The Penn's Grove record., 1912-08-09
PEDRICKTOWN PENCILLINGS
Interesting Items From Oldmans
Township

Walter Huber, a daughter.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Chew, Thursday, August /.
John Cook and Harvey Gaventa spent
Sunday in Baltimore.
Mrs. Jacob Hunt is spending a few
days at Pitman Grove.
Arthur Hertz, of PheonixviIle, Pa,
spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Justice are spend
ing sometime in Baltimore.
John Wiley, of Wilmington, Del, is re-
newing acquaintance here.
Miss Elizabeth Bevis, of Wilmington,
is visiting Mrs. p. P. Sweeten.
Margaret and Clark Ferris, of Newbold
are visiting at George Roberts.
Mrs. Emma Osborne, of Penns Grove,
is visiting Mrs. Robert Justice.
Miss May Cunard has returned from a
visit with her aunt, Mrs. John Zaas.
Miss Edna Corson, OF Woodstown, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Burk.
Mrs. S.. R. Blocksom, of Philadelphia,
is spending the week among friends.
Mrs. John Bowler and son Warren
were Philadelph lila visitors on Thursday.
Mrs. James Mills is entertaining her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Kerr, of Wood
bury.
Ruth Pedrick, daughter Of Mr.and Mrs.
Alec Pedrick, Is reported i'll with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Clarence Hackett, of Alloway, Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob F.
Hunt.
Miss Carrie HOFFMAN has returned
from a trip to R%ockaway, Beach Long
Island.
Joseph Smith, of Penns Grove, spent
last week with his sister, Mrs. John
Graham.
Harry johnson, of Philadelphia. is Wis
iting his parents, DIR. and Mrs. Ii. L.
Johnson.
Mrs. Harvey Gaventa had as a guest
last week her sister, Mrs. Arma Sherrer,
of Salem.
Mrs. Ella Morrison is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. Henry Reeves
at Pitman.
Charles Lock, of Swedesboro, has been
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. j. Shute.
Mrs. Linwood Hewitt and SONS, of Bal
timore, are guests with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hewitt.
Miss May Sparks entertained last week
the Misses Helen and Marie Leap, of
Penns Grove,
Master Erwin Mcneil, of Philadelphia,
is spending sometime with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. j. Gaventa.
Mrs. Sarah Biddle, of ~Haddonfeld, is
spending sometime with her sister, Mrs.
Maria Pedrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Munyan entertain
ed over Sunday. Linford Denny, wife and
children, of Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Green and daugh-
ter, of Woodbury., visited Mr.. and Mrs.
H.. M. Green over Sunday.
Frank Diver, of Philadelphia, is book
keeper and assistant to Capt. William P.
Wright at his wharf here.
The Misses Freda friant and Susie
Clouser, of Philadelphia, visited Mrs.
Wm. Raine during the week.
Samuel Holdcraft and Jas. O. Justice
are exhibiting cantelopes and water mel
ons at Alcyon Park this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hertz and Mrs.
Clarence Doughten and daughters motor
ed to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Burk and daughter and
Mrs. Ella Morrison were guests last Fri
day with Mrs. Walter Riggs, in Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Carney entertain
ed on Sunday, Chas. Titus, wife and son
milford, Of Paulsboro. also Mrs. William
Waters.
Miss Bertha Rapp, of Haddonfield, and
Miss Edith Gates, CT Do~wningtown, Pa,
were recent visitors with Mrs. Harvey
Strengthen.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Pedrick had as
guests over Sunday, Miss j. B, Leaning.
of National Park, and Jacob Leaning and
wife, OF Beverly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norton and family
OF Hightstown and Miss Bessie Diver, of
Penns Grove, have been guests with Mrs.
Lavinia Davenport.
Rev. John T.. Richardson, pastor of the
Thoroughfare NJ. P. Church will occupy
the pulpit OF the M. E. Church here next
Sunday, August 18th.
Miss Gladys Galloway has returned to
her home in Egg Harbor after a lengthy
stay with her brother and wife, Mr., and
Mrs. H. S. Galloway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Smith, of Cam
den; and Hubert Shoemaker, of PhIla-
delphia, were week end visitors with Mr..
and Mrs. f. G. Sparks.
Mrs. John Haskell entertained the fol-
lowing guests over Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Davis, of Mt. Holly; and Mrs. Jen.
nings and daughter, of North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jones, P. P.
Sweeten, also MIR. and Mrs. Horace Kess-
Ter, of Auburn, motored to Atlantic Citv
on Sunday III Mr.. Sweeten's touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Sparks who
have recently began house keeping were
given a very pleasant house warming by
a number OF their young friends on Tues
day evening.
Prices along the shipping line appear to
move slowly, lSc being pain for can house
tomatoes the first three days of this week
and 50c a hamper for peppers. A few
cantelopes are being picked and shipped.
Also a lew sweet potatoes.
Halt the second story of the canning
factory opposite the station fell in about
IL o'clock Oh Tuesday, bringing the roof
with 1t. There were two carloads of
empty cans that fell to the first floor be-
cause OF insufficient bracing below. The
break down has been repaired. Fortu-
nately no II vas injured.
Among those from here who were seen
at Putnam Grove last Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs, Albert Risner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbert F. Justice, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hoiton, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Holton, Mr..
and Mrs. James Justice, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Justice and son, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Sailor, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Sparks
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey