The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-06-16
Absecon

There as no slackers in Absecon.
The First National Bank has disposed
of Liberty Bonds to the extent of
$4,000.
MI. and Mrs. Harry V. Miller, Miss
Adelma Miller, Miss Flora Robinson
:, and Herman L.. Madden have planned
row., Sunday, to the Delaware Water
Gap, where they expect to enjoy a
vacation and rest for several days.
Mrs. Louis Clark and Mrs. Amanda
johnson have been so~journing in New
York State this week.
The meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society announced for last
Tuesday evening, has been postponed
indefinitely on account of the illness
of the president, Mrs. Laura A. Reed.
Harry Mattson, Jr., and family mo-
tored to Pennsgrove Sunday where
they witnessed the marriage of Mrs.
Mattson's sister, Miss Verna Strick-
land, formerly of Oceanville, and Alb
secon, to Mr.. Benjamin Conover, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Conover, of
Conovertown. The newly-weds are
well known here and in this vicinity.
They will reside in Pennsgrove, where
the groom is employed at the powder
works. Mr.. Mattson came home that
evening, but his wife and children re-
manned to spend this week with the
family of another sister, Mrs. Daniel
E. Steelman, formerly of Absecon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Craven en-
tertained at their North Absecon resi-
dence from Wednesday until the end
of the week their nephew and niece,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Groomes, of Ia
cony, Pa. They were married in Ia
cony on Wednesday and came imme-
diately here to spend their honeymoon.
The bridegroom is MI. Craven's sis
ter's son, and has spent his vacations
here for several summers past. He
holds the position of bookkeeper in a
factory in Frankfort. Previous to
their marriage the bride was Miss
\ Elsie Cornwell, also of Tacony, where
the happy couple will reside.
Miss Leona Hart, teacher in the
Absecon school, entertained her sister,
Miss Lillian Hart, a teacher in the
Montville school, North Jersey, over
the weekend.
Mrs. Townsend Shovel took DR..
and Mrs. E. H. Madden to Woodbury.
last Saturday in her automobile to
attend the funeral of a relative.
MI. and Mrs. j. w. Cordery and
> daughter, Ruby, of Atlantic City. have
opened the Cordery homestead on
Shore Road for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover
had as their guests last Tuesday eve
ming Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben L. Babcock,
Miss Ethel Hammell and Miss Leona
Hart.
Charles Steller, aged IS, died at his
hnr,oo ~, Nauy Tax-oxy ox1ap,,o 1oe+ So+
urday night, at 9 o'clock, from chronic
Bright's disease, with which he had
suffered for several months. The re-
mains were conveyed by automobile
hearse on Tuesday to Greenwich, near
Bridgeton, where the funeral was held
and the interment took place. The
family accompanied the remains to
the place of burial. He is survived
by his widow and four daughters, Miss
Edna Steller, Absecon; Mrs. Royton
Bradley, Wilmington; Mrs. Frank
Thomas, Riverside; and Mrs. Grove
Doughty, Oceanville. The daughters
and their husbands have been spend
ing several days here since the funer-
al Mrs. Steller expects to close her
home in the near future and will go to
Bridgeton to ~sojourn with relatives
for a while.
Mrs. Josephine Adams and Miss
Laura Adams will entertain from to-
day until Tuesday their granddaugh-
ter and niece, Miss Leonora Lutts and
f~iance. Mr.. C. M. Hedden, of Newark.
Miss Ruth Adams will have as her
guests over the weekend Miss Marga-
ret Yetter, of Mays Landing; Paul
Kriebel and a friend, of the Quaker
City.
Mr.. Edmund Lord, a former resi-
dent, accompanied by his son-in-law,
= Rev. Mr.. Laird, of Philadelphia, mo-
tored on Thursday to Absecon in MI.
Laird's new motor car. They are
lstaying at his cottage on Reed road.
U School closed last Friday for all
grades except the eighth, for which
the final exams were held until the
middle of this week.
Harry Mattson, Jr., motored to
Cape May Point last Wednesday NOR
ming.
T. J. Hamilton Gives Boat Party.
A delightful boat party was given
last Saturday by Mr.. I. j. Hamilton
and family to a number of friends
aboard their palatial power launch
"Elsie S." The party left the local
landing at $50 in the morning and
proceeded out the creek and north
eastward toward Brigantine, then
north to Little Beach. 1t required
about two hours to make the single
trip. They spent two hours there and
then started for home, reaching the
starting point at $50. They had a
tempting lunch and enjoyed the boat
ride very much. The day was brim-
full of fun and frolicsome pleasure.
Those composing the party were Rev.
and Mrs. c. M. Johnston, Mr.. and