Evening journal., 1900-08-16
FARMERS PICNIC
IN PENNNGROVR
Annual Event Will be CeIe-
brated Tomorrow
Great Ball Game One Of the Features.
News Of the Popular Jersey
Resort

Leap has returned from her trip to
Atlantic City.
Miss Sara L. Harker, the genial as
sistant postmistress, has gone to At
lantic City for the week.
Miss Laura Craig and son, Hilliard,
of Philadelphia, and Miss Elsie Rig
gins, OF Jenkintown, are spending the
week with Mrs. John higgins.
Miss Annie f. oliver OF Chester, who
has been enjoying the delightful wea-
ther for the past three weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry f. Werle, has re-
turned home
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Boeck, Miss
Hannah Ashcraft and Peter Raymond
left on Tuesday for a week at Marshall
Creek, Pa, near the Delaware Water
Gap.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bevis, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Green and son, Edgar, are
spending the week at Pitman Grove.
Howard Burkhardt, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday at Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Green's.
Miss Sarah Werle is spending cou-
pic Of weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. j. I
oliver OF Chester.
A Hebrew Sunday school from VIII
mingtOn. number about 900, enjoyed
themselves in the Grove on Thurs.
day.
Captain Harry o. Weber made hi.
first trip to Philadelphia on Wednes
day. from Courses Landing, with his
tug. Mary E. Carr. with two barges il
tow loaded with produce.
Large quantities of produce are be
| ing shipped to Wilmington by thu
farmers in this vicinity on the steame
| Ulrlca. 1t is a common sight to SCI
dozen wagons or more at one tim'
on the pier waiting to unload.
Miss Beth Lippincott has returned
home after an extended visit amonl
friends and former appointments.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gallagher, o
Philadelphia, spent last week in Penns
grove. the guests of Misses Maria am
Emma Pedrick.
Bryan Shannon is again seen on tn
street fle is recovering from an at
tack Of typhoid fever.
White potatoes were purchased a
the station last week for 81 per bar
rel, and cantalOupes at about go cent
per barrel
Mr.. and Mrs. James Flemming, O
Glassboro. spent last week here, as tn
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook.
\ Mrs. William RI. Johnson and daugh
ter, Anna, OF Camden, spent last wee
here, the guests of her parents, Nj
and Mrs. Richard T. Shannon.
John S. Boyd, a former resident {
Burlington, died at the home of Henr
Baker, his brother-in-law. in Penns
: grove on Tuesday Of last week tn
funeral took place on Friday, with in
terment in Riverview Cemetery.
The Santiago Club, of Gloucester,
enjoying the pleasures Of two week
camp on the shore here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Green, of Woo
p bury. spent last week here, the que.
Of Mr.. Green's parents, Mr.. and Mr.
: Edward II. Green.
1 The steamer POkOnoket is no
p making regular trips between Miltof
e Delaware and Philadelphia The stean
er has been purchased by the Lew
River improvement Company. con
posed. mainly, Of residents OF Milto
The Denney Bros, however. in u
\ sale Of the steamer, retained a col
/. trolling interest.
The two baseball games TO be pla.
a ed here Friday, the day of the. farmer
. picnic here, promises to be the most II
teresting games Of the season. In fac
/ il is claimed they Will be the create
games ever played in this part of u
country. The contest will be betwet
the Pennsgrove Baseball Club and Il
}, Chester Baseball Club, at 10 a m. al
230 D. m The Pennsgrove team wi
be strengthened by Howard Pedrick,
: the p. r. r. Club.
The entertainment given by the r
worth League OF St. Paul's NJ.
4 Church on the lawn at the residence
the Hon. H. c. Blohm was a very e
joyable affair, and proved in every W,
a success. The decorations we're han
some, the drill by the children W
. delightful, the music by the mandOl
I, club and the solo by Mrs. VILLA
. Slaugh, Of Philadelphia, was very mul
~ enjoyed Pastor Nichols address
China was listened to with much q
|. tentiOn. Refreshments were served
:, the close Of the entertainment. and
- vote Of thanks extended to the Hon.
, J. Blohm for the use of his handsoI
lawn.
The Indian Medicine and Come
= Company, which has been located
. Railroad avenue, and giving night
. performances and disposing of OF th'
i medicines for the past two weel
! closed the forepart of last week T
= gold watch contest to be given to {
! most popular woman in the borou
~ was awarded TO Miss Edith L.aytC
who received 11.OO0 votes. being 2C
~ in excess Of her opponent, Miss Eli
NJ, ence Dugan. The contest for the s
J." yer knives and forks to the most POI
lar baby was given to Mary. the daul
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Walk
y who received 5000 votes.