The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21
FRIDAY, AUGUST q, 1908.

dence with a new porch.
The Borough Council have had the
streets trimmed this week.
Miss Abigail l.. Kidd has resigned hel
position as first primary teacher of Penn's
Grove school owing to i'll health.
A Lodge of the Shepherds of Bethle-
hem, of Wilmington, spent Thursday in
the grove. About 800 came over.
Rev. H. L. Elderdice, D. D., President
of Westminster Theological Seminary,
will preach next Sunday in the Bethel M.
2 Church.
Drink Coca-Cola at Johnson's SC. =
Wright's Sunday School will hold a
picnic next Wednesday, 26th, at the
school house. If it be stormy the picnic
will be held the next clear day.
Several from Swedesboro and Woods
town on Wednesday joined the members
OF st. James R. G. Church, at their picnic
in French's grove and had an enjoyable
time.
Frank Summerill found a land turtle
this week on which had been carved in
plain letters "B. o. N. 1873" Undoubt-
eddy carved by Barney O'Neil, Jr., "a
years ago.
The superintendent and agents of the
Prudential Insurance Company, of Phil
adelphia, with their sweethearts, about
$50, had a merry outing in French,s grove
last Saturday.
The members of St. James Catholic
Church wish to extend their sincere
thanks to all those who assisted them at
their recent picnic, especially their non
Catholic friends.
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, ARE BEST, Cum
mings' photos, 307 Market Street, Will
mington, Del. =
The mail boxes which have been bar
gained for by those living on the rural
mail route in Upper Penn's Neck have
arrived but no word has been received
as to when the route will be started.
The picnic of Emmanuel and Central
Sunday Schools in Divers grove on Tues
day was the most successful aver held.
The entertainments in the afternoon and
evening was enjoyed by al unusual large
number and a neat sum was cleared be-
yond treating all members of both
schools.
The Claysville Sunday school (colored)
picnicked in French's grove on Tuesday.
There wa not as many present as in
former years because most all had to
drive up, the steamer Reybold refusing
to bring a colored excursion, because of
the disorder last year.
The naptha Yacht Arbutus started this
Friday morning on a trip up the Della
ware to Burlington where the party will
stay over night and return to Philadel-
phia on Saturday to see the battleship
Pennsylvania launched. They will re-
turn home sometime later.
Messrs. Edward Townsend and John
G. Simkins attended the annual encamp-
ment of the State Camp, P. o. S. of A. at
Someryille, N. j., on Wednesday and
Thursday, az delegates of Washington
Camp No. AZ. They also took in some of
the yacht races. H. j. Blohm was elect
ed a representative to the National Con-
v~ention.
Ice cream soda on Saturday at John
sons drug store. \
MI. Elan Hitchner, with hin son VIII
bert and family, of Woodstown, had a
family picnic with the Sweeten family in
French's grove on Wednesday. Mr.. Elan
Hitchner began driving stage and carry
ing mails between Woodstown and PENIS
Grove about fifty years ago and continued
for thirteen years. He renewed several
old acquaintance and noted the changes
since old stage coach days.
James Flanagan, of Peoria. ILL.,, is
spending the week with his brothers in
Upper PENIS Neck and Warrington.
Mr.. Flanagan went west about forty years
ago and has accumulated a competency
in the brick making business. He has
not been East for twenty years. John
flanagan, Jr., and wife, son of John
Flanagan, of Warrington, who went
West about ten years ago, came East with
his uncle James to spend a week with hi
parents.
notwithstanding it rained last Friday
morning, a goodly number went on tn,
excursion to Cape May, given by th.
Brotherhood Union OF Emmanuel Church
Some thought the excursion would b.
postponed, but when people began Il
gather on the wharf until ia came, som,
as far as Jacksonville, it was decided Il
go. Twenty-Five more went from Penns
vile. The Cape May had only about
hundred passengers besides the Penn
Grove party, and would not have run bu
for that. The steamer Clyde never LEI
Philadelphia that day,
Letters remaining uncalled for in tn
PENIS Grove Post Office August 18th
Mrs. Lillian Bellknap, Rebecca Black
Mr.. N. Biddle, Mrs. Reba Barchers, Wa
ter Christy 80, Mrs. Mary Darier, Mr.
Lizzie Ewingson, Mrs. Lydia Fryant
Archie Double, Clarence Daller, jaime
Gorden, Mrs. Leroy Gent, Mrs. S. Ho.
atin, Miss Sue Isman, Miss Emma Jol
dan, Charlie Lopez, Mrs. Niue, Miss .
Sailor, Pet Schenu, Pasquale Scariatt
Mabel Reynolds. Miss Sarah Woodfort
Persons calling for the above letters wi
please say advertised.
]. D. WHITAKER, P.
Have you tried the Butterfly Soda
at Johnson's Drug Store? Something fin
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