The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08

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night at the home of George B. Como
yer. All the members are invited to
attend.
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston preached
Thursday and Friday nights in st.
Johns M. P. Church, Pl~easantville, and
the M. E. Church in English Creek.
Mr.. Johnston has also been invited to
preach in the Simpson M. E. Church,
Long Branch.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to come to the NJ. E. Church on
Sunday. There will be helpful SER
mons, and in the evening a chemical
talk to the children. Give church a
try next Sunday!
Emerson Shovel and Lewis M. John
ston are two budding electricians
They have planned and constructed
several things, chief of which has been
a te'egraph-blinker. They transmit
aud receive code messages at night
between their homes.
While it is rather early to talk about
blossoms, nevertheless the minstrel
show to be staged by those Peach Bios
SONS in the not distant future will be
well worth attending and local talent
will be seen at its best. When those
blossoms burst forth there certainly
will be some blooming. Roll up the
curtain soon, oh! you Peach Blossoms.
Yesterday, Friday, was the thirty
sixth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, Sr.
Freebooter and Mrs. F.. Fraley
Doughty sojourned in Philadelphia sew
eral days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard "A. Payne mo-
tored to Berlin where they were guests
over Sunday of Mrs. Payne's mother,
Mrs. Martha O'Neill.
Mrs. John Mason and daughter, Mrs.
Benjamin Somers, of Atlantic City,
were guests the middle of this week of
the formers SON., Charles M. Mason,
and family.
Mrs. S. A. Lutz and daughter Helen
sojourned over Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Strong at Ridley Park, Pa.
Mrs. Andrew White is nursing her
daughter, Mrs. Miriam Hill, who has
been very ill the past month at her
home in Glendora.
Rev. Clarence NJ. Johnston is collect
ing the best pictures p%rocurable and
those most instructive and entertain
ing concerning the World War. From
these he is having st%ereopticon lantern
slides made which he plans to exhibit
at a ~stereopticon lecture to be given at
some future date. When completed
his collection will consist of two hun
dred or more views.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers en-
tertained relatives and friends at their
home On New Jersey avenue last Tues
day evening. Present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Carton, Mr.. Frank Carton,
Mr.. Ananias Carton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Conover, Mrs. James E. SOoy,
Mrs. Enoch w. Giberson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Freas and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira l..
Giberson.
Absecon Art Club members were
guests of Mrs. j. T. Townsend, at her
residence in Ventnor, last Wednesday
afternoon.
The Presbyterian Mite Society held
its regular business meeting and social
at the home of Miss Laura Adams last
Thursday evening.
Robert Mclaughlin, who with Mrs.
Mclaughlin has been staying in Phila-
delphia and Westmont since the last of
December, visited his place here last
Saturday. Mr.. McLaughlin's brother,
James, aged SIS, who has been associa-
ted with him in business in Philadel-
phia the past year, died on Monday at
his home in Westmont and was buried
on Thursday at that place, the funeral
service being held at 2 p. m. that af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Steelman R. Lee has recovered
from the influenza with which she was
confined to her home two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman R. Lee enter
tanned their aunt, Mrs. Jarvis Gerew,
of New Gretna, over Wednesday night.
Mrs. Gerew lost a son, aged Is, last
June, in the war and is planning to
erect a monument to his memory in
the New Gretna cemetery.
Mrs. j.. Alton Mitchell is seriously
and precariously i'll at her home at
North Absecon.
When the Red Cross collection boxes
were gathered and opened last week,
they contained the pleasing total of
$50, for which the local auxiliary
gratefully thanks all persons who con-
tributed toward the success of this
splendid offering.
c. M. Kesler has been or the sick
list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Bowers have
moved to ~Brandywine Summit, Pa.
Capt. Daniel Shovel celebrated his
seth birthday anniversary at his North
Absecon home last Monday evening.
A very enjoyable time was had by all
present. The guests We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. George D. Shovel and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Shovel and fam
lily, MI. and Mrs. Wilbur Shovel and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Shovel
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Shovel and family, Mrs. Jessie Show
ell and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Robinson, Misses Flora and Lena Rob-
inson, Capt. and Mrs. Daniel Shovel