The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-03

Mrs Townsend Shovel visited rela-
tives at Trenton from Friday until
Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Tilton left on Friday
of last week for a months ~sojourn at
Pearl Heights, Passaic County, to re-
cupreate from the strain she was under
during the long illness and recent
death of her mother.
Mrs. Henrietta Adlor, of Pennsgrove,
visited Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr., and
family this week.
David Sutton, aged about 60 years,
died early Sunday morning from can
Ger in his side at the almshouse at
Smiths Landing, to which place he
had been taken two days before by
Overseer of the Poor Thomas Draper.
His condition was deplorable and as
tonished the medical authorities, it is
said. Funeral services in charge of
Rev. G. M. Johnston were held in the
Presbyterian Church last Tuesday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment was
made in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Mr.. Neil Shaw, of Pittsburgh, has
leased Mrs. E. M. Lewis cottage at
Pitney and Mill Roads and has sent for
his wife to come IN.
Mr.. Gilbert Conover spent the week
end at Bridgeport, Conn, where he
went to purchase seed oysters.
Miss Clara Conover recently enter
tanned a Normal School friend, Miss
Lota Cooley, of Trenton, several days.
Charles Fox, of Somers Point, has
been spending three weeks at his new
home on California avenue, where he
says he is feeling much better.
Mr.. j. M. Johnston, of Detroit, Mich,
in charge of Y. M. C. A. work at Am
atol for several months, will have
charge of the morning service in the
Presbyterian Church tomorrow, Sun
day, and will likely become pastor of
the church for the summer Sunday
School will be held in the morning at
9.45; preaching service at 10.45. Jul
Nor Christian Endeavor will meet in
the church at $50 in the afternoon,
while the Senior Endeavor Society will
hold it's meeting at the home of Mrs.
M. M. Townsend Sunday evening at
z o'clock.
The Absecon Auxiliary of the Red
Cross which held meetings regularly
on Friday afternoons at the residence
of Miss Hannah Madden for months
past, held its last meeting for sewing,
knitting, ETC., on Friday afternoon of
last week and on Friday afternoon of
this week the officers and members
planned to hold a picnic n a pleas
ant social time at Miss Madden's, as
a terminating event for summing up
and reviewing the work done and the
good accomplished since the Absecon
Auxiliary was organized when the call
for Red Cross work and garments was
issued nearly two years ago.
Isaac Sutton has been suffering for
several months from assesses on the
head but is able to be out a little at
present. His brother, Ezra has been
ill from general debility for sometime.
A meeting will be held in the M. &.
Church on May 9TH, neXt Wednesday
evening, at s o'clock for the election
of five trustees for the term of n
veal
After considerable discussion and
controversy both for and against, City
Council at its regular meeting last
Wednesday evening, or motion of Mr..
Henry, voted to appropriate $25 from
the contingent fund for use in the
Cleanup Campaign" to be waged
next week by the Woman's Civic Club
of Absecon. The week beginning May
9Th has been designated Cleanup
Week in Absecon" and the object and
aim of the organization is to rid the
city of all rubbish and unsightly OBJ
jects between May 9Th and 9th. Citi-
zens are asked to cooperate. A sign
will be placed on the Babcock mead
ows near the bridge showing the place
where the rubbish is to be dumped.
Help make Absecon a more inviting
and a cleaner CITY.
Three Sunday School Institutes To Be
Held In Atlantic County.
One day Spring Institutes of the At
lantic County Sunday School Associa-