The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-15
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May 13-The following officers have
been elected in the M. E. SUNDAY School
for the ensuing year: Superintendent.
r. d. Mitchell; Assistant, Andrew Park
er; Treasurer, Thos. /. Holton: Secretary.
Gertrude Reymer; Organist, Alice Ped
rick; Assistant, Lottie Sweeten: Choris-
ter, Richard Corson.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cawlev returned
home on Tuesday after spending a week
with relatives in Port Penn and Middle-
town, Del. George Doughten has been
clefking for CaMley & Green during the
absence of Mr.. Cawley.
A SON was born recently to Mr. and
Mrs. Abram Detwiler, Of Pbila. formerly
of this place. Mrs. George R. Pedrick
spent Sunday at their home.
Isaac Pedrick has left the powder
works and has accepted a nos;tion on .
tug boat. Leyen Tull has also left the
powder works.
William M. Burk seems to he far ahead
with strawberries. He picked the first
on q IOth. Who can come up to this?
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. P. Sweeten and son
Preston spent q few days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Ridgeway in Green
wich.
The twin daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Hendrickson died early Saturday
morning and was buried in the Baptist
Cemetery OH Monday. The twin son is
also quite sick.
Peter Strimple is seriously i'll at his
home.
Mrs. Edward M. Justice is spending
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Som
ers at Churchtown.
The Bridget Hayes farm was sold in
Salem last Saturday to Mrs. James Nc
Nally, OF Phila. Mr.. and Mrs. McNally
were guests OF Thos. Cooney and wife
| over Sunday.
Miss Nellie Fawcett is spending a week
in Salem.
Mrs. Isaac Pedrick has been quite sick
during the week.
Robert G. Tull and wife, OF National
| Park and Mrs. Clara Milford and daugh.
ter Mamie, of Camden, have been visit.
| ing Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Crispen.
Frank Jamison, of Philadelphia, spent
| Sunday at VIM. Waters.
Miss Edna Corson has been quite sick
this week.
VIM. Dilks still continues in a critical
condition. About four weeks since he
cut his had very badly, from which blood
| poisoning resulted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Pedrick, OIL
Phila., spent Sunday with James Ped.
rick and wife.
Mrs. Walter Cunard has returned from
Philadelphia after spending a week there.
Robert Diver and family, of PENIS
| Grove, were entertained on Sunday by
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Sweeten.
NIrc Thoc Coonou cnont Sofpr1oy <,
Salem.
Miss Rebecca Hancock, of Penn's
Grove, recently visited Mrs. Frank
| Doughten.
Mrs. Harry johnson has a new wheel
Chas. Sparks spent Sunday in Moores
| town.
Chas. Sparks spent Sunday in Moores
town.
VIM. Holeton is employed at carpen,
| tering in West Collingswood.
DR.. A. B. Black moved his furniture te
Paulsboro on Tuesday. His family viii
follow in a few days.
Mrs. r. D. Mitchell spent part Of this
| week in Philadelphia. Mrs. Emma Ped
| rick returned with her after spending ter
| days there.
Miss Linda Hampton, of Swedesboro,
is spending some time with Mrs. Frank
Ferguson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hampton were
| guests on Sunday of Thos. Weatherby
| and wife at Swedesboro.
The mortgage on the NJ. E. Church
was burned last Thursday evening in the
Church. Short addresses were made by
| Rev. E. G. Hulse, of Woodstown, and
Rev. Jos. Boyd, OF PENIS Grove, former
pastors and Rev. G. F. Downs the pre-
| sent pastor Of the Church. Special mu-
| sic was given by the choir. At the con-
| clusion of tile service the mortgage was
| placed in an urn by Mrs. Isaac Pedrick
sgas.s Ms EaEs4ekk IKE a flames H Nafhlls the con,
gregation sang the Doxology. This
mortgage of $500 has been entirely raised
| by the persistant efforts of the Earnest
Workers." a band OF young people or
ganized about 18 months ago under the
leadership of Mrs. Isaac Pedrick. All
have done nobly in raising this amount
and great credit is due them.
The sale of the personal property OF
the late Samuel L. Pedrick will take
place next Saturday at the station.
Mrs. Wesley Sparks and Miss Edith
Pedrick attended the funeral of Mrs. Jane
Urens at Woodstown on Thursday. II.
Word has been received that Senator
James Strimple is doing well at Ocean
CITY, Md. One of his nets caught ten
sturgeon last Friday, the largest catch
ever recorded in one day.