The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-01
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

of a firearm. He owned the dog seven
years.
Three elderly women, of Atlantic
City, have leased the AnaniaS Carton
property on Bolton venue for the
summer.
Mrs. Anna G.. Ferry received a letter
a few days ago from her son, who is
employed in a munition plant in Della
ware In the missive he states he is
helping make bullets weighing 1,400
lbs. each with which to down the Huns
and adds: Imagine the size of the
howitzers that will drive pellets of
such caliber."
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Warren Tilton, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Steel and daughter,
Roberta, and Mrs. Anna Ludlam spent
Sunday at the Somers Point home of
the latter's father, Israel S. Woolston,
who is bed-fast and quite ill, due to his
advanced age.
Mrs. Anna G. Ferry received a visit
last Monday and Tuesday from her
niece, Mrs. Francis R. Morrison, of
Euclid avenue, Cleveland, o. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrison came East to visit their
son William, aged %, who is at the
training camp at Charlotte, N. C. The
young man relinquished a position of
trust and prominence in a large bank
ing house in his native city and left a
palatial home o after his father had
presented him with a $4,000 automo-
bile, when he was drafted into the
military service. His parents are re-
turning home heart-broken and full of
heart-ache.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Durham, of
Philadelphia were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Carton, Memorial Day.
Mrs. William Apologize, of Trenton,
decorated the graves of her parents,
the late Rev. and Mrs. George Reed,
twice occupants of the NJ. e. Parsonage
here, in the M. E. Cemetery, Decora-
ton Day.
Mrs. Walter Borneman entertained
the graduating class of the Absecon
grammar school and the teachers on
Saturday evening. The time was very
pleasantly spent in playing games of
various kinds. Those present were:
Messrs. w. Kelton Evans, Leroy Matt
son, Ernest Rautter, Walter Borneman,
Jr.; Misses Lillian Hart, Eunice Ris-
ley, Rose Price, Ella Shovel; Mr.. and
Mrs. Borneman.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian
Church met on Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. BOrneman, on Bolton venue
Mrs. Thomas Simpson, of Ocean City,
gave a very interesting and impressive
talk on the "Mormons," which was
greatly enjoyed by all present. Mrs.
Dayton Hendry, in her usual pleasing
manner, favored the Society with a
nnpnhar Of violin coJootjnnc Tho NOM
bers present we're: Mrs. May Town
send, Mrs. Robert Elwood, Mrs. Ire
land, Mrs. Wallace Rogers, Mrs. Harry
MacCaulay, Mrs. Augustus Young, Mrs.
Frank Babcock, Miss Florence Bah
cock, Miss Hannah Madden, Mrs. Geo.
Draper. Mrs. Dayton Hendry, Mrs.
Thomas Simpson, Mrs. Walter Borne
man.
At the meeting of Conovertown Ep-
worth Leaguers held in the Bayview
Chapel last Tuesday evening, officers
for the coming year were elected as
follows: President, Andrew ]. Craven;
first vice president, Mrs. Willis Como
ver; second vice president, Miss Eliza
beth Hammell; third, Mrs. Edna Ris-
tine; fourth, Miss Alice Conover; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Frank C%onover; treasurer
and organist, Miss Ethel Giberson.
Annual Children's Day exercises of
the Presbyterian Bible School will be
held in the church tomorrow, Sunday,
evening at 7.45, while the M. E. SUM-
day School will present their enter
tainment in the church on Sunday
evening, June 9th. The programme
will interest young and old and all are
invited to the exercises in both church
eS.
The Absecon Public School was clos
ed all day Thursday in observance Of
Memorial Day.
Miss Cora Schaible, County Helping
Teacher, visited the school the past
week.
War Saving Society Window Cards
and War Saving Service Buttons have
been given to each pupil purchasing
Thrift and War Saving Stamps.
Miss LeOna e. Hart, who took the
Civil Service examination last Janua-
'ry. has resigned her position as teach
er Of the fourth and fifth grades in the
public school. same to take effect at
the end OF the term next week, and
will take up government work the Sec
ond week in June. presumably at
Washington.
DR.. W. J. Hudson. medical inspector,
has completed his examination Of the
pupils, and cards showing deficiencies
will be mailed as Don as possible to
the parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Borneman en-
tertained at dinner on Tuesday Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Simpson, of Ocean
City.
Next Sunday morning in the M. E.
Church the pastor will preach on:
"Paul-The Giant" The evening SER
vice will be held at 7 o'clock, when a
brief sermon on 1.-THE Commonplace"
will be preached. Then the Metho-
dists will unite with the Presbyterians