The Penn's Grove record., 1906-06-01
PEDRICKTOWN.

May 29-Rev. Burton Rockwook. of
Indianapolis, Indiana, the silver toneed
orator OF the Hoosier State, will preach
in the M. E. church next Sunday morn
ing Subject christian Courage: and the
following Tuesday evening June S. will
lecture in the church in the interest Of
the temperance cause.
Capt. and Mrs. Benz. Weatherby en-
tertained an automobile party last Satur-
day afternoon and evening. Their guests
were George Mitchell Jr., and wife. Amos
Hurff and wife, Isaac Vanneman and
life, Benz. Headley and wife. Thomas
Weatherby and wife, Mrs. George
Mitchell ST., Mrs. Henry Mitchell, Of
Sw%edesboro; Geo. Weatherby and wife
OF Centre Square; S. j. Shute and wife of
this place.
Mrs. James Pedrick entertained Rem
ben Pedrick and wife, of Philadelphia.
over Sunday.
Miss Anna Black of Swedesboro. re-
Gently visited DR.. and Mrs. Black.
DIR. H.. L. johnson has PLACED a soda
fountain in his drug store.
Mrs. Abram Detwiler and son. of
Camden, visited George Pedrick and
wife part of last week.
Strawberries appeared for the first the
latter part of last week. A great MANY
OF the Italian pickers have arrived in
town. The recent rain has somewhat re-
stored the strawberry crop. Had it not
come as it did the berries on high ground
would have been almost an entire failure.
Harold Jordan, of Camden, has been
spending a few days with Austin Titus.
School closed Oh the. oath.
Mrs. Davis Stanley and VIM. Rich
man visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Richman ST., i'll Daretown on
Sunday.
Jacob Gaventa lost a horse last Wed
nesday.
Adolphus Dean, of National Park, and
Richard Corson and family, of Woods
town, were among the visitors in town
last week.
Wm. Burk and wife visited Charles
Pedrick in Penn's Grove on Sunday.
Mrs. Harriet Firestone's house das been
recently painted. Frank Davenport is
painting his house.
Miss Fannie Cowperthwaite, of Will
mington, visited Mrs. Mary Wagg last
Thursday.
Mrs. Amanda Shultz spent Sunday in
Camden.
The M. E. Sunday School will observe
Children's Day on Sunday June 10th.
W. Scott Picken, with his family at
tended the funeral on Saturday of Wal
ter Burning, at Mullica Hill. Mr.. Bun
ming was employed On the cars and was
killed instantly by being thrown from a
car. He was a nephew to Mr.. Pickens.
A fire in Mrs. Mary Wages house, in
the part occupied by Harvey Springer
caused a great deal of excitement for a
time on Monday morning. Gasoline ig-
hitting from a lighted gasoline store was
the cause. Help came and it was extin-
guished but not until one side of the kit
chen was cleared, window-panes broken
and the shingled roof pretty well burned
Mrs. Springer's skirts ignited, which she
quickly put out, and her hair was con-
siderably burned.
1t is expected the bank will be ready
for occupancy about July 18th.
Smith Hewitt and wife, of Camden,
were Sunday visitors with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hewitt.
James Duffy and Thomas Quirk, of
Woodstown, visited at Thomas Cooney's
on Sunday.
William Cary and wife of Philadelphia
spent the day with Mrs. Maria Layton.
Miss Geneva Dilks of Swedesboro is
spending a week with Miss Lola Moore.
May elaboration Day was OBJ
served in more than the usual manner.
In the afternoon members of the Grand
Army, Sons of Veterans and the Wom-
EMS Relief Corp, of Penn's Grove, ac-
companied by the Band visited both
Cemeteries and held appropriate exer-
ciSes.
Strawberry festival on Green's
Lawn this Saturday night, June 2,
held by the Baptist people. Fl.