The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-11


few days with Mrs. Jerusha Sorden,
on Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnet Reed have re-
turned to their home on E. Bolton
aVenue.
Messrs. Frank and Joseph Hassel-
back are spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Spokesman.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Aldfield are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sehram.
Mr.. Martin Carly, of Camden, was
the guest over the weekend with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Spokesman, at their home on New
Jersey
Miss Rose Schram is spending a
few days with her parents on Landing
road.
Miss Margaret McCluskey, of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Shovel.
Mr.. Alfred Shovel, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his parents
on Ohio venue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sorden. Miss
Violet Conover, Miss Carolina Smith
and Mr.. Stanley Smith enjoyed a the
atre party Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Henry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry V. Miller and Miss Adelma
Miller were out of town visitors
Wednesday.
Mrs. George b.. Conover was a Phil
adelphia visitor on Thursday.
Miss Flora Robinson spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Mary Schroeder in
Ocean City.
Mrs. Clarity has returned to her
home in Philadelphia. after spending
some time with her mother, Mrs. Kiln
ger. of Ohio avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Cayileer, OF
Overlook, Pa, have returned to their
home. after a pleasant vacation with
Mrs. Cayileer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. NJ. Kesler.
Miss Dorothy Helfrich is spending
a few days with her grandmother,
Mrs. George Frings, IN Ohio avenue.
Miss Rose Sheran. of Millsburg,
Wash, is being entertained at the
home of Mrs. Charles Frymire, on
Iowa e
Mrs. George Matthews and daughter
and Miss Dorothy Sickels, OF Red
Bank, are spending a few days in Alb
secon.
Mrs. Lydia Pierce, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Carton on Sunday. Mrs. Pierce is the
sister of Mr.. Franklin Carton.
Mrs. Annie Robinson, Mrs. John To-
ger. Misses Catherine and Evelyn Nc
Aleer spent Wednesday in Atlantic
City.
Rev. and Mrs. R. a. Elwood and son
Russell are spending the week in Bal
timore, Md.
Mrs. Howard Shower is entertaining
her nephew from Pittsburgh for a few
days, at the Shower home.
Boy in Accident.
Master Wesley Smith met with a
painful accident on Monday, about 6
o'clock, when he u into a Ford ma
chine owned by Mathews. Mr.. Black
man. of Pleasantyille, was running the
machine when the accident occurred.
The boy was on a bicycle riding to
wards his home on Ohio avenue. when
his view of the approaching machine
was hidden by a a parked on the
street. and he ran into the rea fen
der. The bicycle is a total wreck.
Miss James a Singer.
Miss Hepzibah James, formerly Of
Absecon and now making her home il
Schenectady. N. Y, sang Tuesday
Aug. 7. over the radio. This is the
first time Miss James has appeared
on the radio program, although she Is
an accomplished singer, and DURING
her stay in Absecon rendered man!
beautiful selections.
Monitor Survivor.
Mr.. James Carey, of Camden, was
an Absecon visitor last week. Mr.
Carey is the only living person wht
was on the Monitor during the civil
war. He is still very active and en-
Joys very good health at the age o.
eighty-three.
Tennis Club.
The regular meeting of the AbsecoT
Tennis Club will meet at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Y. Miller, Mon
day evening, Aug. IS. All members
are urged to be present.
Seriously Shot.
John Conover, youngest son of Johr
Conover. of North Absecon, shot him
self through the abdomen, on Wednes
day evening. about 40 O'Clock. HI
was loading a % ealibre automatic
pistol. when the weapon accidentally
discharged.
Young Conover was seated on the
porch with his mother when the acci
dent occurred. Feeling a twinge Of
| pain the u man started to walk
but fell in the arms OF TWO friends
who had run 10 his assistance or
hearing the shot. He was placed II
the machine of Horace Miller anc
rushed to the Atlantic City Hospital
1t was found the bullet had passed
through the body, causing some pune
lures in the intestines. But little hope
is held for his recovery. Upon inves
tigation by Detective Frank May, il
was found to have been purely acct
dental.
Slight Fire.
A fire was set by the Pennsylvania
steam train, about $50 o'clock, OF
Monday evening, to the barn OF Jos
eph Alexander, on Ohio avenue. Al
alarm was SEM in to the Fire Compa
nv. and they were on the scene in
short while. By the quick action o
the neighbors and fire company, only
a small place was burned in the roof
M. {. Church News.
Capt. Joseph Smith CLASS, 9.5U a. M
| Supt. Alexander Corson will speak in
the morning. 1t is desired by Rev. c
X. Dilks that a large number will at
tend this service. Sunday School a
- o'clock noon, lasting n hour
Sunday evening Rev. C. X. Dilks vii
start a series of sermons, 'Tempta
tons OF our Lord. The first sermon
will be. Conscious Power and How Il
Use it,. 1t is hoped that every one
will put forth a special effort TO attend
| each Sunday evening. The mems
n1,artat will render snecial music a