The Pleasantville press., 1924-12-20
ABSECON NEWS
BY LENA ROBINSON


Mrs. L. F. Carous and daughter Flor
last week
Mrs Laura B. Reed is making her home
with Mrs. Jerry Carton.
Mrs. Carl Thoms has returned home.
delphia
Mr. and Mrs Edward Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs Philip Bowen. Alton Bowen Vernon
and Norman Miller were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller.
!. The Oaks Development is rapidly grow
ing. number of homes are under con-
g structon. The property on Ptney road.
which is being developed by kurtz and
Mrs RS Hewlett has two streets graveled,,
The twenty eighth annual report of the
Absecon Branch of the Needlework Guild
of America has been received by the
1850 in cash; The garments were dis
tributed as follows: Hindman Settlement
Home, "a; Camden Home for Friendless
Tnlidren, %; New Jersey Home Society,
VEST Phladelpha. S V0 81 Atiantiascity SSPes Hos
pital, so; Children's Seashore House, At
lantic City, 6S; Retained for Local Distri-
button, 159; District Nurse Association,
AS Pennsylvania Society to Protect Chill
uren from Cruelty. so; Florence Critten-
The following ladies' are the directors:
Miss Florence Babcock.. Mrs. Frank Bah
cock, Miss Lorine Boice. Mrs. Lemuel
Browney, Mrs. Lena Carr, Mrs. Anna C.
Fleming Miss Lora Somers. Mrs. Cassie
Conover, Mrs. James e. Sooy Mrs NJ NJ
ToWnsend and Mrs Charlotte L. Ham,
nell.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Conover have talk
en- up their home in North Absecon.
Mrs. George Frings entertained her
granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Helfrich,
recently.
Mrs. James Abbott spent last week in
Port Republic with her father, William
johnson. who has been quite i'll.
:. Mrs. Hannah Hardcastle was a Port
Republic visitor last week.
Mrs. John Sibley was taken to the
Philadelphia hospital last week. Mrs.
Sibley was resident here for number
Of years;
brief stay in Wayne, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sooy have return
ed to their Ventnor home, after spending
Enoch Giberson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Hammel enter
tanned Philip Nourse over the week end.
delphia. ~ ''' - : 'l''''> " '''''
The Civitan Club held their regular
weekly meeting Tuesday evening. The
ainner was served at Flynn's Restaurant.
IN the absence of the president, II. L.
Madden, the meeting was presided oyer
was the guest of honor and addressed
the members. Plans We're completed for
the community tree. to be placed at the
Intersection of New York road and White
Horse pike.
The members of the Absecon Boys Club
held meeting in the chapel Friday eve
ming. Arrangements We're made to hold
meetings at the members homes. A re-
port was made that the sluice put at
Cranberry Cross has. beer, completed.
The Boys Club will join with the Queen
Esther Circle at their Christmas Party,
to be held Dec 26 at the home of Mrs.
A. l.. Hammell.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cavileer and son
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs c. NJ.
Kesler
Miss Thelma Giberson was the guest OF
Miss Eiphpe nf Ran11blip la CT
The Absecon Tennis Club will hold a
meeting this Friday night at the home OF
the Misses Flora and Lena Robinson
Plans will be discussed for the Christmas
party
The Senior Epworth League will hold
Christmas party this Friday DAY. night in
mission will be a ten cent package. The
league wishes the community to bear in
candy The committee is Miss Merlyn
Thomas, Jacob Reed and Stanley Mitch
The Christmas exercises of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church will be held Tues
day evening Dec. %. in the church.
=. The Christmas Cantata given by the
Sunday School of the Presbyterian Church
will be held Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Kurtz and Miss
Mariory Kurtz visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
is Leeds of Leeds Point, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs William Hurd.
Rev Robert Arthur Elwood has re-
time in Michigan. Mr.. Eiwood Viii re-
main home with his family until after
Christmas.
Blackman.
Miss Mary Penhallow has gone tc
Miami, Fla. to spend the Christmas va
cation with Prof and Mrs. f. D. Riley.
Mrs Mary B. Schneider has returned
to her home in AIillyille. after two
weeks visit with the Misses Robinson.
Samuel GiberSOn. of Shore road, has a
Miss Emily Gaskill has been spending
some time with her sister in Atlantic
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Miller were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Doughty on Sunday
Miss Adelma Miller spent the week end
with Miss Naomi Moore. of Atlantic City.
Mrs. Edwin Robinson entertained. Sun
day, Mr.. and Mrs. William Showell Mrs
Lester Shovel and Tom Cross.
Mrs. Elsie Headley and son. Theodore.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs Howard
Shower. on Sunday.
some time with Mrs. Lewis Clark, prior
10 her departure for Denver.
Mrs. Walter McDevitt underwent an
operation in the Atlantic City Hospital
last week. DR.. Bland, a noted surgeon
of Philadelphia, performed it, Her friends
wish her speedy recovery.
terian Church will hold their regular
meeting Tuesday al til home Of Mrs. NJ
Al the special meeting of City Council
held Wednesday evening Leon Conovel
was appointed tax assessor of the Enc
ward to fill the uneXpred term of Fred
B. Ardrey Antinoph & Glassman We're
appointed for the fifth year to audit the
city's books. Mercantile tax. collector
Draper made report of SIP collected fol
this year Ordinance No increasing
city officials salaries was passed second
and final readings. A contract was awar-
ded to Union Paving Co. to gravel and
grade Franklin Boulevard. between Boil
ton and Nevada avenues, for 1913 per
Square yard.
Franklin Avenue Boulevard
The property owners in Absecon arc
determined to make the Franklin avenue
boulevard a realization, and some weeks
ago petitioned the Mayor and City Coun-
ell to prepare the necessary ordinance,
and also had the street surveyed, fol
grading, graveling curbing and sidewalks
Realizing that this improvement will be
an asset to the community they nave
prepared the necessary papers, and the
project is now undergoing its usual pro-
eedure =,
Mr.. A. F. Amodio. architect and civil
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