The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-09-11

Miss Carrie Reed; recording secretary,
Mrs. Anna G. Fleming; treasurer, Miss
Emma Collins.
The Mite Society of the Presbyterian
Church held its monthly social and
business meeting at the home of Mrs.
Earl Fairbrothers, on New Jersey ave-
nue., last Tuesday evening. The social
| period was spent in games, after which
refreshments were served. Present
were: Mrs. Samuel Johnson, Mrs. May
! Townsend, Mrs. Richard Price, Mrs. L.
| Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nicholas,
Mrs. Alice Miller, Mrs. Mayhem, Mrs.
| Edward Mccarthy, Misses Anna and
Kathryn Mccarthy, Mrs. Lawrence
IBeckley and son Frank, Misses Blanche
Hammell, Marie Schlachter, Rose
Price, Florence Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Fairbrothers and daughter Edna.
A committee from the women's Or
CARNATIONS in Absecon has arranged
for a public meeting, to be held in the
school auditorium next Monday eve
ming, Sept. 13, at 8 o'clock. Rev. R. A.
Elwood will address the assemblage on
"The Responsibilities, Duties and
Privileges of the Women as Voters
! Every woman in Absecon is urged to
be present.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Heights Building and Loan Association
will be held at the home of Mr.. E. N.
Pennington, on Saturday evening, Sept,
II, at 7.30 o'clock. Persons desiring a
loan to buy or build a home with may
obtain information concerning the
| same by calling on any one of the fol
4 I1x.;1r n;rnaforc. Tahn nnian X
Finley, Joseph Ziegler, C. M. Kesler
and Carrie c. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Carly, of Cam
den, were guests of their grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Spokesman, over
the weekend holidays.
Miss Margaret Reed, of New York
has been visiting her grandmother
Mrs. Laura B. Reed, at the F. G. Boice
residence the past week.
Auto Bumps Auto at SedUieW;
Another on Fire Last Sunday
Running into a bed of sand on the
side of the New York Road at Seav1ew
last Sunday afternoon, while driving
south, caused a Mr.. DeWald, of Brook.
lyn, to lose control of his machine,
which crossed the road and crashed
into the broadside of the Ford delivery
car loaded with farm products belong
ing to the father of Thomas Sharp,
Both machines were damaged about
the wheels, tenders and running
boards.
While going north on the Shore Road
at Nevada avenue last Sunday after
noon at 4.30, a Pullman sport car driv-
en- by J.. c. barley, auto supply dealer
of Diamond street, Philadelphia, sud.
denly burst into flames under the hood,
binding the driver, who stopped the
car as quickly as possible and yelled
Fire" repeatedly at the top of his
voice. Passing autos stopped and their
occupants threw sand on the blazing oil,
which had leaked onto the road and
! prevented the auto from being destroy.
ed A piston, broken and demolished,
caused the ignition of the oil in the
crank case, which had several holes
STAYED in its side by the free end OF
the rapidly revolving connecting rod.
All the gasoline in the II tank
was consumed. The car was towed to
Mason's Garage for repairs. 1t was
insured.
Candidates File Petitions.
There will be two contests in the
First Ward, Absecon, at the Primary
Election, Sept. %. Edwin Robinson
Freebooter, will be opposed by Chas.
NJ. Kesler, while Lawrence Beckley
and Crawford Townsend will contest
for the Democratic nomination for
Council. Those who have filed their
nominating petitions with City Clerk
Samuel Johnson, as required by law,
are:
For Mayor, Harry M%attson, Sr., r.
City Clerk, Samuel Johnson, R.
Tax Collector, Franklin Turner, R.
First Ward.
For Council, Lawrence Beckley, D
and R.; Crawford Townsend, D.
Freebooter, Edwin Robinson, D. and
r.; C. M. Kesler, D.
Constable, Melvin Atkinson, D.
County Committeeman at Large,
Samuel Giberson, D., and Edward N.
Pennington, D.
County Committee, Joseph Flynn, r,
Second Ward.
For Council, James Henderson, r.
Freebooter, F. Fraley Doughty, R.
Justice of the Peace, William Wyand,
R.
County Committee, Harry Mattson,
Sr., R., and Elmer c. Bates, D., and
Christopher Hare, D.
Last hour petitions filed with City
Clerk Johnson show there will be two
more contests for local offices, DR.. E,
H. Madden, D., having decided to enter
the ring for Mayor, while his grandson,
Edmund Townsend, D., has announced
his candidacy for Tax Collector.
W. C. T. U. PdrlOr Meeting.
An interesting parlor meeting of the
w. C. T. U. was held Tuesday last at
the home of Mrs. j. d. Joslin. After
the regular business session the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Mrs. Anna c.
Fleming; Vice Presidents, Mrs. j. D.
Joslin and Mrs. R. A. Elwood; Core
spending Secretary, Miss Emma Col
Inns; Recording Secretary, Mrs. John
S. Lewis; Treasurer, Mrs. E. NJ. B.
LTilton. Mrs. Leslie Golf presided at