The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-03-29

' a nearly Cdll is given W the lOlho VI
the community to attend the M. E..
Church on Sunday. The preacher will
have two helpful sermons. In the a.
M. (10.30 by the clock) 1.-THE Old Corn
of The Land" In the evening, "The
Observation-Disclosures"
The Ladies Aid has installed a fine
$50 gas range in the M. E. Parsonage.
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston will be
the speaker at the County-Schools'
Home-Making Contest at Mays Land
ing on April 5th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Carly, of Wood
lynne, N. j., were guests, of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Spokesman, and other relatives here
last Sunday and Monday.
Having sold his large Paige car to
parties at P%ennsgrove, Harry M~attson,
Jr., bought in Philadelphia last Tues
day a Chalmers enclosed touring car
and drove the machine home that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Joslin attended a
family reunion last Sunday at the
home of his brother, Edward Joslin,
at Mays Landing, in honor of the
birthday anniversary of the latter's
wife.
Miss Sara Mathis returned last Sun
day to PennsgrOVe to resume teaching
in the public school, after spending a
fortnight with her sister, Mrs. Steel
man Lee, whose recent illness required
her presence here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Guenther are
living again in their Shore Road resi-
dence, after spending the winter at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Weaver, P~leasantville.
An eleven pound daughter, Eleanor
May, was born last Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph S. Smith, Jr. Both moth
er and baby are doing nicely and the
proud parents are being freely con-
graduated over the advent of their
f~irst-born.
Harvey Stewart and family moved
last Monday from the Stevenson cot
tage at Shore Road and Lee avenu to
a dwelling on Woodland avenue, Pleas
antville.
Harry H. Young, secretary of the At
lantic City Board of Education, and
family, of Atlantic City, are planning
to occupy a cottage on E. Bolton ave-
. nue. during the summer
Report of the sale of the F. F.
Doughty property on Eighth street,
tenanted by M. S. De Haven and fam
lily, to an Atlantic City family by the
name of Woolbert is being circulated.
Edward Whitehouse Prescott, Jr.,
came home Saturday night, having
been discharged from the military SER
vice at Camp Dix, and with his wife
remained over Sunday at his parents.
He saw service for weeks at a time on
the fighting front and at night he says
it seemed as if the world were on fire.
When the heavy weapons of warfare
belched their volumes of death dealing
missiles he declared it Jared the cot
ton from the ears and at such times
all had to rise to the tip of their toes,
\ so great were the earth tremors from
the successive conclusions and detona-
lions. Young Edward was at Brest,
France, when President Wilson arriv-
ed there on his first trip across. He
arrived at New York about three
weeks before being finally discharged.
He was sent to Camp Mills and then
returned to Dix to be mustered out.
Young Prescott was the only colored
conscript called from Absecon. He
went into the service without claiming
exemption, but now is one of the hap
piest boys to be ~returned to civil life.
Mrs. Harry V. Miller has purchased
the interest of her brother, Philip
Bowen, in their deceased parents
home at North Absecon, and is having
the dwelling painted white with green
shutters.
Mrs. ]. Alton Mitchell's life has been
despaired of. The end, it is stated, is
likely to come at any hour. Her con
dition has been critical for a long
time. Mr.. Mitchell is slowly recover
ing from his breakdown.
James Victor Wray, only son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Wray, of West Califor-
mia avenue, came home Tuesday night
from Camp Dix for a three-day fur
Tough. He expected to return on Fri
day of this week to the same camp and
will undoubtedly receive his discharge
from the army at an early date. His
company started for home the last of
January, but they did not reach Camp
Dix until March 10th. He did not
participate in combatant activities, but
was assigned to work in the U. S. A.
$780, 00, 900 Ordnance Factory in
France, which had equipment for bull
ding IA inch guns, he says. His work
principally was to help repair captur-
ed German guns, rifles, hand grenades
and other implements of warfare.
Victor said on Wednesday hat the
privilege to be home again was GER
tainly a great and glorious one hat
could not have a valuation placed on
it.
A pleasing birthday party was given
last Monday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Luigi Cattani, in honor of
their daughter Mary's 10Th anniversa-
ry. There was lots of fun and frolic,
plenty of music and dancing. Games
and refreshments completed the eve
ning's gaieties. Present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.