The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-03-27

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c. NJ. Johnston, Mrs. L. l.. Johnston,
Lewis and Haines Johnston to Bridge
ton in his automobile.
A Birthday Party was given in honor
of Miss Gladys Ristine at her N. Abse-
con home on Friday evening, Mar. 10.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
games and music, after which dainty
refreshments were served. The invit-
ed guests were: Misses Dorothy Nor
gan, Elizabeth Popplewell, Helen Law
son, Alice Conover, Elsie Featherer,
Blanche Price, Elizabeth Caddick, Col
die Smith, Elizabeth Conoyer, Anna
Lorine Boice, Carrie Leeds, Bessie
Bowen, Ruth Ristine and the hostess,
Gladys Ristine; Messrs. Albert Frieze,
Ebert Fagen, James Conover, Ray
mond Conover, Edward Taylor, Melvin
PARCELS, Morrell Clark, Howard Smith,
Leland Leeds, George Sooy, Fred Hig-
bee, Nelson Blackman, Alfred Kurtz,
Ralph Conover, Mickey Lavigna, Rod
ney Smith. +
Mr.. Lewis Conover is on the sick
list.
Miss Ethel Giberson was the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. W.
Giberson, last Sunday.
Raymond, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Conover, is very i'll at this writing.
Mrs. Emma Wood and Mrs. Morris
Rath, of Philadelphia, called on Mrs.
Ward Conover last Sunday.
Mrs. William Kyle visited friends at
C~onovertown on Tuesday.
The railroad company has had work
men dig up this week the curbing and
pavement abutting the railroad tracks
at the Shore Road crossing and is
houina 1oauy ooroapt ottrhc on5 uua1lxc
laid facing the crossing, in conformity
with the lines, grades and specifica-
lions of the City Sidewalk Ordinance.
Following an illness of several years
Sarah A., wife of Captain ]. Alton
Mitchell, died of general debility last
Wednesday morning, at her home on
Shore Road at North AbsecOn. She
was t~he4daughter of the late John and
Arabella Shovel. Funeral services
will be held at her late residence this
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment in Absecon M. E. Cemetery.
Send or bring YOU news items, new
subscriptions, renewals, advertise
ments, ETC., to Joseph S. Tilton, Abse-
con correspondent, on or before Thurs
day noon of each week, for notation
and publication in the following Satur-
days issue.
Miss Irene Weigand, of Pomona,
was the weekend guest of Miss Marie
Schoepflin, at the Hotel Rockingham
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence H. Hedden,
of Newark, were guests last week of
her grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Ad-
ans, and aunt, Miss Laura Adams.
On account of the prolonged illness
of Peter Lashley, mail carrier between
Port Republic and Absecon, the gov-
eminent has released him from his
contract and will advertise for bids up
to April 9th for another carrier to take
his place. The carrier serve patrons
along the Star Route and both delivers
to and receives mail from the post
offices at Absecon Heights, Oceanville,
Leeds Point and Port Republic, the
Absecon p~ostofice being the distribut-
ing office for the towns up the shore.
Chief of Police William Schoepf1in,
Jr., was summoned last Monday to the
home of Mrs. Hosea Kendall to kill a
dog that was in her chicken coop. As
Mrs. Kendall undertook to drive the
canine out he snapped at her %Viciously,
so she sent for Officer Schoepfin, who
is also the city's poundkeeper, to come
and kill the dog, which he did. Mrs.
Kendall was bitten by a dog two years
ago and nearly had blood poisoning, SO
she did not want to take any chances
this time.
The March meeting of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian Church was held
last Tuesday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. M. NJ. Townsend. China"
was the topic for discussion.
Several cases of measules are report
ed at Conovertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank COnover went to
Philadelphia last Sunday on the excur-
sion and spent the day with her moth
er, Mrs. R. E.. Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E.. Sooy, of
Ventnor, spent Sunday with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Giberson,
at Conovertown. They have rented
their home at Ventnor and will spend
the summer here as usual.
The Absecon Art Club members were
guests last Wednesday afternoon of
Mrs. Leland Madden at her home at
Pleasantville. Present were Mrs. r.
l.. Babcock, Mrs. F. f. Doughty, Mrs.
Robert Mclaughlin, Miss Lorine Boice,
Mrs. R. A. Elwood, Miss Hannah Mad
den, Mrs. May Townsend n Mrs.
Lewis Clark, of Absecon; Mrs. E. A.
Wilson and Mrs. Ridout, of Atlantic
City, and a Mrs. Wilson, of Mortified.
Rev. R. A. Elwood leaves this Satur-
day for a swing out through the States
of West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana
and Idaho. He expects this will be
his final trip west this spring. Upon
his return he hopes to spend some
time working in his garden with his
old clothes on for recreation and a
stimulant before opening the last of
May the Boardwalk Church for the
p season.
Counsellor and Mrs. John D. Nc
Mullin, of Philadelphia and Moores-
town, are expected to take occupancy