The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-06
PEDRICKTOWR PENCILLINGS
Interesting Items From OIdmans
Township


Sept. 5.-John c. Harker, Jr., and
wife, of Moorestown, are spending the
week with his sister, Mrs. John G. Ga
venta.
George Gaventa sold IL, 1000 baskets OF
tomatoes from 20 acres this year. He be-
lleYes in plenty of manure and intensive
farming.
George Gaventa has been picking this
week the finest Elberta peaches ever
! grown i'll this region. They sold for $l.25
a basket in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hertz had as guests
on Sunday Woolston Foster, of Philadel-
phia. and Leon Holman, and Arthur
Hertz, of Phoenixville, Pa.
MI. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Faunce, son Wayne and
daughter Madeline, of Philadelphia, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John SuIli-
van.
Mrs. John Haskell recently entertained
DIR. and Mrs. E. M. Black, of Williams
town, Miss E. Miller, of Clarksboro, and
Vivian Haskell, Of National Park.
Miss Edith Risner entertained her
cousin, Miss Elsie Risner,' of Paulsboro
last week.
Born on August 2Sth, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dawson.~
Rev. J. Warren Davis and sister, Mis-.
John Haskell, attended the funeral of
al aunt, Mrs. Ellen Williams, in Nor
folk, Va.
Richard Justice has been confined to
his home with a severe attack of malaria.
MIR. and Mrs. F. j. Gaventa are enter
tanning Mrs. Amelia Poolick and daugh.
ter Ethel, OF Philadelphia.
School reopened on Tuesday with the
following teacher: Supervisor, j. Harry
Smith, of Penns Grove; assistants, Net
tie Picken, Mrs, Annie Gaskill, Mary
Archer and Miss Shollenberger, of Au-
burn. James Nipe has been engaged to
convey the pupils from Perkintown.
Mary, wife of William Dunk, died late
Sunday evening after an illness lasting
several months. The funeral services
wererheld at her late home on Thursday.
lnterment in Pedricktown Cemetery.
Mrs. Dunk was SO years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sullivan entertain
ed over the week end Chas. Thompson
and wife, and Walter Haunce, wife and
children, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowler have as
guests his sister and children, of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Smith have return
ed from a short visit in Scranton, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Murphy spent
Sunday with Wilbert Flitcraft in Wood
town.
Albert Park moved to Penns Grove on
Monday and Raymond Hunt moved his
tamil into the house vacated by Mr..
Park.
Mrs. Harriet Firestone entertained last
week Mrs. Hannah Armstrong, Mrs.
ThOs. HINT and Mrs. Walter Hunt, Of
Penns Grove; Mrs. Mark Reeves, of
Philadelphia, and Miss Cora Armstrong,
of Camden.
The ten day old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Kelly was buried in the cemetery
here last Sunday afternoon.
The pulpit of the NJ. E. Church was
occupied by a former pastor, Rev. E. G.
Hulse last Sunday evening, who is spend
ing a few days with former parishioners.
MI. and Mrs. Henry Holton and Mr..
and Mrs. Thos, Holton and daughter
motored to Fortescue on Sunday.
Miss Edna Corson, of Woodstown, has
been spending a few days with her aunt,
Mrs. William Burk.
Mrs. Elizabeth Denny, of Penns Grove, /
is visiting Lee Sailor and wife.
Carl Green has been spending a few
days sight seeing i'll Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Morrison entertain
ed last week Walter Riggs, wife and
daughter, of Atlantic City.
Miss Lucy Smith, of Salem, and Miss
j aquette, of Pennsville. spent last
week with their aunt, Mrs. Albert Ris-
her.
Mrs. Sarah Biddle of Haddonfield, is
her daughter, Mrs. Harvey