The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-29
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
lcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Miss Ella Mae Smith has been
spending the past two weeks with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ham
nell.
Mrs. Clarence Conover and son,
Clarence, Jr., spent last week with her
brother at Penns Grove.
Miss Mae Eta Taylor is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Julia Conover.
Mrs. Harry Walk entertained on
Thursday Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers and
children and Miss Mira Conover.
Mr.. Louis Conover is on the sick
list.
Miss Ethel Giberson is visiting
friends in the Quaker City.
Mrs. Frank Cook spent last week
with friends in the Quaker City.
Among the small patriots who are
doing their bit for their country are
Master Harry Walk and Kathryn
Walk, who are buying Wal Savings
Stamps.
George Titus, the young man who
nearly lost his life while trying to
board the moving ElwOod work train
at the Absecon station, May 25th, re-
turned home last Tuesday, after being
confined in the Atlantic City Hospital
just one month. He is able to walk by
the aid of crutches, his foot which was
partly crushed still being in a very
tender condition although healing
nicely. He lost two toes by the har-
rowing accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyand moved
last Thursday into Mrs. Shreve's cot
tage on w. Bolton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Babcock enter
tanned the Absecon Ushers Union at
their residence last Monday evening.
A goodly number were present. The
meeting resolved itself into a farewell
party to Harry F. Weer, a faithful
member, who left on Wednesday for
Camp Dix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Miller have
sold put their grocery business at
~Pleasantville to their sister-in-law,
Mrs. Philip Bowen, who carried it on
before they took charge. Mrs. Miller
is assisting in their Absecon store
again.
Henry Smith, who has been in train
ing nearly a year with the rest of the
boys of Battery D at Camp Mcclellan,
Admission, Ala, visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Darius Smith, from 10 p. m.
Tuesday night until Wednesday MORN
ing at $50, when he had to return to
Camp Mills, 80 miles from New York
jill 1OnS Ioldliu, WACI luC DdIlOly ol-
rived at last Saturday morning. Hen
ry appeared in fine spirits, fine fitness
and noble trim. He was home just 81a
hours. Henry has been promoted to
corporal and greatly enjoys military
life. He believes the hour of depar-
ture of the Battery for work overseas
is near at hand.
Mrs. John Morrison, aged 80, died
last Saturday morning at her home on
Ohio avenue, following a gradual de-
cline in health extending over a period
of several months. The family moved
here from Philadelphia last April.
Deceased is survived by her husband
and two children, a boy and a girl.
The rosary was repeated at the house
last Tuesday morning. Interment took
place at Pleasantville.
Mrs. Daley Dies Suddenly.
A life long resident of Absecon, Mrs.
Emily Daley, aged 70, was found dead
{ by her husband, Nicholas Daley, by
the side of her bed a short while after
six o'clock last Monday morning.
Death was caused by uremia.
She complained of feeling i'll earlier
in the morning. Mr.. Daley left the
room about 20 minutes before to work
in his garden and then returned to see
how she was, but in the meantime she
had passed away. She suffered an at
tack of uremic poisoning two weeks
before, at which time her condition
was considered serious. Afterward she
rallied. but it proved to be a false gain.
Mrs. Daley was the daughter of the
late George and Martha Gaskill, of
North Absecon. She led a quiet, I'M
obtrusive life. Her home was her
sanctuary and she was a living exam
pie of the principle "de the duty near
est lying. Her temple of abode was
her idol; ministering to and caring for
her husband was her fond devotion.
Rev. c.. M. Johnston conducted the
funeral service last Thursday after
moor at 2 o'clock in the M. E. Church,
of which she was a member. Burial
took place in the M. e. Cemetery.
Fails From Motor Truck.
Joseph Smith, Sr., was injured con-
siderably Friday morning at Elwood,
by being thrown from an army truck
which had just made up a load of
workmen from the train preparatory
to taking them to the town site of the
Atlantic Loading Company at Amatol.
Mr.. Smith was injured in his stom-
ach, right hip, left leg which was
bruised and skinned, and ankles. He
was taken to the company's hospital
where his wounds were dressed. He
is fortunate indeed in not having any
bones broken and in making his es-
cape without suffering more serious
consequences, for he was thrown en-
tlrely clear of the heavy machine by
ten feet.
The truck stood with its rear lower