The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-25
ABSECON NEWS
BY LENA ROBINSON.

IL 0oAhAA ZAHlr a ll41d1i Ii
spent The weekend with his parents.
Mrs. Samuel Johnson has returned
home from Washington, D. c., where
she was a delegate for the d. A. r.
Mrs. Annie Robinson spent Sunday
in Philadelphia and Camden with her
brothers, Mr.. D. NJ. Shovel and Mr..
William Shovel.
Mr.. Harry V. Miller spent Sunday
with his brothers in Camden and Col
lingswood.
Mrs. George Shovel and Miss Ella
Shovel spent the weekend in the
Quaker City.
Mrs. Edgar Freas, Mildred, Edith
and Alton Freas, and Miss Marie
Schlachter, were visitors in Over
brook, Pa, on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Conover and son spent
the weekend in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Reason Boice, of Green Creek.
N. j., was a local visitor Friday.
Mr.. Lemuel Boice, of Atlantic City,
visited Absecon on Friday.
Mrs. Price, of Ohio avenue, was the
guest of Mrs. Howard Shower, on Fri
day.
Mrs. Frings and Mrs. Abbie Alexan-
der, of Ohio avenue, spent Friday
with the Misses Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Barrett and
children, Lewis, Jr., and Anna, of
Ocean City, were local visitors on
Sunday.
Mr.. Edward A. Wilson and family
are occupying their summer home on
Ohio avenue
Miss Adelma Miller was among the
many who secured their drivers Ii
cense on Friday.
Mrs. Walter Dietrich, of Harrisburg.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Reuben L.
Babeock, at her home on Illinois ave
nue.
Miss Anna Lorine Boice attended
the farewell party given Saturday
evening in honor of Miss Grace Well
hauer, at the home of Helen Walker.
Mrs. Ralph Ashley spent Monday
with her daughter, Mrs. Norman Rose,
at her home on Bolton avenue
Nh. and Mrs. Horace Miller and son
Edison, of N. Absecon, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Saul.
Miss Elizabeth Conover spent the
weekend in Philadelphia with Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Klein and Walter
Conover-
Mr.. Horace Miller has improved his
home, by rebuilding and painting.
The Art Club will be entertained
Wednesday afternoon, when Mrs. A.
L. Hammell will give a luncheon at
her home, Shore road, at / o'clock.
The new store and office building
being erected by A. J. Roger at the
junction of New York road and White
Horse Pike, is rapidly nearing COM
pletion.
Mrs. Maud Mccarthy, after conduct
ing a confectionery and light lunch
store for the past two years on White
Horse Pike, has sold out her entire
business. 1t is reported that an At
lantic City party will soon take
charge of the store and carry a SINH
lar line.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Bewley were
Hammonton visitors Thursday, where
they visited relatives in that city.
Mr.. John NJ. Bewley has purchased
a new car.
Mr.. Leroy Shovel has killed in the
past week two large blacksnakes.
Both measured over five feet.
Mrs. H. V. Miller and Miss Adelma
Miller were Atlantic City visitors on
Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Shovel was a Pleasant
vile visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Smith visited her daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Hosbach, on Saturday.
Two very uplifting and inspiring
sermons were delivered by Rev. Dilks
on Sunday. AT the evening service
Miss H. C. James rendered a beauti-
full solo.
Mrs. Joseph Stretton is confined to
her home by illness.
Mrs. J. w. Carton, Mrs. Garnet Reed,
Mrs. H. V. Miller, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Town
send, Mrs. F. G. Turner, Miss Mae
Cordery and Miss Flora Robinson
were among the guests of Mr.. and.
Mrs. Hubert Somers, when they en-
~tertained the Historical Society, at
the Country Club, on Friday evening.
A Christian Endeavor Social will be
held Friday evening at the home OF
Catherine Miller.
Surprise Party.
A surprise birthday party was Civ
en- Mrs. Gilday, of Atlantic City, on
Sunday. at the home of her sister,
Mrs. VIM. Kelley, at New York road.
The table was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. A large birthday
cake filled the centre of the table with
sixteen candles. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Levinworts, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kers-
letters, of Atlantic City, and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Kelley, of Absecon.
Small Fires.
The Fire Company was called out
on Friday evening, about 1915, to ex-
tinguish a chimney fire at the home OF
Mrs. Laura Shovel, on Mill road. 1t
is believed the fire had been smould-
ering all the afternoon. But little
damage was caused by the fire. A fire
of unknown origin caused quite a lit
tie excitement on Sunday afternoon,
along the old canal, bordering Mel
rose Farm. A call was sen in, and
the Fire Company succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames before it spread
to any buildings.
Junior Epworth League.
Those who joined the Junior Ep-
worth League of the NJ. E. Church
will meet Wednesday afternoon at the
close of the Public School. Mrs. c..
X. Dilks will be in charge of the meet
ing and she hopes that they will en-
JOY a pleasant and profitable time.
A recreation period has been set aside
which the young folks enjoy.
Parent-Teachens Meet.
The Parent-Teachers Association
held irregular meeting in the Public
School on Thursday evening. Miss
Catherine Chalmers, a teacher in Vent