The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
ABSECON NEWS LETTER :
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN.
IcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Tuckahoe, visited relatives at the
home of his father, DR.. E. H. Madden
on Church street, last Sunday.
Miss Grace Prescott returned lasl
! Saturday to the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Prescott, Sr.
after enjoying a three months visit
with her aunt at Hampton, Va, tc
which place she was accompanied last
September by her father and brother
Robert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Keeper and
daughter, Betty, left on Saturday fol
Bridgeton, to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Harlan Boice and
sons Durham and Harlan, Jr., were
guests of the family of Mrs. Boice's
sister, Mrs. Alfred Fish, at Pleasant.
Vile, on Chrf 4 Day.
Miss Esthe. DICE is spending the
holidays witt p + aunt, Mrs. Cora
Conoyer, and o~clsin, Miss Leira Con.
over, in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover
entertained a house party of relatives
and friends at their Shore Road resi-
dence during the Christmas holidays.
Their guests included Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Stein, Mr. and Mrs. Charles o.
Frymire and son, William, and Mr..
William H. Frymire, of Philadelphia;
also Miss Rose Schurren, of Wash
ington, d. G.
The Seaview Golf Club has 4 new
REQ Speed Wagon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch w. Giberson,
Miss Ethel Giberson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira l.. Giberson and children, Carlton
and Dorothy, were guests on Christ
mas Day of the formers daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. James Ed
ward Sooy, at Ventnor.
MI. and Mrs. Steelman R. Lee en-
tertained at a typical holiday dinner
at their home on Church street last
Sunday evening, at 5 o'clock, in honor
sary. The table and rooms were
beautifully decorated for the occasion,
and presented an imposing spectacle.
Those who enjoyed the bountiful re-
past were Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Vain
wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Conover,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Giberson and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee, of this city;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green, of Pleas
antville, and Mrs. Lees aunt, Mrs.
Hannah Wilson, of Clayton, N. ]. Mr..
and Mrs. Lee were the recipients of
several fine presents, including linens
and cut glass dishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Fraley Doughty
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fort IN dinner on Christmas Day, at
their home in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnet Reeds new
home on East Bolton avenu is near
ing completion. They are planning to
take occupancy of same before or by
the first. of January.
Miss Olive Hammell, teacher in the
public school at Westfield, N. j., came
home Friday evening to spend her
holiday vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Hammell, on Shore
Road.
MI. and Mrs. Edward N. Pennington
motored last Saturday to J~amesburg,
N. j., to spend Christmas with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles C. Smith.
Oscar Bowen has a new Overland
sedan.
c. E. Owens and family, of Pleas
antville, who recently took occupancy
of their new bungalow on Shore Road,
South Absecon, left on Friday for
Pittsburgh, their native city, where
they will remain for at least two
months.
Alfred Shovel, Jr,, of Philadelphia.
spent his Christmas vacation, from
Saturday until Tuesday, with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend Show
ell, on Ohio VEN
Mrs. James o. Wray is quite seri-
ously i'll at her home on w. California
emu Friends hope her condition
will soon take a turn for the better.
Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock is having
her Shore Road residence newly pain
ted.
William Rem and family, occupants
of the apartment on the second floor
of the barber shop building, New Jer-
sey n Station are building
a bungalow on the real of the lot they
recently bought from p. Harlan Boice,
on the westerly side. of Shore Road,
between Church street and Faunce
Landing road. y
After spending three weeks with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Y.
Hammell, on Ohio avenue : Everett
Hammell left on Friday for Detroit to
resume his work with a large publish
ing house there.
Michael Mittnacht, of New York,
who recently bought the New Jersey
avenue premises of Harry Hutchin-
son, is having a commodious bungalow
erected. which is nearing completion.
Mr.. Mittnacht has a wife and two chill
dren.
Miss Florence Babeock, who has a
government position in Washington,
came home Thursday evening to
spend her holiday vacation with her
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock, and
sister, Miss Annabel Babcock. She
expects to return to the National Cap
ital on New Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. cliff enter
tanned their children and grandchil-
dren at a sumptuous turkey dinner at
their home, Glen Cottage" on Pitney
Road, Christmas Day. Their son,
John, came home from New York or
Friday, while Miss Marguerite, oil
Philadelphia, arrived the following
day.
Mrs. Gilbert Conover brought to heI
home here last Wednesday her sister
Mrs. Mary Emma Massey, who had
been very ill in Camden several
weeks. Her condition is still viewed
with alarm. Mrs. Massey has so
iourned with the family of her sister
here in times past. She has many
local friends who regret to learn OF
Der severe heart attacks.
Mrs. Peter Gramp went on Friday
TO Shenandoah, Pa, to spend a weel
or ten days as the guest of her mother
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hammell enter
tanned at turkey dinner at their Shore
n ~ r.