The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-20
Absecon

IL is ne constant aim to make all
the services in the M. e. Church at
tractive and helpful. Come out Sun
day and be cheered and benefited.
These are the sermons-1O.30 a. m,
1.-The Digger of Wells; 7.45 p. M,
THE Call of The Trail"
Miss Anna Baragwanath, of Cam
den, visited the M. E. parsonage this
week.
Ushers' Union will be held in the
Chapel Monday night.
Quite a patriotic stir was caused in
the community by the special sermon
by Rev. c.. M. Johnston last Sunday
| night on, 1.-THE Boy Going Over the
Top to Beat the Beast"
Rev. DR.. j. B. Haines, of Camden,
was a guest at the M. E. Parsonage
part of this week.
The District Stewards meeting
will be held in First M. E. Church,
| Atlantic City, next Wednesday,. Rev.
C. NJ. Johnston takes part.
Mrs. Mary E. Massey has returned
to the home of her sister, Mrs. Gilbert
Conover, following a sojourn with rel
| atives and friends in Camden.
William H. Adkisson and family, of
Philadelphia, former residents OF Boil
ton avenue, returned to Absecon last
Wednesday and took possession of DR..
| Madden's property on Mill Road.
Harry B. Boice, who is helping con-
struct naval craft in Philadelphia, So
journed over Sunday with his family
| here.
Relatives here received word the
middle of last week from Walter Con-
over, stating that he had been trans
| ferred from Portsmouth, N. H, to the
| Navy Yard at Boston. He enlisted a
month age in the Navy and reported
for duty at Portsmouth the following
week.
w. Kelton Evans, principal of the
| public school, is making his home at
the Pine View Villa.
The Quarterly meeting of the visi-
tors of the M. E. Sunday Schools
| Home Department was held last Sat
urday afternoon at the home of the
| superintendent. Mrs. A. L. Hammell.
Mrs. John L. Shaw and daughter
Ruth have returned to their home in
Freeport, Pa, after spending Sin
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hosea T. Kendall.
Mrs. H. T. Kendall has been sick
| for a week, but is better now.
Mrs. James P. Evans, of Oxford,
PA, was the guest of her son. W. Kel-
ton Evans, last weekend and will Wis
it him again the latter part of this
week. Last Saturday they passed at
Camp Dix.
w. Kelton Evans expects to attend
the New Jersey Summer School for
Teachers to be held at Ocean City
from July LIST to Aug. 4th, and has
been appointed assistant to Mr.. Nor
ris Greenberg, Social Committee
Chairman, to help carry out the plans
of that committee during the months
term.
Townsend D. Shovel purchased the
shore newspaper delivery business
from Thomas Preston, the owner for
twenty years, and assumed charge OF
same last Monday. Mrs. Shovel and
her brother, Albert Yelland, are per
| forming the necessary services. 1t is
| the purpose of the new owner to grad
! ually extend the route up the shore.
| At present delivery is made as far as
| Conovertown.
Harry White is soiourning with rel
| atives at Glendora.
Miss Hannah Madden has been en-
| Pertaining Miss Alice MacIntyre, OF
Wilmington, this week.
Mr.. John Alexander resumed his
duties on Monday at the water works
pumping station following an absence
of two months on account of the i'll
ness of himself and that of his wife
Miss C. C. Black visited friends IN
Atlantic City part of last week.
Miss Gertrude Draper, assistant
postmistress in the local office, enter
tanned friends last Saturday evening
at the home of her parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. George V. Draper, in honor OF
her eighteenth birthday anniversary
The evening was e%njoyably passed in
games and music. Refreshments
were served. Present were Misses
Leona Hart, Lillian Hart, Lena Lee
Florence Draper, Marie Sc~hlachter
Blanche Hammell, Laura Coon, ano
the hostess. of Absecon: Misses Mar
garet and Eleanor Hartley. of Ocean
Vile; Messrs. w. Kelton Evans. Aller
Townsend, John Doloueist. Valentine
%Schlachter. Alfred Shovel, Emerson
Shovel. Gordon Draper. Mr.. and Mrs