The Penn's Grove record., 1901-03-29
penusyille Points,

Rev. DIR. n Mrs, b. 4. Llpplncott, OF
PENIS Grove, spent last Saturday with
his son Rev. B. c. Lippincott, Jr., and
wife.
Rev. b. C. Lippincott, Jr., sang i'll Tioga
NJ. E. Church, Philadelphia, this week. He
has been offered 81 600 a year to sing in
Wanamaker's Presbyterian Church,
Philadelphia.
Richard Batten and C. A. Brown
caught the first shad on Thursday of last
week.
James Newell and family attended the
funeral Of John Tut on Wednesday. lie
was a former resident of this place.
Mrs. E.~Foster formerly of this place
died very suddenly at the home OF her
daughter in Warrington last week.
Mrs. Carrie Newell, OF Salem, is spend
ing the week at her home here.
Miss Mary +. Jenkins OF Salem spent
Sunday at her home.
VIM. Hawn, ST., was greatly surprised
last Friday when his many friends called
ON him to remind him of his 21st birth
dav. Those who took part in making 1t
a pleasant time were: Misses George
jenkins, Bertha Newell, Lena Ecret,
Laura Gibbon, Anna Hawa, Anna
Bright, Beulah and Mary Wright, Lille
Hawn, Messrs. Joseph johnson, Walter
Davis. John Hutchinson, Clinton Newell,
Joel jenkins, Harry Jones and Samuel
Stiles.
Miss Laura Davis has been visiting in
QuintOn.
\ few of our fishermen started for the
Bay on Monday.
Mrs. Gilbert Compton, OF Penn's
Grove, spent last week in Salem visiting
her sister Mrs. Howard Barnes and her
husband Joined her on Saturday evening
and they returned home on Sunday.
Mrs. Emma L. jenkins attended the
moving of Mr.. Ebert Newkirk, OF
Quaker Neck. They moved to Roads
town.
Miss Rena Compton, OF Penn's Grove,
spent Sunday with Miss Mary Jenkins.
Miss Salome X. jenkins, of Walnut
Beach, is spending the week III Salem
with her aunt, the Misses Jaquette.
Miss IIettie Flanagan who has been
visiting her uncle Thomas Biddle, IN
Phila., has returned home.
Miss Amy T. Jenkins who sprained her
ankle five weeks ago, is able to attend
attend school again.
While coming up the river in their
skiff on Saturday, Phillip Cromwell ana
Hance Jaquette, ST., had the misfortune
to upset and but for the timely assistance
OF a passing schooner they
would have been drowned. They spent
an hour and a half on the bottom OF the
boat. The schooner landed them at the
wharf at P~ennsville.
90TH BIRTHDAY.
A birthday surprise party in honor OF
"Uncle" Samuel Callahan, gathered at
IL, l-,,. s IL, ,lnvnhtar Mrs w. W.,
Somers, of Churchtown, Saturday, March
23rd. it being his Goth birthday; Those
present we're: "Uncle" Samuel Callahan
MIR. and Mrs. W. W. Somers, Capt. Jos;
Fogg and wife, Capt. Edward Justice and
wife, Of Pedricktown; Mrs. VIM. Shourds
and daughters of PENIS Grove; MISS
Maggie Somers, of Woodbury.; Mr.
Mrs. Isaiah Hogbin and daughter, OF
E%lsinboro: Hon. c. W. Powers and wife
| Mrs. Maggie Bilderback, of Penn's Grove;
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Jenkins, Mrs
! Samuel Lavman, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Hance
%Jaquette. Miss Laura Jaquette, MISS Aice
NanPelt, Miss Rachel Baton, oil salem;
MIR. u. Kiger, Miss Phebe jenkins, capt
Daniel Newcomb and wife, Mr., ana hirs'
| James $. Fenton, Edward u. foWers'
Mr.. Owen Plinn, Mr.. Warren Jaque''e'
Master Paul Jaquette. g.
All enjoyed hearing Uncle SANS
"reminiscences of early life, when there was
not a pint OF steam on the Delaware,
when the people made their own dishes
out OF lead, and the farmers used wooden
plows, and when there was but n store
in Salem. 80,
Mr., Callahan has a good memory ana
is very entertaining in conversation anu
is quite active for one of his age; ne mas
never drank a glass OF spurious liquors
nor smoked a cigar or chewed any to9ac :
co, and only a few years ago danced d
jig this would be hard to beat. Aitet
enjoying our selves we We're invited OUT
to a table growing with the good things
to which all did ample justice Anef
spending a very enjoyable evening ai re- :
tired to their homes wishing COCO he"i'i'
to Uncle Sam. r.