The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-12-04
Absecon

MISS berlnd lreldn, OF Philadelphia,
spent her Thanksgiving vacation from
Wednesday until Saturday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Irelan.
On Saturday she went to Ventnor to
spend a short time with her sister,
Mrs. Conrad Mccoy.
Mrs. William c.. Kline returned
home on Saturday from a visit of ten
days with her children in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Payne, of
West Berlin, former residents, motor
ed here last Monday and called on
friends.
Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson, Jr., of
Atlantic City, spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with her father, William
Schoepfin, ST., and sisters at the Ho-
tel Rockingham.
Miss Olive Hammell, a teacher in
the Westfeld, N. j., school, enjoyed
her Thanksgiving vacation from We'd
nesday until Sunday at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Ham
nell.
Mrs. Charles Mason went on Satur-
day to Wilmington, Del, to visit her
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Briggs.
Joel A. Tilton, of Washington, D. c.,
visited his brother, Warren P. Tilton,
also his sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. John Boice, 70 week.
Isaac Sutton and niece, Miss Laura
Sutton, sojourned with relatives in
Camden the last ten days.
Earl Shovel, aged 26, son of Emma
and the late Jesse Shovel, died from
complications at the home of his moth
er on Shore Road last Sunday night
at s o'clock. He had been in declining
health for a veal and during the past
month his strength failed fast. Con-
Quoted by Rev. R. A. Elwood, the fun
eral service was held at the home of
his mother last Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Interment in the NJ. E.
Cemetery.
A daughter, Ellen Marette, was born
last Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B.
Audrey, at their home, Nevada avenue
and Eighth street.
Mrs. Frank Hartzell and children
entertained at their Nevada avenue
home Thanksgiving Day her mother-in-
law, Mrs. Jennie Davis, of Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Jacob Seiferman has been very
i'll the past week with rheumatism and
neuralgia in her head and face at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Taylor. She has been the victim of
chronic rheumatism for a long time,
but has borne her affiction with great
feTtitdde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Shovel
and daughters, of Atlantic City, form
er residents, motored on Sunday to
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Shovel, at North Absecon,
where they spent the day.
Mr.. James Conover and Mrs. A.
Della Conover were quietly married by
Rev. J. R. Reeves at the groom's home
on Adams avenue, Absecon, last We'd
nesday night at 8 o'clock in the pres
enc of relatives and friends. Follow
ing the ceremony ice cream and a
fancy wedding cake were sreved. Con-
gratulations were offered by the fol-
lowing guests present.: Mrs. Mary
Powers, Mr.. Lewis Conover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Conover, Mrs. Charles
Conoyer, Mrs. E. J. Hewitt, Mrs. Clara
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mccoy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Conover, Mrs. Ang
and Miss Dugan, of Atlantic City,
P~leasantville and O%ceanyille.
Miss Hannah Madden entertained
the Absecon Art Club members at her
residence last Wednesday afternoon.
Present were Mrs. M. M. Townsend,
Mrs. R. A. Elwood, Mrs. Samuel john
son, Mrs. A. L. Hammell, Mrs. X. l..
Babcock, Miss Edith Newman, Mrs.
George B. Conover, Mrs. Robert Nc
MIS-. Laura ID. pSSu, LIS
Lorine Boice, Mrs. Lewis Clark, Mrs.
Leland Madden and Miss Madden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Giberson have
beer entertaining the last two weeks
her brother, Mr.. Joseph Abbott, of
Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z%ephaniah Hackett re-
ceived a visit recently from their
daughter, Mrs. Warren Winder, of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Zephaniah Hackett and son
Clarence went on Monday to Eldora
to visit relatives. He has been spend
ing the week cunning on the farm and
woodland of his brother-in-law there.
Miss Peggy White, a popular men,
Der of the younger set, has been on a
Viist to Altoona.
Richard w. Morris Dies Suddenly.
In his 18th year, Richard w. Morris,
a Civil Wal veteran, died suddenly at
his home, Shore Road and Colorado
avenue, last Friday night at 10 o'clock.
Although in declining health the past
year he had apparently not been worse
than usual up to the hour he was
stricken. Sitting in his chair he re-
marked to those about him he guessed
he would go out doors and as he arose
to do so he fell over dead from heart
failure. He enjoyed his evening meal
more than usual a few hours before.
Mr.. Morris was a great reader and
a ready talker. His accounts of the
Civil War battles in which he fought,
especially the Battle of Gettysburg,
were decidedly interesting and thrill
ing.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ruth Morris, one daughter, Mrs. Fur
mar Horner, of Absecon, and one son,
Walter, of Philadelphia.
His body lay in state Monday eve
ming at his residence, where local
friends took a parting leave. Tuesday
morning the funeral cortege proceeded
to Bridgeton, where the funeral was
held at the home of relatives, and