The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-07
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


b1lgQI, Cle6Ilul oCl VI W ANfN
the M. E. Church on Sunday. In
e morning a sermon on: ~~Captalncy
the Soul" In the evening there
III be an interesting service. We
i'll observe the Governors Proclama-
on and hold a "Service-Flag" Ser
ice,-a time of prayer for our boys
allied to the colors. The pastor will
peak on: 1.-THE Soldiers Bunch of
Mowers" (Based upon an incident
Camp Dix Fathers, mothers, rel
ives, sweethearts and friends of our
diers and sailors are cordially In
ed to this service.
Ar. and Mrs. Albert Yelland have
n entertaining the latter's sister,
SIS Rose Hutmacher, and Benjamin
pert and son Charles, of Trenton.
Ir. and Mrs. Lemuel F. BROMLEY
receiving a visit from Baltimore
tives, who are mentioning at their
tn Absecon home.
bitter Irelan, w. j. & S. R. R. tick
alesman at Woodbury., visited his
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Irelan,
week.
edward A. Wilson went to New
k City last Thursday.
Misses Ethel Giberson and Mira Con-
br have accepted positions in the
ephone exchange at Mays Landing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Conover enter
ned over Sunday and Labor Day
Irs-and Mrs. William Shoemaker, of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams, of the
uaker City, have been guests this
eek of Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Giberson.
Mrs. Clarence Price has two broth
RS who have been in the Allied. coun-
vries more than a year. They went
from Baltimore and one was injured
two months ago. He has been in a
hospital ever since.
Miss Helen Ware, who is employed
at the Dupont munition plant at
P%ennsgrove, spent Sunday and Monday
1k fifth Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller and
rs. Hannah Bowen, with whom she
Fmerly made her home.
Misses Mildred Smith and Elsie
EmiltN accompanied Percy w.
it'll to Nays Landing last Thursday
0witnesst with tear-flled Eyes his
barture with the other draftees for
mp HUMPHREYS, Va.
Bergeant Herman L. Madden, of
mp Dix. was the owe Sunday guest
relatives.
ISIS Olive Hammell plans to leave
last Of this week for Chatham,
re she will resume on Monday her
duties as teacher in the public school.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Hammell and
daughters entertained on Tuesday
Mrs. Hammell's mother, Mrs. Harriet
Reed, and sister, Miss Emma Reed.
Parties from Long Island have pur-
chased the numerous box bushes and
shrubbery on the premises of Captain
Daniel Shovel at North Absecon.
Great pains have been taken to pre-
pare the green's for shipment, which
is being made by auto trucks procur-
ed at Bridgeton.
During the month of August the
Absecon postoffice sold Thrift and Wal
Savings Stamps to the amount of
ST. 01.33.
principal of the Absecon Highlands
School to continue his position with
the Bethlehem Loading Co., Mays
Landing.
John Wedderburn and family have
gone to Baltimore to remain for an
indefinite period.
Harry Weer was home from Camp
Dix over Sunday. This was his third
successive Sunday home.
Miss Sara Mathis leaves this week
end for Carney's Point where on Mon
day next she will begin the fall term
as teacher in the public school.
Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr., Master Le-
roy Mattson and Alfred Shovel, Jr.,
have been spending this week with
Mrs. Mattson's sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel e. Steelman,
at Carney's Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Strong, of
Moore, Pa, have been visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. S. A. Lutz,
this week.
At the meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation held on Thursday evening a
week ago Miss Alexander, of New Cas-
tie. Pa, was elected principal, but she
will not assume her position until
sometime next week. School opened
Tuesday with Mrs. Lydella Smith
Bowen, of Leeds Point, as acting prin-
cipal. All the other teachers reported
for duty as follows: Sixth, seventh
and eighth grades, Miss Lillian Hart;
Fourth and fifth grades, Mrs. F. G.
Turner: Second and third grades,
Miss Ruth Adams; Primary depart
ment, Miss Carrie Reed.
Lillian Hart is making her
pe again with Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
ton. Miss Alexander has engaged
at the Pine View Villa.
Dor Day was the greatest day for
mobile traffic through town that
ron residents ever witnessed.
north and south they travelled
lay long and during the night.
the railroad gates were lowered
Shore Road crossing to permit
train to pass Monday after
o less than a half hundred
ERE stopped on the causeway