The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-17
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Smith, at North Absecon. Last
Sunday Miss Helen accompanied a
party of Hammonton friends on a de-
lightful automobile trip to Sea Girt.
Mrs. Augustus McKeen, of Atlantic
City, called on friends here last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover are
entertaining their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Howard Conover, and her two
children, of Barnegat.
Mrs. Addie Garner, of Doylestown,
Pa, and Miss Olive Miller, of Superb
or, Neb., cousins, arrived on Tuesday
to spend several days with Miss c. c.
Black and Mr.. S. C. McCambridge, on
Bolton avenue.
Harry Mattson, Jr., attended the
horse races at Belmont last WedneS-
day.
AbSecon Council Grants License.
City Council met in adjourned ses-
sion last Wednesday evening, with the
following members present: Council
men Bates, Henry, C%heyney, Pitney
and Hackett. In the absence of the
Clerk, Franklin G. Turner did the re-
cording.
Mr.. Pitney reported favorable action
had been taken by the license COM
mittee in considering the application
of the Absecon Development Company
for licenses at the Hotel Rockingham.
William F. Davis is president and
Edward A. Wilson secretary of this
new concern which made application.
License for an Inn and Tavern was
considered first. Mr.. Henry moved
that the license be granted; Mr.. Pit
lney seconded the motion. The ayes
and nays being taken, all voted in the
affirmative and it was declared grant
ed.
The wholesale license was taken up
next. Mr.. Pitney moved it be grant
ed; Mr.. Cheyney seconded the motion.
The vote was taken and all five an
swered yes when their names were
called.
Randolph Casio Back To Camp.
A deserter for 25 days, Randolph
Casio, who left Camp Dix the middle
of July without any leave of absence
whatever, was escorted back to the
camp by a military guard last Monday,
who came here especially for the pur-
pose. Young Casio was confined in
the Absecon Jail from Saturday, when
he was arrected by Chief-of-Police
Thomas Hutchinson, Jr., on instruc-
lions from the Adjutant Generals Of
flee, until Monday morning, when the
guard took him away on the 7.40
train.
Young Casio is a notorious charac-
ter. When he came home the middle
of last month, he told his father he
had a 5 days furlough. When that
time limit was up he said he had been
given 8 days off. When that expired
he declared he had been given Is days
and after that he vowed his leave of
absence was for 25 days.
In an effort to obtain funds he took
dishes from his father, Hosea Casio,
and tried to sell them, saying his IA
Their had more than he needed and
wanted to part with them.
He abused his father numerically
and cursed him with a vile tongue.
This IA more than the aged man
could stand and on Tuesday of last
week he secretly sent a letter to the
Camp Dix authorities giving a recital
of events in his home. In response a
telegram came last Saturday ordering
the ~deserter's detention until the
guard arrived.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Mails arrive at Absecon Post Office as fol-
@From Philadelphia and West-6.17. TAO
ard 9.41 a, m. and 7.0S p. M.
From Atlantic CityZ6.17 a. m. and S.42
D. m
Mails close as follows:
%Fcr Philadelphia-6.15 and 9.25 a. m (;
40 and 6.45 p. M.
For Atlantic City-9.25 a. m. Gas p. m.
The Office opens daily except Sunday at
6. Is a. m. and closes 7.15 p. m.