The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-03-17
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN.
IcLEO BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Miss Lena Robinson, Pleasantville
Press correspondent, would appreciate
any news items. She can be reached
by phone 121-R or P. o. Box 112.
Miss Elizabeth Conover spent the
past weekend in Trenton as the
guest of Miss Lota Cooley.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen, of Pleasant
vile, spent a few days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pennington.
Mr.. w. B. Etris spent the weekend
with his parents in Mt. Holly, N. J.
George Frings, of New York City,
has been spending a few days in Alb
secon with his mother, Mrs. Georgia
Frings, before taking up his new posi-
ton with A. b.. Leech & Co, New
York brokers.
Mrs. Raymond Lash1ey and Ray
mond, Jr., and Mrs. Gus Hickman
spent the day with their aunt, Mrs.
Abbie Alexander, at her Ohio avenue
home.
Charles A. Titus, Mrs. Price, Geo.
Frings and mother spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Helfrich, Jr., of
Pleasantville.
Mrs. William Hunter has been call
ed to Connecticut, because of the seri-
GUS illness of her sister, %brother-in-
law and baby.
Mr.. Herman, of Atlantic City, has
purchased and taken possession of
the property at 10th and Upland ave
nues, formerly owned by Samuel A.
Chase. Mr.. Herman was engaged in
the restaurant business and plans to
make this his permanent home.
Mr.. Lemuel C. Boice, of Atlantic
City, visited relatives here on Thurs
day.
Walter Naylor, who formerly con-
Quoted the blacksmith shop here, sue
cumbed to pneumonia in the Atlantic
City Hospital, on Wednesday, a few
hours after his admission to the hos
pital. Mr.. Naylor was an ex-service
man, having been with the A. E. F.
forces in France.
Capt. and Mrs. James Abbott spent
Sunday with Mrs. Abbott's father,
William A. Johnson, who is suffering
with a bad case of poisoning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Conover, Miss
Leona Conoyer, Mr.. Roland Boyer,
Miss Catherine Morris and Mr.. James
Conover attended the dinner given by
the Mems Republican Club of Pleas
antville, at the Mortified Country
Club, on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Arthur Brogden, of Jackson
vile, Fla, formerly Miss Edna Lee,
of Absecon, is very i'll with the infu.
enza, at this writing. Mrs. Brogden
Is under the care of two trained nur-
SEES, and her aunt, Mrs. Caroline
Smith, is with her. She has many
friends here who regret to hear of her
serious illness, but hope she will soon
be on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Anna c. Fleming and Miss EN-
ma c. Collins, of Pine View Villa,
have been entertaining for the past
week Mrs. Sarah E. Stout, of Berlin ;
Mrs. Adeline S. Collins, of Pleasant.
vile, and Mrs. Alice Collins Cake, OF
West Greek.
Mr.. R. L. Babcock is confined to his
home by a severe cold.
Mrs. Alfred Shovel was an Atlantic
City visitor on Monday.
Mrs. c. G. Allen and children, Doro-
thy and Clifford, have returned home
from a months s~ojourn in the sunny
south.
Rev. Clarence NJ. Johnston, of
Bridgeton, a former pastor of the NJ.
E. Church, visited friends here last
Tuesday.
Miss Clara Conover, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis in the
Atlantic City Hospital two weeks ago,
was brought home on Tuesday. Miss
Conover is getting along splendidly.
Mrs. Samuel Smith, Jr., was an At
lantic City visitor on Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Kunkely visited the
city by the sea last Wednesday.
c. M. Kesler has purchased some
sheep to be placed in Lily Lake Park.
Mrs. Charles Ireland was an Allan
tic City visitor On Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lee, of Shore
road, motored to Port Republic on
Sunday.
Albert and Somers Vaughn, of Port
republic, spent Sunday with friends
here.