The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-27
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

them for a couple of weeks.
John F. Berry, of the Quartermaster
Corps, Baltimore, spent Sunday with
his family here.
Mark Reed and family, of Atlantic
City, have been sojourning with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reed.
After making her home with Mrs. A.
c. Fleming at the Pine View Villa for
a number of years, Mrs. Fanny Bur-
roughs went on Tuesday to Pleasant
vile to live with her niece, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Lee.
Miss Sara Mathis visited her father,
Joseph K. Mathis, at New Gretna, over
the weekend.
Mrs. John Ards, of Philadelphia,
enjoyed her stay mere with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Smith, ST.,
and her sister, Mrs. Ida Risley, from
Monday until Thursday.
Mrs. Edmund Smith and youngest
son Kenneth returned home on We'd
nesday from a pleasant sojourn of
five days passed in the Quaker City.
Reuben L. Babcock is giving his
year-old Chalmers sedan one good
%scraping and cleaning since thousands
of miles she ran. He took her to Egg
Harbor, to have her painted up fine;
when the varnish is harder, the gloss
will certainly shine. He took her up
there last week, to have his car over
hauled. Her gas system did not leak;
good condition him appalled,. He'll
bring her down here ext week, in
her color of sombre hue. He'll pass
here over our creek, a ride in her
he'll give you. Then she'll again see
service, and over the pike she'll run.
She'll her attract more notice, her
second life's just begun.
Mrs. Sara Cordery Henderson an
nounces the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Julia Holmes, to Mr.. Thomas
George Hazenbush, on Thursday, July
18th, 1T Riverside, California. The
Henderson family lived here until a
decade ago. After travelling extens-
lively in the United States and abroad
they settled in the Pacific State. Rel
| atives and friends here received the
announcements last Wednesday. The
Henderson home is that now owned
and occupied by Robert Mclaughlin
on Shore Road.
Mrs. John Alexander accompanied
her daughter, Mrs. John Sibley, last
Tuesday to the latter's home at
lSwedesboro, where Mrs. Alexander
u stay SeN0Tdl udyS.
Christopher Hare purchased the for
mer Reuben Babcock property last
Monday from Charles F. Wah1, the At
lantic City merchant, who had owned
it five years, but had no further use
for it because of the death of his wife
some time ago. Mr.. Hare expects to
have improvements made to the prop
erty and repairs to the imposing villa
on tho Shnrn pnn6 uyhJah bA Avnnnfc
in the nea future to occupy for a
home.
Mrs. Harry Miller and daughter,
Adelma, came home last Sunday after
spending a weeks vacation at the
Laurel Hotel, B%ridgeton. Mr.. Miller
took them over to the county seat in
his motor car the preceding Sunday;
went after them and brought them
home the first day of this week. They
report having had a most delightful
time. They spent much of their rest
period on the Tumbling Dam Lake.
Naturally being a regular little water
duck Miss Adelma enjoyed pastime
on the water immensely. She took
her mother canoeing daily and last
Sunday entertained both parents with
her paddle craft before they left for
home.
Local Pastor Called To CoIors.
Mr.. A. B.. Gurley, of Philadelphia,
appointed pastor of the Absecon Pres
byterian Church for the summer, has
been drafted and has answered the
call to the colors. Consequently the
hour of the preaching service in the
! church has been changed from 1915
in the morning to 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, at which time Rev. R. A. Ell
wood will have charge during the rest
of the summer
Last Sunday Corporal Herman l..
Madden, of Camp Dix, was home
again. In the absence of the Presby-
ing service and spoke from his sub
iect: Religious Opportunities Afford
ed at the Training Camp"
The Junior Christian Endeavor of
the Presbyterian Church assembled at
Miss Hannah Madden's last Wednes-
day morning and journeyed to the
Steeplechase Pier, Atlantic City, where
they spent the day and enjoyed the
amusements. Twenty were present.
Mrs. Kendall, Proud Grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Kendall enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith and
two children, of Pittsburgh, last Sat
urday. After supper all went in Mr..
Smiths Cadillac car to Atlantic City,
where thew spent the evening, enjoyed
the amusements and had a fine trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall also enter
tanned recently his sister, Mrs. Annie
Knauf, of Camden.
Mrs. John Shaw and daughter Ruth
returned last Sunday to their home in
Freeport, Pa, after spending seven
very pleasant weeks here with Mrs.
ChoU'q naronfc Mr. aud Mrc Hosea