The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-13
NEWS

tanned last Sunday relatives who mo-
tored from their home at Linwood.
Mrs. Laura B.. Reed is expected at
the residence of her cousins, Fred c..
and Miss Lorine Boice, next week.
She has been spending the winter and
spring with her aunts, Mrs. Sallie Lee
and Mrs. H. A. Jackson, in Camden.
DR.. and Mrs. C. C. Allen have been
receiving a visit from his mother,
Mrs. Rebecca Allen, OF Bridgeton.
Frank Fisher and family, of Atlantic
City, are laying the foundation for the
home they are about to erect on their
Shore Road lot between Bolton and
Lee n
After passing a year at the home of
his sister, Mrs. w. J. Prettyman, in
Philadelphia, whittier he went to recu-
perate, Y. T. Adkisson, local florist,
plant grower and landscape gardener,
returned last Thursday to the home of
his brother Charles on w. Bolton ave
nue.. He is feeling much better than
when he left.
Miss Ruth Hartzell, who has been
out of school a month on account of
illness, returned home last Monday
from the Waggoner Sanitarium, Allan
tIC tlls, NlltIt Sut pdSSeu SEVERAL
days for the benefit of her health.
The Carolus family received a visit
last Sunday at their North Absecon
home from Venice Park friends who
drove over in their machine.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Wainwright,
Mrs. A. C. Fleming, Mrs. D. S. Tilton,
Mrs. J. S. Tilton. Mrs. p. H. Boice and
Mrs. Edward Pennington represented
the Absecon w. c. T. U. at the Spring
Institute held in Salem M. E. Church,
Pleasantville, last Tuesday.
Rev. C. NJ. Johnston, of Bridgeton,
former local pastor, visited friends
here the last of this week.
Robert James Williams has return
ed to Philadelphia, after spending a
month at his place near the cranberry
bog, Northwest Abseconf
Between 40 and so members and
friends of Garibaldi Republican Club
No. 2 enjoyed the social night and
banquet held in their headquarters on
Station avenue last Tuesday night.
Mi. and Mrs. Lewis c. Bowker have
returned home from their sojourn with
relatives at Palmyra, where they lived
% years before moving to Atlantic
City, whence they came here and pur-
chased the Absecon Inn, on Ohio ave-
nue., two years ago, While away they
visited several brothers and sisters of
Mrs. Bowker; also her mother, Mrs.
White, who is still hale and hearty,
although she will be "a years of age
next month.
Rev. Walter E. Albee returned home
Monday night from his extensive wan
gelistic tour of the States of Mary
land, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
He left the first of February.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Lewis planned
to spend the last of this week at
Ocean Grove, where they recently pur-
chased property.
Joseph Smith, Jr., and Irwin Rider,
accompanied by their wives, motored
on Tuesday. to Philadelphia, where
they purchased Is full uniform suits
for the degree team of Alletah Tribe
of Red Men, this city. The Haymak-
ers, a branch of the |. o. r. M. Lodge,
was instituted in Red Mems hall here
last evening, Friday.
Joel A. Tilton, of Washington, d. c.,
visited his brother, Warren p. Tilton,
and his sister and 5rotherin-law, Mr.
and Mrs. John Boice, at North Abse-
con, the past week. Mrs. Cora Como
yer, of Camden, also has been sojourn'
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
noice; seyefal days
The 3Sfh annisefsary of the Mite
| Society of the Presbyterian Church
here will be observed during the an,
nual meeting of the society to be held
at the home of Mrs. Martin Spieker-
man on New Jersey avenue, next
Tuesday evening.
Automobile Wrecked.
The front of a Ford touring cal
driven by an Egg Harbor City resident
was completely wrecked, when it col
lided with a heavy truck proceeding
from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, at
the conveyance of the State and
County roads at the Absecon Shore
Road bridge, shortly after Thursday
midnight. The Ford driver alleged
the collision was caused by the truck
being without lights. He was badly
shaken up and escaped injury by the
narrowest margin. The damaged car
was towed away the following day for
repairs.
Arnold Mathis.
The funeral of Arnold Mathis, a for
mer resident here, where he was well
and favorably known, will be held to-
morrow, Sunday, at New Gretna, his
native place, interment being made
there. He died at 8 o'clock Wednes-
day morning in the Atlantic City Hos.
pital, whittier he was taken several
days before 20 have an operation per
formed for an internal lancer. A
number of X-Ray pictures of his CON
dition were taken before the operation
was performed, but as soon as the
incision was made the surgeons pro
nounced it a hopeless case. He was
a bayman and was one of the most
successful clammers in this section.
For several years he lived at Ohio and
Station avenues, this city.
Mothers Day.
Mothers Day will be observed in
the M. E. Church tomorrow, Sunday.
Rev. ]. w. Wainwright will preach a
special sermon in the morning to the
mothers, all of whom in the congrega-
ton will be given a white carnation
by the Ladies' Bible Glass. Music
suitable to the occasion will be rem
dered. The Sunday School session in
the afternoon will be held in the
church instead of the chapel. A spe-
cial program of songs, addresses, vo-
cal and instrumental selections will be
rendered. Each class Of the school
will participate in the exercises. 1t
is hoped the attendance will be a rec
ord breaking one, all efforts being eX-
erted to have it reach or exceed the