The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-11

botanical subjects and from him can
be adduced much valuable authorita-
tive information on botanical and geo.
logical subjects, from both a first hand
and scientific standpoint. He has over
200 different kinds of plant life at his
home. This number includes ten diff
ferent kinds of asters. Mr.. Price has
discovered in this vicinity some of
the rarest forms of plant life in exist
ence. This claim has been s%ubstanti-
ated by several botanical societies in
different parts of the country to whom
he sen samples. He is very enthusi-
astic in his devotion to this line of
work and hopes to see the day when
these branches will be included in the
curriculum of all public schools.
Mrs. Martha O'Neill returned on
Wednesday to her home at Berlin af-
ter visiting the family of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Howard Payne, since Sunday
when she came down with them in
their motor car
Ill two weeks with the grip Ralph,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conover,
Conovertown, now has typhoid fever.
Lewis, eldest son of Rev. and Mrs.
G. M. Johnston, returned home last
Friday with his father from Haworth,
N. Y, where he spent a month with
relatives for the benefit of his health.
While away he gained 81 pounds.
M. S. DeHaven is having his home
IN Lee venue newly painted.
Francis Mi Ter has expended much
time, labor and materials in building
and perfecting his mushroom cellars
at Shore Road and California avenue,
which are nearing completion.
Under county supervision the ter
mination of the New York road at the
approach to the Absecon boulevard is
being widened. The point at the juno
ton of the New York and Philadel-
phia roads is being shortened and
made semi-circular, giving mor room
and wider view at the conveyance of
the several highways.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin
and DR.. and Mrs. Leroy Woolbert re-
turned home late Monday night from
their trip to New York in the form
er's touring car. They left home on
Friday.
Harry Y. Hammell is painting his
Ohio avenue home.
Mrs. Gustave Guenther left on Sat
urday to visit the family of her son,
Gustave, Jr., at Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason and
son John, DR.. and Mrs. Elmer Han
cock and Fred Boice attended the
Trenton Fair on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
The October meeting of the Absecon
w. G.. T. U. was held on Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. May
Townsend.
Lemuel White and family have re-
turned to their Philadelphia home af-
ter spending the summer on their
farm here.
Mrs. Edward Pennington left on
Friday for Pennington, N. j., to visit
for three weeks her daughter Mabel,
who is teaching school there.
Mrs. P. H. Boice and children re-
turned to Camden the first of this
week after spending several days with
relatives here. Their home on Shore
Road will be occupied shortly by Miss
Edna GUSTS, of Adams avenue.
At the Rally Day session of the M.
E. Sunday School held in the chapel
last Sunday afternoon these exercises
were rendered at the close of the
study period: Singing by school; reci-
tation, Welcome" Maize Fairbroth-
ers; solo. Reuben Babcock, 3rd; reci-
tation, Rufus Booye; solo, Edna Fair
brothers; recitation, Goods Blessing"
four girls; singing, Jesus Loves Me-,
by Amelia Booye, a ~two-year-old, at
her own request; reading of a poem
on africa" by Miss Ethel Hammell;
recitation by girls of Mrs. Walter
Burns class; reports, singing by
school, dismissal.