The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-15
ABSECON NEWS

The Civic Club has arranged for {
Cleanup Week" commencing Oct. II
with the collection of all rubbish no
burnable on Friday, Oct. 81. Rubbish
must be in receptacles on sidewalk a.
I a. m. 1t is Cleanup, Paintup and
Cut down the weeds Week, and it is
hoped that all will cooperate 10 make
the town neat and clean. Special at
tention is called to cutting the weeds
which seem to be very general.
Mr.. S. A. Chase and family have
closed their home for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Nicholas enter
tanned last week Mr.. Harry Stutzler
of New York, and Miss Nary Conway
of Atlantic City.
Tomorrow, Sunday, will be Autumn
nal Day in the NJ. E. Church. DOM
forget to send to the church this Sat
urday whatever you have, fruits, flow
ers or vegetables, so the committee
can make a creditable display of the
seasons products.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea
Kendall, Mrs. Mary Shaw and friend
motored to Camden and spent the
day with Mr.. Kendall's sister, Mrs
Philip Knauf.
Ill a week Councilman Martin Pit.
ney was removed at l o'clock last
Wednesday to the Atlantic City Hos
pital, where an internal operation fol
intestinal trouble was performed at
$50 the same afternoon. 1t was stat
ed Thursday morning he had regained
consciousness but was in quite a pre-
carious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman R. Lee left
on Thursday morning on their trip to
California to visit relatives. They eX'
pect to be away about two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sibley and Mrs.
Talitha Alexander, of Swedesboro,
motored here the middle of last week
and remained until Saturday with the
l~atter's sister, Mrs. Caroline Smith,
at Mrs. Alexander's home on Ohio
avenue. When they returned home
Mrs. Smith accompanied them for a
short visit. While here they sold the
Alexander lot east of the home OF
Ohio venue to Atlantic City parties
who probably will build there in the
near future.
Mrs. Frank B. Biggs and two chill
dren, and friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Chase,
of Washington, d. c., motored here
and were guests the latter part of last
week of Mrs. Biggs' aunt, Mrs. Caro-
line Smith. Mrs. Biggs was a former
resident here. She will be remember
ed by many local friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mariner Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Smith and Jesse Scr
den took a company of relatives and
friends in their respective machines
on a delightful auto trip to Asbury
Park on Sunday. In addition to those
named the party was composed oil
Mr.. Sorden's mother, Mrs. Clara
Smith, Misses Mildred and Caroline
Smith, Wesley and Kenneth Smith
MIR. and Mrs. T. J. Hamilton and Mr.
j. Conner,
Mr. and Mrs. Furman Horner, resi-
dents at Shore Road and Lee avenue
the last two years, have sold theil
property there to Earl Keeper ant
family, of Atlantic City, who already
have taken possession. Mr.. Keeper
is a Pennsylvania Railroad employee
Mr.. and Mrs. Horner haven't fully
decided as yet just where they will
make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Smith en-
tertained the latter part of last week
the following relatives: Mrs. Edward
Holloway. of Cedarbrook, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Shumate, of Jackson, O.
n~ewlyweds, who are touring the East
on their honeymoon. Mrs. Shumate
is the niece of Mrs. Smith. Mr.. Shu
mate is an employee of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
Mrs. Charity Bowker and grand
daughter, Louise Bowker, have been
ttntttpn .sn1nfitrAa of Dn1naxro
the past week.
The October meeting of the Abse
con Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety was held at the home of Mrs
d. S. Tilton and Mrs. j. S. Tilton on
Shore Road last Tuesday afternoon
Following the devotional and business
session special interest was taken in
the lesson study. Refreshments were
served by the hostesses to the follow.
ing members: Mrs. Laura B. Reed,
Mrs. Reuben l.. Babcock, Mrs. Walter
w. Clark, Mrs. John S. Lewis, Mrs. j.
d. Joslin, Miss Cordelia Black, Mrs
Edward Pennington, Mrs. James Hen.
derson, Mrs. Joseph Smith, ST., Mrs.
Leon Conover, Mrs. Harry Mattson,
ST., Mrs. Frank Babcock, Mrs. Edwin
Robinson and Mrs. William P. Morris,
Baker b. Doughty, of Staten Island
is here on his annual visit to his
brother, f. Fraley Doughty. and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mariner Smith enter
tanned her brother, Ira S. Fenton, OF
New York, the first of this week.
Interesting Rally Day Exercises
Rendered by M. E. Sunday School.
Rally Day exercises We're rendered
in the presence of 105 members and
friends of the M. E. Sunday School in
the main church building last Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The program follows:
Singing, No. 141, School.
Prayer, Rev. j. w. Wainwright.
Singing, No. SO, School.
Recitation, Dorothy Giberson.
Five minute respite, for taking col
lection and arranging membership
cards.
Recitation, Louetta Rider.
Singing, No. 400, School.
Recitation Edith Con0ver