. of Pleasantville,
and by several relatives who live at
Port Republic.
The funeral service will be held in
the Absecon NJ. E. Church on Sunday
afternoon, Nav 9th, at 2 o'clock. In
terment will be made in the M. E.
Cemetery.