The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21
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duties this week.
Samuel Barton, of North Absecon,
whose new Ford touring car was stolen
a year ago, has purchased a Chevrolet
"4-90" car.
Samuel Chase's new residence on
Eighth avenue, Absecon Highlands, is
nearing completion and is said to be
a very fine structure.
The Wedderburn residence, formerly
the Peter B. Reed property, has under
gone numerous changes recently in the
interior arrangement of rooms and
appointment of the building and ex-
tensive plumbing operations have been
in progress for several weeks on both
the exterior and interior of the villa
which, it is understood, Mr.. Wedder-
burn plans to convert into a sanato-
rum.
Charles Kunkely has purchased a
Ford touring car.
Assessor Walter McDevitt and fam
lily, of Atlantic City, have returned to
the Gruner cottage on Faunce avenue
for the summer. They have n part
of the dwelling, the other being occu-
pied by Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Johnston
and daughter Ruth, of Atlantic City,
formerly of Detroit, Mich. Mr.. John
ston is the new pastor of the Absecon
Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Harry Macaulay, former superin-
tendent, has been notified that opera
tions It the Absecon Sand Plant will
be resumed in the near future. The
plant was partly destroyed by fire in
March, 1918, since which time it has
lain dormant.
Under the direction of the Absecon
Board of Education, the Higbee home
stead on Adams avenue is being reno
waited, repaired and painted.
Mayor Harry Mattson is having a
new Colonial front porch nine feet
dence by Messrs. Smith and Rider at
a cost of about $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Conover are pre-
pairing to take occupancy soon of their
property at Shore Road and Bolton
avenue, which they purchased in the
spring. The property was leased for
the summer, but Mrs. O'Toole, the les
see, has given up the property as it is
said she will have to remain in the
Atlantic City Hospital two months
more as the result of being run down
by an automobile which, it is alleged,
attempted to pass the standing trolley
car while she was getting off early n
Sunday morning several weeks ago on
the Shore Road here. The autoist
quickly turned his machine, it is re-
ported, and took the injured woman to
the hospital, where it was found she
had been injured in the hip, it is said.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Coon and
family took their departure last
week for Pindell, Md, about 25 miles
from Washington, D. c., where they
will take possession of a farm in the
interest of their oldest son Raymond,
who is anxious to take UP agricultural
work after being employed for several
years in mechanical engineering. The
farm which they are moving to is very
near another which is operated by
Mrs. Coon's sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Brown. The Coon
family has been here three years and
their many friends regret to see them
leave. Miss Laura has given excellent
faithful services as pipe organist in
the M. E. Church for two years.
Everything pertaining to a Ford car
at Payne's Goodyear Service Station
tires, tubes at lowest prices, genuine
Ford parts for sale. Stop in and look
us over; at your service at all times.
Gas, oil and grease. Howard A. Payne,
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ABSECON SCHOOL NOTES.
Absecon School closed on Friday,
June s, after a successful school year.
The following pupils were neither tar
dy nor absent during the year: Esther
Boice, Kathryn Miller, Ruth Reed,
Florence Hunter, Charlotte Hamme1l.
In the presence of teachers and school
children, these pupils were presented
with certificates of merit for perfect
attendance from Supt. Gresham. The
school and town are proud of such pu-
pills, who are forming habits of
prOmptness and faithfulness to duty.
The teachers of Absecon school will
spend their vacation in various ways.
Miss Alexander will attend Summer
School at Ocean City and visit friends
in western Pennsylvania, and Miss
Crosby will visit her parents at Den
yer, Colorado.
Honor Roll for Mag.
Grades 6, Z, 8: Esther Boice, Lillian
Cattani, Helen Dobbins, Emily Gaskill,
Thelma Giberson, Dorothy Hammell,
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Miller, Ethel Price, Ruth Reed, Mabel
Maya, Clarence Moore, Emerson Show
ell, Russell Elwood, Edmund Smith.
Percent of attendance 80. Nettie L.
Alexander, Prin.; T. D. Shovel, Tea
cher.
Grades 4 and 5: Virginia Babcock,
Florence Hunter, Anna Mccarthy, Jes-
sic Shovel, Lizette Taylor, Durham
Boice, Earl Dobbins, Carlton Giberson,
Raymond Giberson, Edward Hackett,
Bertram Hammell, Haines Johnston,
Jacob Reed, Charles Shovel, Samuel
Smith. Attendance for month, $3.50.
Cordelia Turner, Teacher.
Grades 2 and 8: Harold Coon, Walter
Hammell, Robert Prescott, Irving Ri
ley, Edward Atkinson, Frank Bird,
Dorothy Allen, Ada De Haven, Edna
Fairbrothers, Edith Freas, Charlotte
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