The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-04-12
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


tended to the newlyweds a musical
program was rendered by Mr.. and
Mrs. Burns, Miss Ethel Giberson, Mrs.
R. L. Babcock and Mrs. George b.
Conover. At a late hour refreshments
were served.
Those who enjoyed the evenings
festivities were Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Hammell, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Turner,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Babcock, MI. and
Mrs. M. S. DeHaven, Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Henry, MI. a Mrs. Christopher Hare,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Conover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Enoch Giberson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Burns, Rev. Clarence M.
Johnston, Mrs. A. c. Fleming, Mrs.
Frank Babcock, Mrs. Harry Mattson,
ST., Mrs. John Booye, Mrs. Frank Hart
zell, Mrs. Fred Audrey, Mrs. Harry
Macauley, Mrs. George Conover, Mrs.
Leon Conover, Mrs. e. Carolus, Misses
Ethel Hammell, Florence Carolus,
Laura Coon, Carrie Reed, Nettie Alex
ander, Flora Robinson, Lena Robinson,
Florence Babcock, Elsie Hamilton,
Ethel Giberson, Leona Conover, Mr..
Harry Weer, Masters Theon White,
Lewis and Haines Johnston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry ]. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns.
Novelty Shower For Mr.. and
!. Mrs. Henry.
A surprise novelty shower was given
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H.
Henry at their North Absecon home
on Thursday evening by the Absecon
Ushers Union and many other friends.
About fifty were present and passed a
very enjoyable evening.
The gifts ranged from household lin
n to kitchen utensils, including sew
eral laugh producing articles which
provoked much hilarity. The presents
were piled in the center of one of the
rooms and Fred was instructed to un-
wrap the packages, which he did to
the amusement of himself and friends.
Refreshments were served and all
wished the bride and groom much joy
and happiness.
Those who helped to make the oc-
casion one long to be remembered
were Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Shovel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry M%acauley, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. G. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Bah
cock, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Conover, Mr..
E. w. Giberson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Carton, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Audrey,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Craven, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Mattson, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Yelland, Mrs. Alfred Shovel,
Mrs. Mary Schneider, Mrs. E. Carolus,
Misses Florence Carolus, Ethel Ham
nell, Leona Conover, Elsie Hamilton,
Lizzie Lingelbach, Laura Coon, Grace
D. Crosby, Carrie c. Reed, Nettie L..
Alexander, Flora, Marie and Lena
Robinson, Rev. c. M. Johnston, A. l..
Hammell, Samuel Barton, M. S. De-
Haven, Harry F. Weer, Lewis M.
Johnston, Emerson Shovel and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry.
Death of Mrs. A. n. Abbott.
Born at Doylestown, Pa, Mrs. Ada
line H. Abbott, aged 83 years and 10
days, widow of the late j. E. P. Abbott
and mother of Mrs. Joseph s.. Tilton,
died from general complications Incl
dent to her advanced age at her Mays
Landing residence at 8 o'clock last
Wednesday morning. She had been
in failing health since the death of her
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constant attention because of her
weakened state during the past Is
months.
In addition to her daughter she is
survived by one niece, Mrs. Thomas
R. Hennion, Bloomingdale, N. j., and
one cousin, Mrs. E. A. Joyner, of Suf-
folk, Va, the latter having been at her
home a month preceding her demise.
Mrs. D. S. Tilton, of Absecon, also was
in attendance at the dying woman's
bedside.
Funeral services will be held at her
late residence on Main street, Mays
Landing, on Saturday afternoon, April
18th, at 2.30 o'clock, in charge of Rev.
j.. Swain Garrison, pastor of the Mays
Landing NJ. E. Church. Music will be
rendered by the choirs of the NJ. E.
and Presbyterian churches. Interment
will take place in the family plot in
Union Cemetery, Mays Landing.