The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-06
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY GHRoN-
lcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

nesday morning. She is survived by
one daughter. Interment took place
at Magnolia, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Joslin went to
Atlantic City on the morning OF the
Fourth and from there went they on
a fishing expedition with relatives.
Roland Hates was here i've the
Fourth as the guest of his friend. Lee
roy Mattson.
Assessor Walter McDevitt and fam
lily, of Atlantic City, are occupying the
Gruener bungalow on Faunce avenue
for the summer.
Miss Sara Mathis has been visiting
this week the home of her sister, Mrs.
Steelman R. Lee.
Samuel Ashton is in charge of the
blacksmith shop Of the Atlantic Load
ing Company at Amatol. He says he
has five shoers in the shop who look
after the feet of 600 horses.
Miss Marguerite Elliff, Mrs. Harry
Owens and children, Harry, Jr., John
and Marguerite, of Philadelphia, came
home last Wednesday to spend a week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Joseph Elliff, at Glen Cottage. Mr..
Owens has a very large restaurant in
the Quaker City. Previous to engag-
ing in this enterprise, he was chief
steward at the Observation-Disclosures,
Atlantic City, for several years.
MI. and Mrs. F. G. Turner entertain
! ed over the Fourth her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Gosline, of Trenton.
The members of the Official Board of
the Absecon M. E. Church will give an
oyster supper in the chapel next Fri
day evening, July II, for the benefit of
that organization. The price for an
adult will be so cents, while for chill
dren 35 cents will be charged. The
wives of four members of the board
will assist in the culinary prepare
lions. Their names are Mrs. Harry
Mattson, ST., Mrs. Enoch Giberson,
Mrs. R. L. Babcock and Mrs. Charles
Mason.
The ~pasteboard Red Cross banks
which have been silently resting the
past month on the counters of the bust
ness places in our city were collected a
few days ago and as the result of this
mite box campaign, the Absecon AuXil-
larry is benefited to the extent of $43,
which will be used for purchasing ma
~terials and %defraying other expenses.
New banks have been placed in all
public places and a second collection
will be made at the end of this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover enter
tanned at dinner last Sunday their chill
dren, as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Conover and children, of Barnegat;
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover, Miss
, Clara Conover and Mrs. Mary E. Mas
sey, of Absecon.
A Junior Christian Endeavor outing
was held Tuesday afternoon at Miss
Hannah Madden's.
The Presbyterian Mite Society held
its regular meeting and social last
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Irelan. About TWEEN
ty-ive were present.
The Presbyterian services are held
every Sunday as follows: 9.45 A. M,
Sunday School; 10.45, Preaching by
Mr.. Gurner, Princeton student; $50
P. M, Junior Christian Endeavor
meets at Miss Hannah Madden's home;
Z P. NJ, Senior Christian Endeavor
meeting in the church.
Walter Conover, of Conovertown,
who enlisted in the u. S. Navy last
March, is now attending at New Lon
don, Conn, a. listening school, where
he is studying the secrets of a new
Edison submarine detection device.
Miss Leona Conover is visiting her
friend, Miss Mae Bell Hates at New
field These young ladies joined the
middle of this week a camping party
composed of Is young misses who have
been under cover at Willow Grove.
Mayor and Mrs. Harry Mattson, Sr.,
entertained last Sunday Assessor and
| Mrs. Reuben E. Adams, of Pleasant
vile.
In enane Park Thau,u e.