The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-09
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

C. NJ. Kesler has a new REQ Speed
Wagon.
Mrs. John Conover was i'll the frs
of this week at her Conoyertown home
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fairbrothers are
recovering from the grip at theli
North Absecon dwelling.
In the triple prize rattle held on Sat
urday night for the benefit Of the Alb
secon Baseball Club awards were made
to the following winners: Harry Thorn
as, first prize, $40; Clarence Conoyer,
second prize, IS; Alton Freas, third
prize, box of Ad1on cigars.
MI. and Mrs. Howard A. Payne, OF
West Berlin, former residents, were
guests of relatives at Pleasantville over
Sunday, while their daughter Marie
was entertained by Dorothy Allen at
the home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
C. C. Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne, who
motored down in their car, called on
friends here and renewed former ac-
quaintances.
Mrs. Mary Massey returned last Sat-
urday to the home of her sister, Mrs.
Gilbert Conover, after spending severe
months with friends in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover had a
home coming of their children last
Sunday, when a special dinner was
provided in their honor. Present. were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover, Miss
Clara Conover, Mr.. and Mrs. George B.
Conoyer and Mrs. Mary Massey, OF
Absecon; also DR.. and Mrs. Howard
Conover and children, of Barnegat.
Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson, Jr, of At
Ill G:4.x .-sz.41l l.A- f,41a, Jyi1liDY,
Schoepflin, ST., and sisters at the Hotel
Rockingham, the middle of this week.
Edward Prescott, ST., has been suf-
fering for ten days with a painful
swelling on the left side of his face,
which, it was thought, would need Ian
cling by the last of this week.
Mrs. Thomas Alloway and daughter
Sarah, of Philadelphia, former resi-
dents, visited relatives and former Alb
secon n%eighbors last Monday and
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hammell enter
tanned Rev. j. w. Morris, of Trenton,
and Prof. e. d. Riley, this city, at
dinner Tuesday evening at their Shore
Road residence.
Mrs. A. L.. Hammell, superintendent
of the home department of the M. e.
pQllNdl CClOols ndo loSutu a Soil LII
the regular quarterly meeting to be
held this Saturday afternoon at 8 o.
clock at her home. This meeting is
for all the home department visitors,
who distribute the supplies and gather
the collections from the members in
their district each quarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Yelland, of At
lantic City, former residents, have
hoon o11nctc thic Iuanly of Tho family of
her sister, Mrs. Townsend Shovel.
Rev. John w. Morris, of Trenton,
pastor of the Absecon M. E. Church 80
years ago, came here last Saturday to
s%ojourn for a few days with Prof. E.
d. Riley. He was present at the NOR
ming church service last Sunday and
made the opening prayer. while at the
evening service he delivered the ser
mon.
Mrs. Martha Clark went IN Thurs
oay to Atlantic City to visit her son
Walter and his family for an indefinite
period.
Jacob Seiferman, whose wife died
recently, has moved in with the family
of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Taylor,
on the second floor of the barber shop
building.
John S. Lewis has erected an orna-
mental stone fence of original design
in front of his premises at Shore Road
and Leeds avenue.
Gilbert Conover left on Wednesday
for Bridgeport, Conn, expecting to buy
seed oysters from the growers in that
district.
At the April meeting of the Absecon
w. G. T. U. held at the Pine View
Villa last Tuesday afternoon, arrange
ments were made for a w. c. T. U.
Parlor Meeting, to be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. M. NJ. Townsend in about
a month.
Mrs. Enoch Giberson has been on
fined to her bed by illness this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Young and family
and Mr.. Thomas ,Switzer, of Atlantic
City, spent Sunday with Mrs. Susie
Hartzell and family.
Under the auspices of the Child We'll
fare Committee of the Civic Club, a
Parent Teachers meeting was ANNOUNCE
ed for last Thursday night in the
school auditorium. Matters of interest