The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-27
Pedricktown Pencilings.


Pedricktown Pencilings.
April 25-Miss Emma Hees, of New
York City, is spending ten days with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hees.
Mrs. Helena w. Casey left for Bayside
last Thursday, where she will cook for Mr..
Robt. Tul's men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Diver aud sons, of
Penn's Grove, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Sweeten.
Freelan Sparks hotbed caught fire one
night last week, but was discovered by his
father before much damage wa done.
Rev. John Davis occupied his brother
Quinton's pulpit in Emmanuel Church at
South Camden last Sunday evening, owing
to his brothers. illness. Rev. Myers occu-
pied MI. Davis's pulpit during his absence.
Abram B. Detwiler, 0 fPhila., spent Sun
day with friends in this place.
Edw. Cunard, Of Bridgeport, Pa, and
Miss Bertha, of Phila., spent Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. Emma Cunard.
Miss Julia Leaning returned to Phila.,
last Monday.
Arbor Day will be observed this Friday
in our public school.
Geo. r. Pedrick and daughter spent Sat
urday in Wilmington.
The friends of Harry w. johnson are
pleased to see him out again.
Miss Lola Justice, Of Phila., has been
visiting her parents here.
Frank Faucet the Swedesboro baker who
has been serving bread in this place for %
years, has sold out, so his genial face will
be seen no more.
Jacob Biddle presented Rev. Mr.. Boyd
with a shad weighing 104 Tbs. The DOM
inie tells us the flavor was delicious.
Miss Bertha Morrison has a position at
4th and Chestnut SITS. Phila., as stenograph-
er.
Mrs. Harriet Firestone is quite ill at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dolbow, of PENIS
Grove, spent Sunday in this place.
Walter Layton, Of Camden, is with his
mother this week.
Mrs. Edw. Justice spent part of last
week in Woodbury..
Our town can now boast Of a photograph
er in the person of Chas. Sparks. His work
is said to be excellent.
Mrs. VIM. Waters has been visiting her
son Charles in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Emma Pedrick is visiting in Gibbs
tewn.
Mrs. Fannie Holton had a finger badly
Auto " oOAuS CduSAu III q ldU tidp.
VIM. Holeton is now employed by Rich
arm Corson in his wheelwright shop.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
WIZ formerly resided here.
VIM. Holet0n has returned from Bayside
where he has been building a cottage for
Robt. G. Tull.
Miss Edith Pedrick is serving as an APP
nroynfioo IN tho rasH.rorx x ckovo 80 D.t1a~ a.
Ferguson at PENIS Grove.
Ralph Parker spent Saturday In Philadel.
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Flitcraft, of Woods
town, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Doughten.
F. Brantley Williamson, of North Cram
er Hill, was with his sister Mrs. Henry
Holton on Sunday.
Thos. Weatherby, Of Wilmington, was
seen on our streets on Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Dennis and son are visiting
relatives in Gibbstown.
Mrs. Maria Layton and daughter Olive
spent part of last week in Woodstown.
David Henderson has quit his position or
the trolley's and returned home.
A number of the relatives of Benz. Wealth
erby surprised him at his home last Satur-
day evening. it being his birthday. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mitchell. Jr., MI. and
Mrs. Harry Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Hurf, Of Swedesboro; Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
HurH and daughters Lizzie and Anna, of
Mullica Hill; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J.
Shute, MI. and Mrs. Geo. M. Weatherby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. Green met with
quite a mishap while driving to PENIS
Grove last Thursday evening to attend the
wedding reception of Howard Green. As
they approached the railroad crossing at
Friendship Station they met a buggy and
dido which apparently had been racing.
Nh. Green saw the buggy and turned to
the light and came Immediately in contact
with the dido which he had not seen.
causing the shaft of the former to enter his
horses breast about two inches causing a
bad wound. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Green
were hurt but were badly frightened. The
gentlemen in the buggy drove back to see
II they were hurt but the occupants of the
dido offered no apology or explanation,
but answered MI. G. very impertinently
and drove on. Mrs. Green proceeded to
the reception and after congratulating the
couple was taken home by Mr.. tanning.
Mr.. Green was compelled to walk his horse
| home. r.
The weather has been SO fine the past
two weeks that the early truckers of Old
mans township have been setting out early
tomatoes this week. Jacob Gaventa was
the first to begin last Saturday.
Atthe st. Paul's parsonage, PENIS Grove,
April 20, by Rev. Sanford NJ. Nichols, Miss
Matte Jordan, of Pedricktown, and MI.
Joseph II. Nichols, of West Cape May,
were married.
Francis Pedrick has moved from this
place to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Anna jess. Miss Tressa Jess, Groves
jess, of Woodstown, and Mrs. Maggie Allen
Of Atlantic City, were entertained by Mrs.
Charles Webster, on Tuesday.
The Prudentials Exhibit at Paris.
In compliance with a request made by
the United States authorities at Washing
ton, The Prudential Insurance Company of
America has just completed and forwarded
to the Paris Exposition an exhibit to be in
corporated in the section set apart for edu-
cation and social economy.
As the pioneer of Industrial insurance
in the United States, The Prudential was
asked by the Federal Government to make
an exhibit concerning Industrial insurance
as practised in this country.
The history of the Prudential being viz
tually the history of this system of life in
surance in the United States, the exhibit is
mainly confined to the history, statistics
and experience of that company.
The exhibit consists of eight large portfo-
liOs, seven of which contain the forms used
in all of the various departments of The
Prudential's field and office administration,