The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-11-20

"AiShbB I'll R1dIooqudA.
Mrs. R. A. Elwood spent several
days last week with relatives at Mill
vile. While there she also visited Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Borneman, formerly
of Absecon. Russell Elwood spent part
of his time with Walter Borneman, Jr.,
and with Lewis and Haines Johnston,
at Bridgeton.
Charles M. Kesler motored last Sat
urday afternoon to numerous towns in
Cape May County, where he ordered
the shipment of 1000 bushels of red
skin potatoes previously purchased to
his Camden store and warehouses. He
intends to buy several thousand BUSH
els more of these potatoes before the
end of this week.
By an overwhelming majority the
delegates attending the annual con-
vention of the Atlantic County Sunday
School Association in the Congrega-
tional Church, Egg Harbor City, on
Thursday of last week, voted to hold
next falls convention in the Absecon
M. e. Church.
Alfred Adams, of Atlantic City, own
er of the former Henry Bates property
at New Jersey avenue and New Road,
is having the dwelling repaired and put
in first class condition.
Mrs. William Hammell visited her
daughter, Mrs. Albert Smith, at Bur-
lington, last week.
Mrs. Cassie Conover and Mrs. Harry
Walk and children, Kathryn, Harry
and Elizabeth, visited Mrs. Lemuel
Johnson at Somers Point last Friday.
Harry Walk recently caught several
nice fish while ON a fishing trip with
his wife's uncle, Daniel Cordery, at
Great Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maya and family NOV
ed this week from DR.. Walter Sooy's
cottage at North Absecon into the w.
B.. Parsels home at Conovertown.
Master Bobby Lewis, of 4Somers
Point, visited his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Aydelotte, from Fri
day until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Conover, of Con-
overtown, spent several days last week
at the home of their son, Eugene Con-
over, at Mortified. While there they
attended the funeral of their daughter
in-law's father, Edward P. Risley.
Rev. j. r. Reeves invited the boys
and girls of the M. e. Sunday School,
particularly those who took a stand
Decision Day, to meet at the parsonage
last Thursday evening, for religious
and social benefit.
Union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Presbyterian Church
Thanksgiving morning at 1870 o'clock.
1t is expected that Rev. r. A. Elwood
will deliver the message.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Smith, late
of Detroit and former residents here,
are preparing to occupy their Ohio av-
enue home at an early date.
Theophilus Prescott spent several
DAYS last week with his brother, Ed
ward Prescott, Jr.;sa Chester, Pa, and
reports having a delightful time.
Mrs. May Townsend entertained the
Absecon Art Club members at her res
idence last Wednesday afternoon. Her
guests included Mrs. George Conover,
Mrs. R. L. Babcock, Mrs. A. L. Ham
nell, Mrs. Lewis Clark, Mrs. X. A.
Elwood, Miss Hannah Madden, Mrs.
Samuel Johnson, of Absecon; Mrs. Lee
land Madden, of P~leasantville, and Mrs.
Fannie Wainwright, of Manasquan.
The Christian Endeavor Social OF
the Presbyterian Church was held at
the home of Mrs. M. M. Townsend last
evening, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Conover enter
tanned at dinner at their home on Sun
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. James Fra
ser, OIL Tile oedNlSW dO1l S1dp'
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fraser gave a
theatre party on Friday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Conover
and son Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Sooy and
Miss Ethel Giberson, of Atlantic City,
have been spending two weeks with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
Giberson, at ~Conovertown.
Mrs. Lewis Conover has been ill this
week.
Walter Conover Is spending the win
ter in Philadelphia, where he is taking
a course in voice culture at n OF the
music Conservatives.
Mr.. Bowman Tilton, of Audubon,
visited his brother, Warren P. Tilton,
also his sister and brother-in-law, MI.
and Mrs. John Boice, at North Absecon
last week.
While speeding north on New Jersey
avenue last Saturday morning about
10 o'clock, Robert Williams, of Port
Republic. drove Peter Lashley's Ford
mail delivery car into soft sand on the
left side of the road at the intersection
of New Road. Instantly the car over
turned, striking a telegraph pole as 1t
did so. The car body was completely
demolished, and the radiator, dash and
forward part OF the cnassls was pauly
damaged. Immediately after the acct
dent Police officer Schoepfin took
young Williams before MAGISTRATE
Brown, who imposed a fine with costs
amounting to $3.50 for reckless driv-
ing.
The Get-to-Gether Dinner
A Huge Success.
The Get-to-Gether Dinner given IN
the auditorium of the Absecon PUBIC
School on Friday evening, NOV IL
was a great success.
About 200 partook of the sumptuous
renast. The O was beautifully dec
Grated with bunting and autumn
leaves. Covers we're laid for 80. Bou-
ouets of cosmos and chrysanthemums
graced the tables, which were loaded
with the delicacies which Absecon Ia
dies know so we'll how to prepare.