The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-12-24
NEWS


Mr.. Harry f. Woodruff, of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting his sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
D.. Kelley, on New York Road, for sew
eral days. He also visited his brother
and s~ister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Woodruff, Sr., of Old County Turnpike.
The Women's Republican Club of
Abseeon have about completed ar
rangements for their subscription
dance to be given next Thursday eve
ming, Dec. 30, at Lily Lake Park. A
brief meeting will precede the dance,
but will in no way interfere with the
dancers. A prominent speaker will
address the meeting. Representatives
are expected from every district in
the County. Automobiles will meet
the trolleys and convey all who go to
Absecon to the Park. The tickets are
75c.
Henry Smith, of Detroit. came home
last Tuesday to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Darius
Smith, on Ohio avenue. This was his
first trip home since he went to the
City of the Straits two and a half
years ago upon his return from over
seas.
Miss Olive Hammell, teacher in the
school at Westfield, is expected home
the last of the week to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T. Hammell.
Leroy Mattson is planning to leave
next Tuesday for Brooklawn to spend
part of his vacation with his aunts,
Mrs. Daniel Steelman n Mrs. Ben
jamin C%onover, formerly of Absecon.
About $50 was cleared by the Mite
Society of the Presbyterian Church
from the presentation of "Ye Village
Skewl Of Long Ago" in the school
auditorium on Thursday evening, Dec.
Is, for the benefit of the Presbyterian
Church and Cemetery Sidewalk Fund.
A capacity audience Witnessed the
production, which was an extremely
humorous one.
Leon Thomas, of North Absecon,
killed a 467 ID. hog one day last week.
The next monthly business meeting
and social of the Mems Bible Glass of
the NJ. f. Sunday School will be held
at the home of Gilbert Conover on
Shore Road. Tuesday evening, Jan. 8.
Captain Daniel Shovel, an aged
resident, has been critically ill the
last Two weeks at his North Absecon
home.
Mrs. Caroline Smith left on Satur.
day for Florida to spend the rest of
the winter with her niece, Mrs. A. l..
Brogden, at Jacksonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Crowley
and her son and daughter, Wilfred
and Miss Edith Joyce, motored on
Saturday in the Peerless Sedan which
Mr.. Crowley recently bought to Frank
ford, Del, where they %sojourned over
Sunday with relatives.
After making his home in Whining
ton the last five months, Mr.. George
Veal returned several days ago to
%sojourn for an indefinite period with
the family of E. j. Mccarthy.
The left rear wheel of a Chevrolet
AGO. Sedan displaying New Jersey
license number 235930 was completely
demolished, when in turning the dri-
yer backed the car into the iron guard
rails and concrete coping, on the north
side of the Absecon bridge over the
creek at the entrance TO the boule-
ward, late Wednesday afternoon. Had
the guard rails not been in position
both ear and driver would have land
ed in the creek.
A large commercial truck display
ing a New York license tag broke
down in front of the post Office on
New Jersey avenue last Saturday
morning. 1t remained in the one place
all that night and part OF the next
day, The engine had a cracked cylin-
der block, which resulted from the