The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-18
Absecon

John Downs has purchased a new Ford
touring car.
Miss Marguerite Ellin, of Philadelphia,
has been spending two weeks with her pa
Cottage"
Mrs. william wyand, who was brought
home from Atlantic City Hospital last week,
thanks her many friends for their floral
bouquets and expressions of sympathy dur
ing her period of confinement there.
Mrs. Mary E. Massey has been visiting
relatives in Camden this week.
Mr.. and Mrs: Gilbert Conover entertained
their son. DR.. Howard Conover, and family,
of Barnegat, last Sunday.
John Booye and family have closed their
Shore Road residence and have gone to At
lantic City for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ". Miller and daugh-
ter Adelma have planned to motor to Col
lingswood to spend the weekend with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover have
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Frymire, in Philadelphia, this week.
The North Absecon Tennis Club held it's
October meeting at the home of Herman L.
Madden last Tuesday evening,
The Christian Endeavor Social of the
Pres byterian Church was held last Thursday
evening at the home of Miss Marie Schlach-
ter. on New Jersey avenue.
AT the last meeting of the Woman's Civic
Club it was decided to devote the energies
of the club this fall and winter to raising
funds for improving the condition and APP
pearance of the school grounds and for bull
ding a walk to the main entrance of the
building.
Mrs. Martin Spokesman has returned
home from her delightful trip of five weeks
to Philadelphia, New York City, Geneva, N.
Y, Boston and other places. The change of
climate and scenery greatly improved her
health.
Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin returned home
last Wednesday from a visit of several days
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ida Babcock, who has been serious
ly i'll the last two weeks, is slightly improv-
ed at this writing.
Mrs. Townsend Shovel, Absecon postmis-
tress, was seized by illness a week ago and
was belfast several days, but she is well
enough to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Cordery and daughter
Ruby have closed their villa on Shore Road
and have returned to their Pacific avenue
residence, Atlantic City, for the winter.
For the benefit of the school improvement
fund a school pageant will be given by the
evening. Oct. 18th. at 8 O'Clock. Ten cents
admission will be charged. All are invited.
Under the direction of the Woman's Civic
CLUB a masked social will be held in the
24th, at 8 o'clock. Admission, 10 cents.
Proceeds for the benefit of improving the
school grounds, making them more slightly
and useful. Refreshments will be on sale
and a general good time is anticipated. Ev-
erybody Is urged to go to the school house
next Friday night.
The annual meeting and exhibition of gar
ments of the Absecon Branch, Needlework
Guild of America, will be held in the M. e.
Chapel next Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23rd,
at 2.30 O'Clock. Members contributors and
friends are invited.
Harry Ireland, of Ohio avenue, oldest son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ireland, of South
bridge, Mass, former local residents, receiv-
ed word last Friday from his parents that his
next younger brother Osborne had Just died
from diabetes. The young victim was en-
ployed in H. V. Miller's grocery store before
his parents moved down East three or four
year ago. He was on with his parents two
months ago, when they were here for am
auto trip. At that time he was in a preca-
rious condition.
Columbus Day exercises were rendered bv
pupils of the public school in the school
auditorium last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Adkisson has been confined
to her Bolton avenue home the past week by
illness.
M. S. DeHaven, station agent here several
years, has received a well deserved promo
ton. He has been offered the agency at
Pleasantville, which he has accepted. The
company officials were right in their selection
when they decided to look for a live wire to
NIL the vacancy there. An Atlantic City
man by the name of Truax, formerly at
Amatol, will likely succeed Mr.. De Haven
here. 1t is expected the change will take
place at an early date. Mr.. De Haven will
go back and forth daily, and the family
will continue to reside in their home on Lee
avenue, which they purchased last spring.
Mrs; jacob Seiferman spent Wednesday at
Egg Harbor City.
The October meeting of the Woman For
eign Missionary Society of the M. e. Church
Will be held at Miss Lorine Boice's on Shore
Road, this Saturday afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock,
Members and friends are invited. The meet
ing will be presided over by Mrs. Laura F.
Reed, the president.