The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-27
Absecon

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walk are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the birth
of a bouncing baby boy, who tipped the
scales at 10A pounds, born April 9Th.
Mrs. Albert Smith and daughter,
Ella Mae, of Burlington, have been
spending a week with Mrs. Smiths pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hammell.
Mrs Harry Young, of Atlantic City,
spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs.
John Conoyer.
Mrs. Edna Restine and daughter
Ruth spent Monday with Mrs. Harry
Boice.
Mr.. William Pedrick spent several
days of last week with his mother at
Auburn.
The week of May 9Th will be Clean
up Week. All indestructible rubbish
will be collected On Friday, May 10th.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Civic Club will be held On Thursday,
May End. This will be the annual
meeting for the election of officers,
and it is desired that all members be
present.
Mrs. Otto Erbacher, of Newark, has
been the guest the past week OF her
grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Adams,
and aunt, Miss Laura Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton Hendry are en-
joying comfortable motoring in their
new Ford Sedan.
The Liberty Loan Banner awarded
to Absecon for being the first county
municipality to have it's quota subscrib-
ed by more than one-tenth of it's popu-
1ation on the opening day of the CAM
paign may be seen daily Haunting it.
self in the breeze above the center of
the highways just north of the AbsecOn
bridge.
MI. Pitney Blackman announces the
marriage of his daughter Florence A.
to Mr.. Morrell c.. Van SAINT, in Phila-
delphia, on April 18th. MI. Van SAINT
is third officer of the S. S. Kroonland,
Transatlantic Service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr., are
receiving congratulations of friends
z upon the birth of a 9 lb. daughter on
Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Emily ROSSeter entertained her
brother and s~ister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Abram Davis, of Newark, several days
the past week.
Mrs. Henrietta Adlor, of Pennsgrove,
a former resident, was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr., over the
weekend. Mrs. Mattson's father, Mr..
liz otIl Sh1allAY vi L ClllloSlOfC, VIC
tied their home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mason and son,
Harry, Jr., Miss Laura Fause and Miss
Reba Mason, of Atlantic City, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason
on Wednesday. The party spent most
of the time gathering trailing arbutus
in the nearby woods.
Council Met Wednesday, Evening.
City Council met in regular session
last Wednesday evening with the fol-
lowing members present: Councilmen
Bates, Pitney, Craven and Henry,
Clerk Johnson, Solicitor Abbott and
Collector Turner.
A communication received from the
State Public Utilities Commission was
read. The letter advised that on May
10th the Atlantic and Suburban Rail
way Company purposes to raise its
fares from 5 to 6 cents between Abse-
con and P~leasantville; from 10 to u
cents between ~Pleasantville and Allan
tic City, with corresponding increases
for the service between ~Pleasantville
and Somers Point. Communication rates
remain the same.
Having appealed to the Commission
for permission to make the contem-
plated increases, that body has fixed
May 18th as the time for the public
hearing in the matter, when represen-
tatiyes of the municipalities affected
may have an official audience.
4 resolution presented by Mr.. Pitney
vas unanimously adopted. By its
terms the prices paid for city labor and
team hire are advanced as follows:
Labor from 50 to $3.50 a day; street
supervisor from $3.50 to SO, and team
hire from SIS to Sc per day.
Mr.. Henry revived the sidewalk agi-
tation again with the result that the
Clerk was instructed to notify two
property owners in the ntr of the
city to curb and pave their sidewalks
where gaps occur within 80 days, as
required by the sidewalk ordinance.
In default thereof at the expiration of
the specified time Council intends to
proceed with the work at the expense
of the properties.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Mails arrive at Absecon Post Office a.
follows:
From Philadelphia and West-7.3O and 10
a. M, and 6.45 p. m.
From Atlantic City-6.30 a. m. and 3.4s
p. m.
Mails close as follows:
For Philadelphia-6. 20, 9.25 and 9.45 a
m. $50 and 6.25 p. m.
For Atlantic City-9.45 a. m. 6.25 p. m.
The Office opens daily except Sunday al
els a. m. and closes 7.15 p. m.
Carrier leaves on Rural Delivery Route nj