The Pleasantville press., 1924-09-27
ABSECON NEWS
By LENA ROBINSON


street and New York road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith have re-
turned to their home, after spending
the summer in Beach Haven.
Mrs. Mary B. Schneider has returned
to her home in Millville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Sheppard and
Mrs. Laura Showell spent the week
end at their home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Beckley, of
Natalie Terrace, are entertaining rela-
tives from Virginia.
The members of the Senior Chris
tian Endeavor Society will be enter
tanned at the home of Miss Hannah
Madden, this Friday night. 1t has
been planned to have this meeting
take the form of Poverty Social,
with the guests wearing old clothes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Brownley have
returned to their home in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Brownley spent most of the sum-
mer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Carton. Frank Gar
ton and Charles Carton visited Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Blackman on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Miller, Miss
Mary Miller and Master Edison Miller
enjoyed a motor trip to Barnegat City
on Sunday.
Miss Rhea Wilson, of Port Republic,
has returned home, after spending
several days with friends in North
Absecon.
Miss Louise Draper spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Draper.
A new house is being erected on the
boulevard near Lee avenue.
1t has been necessary to change
some of the rooms in the public school
here, to make it possible for the chill
dren to have advantage of the full
days session, instead of the half time
schedule that was in effect for two
weeks.
James Hamilton is on the sick list
at this writing.
Mrs. Sylvia Henderson has been
spending a few days with Mrs. A. M.
Stanley, of Camden.
Mrs. Caroline Smith is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Talitha Alexander, of
Swedesboro.
Mrs. Joseph Garrity has returned to
her home in Philadelphia. Mrs. Gar
r1ty had been spending several weeks
with her grandfather, George Plout.
Mrs. Walter Mcknight and son have
returned home, after spending the
summer with her monther, Mrs. King
er.
A. W. Klinger was an Absecon visit
or over the weekend.
Herman Reich is erecting a new
house on Shady Lane This is the
third house he has built within short
time.
Valentine Schlachter, who made the
trip to California by motor, is spend
ing some time in Culver City.
Mrs. Percy Smith entertained her
sister, Mrs. Enoch Adams, of Ventnor
recently.
Mrs. George Frings was Philadel-
phia visitor on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith enter
tanned Mrs. Dora Mulazan and son, OF
Atlantic City, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darius Smith had as
their guests this week Mr.. and Mrs
Baker Bowen and John Bowen, OF
Smithville.
Rocco Pallapoka, who had several
ribs broken recently, is able to be out
again, after being confined to his
home.
After spending some time here with
friends, Mrs. May Bigler has returned
to her home in Philadelphia.
The Senior Epworth League will
meet this Friday evening in the chapel
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Adams on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Bewley were
guests of Mrs. Charles Piez, of Ham.
monitor, ON Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Babcock are
entertaining Baker Doughty, of New
York
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nicholas have
been entertaining Edward Crissell, OF
Long Beach, California. =
Miss Anna Babcock spent Thursday
In Ventnor with Mrs. Eugene Klein.
Mrs. Elmer Weaver is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. Chas
Mason.
Mrs. Leona Reed and daughter were
recent guests of Mrs Ellen E. Shovel
Rev. C. K. Dilks and daughter Peg
ey were New Gretna visitors, Satur
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Lee visited Capt
and Mrs. Mathis, of New Gretna, re
Gently.
Absecon Highlands, covering 5000
acres, has no church.. but several in
terested parties are building one
which will fill a great need The
treasurer of the building fund is Jacot
Cleiner; secretary, Charles Reinheim
er; trustees, Charles A. Clark, Jacot
Cleiner, John Llewellyn, William Fow
Ter, Rudolph Jirecka, Charles Reinhei
mer and C. E. Price. At present they
hold their services in private home
Mrs. Laura Reed will entertain the
Foreign Missionary Society of the M
e. Church at her home in Linwood
October Ia.
The Missionary Society of the Pres
byterian Church will hold their regu
lar meeting at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Nicholas, Tuesday next.
After spending some time here, the
Meehan family have returned to theil
home in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. T. d. Showell enter
tanned Alfred Shovel at their home
over the weekend.
Miss Beatrice Showell, daughter oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Showell, will
leave on Monday to attend college al
Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. Fraley Doughty was Philadel
phia visitor, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Frambes, who
have been spending the summer here
have returned to their home in Phila
delphia.
Mrs. Laura Reed, of Linwood, de
iightfully entertained the members oi
the Absecon Art Club and several
friends at her home, Wednesday after
noon. The following members attend
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