The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

The Children's .Nay Program entitled,
"Peace or War, Young Americas Verde t
was presented to a large and attentive con-
gregation at the NJ. E. Church last Sunday
evening. The church was beautifully decor
ated with bunting and cut flowers.
II. G. Cooper has picked the first tnma-
toes aud dug the first white potatoes of the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swain of Salem, are visit
ing Mrs John Fawcett.
Owing to the dry weather the clover crop
is a failure and the price has advanced to
$50 per ton.
the blowing of the whistle at Justices mill
Thursday noon and ran away, o|verturning
the wagon and breaking a wheel and one
shaft,
A number ofour young folks attended
the at PENIS Grove We'd
nesday evening and losing one of the young
men ofthe crowd, a committe was appoint
ed to search the borough for him and drag
the river if necessary, but he was found on
Harmony St, so we hear.
Census enumerator Frank j. Gaventa
has found 1872 children of school age in Old
mans Township G less than last year.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. Robt. Tull
gave her husband u birthday surprise, it
being his 21st birthday. Among those pros
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. b. Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel j. Shultz, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fawcett, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey S.
Justice, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Crispen, Mr.
and Mrs. John Burk, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
J. Gaventa, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard G. Coop
er, Mr.. Mrs. Harry NJ. Green, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey S. HOFFMAN, Rev. J.. Davis, Misses
Julia Leaning, Jennie Green, Mary Justice
Alice Pedrick, Bertha Morrison, May
Strimple, Areta Justice, Nellie Fawcett,
Florence Crispen, Mary Crispen, Mamie
Mulford and Ernest milford of Camden,
Bertha Fisher, of Wilmington, Harry Tul
Bridgeville, Del, Harry Cawley and Her
Ii rt Parker. 1t was a complete surprise to
MIR. Tull, he came back the second time 10
look at the guests, thinking it was an illu-
sion. The guests departed alta late hour wish
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Tull many more such
happy birthdays.
1t does beat all what pride our people
take in trying, mind, l say trying, for they
never succeed, to Guido their neighbors in
raising fruit and vegetables. A lady having
a young cherry tree upon which were some
very fine fruit, though to outwit the birds
by tying them all on the tree. A Neigh
Dor coming in said, Mrs.-I am afraid
nv cherry tree will die. 1t has no cherrie;
| at all on it. Oh, said Mrs.--You should
see mine. They are certainly fine. Come gu
and look at them. They were like Mr.. GU
potato blossom, gone. The st. ing and stem:
were there, however.
A most %disgraceful scene occurred
in front of the Hall late Tuesday ev'
ening, disgraceful on the part OF tht
actors, two men and a woman. and OF
the part of those who stood by ant
made no effort to suppress the obscene
language and actions, but rather to EN-
courage it. Their plea for no interfer
ence was, at was u woman" Whei
woman so degrades herself as to be
come lower than IA beast, then it istimt
for an interference. To the credit o.
our town be it said they were not resi-
dents but from a neighboring borough
During my residence in Pedricktown
have never before heard of such an oc
currence, and older residents say ths
same. Those who encouraged the aftail
would stand better in the eyes of thu
towns people had they been at homt
with their families. JUNGLE JOSH.