The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
day to- Atlantic City to sojourn indefi-
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day to- Atlantic City to SOJOurn 1ndef-
nitely with the family of her son Wal
ter.
Standing against the outside of the
school building two bicycles, the prop
erty of Samuel Smith, Jr., and Fred
Fox, were stolen Fast Wednesday after
noon shortly after 100, but were re-
covered. about 3 o'clock, an hour and
a half after they disappeared, by Police
Officer Schoepf1in, when he arrested
two chaps on the White Horse Pike, a
short distance this side of Pomona.
They were riding the stolen wheels
toward Philadelphia, where, they said,
they hailed from. They gave their
names rs Joseph Fisher, II, and Harry
Dunphry, Is years of age. Taken be-
fore Magistrate Brown, at Pleasant
vile, at 4.30 the same afternoon, they
were held without bail to appear be-
fore the Grand Jury. They were lock-
ed up in the Pleasantville Jail We'd
nesday night. AS soon as the theft of
the wheels was reported to the Absecon
Police Chief he jumped into A. L.
HammelIs automobile and was whizz-
ed to Pomona via the Pitney Road de-
tour. Coming down the Philadelphia
road from Pomona in one of the road
paving contractors machines, Officer
Schoepfiin soon met the young offend
.ers riding the stolen bicycles, and ar
rested them on sight.
Death of Frances GiberSon.
Ill sixs weeks, Frances, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w.
Giberson, died of uremic poisoning at
the home of her parents on Thursday
evening, Dec. 30th. Had she lived un-
Jill March she would have been seven
years old. The body lay in state Sun
day afternoon at her late home where
the remains were viewed by number
of friends, including representatives of
the M. E. Sunday School, of which she
was a member. The funeral services
were held at the Giberson home on
Shore Road. at II o'clock Monday NOR
ming under the direction of Rev. Clar-
enc M. Johnston, of Bridgeton, former
pastor of the Absecon M. e. Church,
who paid a tender, loving tribute to
the young life which he compared to a
lily. AS long IS Frances lived Pastor
Johnston said he had a friend here. He
received a card from her a short time
ago which said: "My pastor, please
come back" Interment was made in
Absecon Presbyterian Cemetery.
Fire Company Elects officers.
The Absecon Volunteer Fire Com
pany met in the Fire House on Station
avenue last Monday evening and elect
ed the following officers to serve dur
ing the coming year: President, Hor-
ace e. Miller; vice-president, Edward
Pennington; secretary, Earl Fairbroth-
ers; assist secretary, Everett Ambru-
ster; treasurer, Ira L. Giberson; chief,
Charles M. Kesler; foreman, c. P.Ham-
nell; assistant foreman, Edgar Freas;
marshal, Arthur Conover; trustees, G.
P. Hammell, Edgar Freas, Darius
Smith, Arthur Conover, Chester Cliff;
Firemen's Relief Committee, Edward
Pennington, 1. l.. Giberson and Ever
EFT Ambruster.
BY request of Rev. R. A. Elwood use
of the fire house for organizing a troop
Of Boy Scouts was granted.
The company was we'll represented
at the meeting and an enthusiastic
spirit was manifested.
City Council Re-Organises
Absecon City, Council met at noon
on New Years Day and organized for
the new year by electing the following
officers:
Chairman-Elmer C. Bates.
Solicitor-Albert C. Abbott.
Road Supplementary Mattson,J r.
Fire Warden E. C. Bates.
Pound-keeper-William Schoep1in,
Jr.
Harbor MASTER. Alton Mitchell.
Sinking Fund Commissioner-Geo-
b Conover.
Members Board of Health-SamueI
Johnson, 1 year; DR.. E. H. Madden,
3 years.
City Clerk Samuel Johnson called
the meeting to order and requested
for chairman. Council
man Henry nominated the former pre-
officer, Elmer Bates, and Mr.. Pit
ney seconded the motion. There were
no other nominations and Mr.. Bates
was unanimously elected.
In accepting the craftsmanship again
Mr.. Bates thanked his colleagues for
the honor thus conferred and stated
that as he had done in the past, so
the coming year he would en-
deavOr to discharge the duties of his
office to the best of his ability for the
best interests of the city, without fear
or favor. He said his relationship in
past with the Councilmanic body
had been very pleasant and agreeable
and he expressed the desire that all
members Of the 1921 Council would
together tremendously to pro-
mote an efficient, economical admins
tration of municipal affairs during the
year. He pied for the DC
of every member. Mr.. Bates
said his term will expire next fall and
he feels he should then step aside and
let someone else take his place in
Councilmanic matters, for, said he. 1
feel | have served my apprenticeship
in that capacity.
Chairman Bates called the attention
OF Council to the necessity of provid-
ing a suitable polling place in the Sec
ond Ward. He suggested that a porta-
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