The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-07-20

I1Gr6 is a Church Ou CnulCh
that invites you to come to her ser
vices on Sunday. You will n well
come and help. In the morning Rev.
G. M. Johnston will speak on: Solo
mona Portrait" AT 100 P. M, Miss
Laura Coon will give a pipe organ re-
cital, followed by sermon on 1.-The Re
enlistment of Matthew"
DR.. and Mrs. Carlton, of New York
and Atlantic City, have taken posses
sion of the Jonah Clark property on
Pitney avenue.
Captain H. w. Craven, of the U. ).
Aviation Corps, Philadelphia, has rent
ed Mrs. John S. Lewis cottage, Pltney
avenue at Mill Road, n with his
family will occupy same. He expects
to superintend the clearing of a ten
acre aviation field farther up the Pit
ney Road at Absecon Highlands.
Thomas Draper has erected a fancy
rustic framework OF poles in the rough
over the walk entrance to his cottage
on Pitney avenue, and has shaped nat
ural branches to form the name of his
country bungalow, "Cozy Croft, which
appears at the top in the front TRAN
gular erection.
Mrs. Ida Risley has returned home
from a very pleasant s%ojourn of two
weeks with friends at Haworth, N. Y.
Miss Leira Conover, of Camden, is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boice, before going to Ocean
City, where she will spend the rest of
the summer with her cousin, Mrs.
Floyd Simms.
Martin Carly, of Camden, is spend
ing his vacation with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Spokesman.
Henry Smith, John Cramer and Ken
meth Smith, the local members of Bat
terry D, have remembered their rela-
tives and friends here with postals
notifying them of their safe arrival
overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Townsend, of
Ventnor, have returned to their resi-
dence on Church street for the sum-
mer.
Paul Lutz, of Savannah, Ca, came
home last Friday to spend a few days
with his mother, Mrs. S. A. Lutz, and
sister, Miss Helen. He has been en-
gagged the past year in railroad con-
struction work down South. A COM
pany of engineers from where he has
been employed was sent overseas some
months ago. Part of their equipment
was lost when one of the freighters
went down. He was sent on to New
York to attend to matters relating to
government transportation equipment
and took advantage of the opportunity
to spend IN indefinite period here.
Herman l.. Madden, of Camp Dix,
was home last Sunday.
Randolph Casio, of Camp Dix, spent
the weekend here.
Mrs. D.. S. Tilton, of Absecon, and
Mrs. Jacob Frendlich, of ~PleaSantville,
attended at Bridgeton on Wednesday
the funeral of Hosea B. Joslin, aged 81
years, the last direct descendant of
the late Rev. Hosea Joslin, a South
Jersey pioneer well known throughout
the southern counties because of his
forceful, expressive religious convic-
lions. The deceased was on a visit
down this way a month ago and visit
ed relatives here, at P~leasantville and
Atlantic City, where quite a circle of
his relatives live. He formerly lived
at Mays Landing, Rosenhayn and
Woodruff, where interment took place.
Rev. F. L.. Jewett, former pastor of
Salem NJ. E.. Church, Ple~asantville.
and Commerce street, Bridgeton, but
now of Woodstown, preached the fun
eral sermon at the residence of the
daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Samuel
Hartley.
Mrs. Gilbert Conover is expected
home tomorrow, Sunday, from Barne-
gat, where she has been enjoying a
weeks sojourn at the home of her
son, DR.. Howard Conover.
Mrs. James ConoUer Dies at Her Home.
Mrs. Ella Conover, aged 81 years,
wife of James Conover, died last Tues
day evening, July 10th, at $50 o'clock,
after being very i'll for a week. She
had been in miserable health for two
eJears, her condition alternating first
Sf0r the better then the worse during
this time. On numerous previous oc-
casions her death had been expected.
She is survived by her husband and
two sons, Harry, of Absecon, and Lew
is, of Atlantic City, where the family
formerly lived.
Funeral services will be held at her
late residence on Adams avenue this
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
c. M. Johnston will make a few re-
marks and Mrs. Cairns, of the Peoples
VI. P. Church, Atlantic City, will ad-
dress those assembled to mourn her
loss and pay their last respects. In
terment will be private at Salem. Gem
etery, Smiths Landing.
w. r. NJ. s. Guests of Mrs. CdrOlus.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the M. E. Church held their
picnic lunch in the grove adjoining
the Carolus home last Tuesday and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Carolus
and daughter, Miss Florence.
The morning was devoted to the
study and devotional period and the
laying of plans for the future develop
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