The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-02

! grove, has been spending part OF her
vacation with her sister, Mrs.. Steel
man Lee, Absecon, and with relatives
at New Gretna. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
were ove Sunday guests of her faith
er, Joseph K. Mathis, at New Gretna.
Edward Hammell, employed the last
three years at the Pennsgrove Powder
Works, spent three days this week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hammell.
Miss Myra Smith, of Smithville, Wis
tied the family of her sister, Mrs. Ira
L. Giberson, the middle of this week.
Nicholas Duley, who was confined to
his home three weeks with influenza,
is around again although very weak.
A 45-ton carload of buckwheat coal
was supplied to the bins in the public
school basement last week.
Joseph Price and family, who moved
to Atlantic City several weeks ago,
have returned and are making their
home in the SaraL Smith cottage on
Ohio avenue.
Mrs. Mary Sanders, of Camden, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
Chamberlin over the weekend.
Percy W. Smith, who has been at
Camp HUMPHREYS, Accotink, Va, W
months, was home for the first time
since his military induction, last Sat
urday night and Sunday. His corpu-
lence has been considerably reduced
and he was feeling quite well after re-
covering from his attack of influenza
a few weeks before. He has his over
seas clothing and equipment and ex-
poets to be sent across in a short time.
Leland Shovel, of Pennsgrove, Wis
;+oJ l;o nar1n+c Mr. ond Mrc GanroQ
Shovel, at North Absecon last Satur-
day and Sunday. He expects-to move
his family here the first of December.
After passing the summer in their
home at Shore Road and Bolton ave-
nue., Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chamberlin
went back on Monday to their resi-
dence at Camden for the winter. They
expect to return again mex year.
Mayor and Mrs. Harry Mattson
moved last week into their recently
, acquired residence, the former Job
Babcock property, on Shore Road, and
are delighted with their new location.
Mrs. Ellsworth Martin, of Pleasant
vile, spent Wednesday with her sister,
Mrs. Howard Payne.
Politics seem to have been side
tracked locally this fall, and all inter-
est apparently is centering on the ref
erendum issue to be submitted to the
voters mex Tuesday. License or no
license is the chief topic of converse
ton and the question to be decided by
the electors is this: "Shall the sale of
intoxicating liquor as a beverage in
the City of Absecon be prohibited"
Every influence will be used by both
! the "Wets" and "Drys" to cast the
winning vote and every effort will be
made by both sides to get every eligi-
BILE to the polls. Measures will be tax
en-, should they be necessary, it is stat
ed, to insure an honest, fair exercise of
the ballot on this question which has
become of vital interest to all adults
of the place, 1.-The Rockingham" being
the only licensed hotel on the shore
from Tuckerton to Somers Point.
Frank Conover and family have
been i'll this week at their Conover-
town home.
Mrs. Samuel Johnson has been ap-
pointed Red Cross Inspector of the
Christmas packages to be sent to the
local boys abroad.
Two electric lights, one at each end
of the bridge over the creek where
the rebuilding operations are in pro-
gress, burn all night to prevent acct
dents and to guide night traffic around
the detOur to the east side.