The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-04-05

NAFS IN - RANNOO 80 w. 49,
next Sunday. At the M. e. Church
there will be two especially helpful
sermons. Ill the morning at 1890 the
pastor will preach on: "The Dried-up
Brook" At 7.45 p. M. a strengthen
ing message on: THE Thorn-Abloom."
Please go to church Sunday!
A Centenary Cottage-prayer-meeting
was held at Darius Smiths on We'd
nesday night.
Rev. C. M. Johnston visited Bayview
M. E. Sunday-school last Sunday, and
conducted the Epworth League meet
ing.
After living in Absecon for twelve
years, George V. Draper and family
moved to Riverton, N. j., last Monday.
JOSEPH Bird and family moved on
Wednes.- the j. w. Cordery
property on Adams avenue to the farm
on New Jersey avenue, formerly the
property OF the late John Cordery, just
vacated by the Draper family.
MI. F. c.. Hammell says there is no
truth in the report of the sale of his
East Bolton avenue property occupied
by w. j.. Hunter and family to Mr..
Hunter.
Mrs. Lewis Clark went to New York
last Wednesds on a business trip.
Mrs. F. Fra. ~ Doughty has been
spending this week in Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Drew, who has been
domiciled at the Pine View Villa all
winter, has gone to Atlantic City for
an indefinite sojourn.
DR.. William O. Roop came down
from the Philadelphia Navy Yard and
visited the family of his sister, Mrs.
Reuben L. Babcock, last week.
The April meeting of the Absecon
w. c. T. U. was held last Tuesday az
ternoon at the residence of Mrs. A. c.
Fleming.
Captain George Blackman, of Ocean
City, a former Absecon resident, visit
ed his brother, Pitney Blackman, last
Friday. Capt. Blackman passed sew
eral weeks of his furlough here last
summer on account of ill health. He
now states he has fully recovered from
his nervous breakdown and resumed
several weeks ago his duties as captain
Of the Ocean City Coast Guard Station
No. 1875. Several months ago he was
recommended for retirement from the
u. 3. L. S. service and expects the rec
ommendation will be acted upon as
soon as the Peace Treaty is signed.
Arthur, Oldest son of Captain and
Mrs. George Blackman, is a student at
State College, Pa, while Amy, their
oldest daughter, has enrolled for three
years as a student nurse in the hos
pital at Germantown, Pa.
Mrs. Alice James, of Wilmington, is
recuperating from the influenza at the
home of Mrs. Charles Mason.
Mr.. Harry Lawson, of Wilmington,
sojourned over Sunday at the Mason
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason have
been entertaining this week his sister,
Miss Reba Mason, of Atlantic City, and
Mrs. Mason's brother and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. Louis Guenther and on, of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Guenther are
having changes and improvements
made to the interior of their Shore
Road residence. A pipeless heater al
so will be installed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Carton entertain
ed at their residence last Tuesday eve
ming in honor of the bride and groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Henry. The
evening was pleasantly passed in
pitching indoor-quoits and enjoying
other suitable diversions. Refresh
ments consisted of ice cream and home
made pound cake. Present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Henry, Rev. C. M. Johnston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Macaully, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Conover, Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Conover, the host and host
ess, Mrs. C. M. Johnston and Mrs.
Mary Massey, of Absecon.
Morrell Van SAINT, of the Sag Har-
bor". has returned home from Chapar-
ra, Cuba, for a brief furlough. He has
been in the naval service for two years
and has been in Philadelphia on off,
cial business part of this week. Chief
Van SAINT was married a short time be-
fore his enlistment to Florence, young
est daughter of Pitney Blackman, of
Absecon.
Mrs. Wallace Rogers has been visit
ing the last three weeks relatives at
Oak Lane, Pa, where her sisters have
been very i'll.
Mrs. Walter Borneman left on Wed
nesday to spend ten days with rela-
tives and friends at Philadelphia and
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. G.
Houek, at Boyertown, Pa.
PRESBYTERIAN Church Interest Growing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Borneman en-
teytained at their w. Bolton avenue
home last Tuesday evening the Mite
Society of the Presbyterian Church,
which rendered a reception to the new
members who united with the church
last Sunday. Rev. r. A. Elwood re-
ceived the following nine into full
church fellowship last Sunday morn
ing by church ceremony and special
exercises: Marie Schlachter, Rose
Price. Marion Price, Florence Hunter,
Anna Mccarthy, Eleanor Hartley, Rus
sci Elwood, Emerson Irelan and Wal
ter Borneman, Jr. The reception at
the Borneman home was interesting