The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-23
Absecon

bring the whole family. Next Sunday
interesting sermons-sermons to help
will be presented by the pastor. In
the morning: The Traveller and His
Tents" In the evening a popular song
service and object-talk to the children
and sermon on: "The Frivolous Man
Who Stayed Home From The We'd
ding"
Absecon is lining up for the Next
Liberty Loan Drive. There was IN en-
lthusiastic meeting in the Council
Chambers Wednesday night. r. L..
Babcock presided. Lewis B.. Glenn, Of
Atlantic City, made an address. The
following chairmen were appointed
solicitation, Robert Mclaughlin;
Public Gatherings, c.. M. Kesler; Ban
ners, F. G.. Turner; Cards, T. D. Show
ell; Posters, Harry Mattson, ST.; Pub
llicity, Rev. c. NJ. Johnston.
The Ladies Aid is spending about
$75 in painting and papering the bed
rooms and halls of the NJ. E. parson-
age.
DR.. and Mrs. E. H. Madden spent
Monday and Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ida Babcock and Mr.. A. L..
IHammell were guests last Monday and
TUESDAY of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E..
lSapp, at Tuckerton.
Harry w. Smith, of Hammonton, is
spending al indefinite period with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Smith, at
North Absecon while experimenting
mechanical construction operations
near Minotola. He commutes back and
forth each day.
Samuel Adkisson, an employee at
Hog Island, %sojourned over Sunday at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Elmira
lAdkisson.
The number of workmen from here
Engaged in the government operations
at Elwood is increasing daily.
Mrs. S. A. Lutz and daughter, Helen,
returned home last Thursday from a
~sojourn of several weeks in Florida.
Herman L.. Madden, of Camp Dix,
was home last Sunday and was warm
ly greeted by his many friends.
After passing a couple of months
with relatives at Camden and Barnegat
Mrs. Mary E. Massey has returned to
the home of her sister, Mrs. Gilbert
lConover.
Miss Leira Conover. of Hammonton,
a member of this years graduating
iclass of the Trenton Normal School,
will do practice teaching in the Allan
tic City schools the next few weeks,
Iuul llS WAICh illlC 0AC Will lldhC lCl
home with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boice.
J. Warren Tilton was the guest Of
his uncle, Robert Steel, in New York
City, last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Townsend,
of L%ongport, and Mrs. John B.. Smith,
of Smiths Landing, visited relatives
here and made improvements to their
New Jersey Avenue property last Wed
lnesday and Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Draper %sojourned
with relatives in Camden over Sunday.
Falling off a box on which he was
standing on Wednesday while lacking
sheet iron to the sides of his delivery
wagon, George Schlachter, of North
New Jersey avenue struck his left
wrist against the sharp edge of n of
the pieces, severing the blood vessels
from which blood flowed profusely. A
physician was summoned and the flow
of blood was checked, but the injury
was of such a precarious nature that
he was removed to the Atlantic City
Hospital for further treatment.
Miss Emily S~nellbaker, of the Qua
lker City, sojourned the past week at
her summer residence on Leeds ave-
niue.
Ernest Ball, of New Haven, Conn,
representing oyster growers and deal
ers having 500, 900 bushels of seed oys-
tiers for sale, waited upon the local
planters last Tuesday with the view of
making sales.
Mrs. Caroline Smith and grandson,
Percy Smith, are expected home from
Florida the last of this month. Dur
ing their stay in the South they have
been making their home with the for
mer's niece, Mrs. A. l.. Brogden, at
Y Jacksonville.
S Judge and Mrs. Howard e. Payne,
= daughter Marie and the formers broth
: er, Frank Payne, motored last Sunday
e in their Ford car to the home of Mrs.
Payne's sister at West Berlin, where
; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E. Payne recent
l ly bought a five acre property and a
$ bungalow. The Payne family motored
up again on Wednesday to the same
} place to inspect their holdings. They
greatly enjoy motoring and take fire.
quent trips to nearby and distant parts
l OIL the State.
/; Mrs. Mary E. Brandt, widow of Ed
ward Brandt, who died two weeks ago,
5 sold their new Ford touring car to
Joseph Pedrick, of North Absecon. last
Thursday. The car had been driven
less than 200 miles.
Numerous repairs have been made
the past week to the residence occupi-
ed by Mrs. Experience Conover, on
New Jersey
Postmaster Townsend D. Shovel
purchased a Ford touring car last
Thursday.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Mails arrive at Absecon Post Office a.
follows
From Philadelphia and West-7.30 and 10
a. m. and GAS p. m.
From Atlantic ,City-6.3o a. M. and 3.4t
p. m.
Mails close as follows:
For Philadelphia-6.20 20, 9.25 and 9.45 q
m. $50 and 6.25 p. m.
For Atlantic City-9.45 a. M: c. 2b %. m,