Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-17
PEDRICKTOWN.

Mrs. Richard Gordon, of Atlantic City,
and Mrs. Eva Ellis, of Phila., are spend
ing some time with Thomas Robinson and
family.
Miss Josephine Bowen, of Phila., is the
guest of her friend, Mrs. Harvey Justice.
Miss Jennie Calver, of Booths Corner,
Penna., is visiting her cousin, Miss Carrie
| Hortman.
Miss Margaret Nixon, of Camden, is re-
newing old acquaintance in our town.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Justice entertained
over Sunday Howard Pedrick and family,
of Woodbury.; Reuben Pedrick and wife,
and Messrs. George and Harry Justice, Of
Philadelphia.
Walter Kline, a representative of the
Hoppe Piano Company, of Phila., has
several pianos on exhibition in VIM. F.
Hunts office.
| Miss Arete Justice returned home Oh
Saturday after spending few days with
Robert Tull and wife, of National Park.
Miss Nellie Faucet is the possessor of a
fine new piano.
Mrs. Mary Barber, of PhiIa., will spend
the remainder of the summer with her
oioUCI3 ul1o. GllLdDCOu GOODOls
Miss Ethel Dubois, of Clayton, is the
guest of Miss Arete Justice.
Mrs. Albert Risner entertained number
of her friends at watermelon party on
Thursday evening.
Miss Sara Davis is seriously i'll at her
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferguson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kline, Of
Salem, over Sunday.
Miss Bertha Morrison, of Dudley, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Morrison.
Miss Carrie Walters, of Phila., who has
been employed as bookkeeper by Harvey
Justice the past year, has accepted situa-
ton in Philadelphia
The farmers of this vicinity have the
largest crops and finest quality of tomatoes
they have ever grown. Last Saturday was
the greatest day ever known here in the
quantity of tomatoes shipped. Near as can
be estimated 10, 900 baskets were loaded on
Saturday-the two steam boats, Mary E.
Justice and Elsie Weatherby taking all
they could-about 5000 baskets, and the
cars about 2,0OO The large canning houses
are paying good prices for them, consider
ing the large crops, which is greatly ap-
preciated by the farmers.
The contractors, The Delaware Granite
and Mining Company, commenced at Ped
ricktown last week to build the new stone
road from here to the New Bridge, to con-
meet with the Bridgeport stone road. The
building of the road through our town has
created quite a controversy. A majority Of
our citizens want the street through the
town widened, and to do this quite num-
Der of shade trees would have to be re-
moved, hence the opposition by some of the
property owners having trees fronting their
property.
Messers. Walter Doughten, VIM. Prigger
and Harry johnson, of Philada., spent
Sunday at their respective homes.
Howard Justice, of Phila., is spending
his vacation with his parents here.
Mrs. Kate Cooney and daughter Katie,
will spend the remainder of the summer at
Ocean Grove, where Mrs. Cooney will be
employed by Mrs. Amanda Moran at the
Hotel Clarendon.
Clarence Hampton and family, of near
Swedesboro, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ferguson.
Miss Nettie Becker and VIM. Becker, Of
Woodstown, spent Sunday at James Swee-
ten Jr.' Is.
James Sweeten's Sons, agents for the
Kilson Hydrocarbon lights, have placed
the lights in Emanuel Church, Pennsgrove.
Albert Williamson is entertaining his
brother Walter, of Cramer Hill.
from Phila., over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoxie, of Fairville,
Penna., spent Sunday with Frank Gates
and family; on their return home were
accompanied by Mrs. Mary Gates, who will
remain with them for several weeks.
Miss Bertha Kline, of Salem, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Emma Ferguson.
Mrs. Sadie Kirby has been spending
some time with her son Walter, who is
seriously i'll in Wilmington, Delaware