The Penn's Grove record., 1903-01-30
Gloucester News

Paulsboro, Jan. kS-ohn Dunkin,s
widow was buried bnday at the Pauls-I
boro burying groun She was an aunt
| to the GibbstoWn d nkins.
Lemuel Homer connected here at
Paulsboro was burid on Tuesday. He
resided at Camden nd was an own cous-
in to Mrs. John Ran bbo.
Mi. Wright the b lat builder who was
| burned out and got his insurance, will
build his shop imI nediately. He will
| soon be in working Trim. He has moved
his family in Wm. Oils house. It may
be there are sunny days that will be his
in the years to comd.
DR.. Reeves is abo{ht after sickness for
some time.
Samuel S~traughen1s son-in-law Capt.
| W. P. Wright is having a nice new tug
built at Chas. Paul's ship yard, Pauls-
| boro.
Fishermen are on &leck.
Thomas Louden hhs the grip.
Wilson Gilps things sold we'll at Pauls-
boro on the 24th.
They are stirring Up the water works
question.
Mrs. Elwood Hanhold who was opera
ted on at the Hospital can stand and lie
down. Mrs. George Devault is convals-
lcent.
Something took pl ace in or about one
of our schools in thif county that reminds
me of a scene in old Harmony School
House at PENIS Grpve. James Thomp-
son had a black boy by the name Of Nose.
He was the only Ethiopian, except old
Kill in those parts. He had a dreadful
stoppage in his speech. | never have
seen the like. Thefe was something the
matter with his Hopper. 1t was uncon-
trollable and he always broke down on
stion'' in spelling.f He would get his
mouth wide open hnd his eyes would
flash fire, frenzy and fury. He could not
shut his mouth and he was the persona
fcation Of agony and looked supremely
ridiculous. One d$y he was learning his
lesson and had his Ihead near the stove.
This stove was a Cheat Eastern and hall
as big as an organ Rox with a place to
put your hands in zach side. A wag Of
a boy threw some powder in the stove
and burnt off all hit wool and eyebrows.
He jumped about ten feet backwards
over everybody. The teacher war there
in a second with drawn CAD, demanding
who did it, Nose got his mouth open
and never told. Words cannot describe
the teachers awful wrath. His coat tail
fourished in the air like two flags Of dis
tress and he stamp$red and stormed like
a backwoods local preacher. Everybody
gave up to have a foggin if they could
laugh SO we nearly exhausted ourselves
with hilarity and phndemonium reigned.
might mention "a little school room
romance that took place in the long age
when the rod or rule brought lad and
lasse to terms. A splendid young teach
er, good looking and all right man took
an up Jersey school His scholars were
nearly all men and women. One of the
lady students liked him but kept it to her
self. One day she bid something and he
ordered her to hold out her hand three
times, his ire arising, he said, evil you
give me your hand2o Yes" she said,
"and my heart tool He dropped the
rule and they married. in six mpnths. r.
nnzsAI r. ~
Rev. G. II. Tubs, OF the Clarksboro NJ.
E. Church, has bden asked to return for
another year.
The Gfassboro Hbard of Health requests
the vaccination of all scholars in the pub
lie schools.
Mrs. Stephen johnson, Of Paulsboro,
fell at her home on Thursday and broke
her leg at the ankle.
Hon. Jas. ]. Davidson, at Swedesboro,
has sold his interest in the property at
Wildwood and engaged in the plumbing
and roofing business in Philadelphia.
His place of business is 924 Cherry St.
.Swedesboro poultry dealers have been
shipping $50 barrels a week.
I. Hurff Weatherby, one of the leading
farmers of Swedesboro, has a good-sized
fortune stored in one Of the big ware
houses at the station and on his farm in
the shape Of about 10000 crates of sweet
potatoes. He has been offered by a New
York firm $1.05 per crate for the entire
lot, but is holding them for $1.25.
Clayton will probably have trolley car
connections with Woodbury. in the spring.
The proposed route is now being survey
ed by the South Jersey Gas, Electric &
Traction Company.
At its annual meeting the following Of
icers of Swedesboro National Bank were
elected: Pres, Isaac HI. Vanneman; v.
Pres, John S. Batten; Cashier, John G..
Rulon; Receiving Teller, Harry Mayhem;
Book Keeper, Geo. M. Ashton; Directors,
1. "a. Yanneman, John G. Rulon, John
s. Batten, Samuel B. Gaskill, J.. Clark
Helms, Chalkley Coles, VIM. H. Wolf,
Samuel s.. Conover, Ira Coles.
Superintendent George Hughes and
Pastor G. w. Temson, of the Woodbury.
Presbyterian Church, have been elected
delegates to the Worlds Sunday School
Convention in Jerusalem, in April, 1904.
The contract will coon be given for a
$25OO two story fire house for Pitman
Fire Company No. l. The company al
ready has its equipment.
A committee of Paulsboro people has
been appointed to endeavor to secure
better railroad facilities. It is claimed
that the patronage Of The road warrants
much better accommodations.
The Greenwich Township Committee
at Paulsboro, will submit to the people
at the spring election a proposition for a
free library, to be supported by taxation.