The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-13
Absecon

All for America! Come to the patri-
otto service in the M. E. Church, Sun
day night, 7.45. The lodges, Mayor
and City Council, Fire Company, have
been invited. Everybody is invited.
Rev. C.. M. Johnston will speak on:
THE Boy Going Over the Top to Beat
the Beast" A ladies chorus will sing
patriotic hymns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover enter
tanned at dinner last Friday night, Rev.
and Mrs. c. M. Johnston and sons,
Mrs. L. L. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Cannon of Lansdale, Pa.
A fine time was had at Miss Florence
Kesler's, when the NJ. e. Church Ush-
ers' Union met last Monday night. An
amusing feature was the mock-trial.
G. M. Kesler was tried for espionage,
but it was strongly proved that Mr..
Kesler is a loyal American and the
jury acquitted him. F. G. Turner was
Judge, R. L. Babcock Prosecuting At
torney, and C. M. Johnston Attorney
for the defense.
Over the Top For God, Home and
Country! You are expected to attend
the Mammoth Patriotic Mass Meeting
in the Absecon M. E. Church, Monday
night, April Is. A noted soldier who
has gone over the top will speak, and
other orators. There will be war
movies and the ladies' chorus will sing
several selections. The Honor Flag
will be presented to the city at this
meeting. Admission is free. Every
body come-men, women and childreni
Friday evening, April 10, Rev. J. B.
Haines, D. D., of Centenary NJ. E.
Church, Camden, will deliver an illus
trated lecture on "The Call of the Blue
Ridge" in the M. E. Church. About 60
beautiful slides will be shown. Tick
cts are fifteen cents. Last summer DIR.
Haines and Rev. C. M. Johnston, who
are warm friends, made a trip to Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Johnston took a number of
pictures and has made them into
slides. DR.. Haines is a scholarly and
entertaining speaker.
Miss Catherine Herbert, of Perth
Amboy, vas the guest of Mrs. j.. War
rem Tilton the first of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman R. Lee, of
Hammonton, former residents, took
possession of the Sylvia johnson prop
erty on Church street last Monday.
Mrs. George B.. Conoyer has been
NlSlIlllS ISldllN6S Ill ulldu6lplld lie
past week.
j. Warren Tilton has resigned his
position as teacher in the PleaSantville
High School to accept a similar one in
the high school at Salem, and expects
to begin his new duties on Monday,
April %.
Thomas Langston, a resident on New
Road near Ohio avenue for several
years, has sold his property there to
Philadelphia parties, who expect to
take possession the first of next week.
Mr.. Langston will probably make his
future home in California.
Miss Mae Bell Hates, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hates, former resi-
dents, of Newfeld, was the guest Of
Miss Leona Conover oyer Sunday.
The plant of the Absecon Sand and
Gravel Company has been idle a week
due to labor troubles, the employees
being out on strike for higher wages.
Miss Kate Steelman. of Philadelphia,
came down last Monday to make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Rebecca
Tilton, during the spring and summer.
Messrs. Joseph and Wesley Pedrick
and their aged mother have moved to
Auburn, N. J. They resided at North
Absecon for a number of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin So
journed for several days in Philadel-
phia, where on Monday they attended
the funeral of his brother, David Nc
Laughlin.
During the severe storm last We'd
nesday and Thursday several motor
boats moored at the public landings
were sunk, lighthouses were flooded
and the landing roads were completely
inundated by the high tides, which
scattered sea trash and debris on the
Shore Road several hundred yards
south of the causeway.
AbSecon School NeUS.
The sale of Thrift Stamps in six
weeks has been especially gratifying
to those interested in the success of
the movement, over S275 worth of
Thrift Stamps and War Savings
Stamps are now owned by the pupils
and the sales are averaging about S25
a week. A school War Savings Soci-
ETY. has been formed and a certificate
has been received from the Govern
ment. Miss Eunice Risley is president
of the society and Principal w. Kelton
Evans is secretary.
Ntull6SCdy DtlliS SlOllly, d lOuI-
hour session was held, all classes recit-
ing in the morning.
Prof. w. F. Knowles, n of the as
sistants in charge of the Boys and
Girls Club Work for the State, spoke
to the pupils of the Fifth, Sixth, Sew
enth and Eighth Grades Tuesday after
noon. Gardening, canning, pig, and
poultry club work was outlined and it
is thought that some of the pupils will
enroll as members of these various
Helps to Uncle Sam. Prof. w. B.
MacDougall and Prof. H. F. Benton
also outlined the work which is being
planned in Atlantic County. Prof.
Benton will have charge of the work
done in the Absecon district.
Arbor Day will be observed this year
by a general cleaning up of the school
property.