The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12
Pedricktown Pencilings.

George Gibson and lady, of Phila
spent Sunday with his parents.
Mrs. Mary Barber, Of 1addonfeld is
spending few days with her sister Mrs.
Elizabeth Cooper.
MT, and Mrs Levi Henderson and son
Fra spent Easter with relatives in
T candidates were immersed at the
Bap Church last Sunday evening.
Thel Eill be baptism next Sunday even
The annual spring examination is be-
ing held at our public school
A. B. Detweiler, of Phila., spent East
er Monday here.
Miss Haley and Mr. johnson, OF Phila
were Easter guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eben-
ezer Sparks.
Unclaim 4 letters at the post Office are
for Miss . : Brown, John Facciolo,
Richard Pm. and Tg McGlipsie.
Charles Sparks has secured employ
ment at Cramps ship yard.
Prof. A. S. Clark's singing class will
give concert in Odd Fellows Hall APP
ril Is.
-Four boys from the West jersey Acad-
amey one OF whom was Horace Hunt,
grandson of Mrs Hannah J. Hunt, enter
ed into walking match to see the dis
tance they could walk in two days. On
Wednesday they visited our town also
Woodstown, PENIS Grove and Salem.
Mrs. Abbie IIoefiick of Phila, is visit
ing Mrs. Kesia Hampton
Mrs Geo. Butler, OF Bristol, Pa, spent
last week with Isaac Pedrick and wife.
Mrs. Sara Holeton, of National Park,
has been visiting Mrs. John Shultz.
DIR. Ware, OF Bridgeton, was in town
last Friday
VIM. X Richmond and wife, of Dare
town, spent Sunday with their daughter
Mrs Davis Stanley.
The devotional meeting of EpwOrth
League will be changed from Friday even
ing until Sunday, to begin half hour be-
fore the regular Sunday evening services.
The Easter service in the NJ. L. Church
was grand success. The Church was
beautifully and tastefully decorated with
plants and flowers In the morning the
pastor Rev John Warthman preached an
Easter sermon. Much credit is due those
who ha barge of the program.
Mr.. All Mrs. Frank Ferguson spent
Easter with relatives in Salem.
Mrs. Rhoda Crispen is seriously ill.
Russell Butler has the chicken poX.
Frank Norton has rented j. B. Jordan S
land.
Mrs. Maria Stanton has moved from
Mrs Murphy's house into Fred Kregler' s
front room.
John b. Jordan has gone to Philadel.
phia where he will engage in restaurant
business at No 40 S. 4th st. He has our
best wishes for success in his new enter
prize.
John Douthiety of Camden, Was in
town Saturday looking after some busi.
ness and ordering repairs to his property.
At meeting of the owners OF the own
ers of the Allspruce Meadows along Old
mans Creek in Gloucester County, it was
voted to let the meadows, go to the tide
for 2 years and months. T.
JOHN SHAW HAMPTON
died March so, 1901, and was buried in
the Friends Cemetery, Pedricktown, n.
j., on April 3rd He was the son of Ben.
iamin and Mary Hampton, and was born
in Upper PENIS Neck township (noW
Oldmans) April %, 1899 He was one OF
nine children, OF whom four survive,
Charles and Frank Hampton, of Pedrick-
town; Joseph Hampton, of Pennsville,
and Mrs. Joseph Baker, of Wilmington.
in the 9th Regiment n. j. Volunteers at
Trenton, for term OF three years. Later
he was promoted to the position of cor.
poral His term expiring, he re-enlisted
ON August l. 1864, and was honorably
discharged at Trenton, July 10, 1865. In
December, 1865, he married kezia,
daughter of Thomas and Phebe Holton,
deceased, of Gloucester county, who sur.
wives him. One son, Warren, blessed the
union, who died in 1892. Mr.. Hampton
united with the NJ E. Church of this
place in 1876, and was faithful, consis
tent Christian, active in Church work,
For years he was class leader and mem
Der OF the official board, both of which
positions he held at the time OF his death
In 1893 he was a member of Acton Post
No. 80, G. A. r., of PENIS Grove, and
OF the Heptasophs, also in that place