The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-05
Absecon

Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Lucy Stretch, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert T. Stretch, of Somers
Point, to John Falivene, of Absecon,
was made this week. The bride has
lived there for the past ten years and
is quite popular among the younger
set. Mr.. Falivene is the owner of an
extensive poultry farm at Absecon.
The couple will make their home in
Absecon.
Miss Esther Boice returned home
New Years night from a visit at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Cora Conover,
at Hammonton.
Mrs. Fred Fitzgerald and children
expect to return to their home in New
York the first Of next week, after pass
ing the holidays with her mother, Mrs.
l.. L. Johnston, and the family OF her
brother, Rev. Clarence M. Johnston, at
the M. e. Parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Mason en-
tertained on New Years Day their pa
rents as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mason and daughter Reba, of Atlantic
City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaye Guen-
Their, of Pleasantville.
Mrs. A. L. Hammell entertained the
ADS6COn ATL SluD DIT ucI lSoluClCC
last Wednesday afternoon.
Suffering from a severe attack OF
blood poisoning in his left arm, which
member had swollen to an alarming
degree, John Gaskill, of North Abse-
con, was taken to the Atlantic City
Hospital last Tuesday, where it was
feared an amputation would be neces-
sary.
Mrs. R. S.. Mohr, of Millville, came
to Absecon last Wednesday to attend
the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Rebecca
Donnely.
Mrs. Laura B.. Reed left last We'd
nesday afternoon for Camden, to spend
the rest of the winter at the home of
her aunt, Mr. Sallie Lee.
Mrs. S. c.. Fenstermaker is quite ill
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George A. Coon.
Mrs. Caroline Smith and grandson,
Master Wesley Smith, expect to leave
this Saturday for Jacksonville, Fla, to
spend an indefinite sojourn at the
home of her niece, Mrs. A. L. Brog-
den.
Misses Leona and Lillian Hart, tea
chers in the public school, returned to
the residence of Mrs. M. M. Townsend
New Years night, after spending their
holiday vacation at their home in
Mansfield, Pa.
Mrs. William Sixsmith, of Ashland,
Pa, spent several days the past week
as the guest of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Darius Smith.
Rev. C. M. Johnston has conducted
funeral services over AbSecon resi-
dents. for three consecutive weeks, the
following m having died in the
order named: Miss Carrie r. Steel
man, Mrs. Sarah Smith and Mrs. Re
becca A. Donnely.
The new City Council met at noon
on New Years Day and organized for
the ensuing year by electing Elmer c.
Bates, Councilman-at-Large, as chair
man; Harry Y. Hammell, city treas
urer; Harry Mattson, Jr., street super
visor; Albert c.. Abbott, solicitor; DR..
e. H. Madden for 8 years and Town
send D. Shovel, 2 years, members of
the Board of Health, and Thomas ORA
per, overseer of the poor.
A pleasing surprise party was ten
dered Alfred Shovel, Jr., at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend
Shovel, New Years night. The young
guests passed a merry evening in play
ing games, enjoying music and partak-
ing of refreshments. Those present
were Misses Eunice Risley, Leona Con-
over, Caroline Smith, Eta Kesler, My
ra Kesler, Caroline Schoepf1in and Ed
ma Stellar, Theon White, Leroy Matt
son, Haines Johnston, Lewis Johnston,
Gilbert Barker, ST. Clair Atkinson,
Fred Cartv, Edward Mccarthy, Ed
mund Smith, Mitchell Smith, Alfred
and Emerson Shovel.
Tbn cnbno1 vacation pamp tn an end
last Wednesday morning, when the
scholars again resumed their studies.
Miss Kate Steelman, of Philadelphia,
has peer spending the holidays at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Rebecca Til
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel F. BROMLEY,
of the Quaker City, have been packing
their furniture the past week prepar-
atory to shipping it to Philadelphia,
where Mr.. Brownley has been employ
ed at the Schuylkill Arsenal the past
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Robinson re-
turned home New Years Day. after
soiourning with relatives and friends
at Millville for ten days.
Mrs. Rebecca A.. Donnely, in her 74th
wear, died last Sunday morning at 9.15
o'clock, at the residence of D. Steelman
Tilton, where she had made her home
for 30 years. Death was caused by
hardening of the arteries. She had
beer bedfast for three weeks and had
been in falling health for I'VE years,
during TIN last two of which she had
been greatly crippled and suffered
greatly from rheumatism. Funeral
services were held on Wedlr Fday af-
ternoon at 2>o'clock at the house. Rev.
c. M. Johnston delivered the funeral
address and Mrs. r. L.. Babcock sang
two favorite hymns of he deceased.
Burial took place in th M. e. Gene
terry.
Mortified