The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-15

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nesday. Mayor Torton attended.
The Christmas entertainments OF St.
Pauls Sunday evening. The service is
| entitled, "Love Divine'', with II few
| changes. There will be no charge for
admission nor presents. Candies will
be distributed Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Title Smith has a doll IN her
window which is So years old The
body was made by Mrs. Robert Walker
for her daughter Emma who played
with it for about II years. Then il was
given to Mrs Smith. The dress on 1t
was made IS years ago. The name is
Rebecca Walker.
Emmanuel Sunday School will hold
their Christmas entertainment next
Friday evening 23d. The program will
be with music from the service Love
Divine" reading and recitations.
Candies and presents will be distributed
and the usual admission will be charg
ed adults.
Clocks, watches, Jewelry, toilet, arti-
Giles, fountain and gold pens, aluminium
articles, silver novelties, &c at d.
Sheets Jewelry store. \
Ii ENTERTAINMENT W u
Colored Minstrols, of Philadelphia, in
Odd Fellows Hall, Wednesday even
ing, under the management of William
Bland, one of the chefs at Ffench's
hotel, was the best entertainment of
the kind ever given in Penn's Grove.
Over 200 attended.
Mayor Torton killed his big hogs on
Is. oheayy snd- they weighed 53l and 534,
respectfully. If aiiyts eafs that let
the RECORD know. yEoMs also
killed his big hogs on Monda9nd III
one out-weighed Mayor Torlon'5"aale
gest by 7 pounds, yet this %combineu
weight of the Mayors was 1165 and
Boone's 1011.
q. V. Williams, of Trenton, n of
the SuperinteDdeDt's assistants Of the
Homes for Homeless Children spoke in
Emmanuel Church last Sunday. He
has placed two boys with farmers in
this Township, and would be pleased if
Christian families who desire children
would speak to the pastors of any of
the Churches who will communicate
with him.
Sundays Philadelphia Times, con.
tanned the following despatch from
Stroudsburg, Pa, dated December 3:
"Monroe county farms were sold to-day
at Sheriff's sale for a song. A twenty
five acre farm was sold to the East
S%troudsburg Lumber Company, limit
ed, for n dollar, and Others went at
correspondingly low rates." This is
Prosperity with a big p.
Banking Commissioner Bellies an
nual report has been completed, but
owing to a lack of funds to pay for of
fee force, all the building and loan as
sociatiOis have not yet been Investigate
ed. There are 36l building and loan
associations in the State. Newark has
81; Jersey City, az; Camden, 81; Pater.
son, 10, and Elizabeth IL. The total
number in Camden county is 80; Allan
tic county has 10; Burlington, 16; Cape
May, 8; Gloucester, 7; Ocean, 2; Salem,
3. Twenty.one new associations were
organized last year, three of which
we're in Camden. Four associations
went out of business during the year.
The report cover only 1888 associations
but the work of investigating the OH
ers is going on as rapidly as possible.
Personals.
Deputy Sheriff Benz. Westcott was in
town on Thursday.
Mrs. Enoch Harker is spending the
week with friends in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Louisa Kirk, of Salem, has been
visiting her brother, Mayor Torton.
Lieut.. JILL. Wechsler, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with Jos. X. Munyan.
Jesse Bodine, of Philadelphia, has
been spending a few days with his sons
in PENIS Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Firestone spent
Sunday at Germantown with his broth
er John and wife.
Mrs. Rhoda Davis has returned home
after a months visit to her son Ovid
Davis in Bridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Summerill and
Charles d. Naylor spent Sunday in Sa-
lem with MI. and Mrs. John M. Stiles.
Miss Abbie l.. Kidd has been spend
ing two weeks at home while the Clay
ton school is closed on account of dip
iberia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex l.. Justice, of
Philadelphia, were in town on Thurs
day to attend the funeral of Frank III.
Walker.
William A. Sack, Jr., arrived home
from Washington, ID. c., Wednesday
and announces his sister, Mrs. Ida
Falk, some better with but small hopes
OF recovery.