The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-03-04
NEWS

L diiIOdu ciOSSlHS idSIldH, ndo pVci
off duty the past week on account of
being i'll with the Grippe.
Director of the Board of Freehold
ers f. Fraley Doughty has been con-
fined to his home by illness the last
few days.
Mercantile Tax Collector Thomas
Draper, Jr., has turned over to City
Treasurer Harry Y. Hammell $3.50 in
mercantile taxes due on the 1922 as
SessmentS.
motored on Thursday to Camden,
where he took the examination for
stationary engineers license.
Miss E. M. Baker, of Atlantic City,
spent Sunday visiting friends in Alb
secon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sorden motored
on Sunday to Winslow, where they
spent the day with friends.
Mrs. Eva Gilbert, of CollinssWood,
was the guest of Mrs. Clara Smith on
Friday.
Samuel E. Crowley and family en-
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Townsend Shovel was the
over Sunday guest of relatives at
Trenton.
Charles Adkisson, who has been
very sick the past week, is slowly
Commissioning
The ina meeting of the Missionary
Society OF the M. e. Sunday School
for this conference year will be held
in the chapel tomorrow, Sunday, af-
%ternoon. Any who are in arrears on
their Centenary pledges, or desire to
complete the years payments on
same. should be present or should
send their contributions to the meet
ing.
NJ. b. Smith. Joseph Smith, ST., and
Richard Price motored TO English
Greek last Tuesday to visit Thomp-
son Clifford, who is very i'll.
Miss Catherine Morris spent the
weekend with her parents at Devon,
Pa.
Miss Mabel Bailey entertained owe
the weekend her sisters, the Misses
Estella and Josephine Bailey, oil
Wayne, Pa.
Former Freebooter Edwin Robinson
is slowly recovering from his critical
illness of the past month.
d. Tilton Boice is slowly conyalesc-
ing from his severe attack OF tomach
u TWO weeks dSO.
After spending six months with the
family of her daughter, Mrs. John w.
Wainwright, of the N. e. parsonage,
Mrs. Frances Hunt, who is in an en-
feebled condition, was removed by
auto last Sunday to the home of her
other daughter, Mrs. Galloway. in
Camden.
Mr.. Leon C%onover, who was acting
superintendent of the County Asylum,
Smiths Landing, during the three
months Dr.. Munro, the superintend-
ent, was on furlough for the beneft
of his health. together with Mrs. Con
over and their daughter, Leona, re-
turned to Absecon a week ago. Since
their return they have been %sojourn-
ing with her parents, Mayor and Mrs.
Harry Mattson, ST..
Rev. Ernest Potter, pastor, of the
Presbyterian Church at Mansfield, Pa,
will greet his former local congrega-
ton in the Absecon Presbyterian
Church tomorrow, Sunday, when he
will deliver the morning ermon All
members and friends are urged to be
present.
Russell Elwood entertained over the
weekend Walter Borneman, OF Mill
vile, a former local resident.
Mrs. Samuel Johnson was hostess
to the members of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church at her New Jer-
sey avenue residence last Tuesday
afternoon.
Alletah Tribe of Red Men have
started rehearsals for their minstrel
show which, according to present an
nouncement, will be staged the mid
die or latter part of next month.
Miss Blanche |. Alderman. assist
ant principal of the public school, has
been ill and off duty all this week.
Her position has been filled by Mrs.
John W. Wainwright, who was a
teacher before her marriage.
Mrs. Fred Henry. former local
school teacher, has been substituting
the last three weeks for her sister,
Mrs. Garnet Reed, teacher of Grades
2 and 3B, who is convalescing from
illness,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers
gave a surprise birthday party at
their home Thursday evening in honor
of the tenth anniversary OF their
daughter Edna.
The monthly business meeting and
social of the Mems Bible Glass of the
M. E. Sunday School was held at Alb
secon Inn last Monday evening. Dur
ing the social hour pitching quoits
proved to be the popular pastime. Re-
freshments were served. Guests OF
Proprietor L. w. Bowker were Rev.
John w. Wainwright, Mayor Harry
Mattson, William Wyand, ST., Frank
lin G.. Turner, James Henderson, Jo-
seph Smith, ST., Gilbert Conover n
Isaac Sutton.
Aged As years, George B. w. Clark,
son of Martha and the late Jesse
Clark, died of dropsy at 8 O'Clock last
Tuesday morning at the county insti-
tuition, Smiths Landing, where he had
been a patient since last August. He
had been in falling health several
years before being. removed there.
The funeral service was held at the
undertaking establishment of Wm. b.
Parsels & Sons, Pleasantyille. yester-
day, Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock, in
terment being in the family lot in the
Absecon M. e. Cemetery.
Mrs. William d. Kelley, of the late
Barton place, on New York Road, who
has been ill for the last week, is
slowly recovering.
C. C. Wants Through Car Service;
C. of C. in CHARGE of