The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Denney spent
Wednesday evening with Mrs. Den
ney's mother, Mrs. Chase, at her sum
mer home on Shore road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cole. Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster Cole, Miss Dorothy Cole,
of Mullica Hill. and Thomas Dilks,
father of Rev. c. K. Dilks, were visit
ors at the parsonage over The week
end. Mr.. Dilks is from Evan, y. J.
Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers entertained
in honor of the teachers who are leav.
ing for their homes to spend the sum
mer. The evening was spent in mu-
sic, dancing and games. At a late
hour a dainty repast was served. Pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Scott. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Beckley. Mrs. James
Ballantine, Miss Emily Reep, Mr.. Her
man Madden, Miss Lottie Fairbroth-
ers. Joseph Walker, Edith Freas and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fairbrofhers.
Rev. R. A. Elwood has delivered a
series of addresses the past week. On
Tuesday he addressed the ~Presbytery
of West Jersey at Cape May, on We'd
nesday the National Coal Association
in convention at the Hotel Traymore,
and on Thursday the Camp Fire
Guard oil the State of New Jersey at
Morris Guards Armory. Next Mon
day and Tuesday the Master Plumbers
Convention will be held at the Hotel
Breakers, and Rev. Elwood will ad-
dress the delegates both days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carton enter
tanned friends on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Carton has been confined to his
home with neuritis of the loot.
Mrs. Ferdinand Stadler is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. A. Neiss.
Mrs. Eva Bowler sustained a pain
full injury on Tuesday, when she fell
on the stairs of City Hall. Atlantic
City. It is feared she may have brok-
en- her arm.
Quite a large number OF young peo-
pie of Absecon and Pleasantyille have
been enjoying the swimming and bath
ing beach during the warm weather
of the past few days.
Mrs. Clara Smith, Miss Caroline
Smith and Mr.. Vernon Derr were At
lantic City visitors on Wednesday
evening.
DR.. C. C. Allen is having his Frank
lin car repainted, and while this is
being done he is using T. J. Hamil-
toms roadster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shovel and
daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs. T. D.
Shovel motored to Cape May, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Shovel and daughter
Beatrice spent Monday in Philadelphia
Mr.. William Prettyman, ST., spent
the weekend in Philadelphia.
Mr.. William Matthews and Mr.. Jesse
Matthews motored to Red Bank on
Sunday.
Miss Huntington is spending some
time with Miss Cordelia c. Black, at
her home on Bolton avenue.
Mr.. William B. Etris spent the
weekend with his parents in Mount
Holly.
Miss Catherine Morris leaves this
Saturday for her home in Wayne. Pa,
she will stay for the ummer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carolus and daughter
Florence spent Friday in Chelsea, and
while there took a long auto trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Kesler have been
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
C%avileer.
Nh. John Miller and wife spent the
weekend in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ray, of Cali
fornia, will spend the summer with
Mrs. Harriet Ray. Mr.. Ray will assist
his mother in conducting her cafeteria
at Atlantic City.
Miss Estella Bailey has returned to
the home of Mrs. NJ. NJ. Townsend,
after undergoing an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Capt. and Mrs. James Abbott spent
Sunday with Mrs. Abbott's father
William A. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Miller and son
Edison were guests on Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Sahl.
Prof. and Mrs. E. D. Riley attended
Sunday School in Port Republic on
Sunday morning. The Professor taught
the Bible Glass.
Miss Viola Johnson, of Port Repub-
lie. was an Absecon visitor on Friday.
Miss Emily Reep will return to her
home in Wayne. Pa, for the summer
on Saturday. She will return in the
fall.
Miss Carrie Salmon. Absecon
school teacher. has returned to her
home in Egg Harbor. The report is
that she will not return to Absecon
the coming school year.
State Trooper Makes Haul.
Corporal Powell of the state police
hid in the bushes back of Faunce's
Landing. Absecon, early Thursday
morning. and watched a rum-runner
discharge her cargo of Scotch, cham
payne and other contraband liquids.
The liquor was then loaded upon a
truck owned and driven by Franklin
Bowman, expressman of Leeds place,
Atlantic City. When Bowman started
away in the direction of Philadelphia,
Powell came out of his hiding place
and arrested him. The liquor was
stored and Bowman was held under
$500 bail on a charge of transporting.
There were 100 cases valued at s10,-
600.
On Hike.
Mr.. Stanley MitchelI's Sunday
School class went on a hike last Sat
urday. \ very enjoyable time was
spent by all. Among those present
we're: Reuben Babcock, John Bewley.
Harlan Boice. John Carton, Marvin
DeHaven, Wesley Smith, Henry Cor
man. Fred Thomson, Theodore Fox,
Jerry String and Stanley Mitchell.
Cake Sale-Boys' Club.
At a special meeting Of the Boys
organization connected with the Meth
odist church, plans were made for q
cake sale. 10 be given Saturday. June
80, in one OF the stores on White
Horse Pike. Further plans were made
for the formation of the football team.