The Penn's Grove record., 1911-05-05
N ALL PARTS
OF new JERSEY
TeIegraphed Localities Cover
ing the Entire State.
PUSHING WORK

News Of Towns and Villages Gathered
From Our Exchanges--Women
Active in Many Causes for
Neighborhood Good.
Blackwood's telephone exchange
will be open all night.
Paul Wohlrab of Gibbstown, has
caught 4S2 rats about his place sinca
March 25.
Thomas w. Hurff of Woodbury., will
be the next secretary of the Glouces-
ter county taxation board.
The pickerel season is open and
this gamey fish is said to be plenti-
full in the streams of Gloucester
county.
The City council of Bridgeton de-
cided to purchase a large steam road
roller which will be used in the con-
struction and repair Of all streets.
Four electric alarm boxes r to
be placed about Mullica Hill by the
fire company.
Several concrete bridges are being
constructed in Gloucester county, BIZ
which the Board of Freeholders think
a big saving will be made to the tax
payers.
Harold, three years old, and
Charles, two years old, som Of Levitt
Pursell of Milford, were horribly
burned while playing with matches.
They were taken to the Easton, Pa,
hospital, with little hope for their re-
covery.
The graduates of the Pilesgrove
high school took a sightseeing trip
to Washington, D. c., instead of hav-
ing commencement exercises at
Woodstown.
H. C. Thompson of Cape May, re-
ceived recently from IN aunt residing
in Washington a pair of trousers
which he wore when a boy of three
years.
The members of the Clayton Pres
byterian church choir, their wives
and sweethearts partook Of a chicker
pot-pie supper in the Town hall.
A chorus of 80 men arranged to
sing "The Holy City" in First M. E.
church, Millville, Sunday evening.
Rowland Cloud was acting pastor
Of the First Baptist church, Wood
bury, during the absence of Rev. w.
e. Reynolds on a trip to Bermuda.
Christopher Van Staden, the Mill
vile glassworker, who shot himself
during a fit of dependency caused by
ill-health, died without having re
gained consciousness.
The Women's Auxiliary of the P. E.
Diocese of New Jersey had its annual
session in Christ church, Trenton.
About 225 representatives were pres
emit. Bishop Knight, of Cuba, address
ed the convention. Mrs. Arthur
Phelps of Bound Brook, president Of
the organization, presided.
Mullica Hill is said to have more
automobiles in proportion to popula-
ton than any town in South Jersey.
Nearly all the cars are owned by
farmers or retired farmers.
After an illness of six months from
paralysis, DIR. James J. Currie OF
Beverly, recovered and resumed his
medical practice.
The trustees of the Presbyterian
church at Williamstown have pur
chased a lot adjoining the church
property, which will give them 8
large corner site for the proposed
new $4,000 edifce.
The Bridgeton Civic club will pres.
ent the City Park commission with a
modern and beautiful sanitary drink.
ing fountain, which will be placed
near the entrance to the park prop
erty.
Pennington decided to hold a pub
lie meeting in the court house to dis
cuss the question of establishing free
mail delivery for the borough.
DR.. Francis Green Of West Chester
(Pa.) State Normal school, lectured in
the Opera House, Woodstown, for the
benefit of the library of the public
school. His subject was "Wanderings
Through Westminster Abbey"
The Williamstown shirt factory is
so rushed with orders that 1t cannot
get girls enough to operate the ma
chimes, and men sewers are being
brought from New York.
The Hunterdon County Medical So
ciety elected these officers: Presi-
dent, DR.. Isadore Topkins OF Cali
fon, first vice president, DR.. Henry H.
Miller; second vice president, DR.. s..
B. English of Glen Gardner; secre-
tary, DIR. o. H. Sproul of Pennington;
treasurer, DR.. E. w. Closson of Lam
bertville.
The largest fish eve caught with
hook and line at Beverly was cap
trrod aftor q hard 6oht hu Inhn PER-