The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-04
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
holidays here.
Auto PIunees into Meadows.

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Auto Piunges Into Meadows.
Failure on the part of the driver to
see the turn toward the left in the
Shore Road at the approach to the
railroad crossing after successfully ne
gotiating the turn in the road around
the left side of the Absecon bridge,
which has been torn out preparatory
to being rebuilt, caused a seven pas
senger Paige enclosed touring car dis
playing Pennsylvania license tags and
containing three men and four women,
to be driven southwark straight across
the railroad tracks directly west of
the crossing on down the road bed en-
bankment between the perpendicular
pole supporting the high tension cleo
trio feed wires supplying current to
the Elwood munition plant and the
slanting guy wire staying the top of
same, at $50 o'clock New Years NOR
ming without injury to any of the pas
sengers or damage to the machine be-
cause of it's miraculous clearance by
narrow margins of all standing objects
in the immediate neighborhood. The
car was left with its forward part in
the meadows until daylight, when the
workmen resuming their labors on the
bridge construction project pulled the
machine back onto the road by the use
of their mechanical power apparatus
at hand. The auto was driven away
by it's owner at noon.
..u oua,uza. tor Na,u War
Absecon Council met at noon on
New Years Day in Council Chamber,
and organized for the ensuing year.
Mayor Harry Mattson called the meet
ing to order and requested nomlna-
lions for chairman. MI. Henry nomi-
mated Elmer G. Bates and he was
unanimously elected. In accepting the
craftsmanship of Council for the sec
ond consecutive year MI. Bates thank
ed the members for the honor thus
conferred; assured them of his loyal,
faithful support and requested all the
members of Council to take during the
present year greater interest in mu-
nicipal affairs, and charged them to be
more faithful and regular in attend
ance. The rules in vogue during he
past year were adopted again as he
parliamentary procedure for the year
1919. Chairman Bates appointed men,
bers of the Finance Committee only,
the other committee appointments to
be made later. The Finance Commit
tee is composed of Fred H.. Henry,
cnalrllah, "al'eI Daeee ataa 80.
Solicitor-Albert c.. Abbott.
Street Supervisor-Harry Mattson,
Jr.
Board of Health-Dr. Samuel John
son. DIR. e. H. Madden, DIR. c.. C. Allen,
Townsend Shovel and Harry J. Lee.
Overseer of Poor-Thomas Draper.
Sinking Fund Commission-George
B. Conoyer, A. L. Hammell and Will
lam Wyand.
In the absence of the Clerk, r. G..
Turner attended % his duties. Coun-
Gil adjourned to meet on Wednesday,
Jan. 22nd, at 7.30 o'clock p. m.
Following adjournment officers. of
Absecon repaired to the home of Mayor
Madison on Shore Road, where a sump-
tuous New Years turkey dinner await
ed them. Present were Mayor Matt
son Councilmen Elmer C. Bates. Wal
ter Bates, Fred H. Henry, Harry H.
Carton, City Treasurer Harry Y. Ham
nell. Collector Franklin G.. Turner.
Street Supervisor Harry Mattson. Jr.,
Chief-of-Police Thomas Hutchinson,
Jr.. the Mayors son-in-law. Leon Como.
yer. of Abseeon, and DR.. R. NJ. Sooy,
of PleasantyiIle
sunday School Entertainments
The following program, consisting
of Christmas songs and recitations,