The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12

P~leasantville, and Mr.. Bowen's broth
er, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Conoyer and
family, of Philadelphia, sOjourned over
the Fourth at the home of the late
Israel Conover at Conovertown.
Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin spent part
of last week as the guest of Mrs. Stew
art Nixon at Phillipsburg.
H. H. Young and family, of Atlantic
City, are occupying a cottage on H.
Bolton avenue for the summer.
Miss Annabel Babcock returned
home the middle of last week from
Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the summer
and probably longer.
Edward A. Wilson and family, of
Atlantic City, took occupancy last week
of their cottage on Ohio avenue for
the summer.
Samuel Smith, Jr., has purchased a
Chevrolet touring car.
Mrs. Henrietta Ray had the barn
torn down last week on the Shore
Road property, formerly the, Baker
Doughty premises, which she has tho
roughly m%odernized since purchasing
the same last spring, and has had a
garage built this week.
DIR. and Mrs. L. A. Effron and chill
dren, of Philadelphia, %reopened their
cottage on Faunce Landing road the
middle of last week for the summer.
Joseph Adrion Ireland, of South
bridge, Mass, has been spending a
week here as the guest of his brother
Harry and family. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ireland and
grandson of Mrs. Asenath Ireland, all
former Absecon residents now living
at Southbridge. The young man now
here on a visit is employed in a facto-
ry which produces lenses for optical
instruments. He says his grandmoth-
er is very well. She left here a year
or more ago to visit her son and fam
lily who live 100 miles from Boston,
but she took such a notion to the
place and surroundings she hasn't re-
turned yet.
James Yelland, of Trenton, was here
over the Fourth visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Townsend Shovel, and son, Al
bert Yelland. He returned home on
Wednesday.
Miss Ruth A. Clement, of Chestnut
Hill, is domiciled at the Pine View
Villa. Others registered there include
Mrs. NJ. L. Munson, of Atlantic City;
Ici udllSuICls WI D. ICllllGlu nOlllp0Oll,
and two children, who expect to re-
turn in September to South America
where Prof. Thompson is engaged in
educational instruction work.
Joseph Campbell, of Philadelphia,
former blacksmith here, spent the
weekend at the Custis home on AID
ans VEN
Misses Caroline Schoepf1in, Caroline
Smith and Eunice Risley enjoyed
themselves on the Fourth in the City
by-the-Sea.
The cyclonic storm accompanied by
torrents of rain which passed over
Absecon and vicinity last Sunday night
did considerable damage in all sec
tiOns. 1t unrocfed the barn of James
Smith in the center of Absecon and
lightning struck the dwelling occupied
by Harry Price on the Sooy farm,
North AbsecOn, twice, it is reported.
Several trees were also struck by
lightning in different parts of the
town. Whole trees were snapped off
at the base of the trunk; poles and
wires were broken, twisted and tan
gled. The marks of destruction were
particularly noticeable on Ohio avenue
which was Uttered last Monday morn
ing as to scarcely be passable. That
the wind was of a cyclonic nature is
evidenced by the fact that trees blown
down occupied different positions and
pointed in different directions. Sew
eral pointed north; others south, east,
west, northeast and southwest in the
same localities.
Receiving a telephone message short
ly after dinner Sunday from Camp
Merritt, Tena1y, N. j., that their son
Raymond had just arrived there from
overseas, Mr.. and Mrs. John Leeds
were so pleased that Mr.. Leeds and
his son William started in their Over
land car two hours later for that
Camp. AS the camp is in the northern
part of the State and they were not
familiar with the roads, they Travelled
nearly all of Sunday night, reaching
their destination early Monday morn
ing. They found Raymond feeling
well and happy and looking the pic
ture of health and overjoyed at the
prospect of being mustered out of the
service tomorrow, Sunday. They star
] ted late Monday afternoon on the re-
turn trip which they made in five
hours less time than on the initial
run. On the round trip they covered
446 miles without mishap and found
the highways in quite good condition.
They drove principally at night, both
going and coming, and were greatly in
need of rest when they reached home.
The Absecon M. E. and the BayView
Sunday School, of -Conovertown, held
their annual picnic at Lenape Park.
Mays Landing, last Thursday. Motor
trucks were provided for the two
schools, while many went in their own
private cars. Games, roller skating,
boating, etc, comprised the pastimes.
All the members, especially the chill
dren, greatly enjoyed the excursion.