The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-03-11
NEWS

service from this city to Atlantic City
via the Atlantic and Suburban Trolley
Company was taken up Wednesday
night, at P~leasantville, when a confer
ence was held between Superintend-
ent Gale, representing the company,
and a committee from the Absecon
Civic Club in conjunction with an
other committee from the local Cham
Der of Commerce. The matter was
thoroughly discussed by both sides
and the result was superintendent
Gale asked for a little more time to
consider the matter before giving a
definite reply TO the request.
He advised the committee that he
was about to put in operation several
new trolley cars which he believed
would improve the service and assist
the company in giving a better SEIZED
ule. He asked time to try out the
cars int other improvements contem-
plated. Some of the local people adj
vised Superintendent Gale that there
was talk of having an automobile bus
line put in operation over the Abse-
con-Atlantic City Boulevard in case
through service was not given by the
trolley company. AT the present time
the Absecon people go to Pleasantville
and change cars for Atlantic City.
The Suburban Company has a gang
of men at work now on the roadbed
between here and ~Pleasantville. After
this section of he roadbed has been
improved the work will be extended
through to Somers Point. There is
already a noticeable improvement in
riding in the cars with the work done.
Townsend Shovel, Rev. X. A.. FL
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the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs.
Lewis Bowker, Mrs. Harry Miller and
Mrs. Maud Mccarthy, Women's Re-
publican Club, and Mrs. R. L. Bah
cock, Mrs. r. A. Elwood and Mrs.
Samuel johnson the Civic Club.
Mr.. William D.. Kelley, of North
Absecon, has been laid up with the
Grippe for a week.
The hostess for the March meeting
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. Church will be
Mrs. Harry Mattson, Sr. Mrs. Ed
ward Pennington, n of the vice
presidents, will preside, after which
Mrs. r. l.. Babcock will take up the
study of China.
The Women's Civic Club, in addi-
ton to their activities in spring and
ldll lOI eHCOuldSluS general Cltdu up
and their many services to the local
school through the Parent-Teachers'
Department of their organization, will
show their general interest in com
munity Improvement when they eX-
tend a hearty invitation to the public
to attend a meeting in the school
auditorium Thursday night, Mar. 16,
at 8 o'clock. The Chamber of Com
.a,a, aal G;t,y Council ha,o boon IL,
vited as special guests of the club,
when they expect to show most inter
esting lantern slides of possibilities
for civic betterment as accomplished
in other places. A musical program
also will be furnished, and a pleasant,
profitable evening promised. This
meeting is free for all-old and
young.
Stricken with a severe cold several
days before, George, two-year-old son
of MI. and Mrs. Leland G.. Shovel,
North Absecon. died at his parents
home last Friday evening. Rev. J. w.
wainwright conducted the funeral
services at the Shovel home last
Tuesday afternoon, interment being in
the NJ. e. Cemetery.
~ae-@eeso ae 81
shareholders of the sixth series of
stock by the Absecon Building and
Loan Association. This series will
mature about March Is, one month
earlier than the time when the series
which matured last year was retired
fhis constitutes a new local record
for the early retirement of stock.
Samuel Smith and Irwin Rider,
local builders and contractors, are
erecting a $4,000 residence for DR..
Edward Sharp. of Atlantic City, at No.
4 Montpelier venue, Chelsea.
Harry w. Smith, of North Absecon,
was confined TO his home last week
with the Grippe.
Mrs. Fred Henry has beer i'll with
the Grippe this week at her North
Abescon home.
Financed by public subscription, the
Absecon Volunteer Fire Company, at
its meeting last Monday evening, or
dered the purchase of a Ford ton
truck chassis from the Pleasantville
Motor Company and made the initial
deposit OF $25 on the purchase price,
which will be $549.69 for. the truck
delivered here. A number of the fire
company members being carpenters,
they have announced their willing
ness TO give their services free in
building a suitable body for the truck
on which the firemen intend to mount
two pressure chemical tanks of 35
gallon capacity each and the neces-
sary amount of pressure chemical
hose. Their recent appeal to City
Council for funds with which to pur-
chase more adequate and modern
equipment being in vain, the firemen
have been circulating petitions for
public subscriptions for the purpose
and on Tuesday they had received
about $500, an amount which they
considered sufficient to warrant them
in ordering the truck, in view of the
fact that additional contributions are
anticipated.
All the churches heal Atlantic City
are to be supplied tomorrow, Confer
ence Sunday, with the members of the
Conference. 1t is to be an evangel-
istic field day, and Superintendent
Corson has arranged the schedule of
services. Accordingly Pastor Vain
wright announced last Sunday that
Rev. w. Elwell Lake, of st. Luke's
Church, Long Branch, will deliver the
morning sermon in the M. e. Church
here tomorrow, Sunday, while at the
evening service Rev. William Dis
brow, of Oakhurst and Wayside, will
be in charge. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that Rev. Mr.. Wainwright will
be returned to the pastorate of the
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