The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-08-30
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
lcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


she has received the barrel of fruit
jars from the New Jersey Children's
Home Society at Trenton, and requests
the women of Absecon and vicinity to
call and take away as many of the
empty containers as they can fill with
fruits and vegetables for the destitute,
homeless wards of that institution.
William Prettyman, Jr., of Philadel-
phia, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
Elmira Adkisson, and other relatives
here.
Samuel C. McCambridge and Miss
Cordelia Black have been entertaining
the past week the following relatives:
Misses Ethel and Jennie Lands and
Naomi Crooks, granddaughter of Mr..
McCambridge, of Baltimore; Miss
Adele Bishop, of East Orange; Miss
Norma Pretsch and Mrs. George F.
Whitney, of Philadelphia. These young
women spent considerable of their
time in Atlantic City, where they en-
joyed bathing in old ocean on numer-
Il occasions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew White have
been entertaining this week their
daughter, son-in-law and six grand
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hill and
children, Robert, Harry, Charles, Mir
lam, Howard and Florence Hill, of
Glendora. In addition they expect to
have as their guest from this Saturday
until after Labor Day, Mr.. Frank
Clark, of Laurel Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chamberlin NOV
ed their furniture last Tuesday to
Camden and motored up the same day
to that city, where they expect to per-
manently reside. Their property at
Shore Road and Bolton avenue will
now be taken possession of by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Roberts, who purchased
the same soon after Mr.. Roberts be-
came cashier of the Absecon Bank.
nearly three months ago.
Mrs. B. H. Moore and daughter Flor
ence will return the last of this week
to their home at Mt. Holly, after spen-
ding two weeks at Mrs. May Town
sends.
Montgomery and Horace Mitchell, of
Germantown, have been spending their
vacation this week at Mrs. ~Townsend's.
Mrs. Townsend has made reserva-
lions for over Sunday and next week
for the following guests: Miss Marion
Whieldon and Miss Kathleen Green
leaf, of New York; and MI. and Mrs.
A. B. Johnson, of Camden.
The deep, painful cash cut in
Charles Booye's left forearm by a milk
bottle which broke as he held it in his
hand as he lost his balance and fell
while attempting to open a door with
spring hinge attachment at the home
of his grandmother in Atlantic City a
fortnight ago, is healing nicely and
the sling has been dispensed with
much to the qualification of that youth.
Forty crates of ducks were shipped
from the Absecon station by freight
last Wednesday night by the Feather
ed Fairies Poultry Farm, of Somers
Point, consigned to Philadelphia par
ties.
Another carload of lumber for boule-
ward bridge and guard rail work was
unloaded last Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Turner have
been entertaining her sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Strang, of Camden, the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Strang
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gosline mo-
tored last Sunday to Ocean City to
attend the camp meeting.
Miss Edna Conover, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Job Conover, has been con-
fined to her bed this week with the
summer time grip at her home on Main
street, Pleasantville.
DR.. c.. G. Allen has made several
trips to Bridgeton this week to visit
his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Allen, who
is in a very critical condition in the
Bridgeton Hospital, where everything
possible is being done to alleviate her
suffering. She has been a frequent
visitor here in the past and only a
short time ago returned to her home
there.
Miss H. Krisch, of New York. a for
mer resident, visited Absecon friends
this week.
A farewell reception will be tender
ed Rev. j. A. Johnston, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church here, during the
summer, and family, at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Elwood next Mon
day evening at 8 O'Clock. by the mem
bers and friends of his congregation.
All are invited to attend.
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Elwood are en-
tertaining his cousin, Miss Sadie Cam
eron, of Newburg, N. Y.
At the meeting held in the Presby-
terrain Church last Wednesday evening
the following trustees were elected
for the terms opposite their names:
Walter Borneman, 8 years: Herman
Madden. 2 years; Samuel Smith, Jr.,
l year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Henry motored