The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-08-02
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLEo BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Hare have
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Faul and daughter, of Philadelphia,
the last two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stewart, of Au-
dubon, formerly residents of Absecon
Heights, visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boice and other former neighbors at
North Absecon last Saturday.
Harry White and Samuel Adkisson
have gone up the coast to Island Beach
on their annual summer vacation,
which they devote to boating, fishing,
camping and to adventurous life in
the open. Lovers of the woods and the
water, they enjoy tent life and aquatic
diversions to the fullest.
Ill three months with nervou trou-
BILE, Mrs. Ezra Leeds, of New Road, is
slowly convalescing and is well en-
ough to walk out a little.
William B. Smith has resigned his
position with the Press-Union Compa-
ny in Atlantic City, and will leave the
last of this week for Detroit, Mich, to
begin his duties as yard master in the
transportation department of the Cad
lilac Automobile Company's plant, re-
Gently purchased by the du Pont Com
pany, with whom Mr.. Smith held the
position of yard master at their NUM-
ton plant at Penniman, Va, during
the war. 1t is said the du Pont Com
pany purposes to make of the Cadillac
plant the largest and most perfectly
equipped automobile factory in the
world and that work on the improve
ments will extend over a period of
nine months.
Beginning with next week Zephani-
ah Hackett will be on duty at the
Shore Road crossing of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad solely at night during
the text two months, according to
present plans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Hackett, of
New Road, have taken occupancy of
the apartment in the post office build
ing on New Jersey venue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Payne took
their daughter Marie up to Berlin last
Sunday to visit her grandmother, Mrs.
Martha O'Neill, and her aunt and un
Gle, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mackler, for
two weeks. They returned home Mon
day morning in their machine and re-
port finding the roads in a very rough,
wornout state. Near Berlin they had
to detour five miles in order to make
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improvement work.
DR.. William O. Roop, brother of Mrs.
Reuben l.. Babcock, has opened an
office in Atlantic City for the practice
of his profession. He volunteered at
the outbreak of the war, during which
his time was devoted to medical exam
ination work in the several canton
ments in the East and South. Previ-
GUS to this he was a practitioner at
Dayton, o. DR.. Roop is recognized as
a specialist in a certain class of ner-
vous diseases.
Mrs. Anna Brown, of Philadelphia,
arrived last Saturday to spend her va
cation of indefinite length with Mr.
and Mrs. Mariner Smith.
Mrs. Clara Smith entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Gilbert, of Philadel-
phia, last Wednesday.
Council Considers Various Issues.
City Council met in regular session
last Wednesday evening with Council
men Elmer Bates, Walter Bates, Geo.
L. Hackett, Martin Pitney and Fred H.
Henry, Clerk Johnson, Collector Tur-
ner and City Solicitor Abbott present.
By a vote of 8 to 2 in secret ballot
Thomas Draper was elected over A. j.
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succeeding William B. Riley, who ten
dered his resignation two months ago.
Signed by three property M
living in that locality, a petition was
presented to Council requesting the
erection of an electric street light on
New Road n square west of Ohio
avenue. The request was referred to
the Light Committee.
Notice of the revision off water
rates by the P~leasantville Water Com
pany was read by the Clerk n re-
ferred to the solicitor for inspection
and an opinion.
Lewis Griffith presented a bill of
SO to Council for his 3 months old
pig, which was recently killed in its
pen by an unknown dog. The bill was
referred to the solicitor and was later
approved. Money for payment will be
taken from the Dog Account.
The new Mercantile Ordinance was
laid over for two weeks, when it will
receive special consideration.
At the request of the owner of the
Council Chamber, a check for $50 was
ordered drawn in payment of one-half
years rent of city hall, same to be
turned wei to the Tax Collector for
application in settlement of tax.
The Street Committee of Council ar
ranged to meet with the Street Com
mittee of P~leasantvilie Council at 10
o'clock on Sunday morning a week
hence, on W. California avenue, to in
spect the Encouragement of street
boundary lines west of New Road,
which were recently reset to make
satisfaction among property owners
there, and to look over the new street
map to see if 1t conforms specifically
Ito the new lines.