The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-16
Absecon

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the M. E. Church next Sunday. These
are the sermons: a. M, THE Altar
Builder; p. m, "The All-Night Fish
erman." Rev. Clarence NJ. Johnston
was returned for the sixth year. Last
year was the best financial yea of the
church. More money was paid for
pastoral support than eyer before and
the pastor reported at Conference a
grand total of 1902 for benevolences,
etc. There is a spirit of harmony and
cooperation in the church and com
munity, and another successful year
is anticipated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason and
son John were guests over Sunday of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mason, in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hartwell are re-
ceiving the congratulations of friends
upon the birth of a daughter, who tip
ped the scales at Is pounds. The wee
Miss has been named Elizabeth.
Mrs. David H. Page has been
brought home from the Atlantic City
Hospital where she was confined sew
eral weeks critically i'll. She is con-
siderably better, but still quite weak.
Reuben L., Babcock, chairman of the
Absecon Liberty Loan Committee, has
called a meeting of the committee for
| Wednesday, Mar. 20, at 8 p. M, in the
Council Chamber, for the purpose of
formulating an organization to be fully
prepared to render the utmost service
when the bond issue of April 9Th will
be fioated.
Mayor Mattson and son Harry re-
ceived ten horses last Tuesday from
Woodstown. They were driven down
by John Allen.
Vincent Lake and family are living
at Westville while he is engaged at
the plant of the New York Shipbuild-
ing Company.
Joseph Flynn, an employee at Hog
Island, %sojourned over Sunday at the
Hotel Rockingham, where he made his
home for several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman R. Lee have
leased the Sylvia Johnson property on
| Church street and expect to move here
from Hammonton the first of next
| month.
Discovered in the nick of time, thus
| preventing a possibly disastrous fire,
| Miss Mildred Smith dashed a bucket
full of water on an incipient blaze in
| the kitchen of the home of her moth
! er. Mrs. Clara Smith, last Friday af-
/ ternoon at $50 O'Clock, thereby eXtin-
| gushing the flames before more than
| slight damage had been done. How
the blaze started is not known. Mrs.
Smith was in Atlantic City at the time.
City Council Committees.
Absecon Councilmanic Committee
| appointments for the year 1918 recent
ly announced by Chairman Elmer c..
| Do40c oro &c foJ1Ou-S. Einnnno-Hnn-
nv. Hackett, Craven; Ordinance
Hackett, Carton, Pitney; Law and
Rules-Craven, Carton, Cheyney;
Lights-Henry, Craven, Pitney! Print
ing-Henry, Carton, Hackett; Streets
-Pitney, Henry, Carton; Fire and Po-
lice-Craven, Hackett, Henry; Wharv-
and Steam Railway-Hackett, Craven,
Henry; Public Property-Craven,
Hackett. Carton; License and Taxes
Pitney, Carton, Hackett; School Esti-
mates-Henry, Pitney; Water and
Sanitary-Garton, Henry, Cheyney;
Drives and Walks-Pitney, Carton,
Hackett.
Public Schools Watchword is Progress
The boys of the upper grades in the
Abseeon School have been engaged
during the past week in taking the
Farm Census asked by the State and
National Departments of Agriculture.
In two weeks, following the opening
of the sale of Thrift Stamps in the To-
cal schools over $125 worth have been
sold. Groups of school children will
visit every home in the city offering
Thrift Stamps for sale and it is hoped
that Absecon will do as it has done in
the past toward every patriotic cause
-oversubscribe it's allotment. Some
time in the next few days a pupil will
visit your home regarding this matter
and Uncle Sam will appreciate your
being prepared to purchase any num-
Der of stamps from % cents to $1,000
worth.
The entire property front of the
school-house has been cleared of brush
and carefully burned over by the pu-
pills under the direction of the princi-
| pal, W. Kelton Evans, and the assist
ant, Miss Lillian Hart. Several trees
have been removed and the property
now presents a creditable appearance.
After several months delay, the lots
between the schoolhouse and the road
have been purchased, Mr.. Evans be-
ing instrumental in the final settle
ment of the matter.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education was held Thurs
day evening in the school building at
which time routine business was
transacted.
Absecon will be represented in the
County Spelling Contest to be held at
Mays Landing April 6, and at the
County Field Meet at Hammonton ear
~ in May. Details of the local ar
~rangements for both events will be
announced later.
The Ladies' Civic Club met in the
Office of the school building last Tues
day afternoon and enjoyed a very in
teresting talk on "War Breads by the
County Vocational Expert, Miss Fran
ces R. Forman. At the close of the
meeting refreshments were served,
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