The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-09-27

room is to DE reprinted and papered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman r. Lee entertained
last Saturday in celebration of her seth
birthday anniversary her father, Joseph K.
Mathis, of New Gretna. and uncle, Jesse r.
Cavileer, and daughter Jessie, of Egg Har-
Dor. Mrs. Lees father remained with them
until Sunday night.
Miss Kathryn Adams, of Erma, has been
spending the week with Miss Myra Kesler.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S.. Eldridge, of Atlantic
City, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
NJ. Kesler and daughters.
Mr.. Wilmer Pedrick spent two days last
week with his mother at Auburn, N. j.
S. L. Jeffries & Sons, of Atlantic City,
have just finished painting the residence of
c. NJ. Kesler At North Absecon, which has
greatly improved its appearance.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church was held last Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. May Town
send.
A meeting of the directors of the Absecon
Branch of the N~eedlework Guild was held
last Wednesday afternoon at the home of the
president, Mrs. A. C. Fleming. 1t was then
decided to hold the annual meeting for exhi-
bition of garments in the M. E. Chapel on
Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23rd, at 2.30 o.
clock. Details will be announced later.
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Elwood and son and
Miss Hannah Madden left last Wednesday
for Delaware Water Gap for q two weeks
vacation. Mr.. Elwood will ret6Tn, however.
to conduct on Sunday his final service for
the season in the Boardwalk Church. In the
afternoon he will have charge of the last
afternoon preaching service This year In the
local Presbyterian church at 4 O'Clock: Sac
rament of the Lords Supper will be observed
and everybody is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman R. Lee entertained
a party of railroad signal superintendent
and inspectors art a sumptuous chicken and
oyster dinner last Tuesday. In the party
were Signal Superintendent for this district.
w. l. Bell, and assistant, a Mr.. Swonger, OF
Camden former superintendent here, B. F.
Oler, and his assistant, a Mr.. Darlington, of
Philadelphia.
E,od ond AE{,. 0r;1a naioa optor+a;1ad
last week their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
ley Packer, of Pasadena, Cal, and Mrs.
Thayer Martin, of Woodbridge. N. j.
Mrs. LauraaB. Reed returned last Tuesday
to the home Of her cousin, Miss Lorine Boice,
after enjoying a ten days trip up the State.
She left a week ago Sunday with friends in
the Plaza Hotel, Asbury Park, and then con-
tinued the trip through Atlantic Highlands
to Keansburg, where Mrs. Reed sojourned
last week with Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Ludlow,
by train. While at Rev. and Mrs. Ludlow's
she passed a very %eventful week, attending
picnics, church meetings and social gather
ings.
h Woman's Civic Club.
The Woman's Civic Club, of Absecon, an
nounces a very special meeting for Thursday
afternoon of next week, Oct. End, at 2.3O
o'clock, in the school house auditorium. The
following subjects will be discussed
First-"Can we beautify the Absecon en-
trance Of the New Boulevard"
OecOnu=- Gan we pldHC Tribute Trees III
honor of our Soldier Boys?"
Third-"How can We get Absecon people
interested in-the Civic Club?"
Come to this meeting and bring your sug-
g~estions and ideas with you.
We need YOU.
Local Motorists Visit Valley Forge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Payne and daugh-
ter Marie, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Carton
and son Charles, and Mr., Frank Carton. en-
joyed a delightful motor trip to Valley Forge
last Sunday in Mr.. Payne's touring car
They left home at 6 o'clock in the morning
and arrived home at midnight. The distance
covered on the trip Appropriated 200 miles
The weather was fair and favorable and all
that could be desired. They report the seen
cry was beautiful and the places of historic
interest visited made a profound and lasting
impression. They spent most of the time
while there at Washington's Headquarters
and viewed the contents of each room, rel
immortal Washington. They assembled to the
top of Mt. JOY, from which they had a per-
feet panoramic view of the surrounding hills
and valleys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne are now planning for
their next trip which they hope to have in
the near future. Chadd's Ford is their pro-
spective destination. They have decided to
go by way of Wilmington and return via
Chester.
Local Primary Election Results.
There were no factional fights for local
offices at the Primary Election last Tuesday,
hence those who ran on the tickets and by
I tHt u WGIt hOuhtidLGu, d . IlN
following results show
First Ward-Republican Ticket: For AS
SCISSOR, Thomas Draper, 80 votes Joseph
Smith, Jr. 2. Democratic Ticket Joseph
Smith, 81 Thomas Draper. 8.
For Council for three years, Martin Pltney
received 5 Republican and II Democratic
votes.
For Large Elmer C. Bates.
5 Democratic and 4 Republican votes.
For Justice of the Peace, E. d. Riley, 8
Republican and 2 Democratic votes.
EOunty Executive COmmiftpp = RaDubIipaD
Irwin j. Rider, SO Democrats, S. w. Giber-
son and Edward Pennington, % each.
Second Ward Republican Ticket For
Assessor, Fred Audrey, ~ votes. He also
! received 3 Democratic votes. He ran on
stickers.
George L. Hackett received ~ Republican
and 3 Democratic votes for Councilman for g
years. He. too. ran on s%tickers.
For Councilman-at-Large E. C. Bates, 80
Republican and 9 Democratic votes.
For Justice of the Peace, George B. Con-
over, 10 Republican votes.
For Republican County Executive Commit
teeman, Harry Mattson, ST.. received 10
votes.
On the Democratic ticket for Two commit
teemen, S. W. Giberson and E. n. Penning-
ton received 4 votes each, while E. C. Bates
and Christopher Hare received 5 votes apiece.
OF the total of rs votes cast in the First
Ward. AZ were Republican and % were
Democratic.
"a Republican and IL Democratic tickets
being counted. y
Council Holds September Meeting.
The September meeting of City Council
was held last Wednesday evening with these
members present: Couneilmen Elmer Bates,
Walter Bates, Fred H. Henry, Martin Pitney
and George L. Hackett, Clerk Johnson. Solic-
itor Abbott and Street Supervisor Harry
Mattson, Jr.
On motion of Mr.. Henry the committee of
Council as a whole is to meet with Engineer
Clark, of Pleasantville, on John D.. McMul-
Inns property on the east side of the New
York road north of the bridge, this Saturday
afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. to confer over the
proposed survey for cement curbing and
sidewalk On said property, where an old
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