The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-03-20
Absecon

Mrs. Charlotte Pitney spent the
weekend at Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. McElroy, of Phil
adelphia, sojourned last week with her
mother, Mrs. Elmira Adkisson.
Mrs. John Sibley returned on Thurs
day to her home at Swedesboro, after
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Alexander.
Having quit the railroad here, Edward
Prescott, Jr., has gone to Chester, Pa,
to work.
A meeting of the Absecon Volunteer
Fire Company was held last Monday
evening in the fire house on Station
avenue. Following the business SEES
sion, brick ice cream and homemade
cakes were served. About fifteen
were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Lewis are
planning to move into their new home
at Shore Road and Leeds venue in
about a week.
Mrs. E. H. Madden is recovering
from her illness of the past week.
John, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
McAnney, of Conovertown, has been
quite i'll this week.
Mrs. Richard Giberson is out again
after being confined to the house with
a severe cold several days.
Mrs. Mary e. Massey has returned
to the home of her sister, Mrs. Gilbert
Conover, after. spending two months
with the family of her nephew, DR..
Howard Conover, at Barnegat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover en-
tertained at dinner and supper on
Wednesday Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Johns
ton and sons, Lewis and Haines, and
Mrs. L. L.. Johnston.
Edmund Townsend, who completed
a month ago his automobile course at
the Cadillac auto school and factory,
Detroit, expects to open the Pitney
garage on New Jersey venue in a
few days for the general repair of au-
: tomobiles and gasoline engines.
The steam shovel gang is nearly
down to the city limits on New Jersey
a~venueaWith. the work of eXcavating
the PhiladeIphia ROD rior to the paw
ing operations.
MrSf Conrad McVby, of Atlantic
City, visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
81 Charles 1relan, last Wednesday.
The Eighth Grade of the Public
i School has organized it's graduating
i class with the following officers: Pres
ident, Lewis M. Johnston; Vice-Presi-
dent, Myra Kesler; Secretary, Carolyn
Smith; Treasurer, Eddie Smith; Class
Advisers, Miss Alexander and Miss
Alderman. The class had a very pref
ty booth at the recent Washington
Social, and expects to be "on the job,
holding interesting affairs.
A surprise party was held at Mrs.
R. A. Elwood's last Thursday night in
honor of Lewis M. Johnston's birthday
anniversary.
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston and fam
lily expect to move to Bridgeton the
last of this week. Previous to their
going, Mr.. Johnston received a very
fine frock coat, Mrs. Johnston a silver
piece, and other gifts.
Lewis M. Johnston will graduate
with his class, and will reside at Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Hammells.
Miss Margaretta Kesler was given a
surprise party in honor of her Eigh-
teenth birthday. She was presented
with q gold Waltham wrist watch by
her parents. The table presented a
beautiful appearance, the center piece
being of green with a birthday cake
with Is green flags and candles. Each
guest was presented with favors
Games and music were the features of
the evening, after which dainty re-
freshments were served. Those who
enjoyed the occasion were: Misses
Harriet Mitchell, Mildred Councillor,
Ella Shovel, Leona Conover, Dorothy
Morris, Carolyn Smith, Eunice Risley,
Kathryn Morris, Florence and Myra
Kesler, Alfred Shovel, Leroy M~attson,
Gilbert Barker, Rodney Smith, Ray
mond Conover. James Conover, Ephra-
i'm Mitchell, Michael Leeds, Reginald
Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Kesler attended
the funeral of the formers uncle at
Auburn, N. j., on Saturday. He died
very suddenly.