The Penn's Grove record., 1899-04-21
Pedricktown Pickings.

Noticed in reading an account of a sur.
prise given a young lady of our town in
honor of her 10th birthday, hat her age
was missing. A mistake Of course, although
her friends do say that she is ashamed oft
All, well! when she is as old as | am she
wont mind telling her age.
The Epworth League service led by Miss
Fannie Pedrick last Sunday evening, was
very interesting. A beautiful solo was
rendered by Miss Stella Pedrick. The
leader for next evening is Mrs. Jas. Morri-
son. The league will give a social soon.
The sturgeon fishermen with their fam
lilies have left for Bayside.
An excellent sermon on Temperance was
given by Rev. J, H. Boyd, Sunday evening.
Were every one as strong on the Temperance
question as he is, there would.be no ''Half
Way House" to tempt our men and boys
who pass it on their way to the mills at
PENIS Grove.
Miss Julia Leaning has returned from a
visit to friends in Phila.
Mrs. Stacy Holeton, of Camden, spent
a few days with her sister, Mrs. VIM. Bat
ten.
Samuel Hortman is tearing down his
house at the corner of High and Cherry SITS,
preparatory to rebuilding.
Misses May Strimple and Bertha Morri-
son spent Saturday and Sunday in Phila.
Albert Stetser, Jr., of Phila., and Els
worth Roberts, of Paulsboro, have been Wis
ing friends here. JUNGLE JOSH
Mrs. Sam'l Snyder and daughters Ethel
and Edith and Miss Lizzie Snyder started
for Bayside on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Vanneman, of Cape
May, spent Saturday with the latters sister
Mrs. George Richards.
Peter Strimple who has been under the
care of DIR. Reed, in Camden, for ten weeks
for fistula, arrived home last Saturday. He
has been returning to see the Doctor every
other day this week. lie had two opera
tons performed and was the worst case the
Doctor ever had, but by being in the Doc
tors home he had special care and his
friends are not only pleased to see him
home again but are glad that he will soon
recover.
w. Lee Justice who has been sick for
three weeks, was ont for the first on We'd
nesday.
C. c.. Barber the artistic house painter,
who was confined to his house with illness
is able to ply his trade again.
James Strimple arrived home from Ocean
City, Md, last Friday to get his sturgeon
fleet for Delaware Bay ready. He cleared
for the Bay on Monday.
w. Justices Sons are consulting with
Col. Dupont as to the building ola railroad
switch to their lumber yard.
On Sunday night, 23d, a congregational
service will be held in the Baptist church.
1t is expected that it will be entertaining
and all are invited.
Miss Bessie Waters, of Philadelphia, who
came on a visit three weeks ago was taken
sick with typhoid fever and died last Sat
urday after a weeks illness. She was bur-
led from Leven Tull's on Tuesday.
Mrs. Emma Stump and Mrs. Jos. W.
Cooper were the delegates to the County w.
c. I. U. Convention. Mrs. Anna Layman
was alternate.
Tit collectors who have coin books to
raise the 500 which the NJ. L. Church
are meeting with great success.
r. E. Corson has purchased a steam en-
CINE, planer, morticer, scroll and circu-
lar saws, boring machines, etc, and will
build a addition to his carriage and
wagon factory.
Miss Florence Casey was given a sur !,
prise last Monday evening in honor of her
18th birthday. A very pleasant time was
had by all present. Those present were: |
Nettie Picken, Edith Pedrick, Nellie Faw-
cett, Florence Dugan, Lizzie Dennie, Mile
and Gertrude Reymer, Florence Casey,
Ralph Parker, Harry Justice, Chas. Corson,
Howard Justice, Warren Pedrick, John
and George Justice, Willie and Roy Casey.
The w. c. L. U. met at the home of the
President last Monday evening. The sick
reported 10 visits, floral COM
mittee 3 banquets sent A Gospel Tenn
perance meeting will be held in the NJ. L.
Church on the afternoon of April 80, under
the direction of Miss Alice Haines. The
meeting will be addressed by the County
Supt. Mrs. Patterson, of Woodstown. All
are invited to be present. Press Supt.