The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-27

the Band of Mercy. Refreshments
will be on sale.
Mrs. Annie Robinson, of North Abb
secon, has returned home from a visit
to relatives and friends at Millville.
The mid-week prayer service of the
M. E. Church was held Wednesday
evening at 100 at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J.. d.. Joslin, on Shore Road.
Mrs. Anna Fleming led the devotion
al service of the Senior Epworth
League in the NJ. e. Church Sunday
evening. The subject was india"
and the leaders able exposition of the
subject was illustrated with maps and
charts of that densely populated coun-
try.
Rev. J.. L. Keith Macleod, of the
Baptist Church, P~leasantville, gave a
Biblical address or the Sunday School
lesson to the Mems Bible Class in the
M. E. Church here Sunday afternoon.
Little Elmira McElroy has been dan
g~erously i'll the past week at her par
ents' home on w. Bolton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch w. Giberson
and daughter, Ethel, of North Abse-
con, are spending the winter with
their elder daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Sooy, on Nash
vile avenue, Ventnor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Keeper and
daughter, Betty, passed the weekend
with relatives and friends at Bridge
ton.
Mr.. Thomas Scull, of Smithville, has
been confined to his bed the past week
at the New Jersey avenu home of his
niece, Mrs. Ira l.. Giberson, where,
while on a visit, he was seized with
an aggravated form of grippe which
nearly developed into pneumonia.
John B. Frambes has sold his wood
land, bounded by New Jersey avenue
and Wrangelboro Road, to Joseph l..
Levy, of Atlantic City.
Daniel II. Reed visited relatives in
Philadelphia last Sunday.
Willis Reed, of North Absecon, has
moved into his new bungalow on
Faunces Landing Road, where he en-
tertained nine friends last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Hammell have
sold their property on Faunce Land
ing Road, occupied by their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
S. Cmith, Jr.. to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Colloty, of Atlantic City.
Miss Violet Conover, assistant in the
Absecon %postoffice, went to Philadel-
phia last Thursday to be the guest of
Miss Beatrice White, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. White, for a week.
Assessor and Mrs. Joseph S. Smith,
Jr., of the First Ward, will soon oc-
cupy their new home on Shore Road,
north of Samuel Giberson's.
Mrs. Gilbert Smith, of Smithville,
has been ill this week at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. |. L. Giberson.
Job A. Conover, who recently bought
the former p~ostoffice building and had
it moved to the site adjoining his meat
market on e. Station avenue, has
rented the premises to Jerry String,
who, after interior r~enovations are
completed, will utilize the building for
commercial purposes.
Rider Funeral.
Rev. J.. w. Wainwright had charge
of the funeral services over the re-
mains of Captain John Rider in the
M. E.. Church at Tuckerton, his native
town, on January the 15th,at 2 o'clock,
interment being made there. The
funeral cortege left here at / P. M.
Captain Rider died very suddenly
after eating his MONDAY meal last
Friday on the property formerly own
ed by c. F. Hammell, which he and
Hosea Casio, this city, were clearing
for Messrs. Bach and Gaskill, the re-
cent purchasers. Mr.. Caste asserts
Capt. Rider was dead in five minutes
after eating his lunch.
Seated on a clump of bushes, the
two men we're engaged in CONVERSE
ton previous to beginning their after
Moons work, when suddenly Mr.. Rid
er's head fell over. he being the victim
of a heart attack. Despite the repeat
ed efforts of his companion to rouse
him, Capt. Rider never regained con
seriousness, the end coming in a twink.
ling.
Deceased was rs years of age and
had been a resident here for nearly 20
years. He was the father of Irwin
Rider, building contractor, this city
with whom he made his home, at Sta
ton and Ohio
To Hold Revival.
Commencing on Sunday, February
Is, a two weeks series of revival
meetings will be held in the NJ. E.
Church. During the special evangel
istic services the pastor, Rev. J. w.
Wainwright, will be assisted by Rev.
Richard Conover, Conference evangel-
ist of the New Jersey Conference, who
comes highly recommended for being
very successful in the work in which
he is engaged. 1t is said that seldom
do his efforts in soul winning fail.
That being true, it is hoped the meea-
ings will be well attended and that
much good will be accomplished in
this community. The Conference
Evangelist will bring his Ford with
him and will visit many homes in town
during his stay here, according to the
announcement of Pastor wainwright.
Cottage prayer meetings held at diff
ferent homes of members and friends
of the Church from now until the be.
ginning of the protracted meetings
should create added interest and pave
the way for a real old-fashioned revi
val.
Roger in Collision.
While returning home from Egg
Harbor City in their Ford Sedan,
Councilman and Mrs. A. j. Roger and
daughter, Ruth, and Mrs. Alfred Roy
er, Jr, were about midway between
the two places when their machine
was struck in the right real corner
by a Buick coupe driven by E. A.
Weber, of Atlantic City, who evidently
undertook to pass on the right, or
wrong side of the car ahead. The
Roger auto was sent skidding across
the White Horse Pike in a dizzy fash
ion, but none of it's occupants were
hurt, although all were badly fright