The Pleasantville press., 1924-09-27

Sunday School will give an oyster
supper Oct. g. ON the property of Prof.
E. d. Riley, Church street and Pitney
road Outdoor movies will be one of
the main features of the evening.
Booths of all kinds and much fun for
all is being anticipated.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Nicholas enter
tanned Charles Peterson, of McKees-
port, Pa, at their home for two weeks.
Mrs Nicholas mother has returned
home, after spending the summer in
Newark.
]. r. Miller has built a cottage on
Upland avenue and moved from Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. ]. E. Nicholas has returned
home, after spending some time with
friends in Philadelphia and Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs Freedman have been
entertaining friends from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Roessing, Fred and
Muriel Roessing and Willard Cox, all
of McKeesport, Pa, motored here to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.. Nicholas.
Warren Tilton and Mrs. Hannah
Boice have been entertaining their
brother, Bowman Tilton, of Audubon.
Mrs Barnes and son, Mr.. Browen, of
Trenton, are spending some time at
Pine View Villa.
The light at the intersection of the
roads was broken down by a machine
during the night recently. The num-
Der of the car was secured by the
gate tender at the Pennsylvania rail
road crossing.
Mayor Harry Mattson had his car
damaged while it was parked on White
Horse pike, near Station avenue. A
car from Philadelphia was coming
down the pike and ran into the rear
of the mayors car.
Mrs. Claypool has moved into her
new home on Wyoming avenue.
The Atlantic County w. c. T. U.
held its thirty-seventh annual conven-
ton in the M. E. Church here on
Thursday of last week. The officers
are: President, Mrs. Eliza Hughes;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Sadie
Wood; recording secretary, Mrs. Anna
E. Miller; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret
johnson. The members of the Ladies
Aid of the church served a chicken
pot-pie dinner. There were sessions
morning and afternoon.
A reception was rendered the teach
ers of the public school and Board of
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home of Mrs. Reuben Babcock, by the
Civic Club general invitation was
extended to the towns people. A plea
sing musical program was rendered as
follows: Piano selection, Mrs. A. L.
sung by Civic Club Quartet, composed
of Mrs. Emily Conover, Mrs c. Hoag-
land, Mrs. Lucretia Bewley, Mrs. May
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Carroll Hoagland, 81 love a little cot
tage" Quintet, Mesdames Babcock,
Elwood, Conover, Townsend and John
Bewley; trio, Mrs. Babcock, Mrs. Con-
over and Mrs. Bewley. The entire
gathering joined in singing the old
time melodies, with Mrs Hammell ac-
companist Refreshments were served
by the hostess. Attending were: Miss
Carrie Reed, Miss Carter, Miss Alex
ander, Miss Roman Webb, Miss Ra-
chel Hilliard, Miss Cora Schaible, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bewley, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Hammell, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel
johnson, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Pearl Her.
bert, Charlotte Hammell, Reuben Bah
cock, 3rd, Virginia Babcock, Misses
Ethel Hammell, Flora Robinson, Lena
Robinson, Hannah Madden, Mrs. Geo.
B. Conover, MRS. Charles Frymire,
Mrs. James Ballantine, Mrs. Walter
Roberts, Mrs Hooker, Rev. C. X.
Dilks, Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Elwood,
Mrs. Walter Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Hoagland, Mrs. Robert Richards,
Mrs. Sara Carton, Mrs. w. Prettyman,
Sr., Mrs. VIM. Prettyman, Jr., Mrs. Z.
]. Nicholas, Mrs. M. M. Townsend,
Mrs. S. Hartzell, Mrs. William Adkis-
son, and Mr.. and Mrs Reuben L. Bah
cock.
City Council
Absecon City Council held very
important meeting last Thursday night.
A protest was made by several resi-
dents of. Shady Lane on the closing of
the street by placing of sidewalks and
curbs
The bad condition of Wrangleboro
road, which was reported at the last
meeting of Council, has been repaired
and made passable.
A communication from the Board OF
Education was read on the matter of
plans for the erection of new eight
room school building during the COM
ing year, to relieve the crowded condi-
ton existing in the present school.
The Board of Education will be glad
to meet any of the civic bodies of the
city to discuss said matter.
A letter of thanks from the Civic
Club for the protection given at the
pool this summer by the life guard,
and for the purchase of property for
city park was read
The Tax Collector was given per-
mission to sell certain properties own
ed by the city to private individuals.
An ordinance to vacate the road
westerly from Davis Lane, certain
portion of Boat House Drive leading
off from Natalie Terrace. and a GER
tain road on both sides the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, passed first reading.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued
by Building Inspector Harry " Miller,
totalling s17,75O. for September:
Doughty & Burke, contractors, for
Joseph Threil brick service station,
12x24, $500, New road and New Jersey
avenue
A. F. Anodio, stucco bungalow, 36x
40, $4,000; garage, 12x2O, $1,000;
Franklin Boulevard, between Colorado
and Nevada.
John Berry, additions and altera-
tions to house, Natalie Terrace, $3.50.
Harry Clark, contractor, for Ralph
Degrossa, l garage, 15xl6, $3.50, Iowa
avenue
A. ]. Craven, l garage. 12x17, $3.50.
New York road.
Queen Esther Circle.
The Queen Esther Circle was enter
tanned Friday evening by Mrs. A. L.