The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN.
IcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Randolph Casio, of Camp Dix, was
home again the middle of this week.
Stanley Townsend Fairbrothers, in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fair
brothers, of North Absecon, was bap-
tized by Rev. R. A. Elwood last Sun
day night at the Children's Day SER
vice in the Presbyterian Church.
The regular June meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the M. e. Church will be held next
Tuesday afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. Harry Mattson,
Sr. A full attendance is desired.
Miss Joanna A. Doughty, who pass
ed a couple of weeks with relatives
here, left on Monday for Lake George,
where she has planned to spend the
summer.
Mrs. William Sixsmith and daughter
Betty, of Ashland, Pa, are visiting
the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Darius Smith.
Mrs. John Shaw and daughter Ruth,
of Freeport Pa, are here to spend a
lengthy sojourn with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hosea Kendall.
Mrs. A. E. Conover, of Philadelphia,
spent several days the past week at
her Conovertown home.
Friends here were apprised last
week of the birth of a daughter, Dolo-
Tes, several weeks before to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Klein, of Philadelphia
Prior to her marriage four years ago
Mrs. Klein was Miss Sarah Conover,
of Conovertown.
A daughter, Ruth Louise, vas re
Gently born to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Craig at Atlantic City. The mother
will be remembered as Miss Ruth
Mickle, formerly of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chamberlin, of
Camden, moved last Wednesday into
their property at Shore Road and Boil
ton avenue, purchased last year from
Mrs. Margaret Johnson.
Mrs. Valdemar Edwards and chill.
dren, of Bridgeton, were guests for
several days the past week of her sis
ter, Miss Lorine Boice, and brother
Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason and son
John entertained on Thursday the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ma
son, and daughter Reba, of Atlantic
City.
George Irelan, of Pennsgrove, visit.
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Irelan, on Thursday and Friday.
Samuel Atkinson caught last week
two logger heads weighing ten and
thirteen pounds respectively, quite a
distance up the creek.
Mr.. Robert Ferry expects to resume
his wholesale and retail fruit and pro
duce business in Atlantic City on Sat.
urday, June 18th. He has been engag-
ed there in this line for several sum
mers and according to usual custom
he expects to conduct same until the
end of this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cordery and
daughter, Miss Ruby, of Atlantic City,
have opened their Shore Road resi-.
dence here for the summer.
Capt. Collins, of New York, arrived
here last Monday with a cargo of 1000
bushels of eastern seed oysters in the
sloop MARY Mills, from Bridgeport,
Conn, to be divided between F. Fraley
Doughty, Edgar Freas and Bert Giber.
son. The cargo was on board nine
days.
Corporal Herman L. Madden, of
Camp Dix, was home last Sunday.
With his sister, Miss Hannah, he took
dinner at the home of another sister.
Mrs. Robert A. Elwood, while for sup
per they were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dayton Hendrey, who later took Her
man in their sedan to the Electric
Station at Pleasantville, where he
boarded the 7.09 train for the canton
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mason and son
and Mrs. Mason's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Cunningham, of Atlantic
City, sojourned at the home of the
latter's son in Trenton, from Friday
until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Morris enter.
tanned last week their son and daugh.
ter-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morris
of Philadelphia, who motored here in
their Maxwell runabout.
William Herbert Lee, son of William
e. Lee, former residents, is a lieuten
ant in the Aviation Corps, while his
two sons are members of the Navy
Friends here had not received wore
for a long time before concerning the
family, who left here several years
ago
Principal w. Kelton Evans will be a
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James P. Evans, Oxford, Pa, for 6
few days prior to opening of Ocear
City Summer School, July LIST.
In addition to speakers already an
nounced for the Absecon Grammar
School Commencement, Mr.. E. D. Ri
ley, former principal, has expressed g
desire to "say something to the people
of AbsecOn," and will speak for a few
minutes at the Commencement EXer
cises.
Principal w. Kelton Evans spent
Sunday with friends in Ocean City.
Miss Leona Hart left Friday morn
ing for Washington, D. c., where SHE
has accepted a Civil Service position
Prof. W. F. Knowles, of Trenton
Supervisor of Boys and Girls Clut