The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-11
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Mrs. Ida Babcock has peer very ill
this week at her residence on Shore
Road.
Mrs. Walter Borneman left on
Thursday morning for Boyertown, Pa,
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G. Houck, for a week.
Mr.. Walter Borneman, formerly
manager for the Clark Lumber Com
pany, Absecon, is engaging in bust
ness for himself and received his first
carload of coal last Friday.
Miss Lorine Boice will entertain the
Absecon Art Club at her Shore Road
residence next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Laura B.. Reed will hold the
regular monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society at
the home of her cousin, Miss Lorine
Boice, next Saturday afternoon, Oct.
18th, at 2.30 o'clock, instead of Tues
day, the regular time, for the conven-
fence of those interested in school
work. Members and friends are invit-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Joslin are re-
ceiving a visit from the following rela-
tives; Mrs. Maggie Sheets, Mrs. Jen-
ME Platt, Miss Edith Platt and a
friend, of Bridgeport, N. ].
Elmer c.. Bates, chairman of City
Aouncil, celebrated his 18th birthday
10 anniversary last Thursday.
The monthly meeting of the Pres
byterian Mite Society was held last
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
E. j. Mccarthy.
Mr.. Joseph c. Stewart, of Prince
ton, who had charge of the preaching
=. H. -~-I,41-sa- 1,.r1
last winter, will resume his duties in
that connection here tomorrow, Sum
day.
Building material of various kinds
is arriving every few days for the adj
dition to the Seaview Golf Clubhouse.
Alfred ]. Roger, formerly of Allan
tic City, is improving his New Jersey
avenue premises previously occupied
by Mrs. Experience Conover. Modern
c~onveniences have been installed in
the dwelling and the grounds have
been given a general clearing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Hackett, occu-
pants of the rooms over the postoffice,
moved On Wednesday to Their former
location on New Road, south of Cali
fornia avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Young and
QduS4bCIS, WIZ SpCnI LnC oulullOl On
East Bolton avenue, are moving back
to their Atlantic City home.
Appointed by Mayor Mattson, Will
liam ~Schoepfin, Jr., assumed his new
duties last Wednesday as Chief of Po-
lice and donned his uniform that day.
The Official Board of the M. E.
Church cleared 1928 from the Variety
Supper given in the chapel on Friday
evening of last week for the benefit of
the church treasury. The supper was
well ~patronized and church fellowship
was promoted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Burns left on
Tuesday in their auto on a four-day
trip up the coast.
The Ladies' Aid Society cleared $6z
from serving dinner to the delegates
attending the Atlantic County ". G.
IT. u. Convention held in the M. E.
Church here Tuesday morning and af-
ternoon of last week.
Richard Price, of Ohio avenue, re-
ceived an invitation to attend the flow
er show of the School Nature League
at Public School No. IL, Madison and
Jackson streets, New York City, Tues
day and Wednesday last. Mr., Price
had about 40 different specimens of
flowers grown locally on exhibition
there. He has devoted much effort,
time, study and scientific research to