The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-12-18
Absecon

last Saturday to New York City to under
60 treatment, possibly an operation, at
the Roosevelt Hospital, for an injury re-
ceiyed last summer while on his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. o h J. cliff are expect
ing at their home, Glen Cottage, nex
Hilda May. of Long Branch, who will
spend ten days or two weeks here.
Mrs. James B. Townsend, of Longport,
entertained the members of the Absecon
Art Club at the home of her sister. Miss
Lorine Boice, on Shore Road, last We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lewis Clark was hostess to the
members of the swimming class at her
home last Tuesday evening.
Nevin Wike entertained the members
of the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Society on the occasion of their monthly
social at the home of his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Rogers, last eve
ming, Friday.
Miss Nettie Alexander, principal of the
public school, and Miss Blanche Acker-
man. of the local teaching staff, enter
tanned friends at the Absecon Inn last
Friday evening.
The Christmas Entertainment of. the
presbyterian Sunday School will be held
in the church next Thursday evening,
Dec. 20, at 7.30 o'clock. Everybody is
invited.
While working in Atlantic City, Tues
day night: with his motor truck, John
accidental fall of several feet which Sc
verely injured his left arm and wrist.
Mrs. Clara Smith has been ill with
throat trouble this week.
After a delay of several weeks a car
load of stone for the new Absecon Bank
arrived last Saturday, and work on the
sumed on Wednesday.
In lieu of the usual Christmas enter
tainment a Christmas Party will be held
by the NJ. E. Sunday School in the chapel,
next Wednesday evening, Dec. %. Suit
able diversions will be provided and re-
freshments will be served.
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to Philadelphia last Wednesday in their
motor car.
w. Kelton Evans. of near Bridgeton,
former Absecon school principal, visited
the school here last Friday and addressed
a number of the scholars.
Prof. e. D. Riley is having his Church
street residence beautihed with paint.
While working on New Road one day
last week with a gravel team, one wheel
of the wagon passed over David Trusty's
foot Gripping the member.
Mrs. John Ards, of Philadelphia, was
the over Sunday guest of her parents,
Mr.; and Mrs. Samuel Smith, Sr..
Miss Eunice Risley is confined to her
home with a severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend Shovel and
son Emerson motored. last Sunday in
their Ford Sedan to Philadelphia to see
their elder son, Alfred, who has a posi-
ton there. Emerson remained several
days with relatives in the Quaker City.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. NJ. Kesler and Mrs. c.
G. Allen motored to Philadelphia on bust
ness last Tuesday. That day Mr.. Kesler
sold out his produce and sea food bust
ness, which he established four years
ago at Fourth and Kaighn avenue, Cam
den, to Howard A. Payne, of Berlin, for
merly of Absecon, and his brother-in-
law Robert Mackler, connected with. a
theatrical troupe. They will trade under
the name of Payne and Mackler. Mr..
Kesler will now devote his entire atten-
ton to his Lily Lake Amusement pro-
ject.
Captain James Abbott Rescued At Sea.
The loss of the new four-masted schoo-
ner Anna G. Lord, from Debutal for Bos-
toll, and the rescue of her crew were re-
ported on Tuesday in a radio message to
her owners from the British steamship
Queen Elizabeth. The Queen Elizabeth,
with Captain James Abbott and the crew
of seven, arrived at Norfolk on Wednes-
day. A telegram was received here hat
day notifying relatives of the rescue and
arrival in port aboard the steamship of
Captain Abbott, whose home is in Port
Republic, and who is a brother of Mrs.
Samuel Giberson, this city.
Captain Abbott has crossed the Atlantic
three times. He left last spring for a
Spanish port on his last voyage and was
SO days going over. With a cargo of salt
he started on the return trip nearly ten
weeks ago, and was long overdue in BoS-
ton when word by wireless and telegram
was received of his shipwreck and res
cue. He holds a world navigator's license
as a pilot of both steam and sailing YES
sells. He is Sc years old.