The Penn's Grove record., 1913-01-10
Woodstown Whisperines

A little girl came to stay at the home
OF Judge and Mrs. Edward G.. Wadding-
ton on Tuesday last; and a little boy at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Max Busby on
Thursday
MRS. Charles Lippincott entertained a
lumber OF ladies at a fancy work on Tues
day afternoon.
The foreign Missionary society of the
NJ. E. Church was held at the home of
Mrs. Henry Stepler on Tuesday after
Mr.. and Mrs. George Zeizel and two
children, OF Bridgeton, were over SUM-
day visitors with relatives here.
French Reeves, of Germantown, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Reeves.
Mrs. Emily Borton attended the funer-
al OF Mrs. Lizzie Zelley at Mt. Holly on
Monday.
Miss Ella Fl. Summerill and Mr.. A. d.
Snellbaker have been spending sometime
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. White at Or
ange.
Linwood Borton was a delegate to the
meeting OF the State Board of Agriculture
at Trenton on Tuesday and Wednesday.
At the annual meeting of the M. E.
Sunday School last Thursday evening the
following officers were elected:
Superintendent, Benjamin Patterson;
assistants. Walter Sylvester and Miss
Amanda Abbott; secretary, H. H. Step
Ter; assistants, L. H. Mitchell, j. Hartley
Nixon; treasurer, j. Tyson Ogden; libra
rian, Harry Broadway; chorister, r. E.
Corson; assistant, George w. Boone; or
ganist, Miss Elizabeth Conover; assistant,
Miss Florence Il. Turner.
E. E. Hires has bought a farm of 1l5
acros near Elmer OF M. Il. Garrison for
$l7, 900.
The wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Andrews on New Years eve
was largely attended and was a brilliant
social affair.
Otto Weber, formerly of Woodstown,
committed suicide on Sunday in his room
No. 479 North Fourth Street, Philadel-
phia, by shooting himself.
Rev. Homer Snitclier, of Wyalansing,
Pa, has been visiting his mother, Mrs.
Henrietta Snitcher.
DR.. Charles Reed, of Philadelphia, was
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Martha Claw
son, on New Years Day.
Clarence Turner started on Tuesday for
Sanford, Florida, where he has accepted
a position with a large firm OF produce
growers and shippers.
The property of the late Eliza Best on
South Main Street was purchased at pri-
vate sale on Monday by Horace Conover
for $500.
The Harvey farm in P~ilesgrove offered
for sale on Saturday in front of Stetser's
hotel, was bid up to $3.50 an acre and
withdrawn.
Mosacsa Tribe, No. AZ. l. 0. R. M.
elected the following officers last Thurs
day night: Prophet, Willard Murphy;
Saclem, Chester Bee; Senior Sycamore,
Howard Sims; Chief of Records, H.. H.
Stepler; Collector OF Wampum, Isaiah F.
Conover; Keeper of Wampum, A.. A.
Vanmeter; Trustees, Henry V. Foster,
Charles Marshall, Howard Dixon; Repre-
sentative to Great Council, Howard Dix
on.
The opening OF the fftieth anniversary
OF the E. B. Humphreys & Co. Store was
celebrated Oh Saturday, January 4th, and
will continue during the mouth of Janu-
airy. One OF the attractive features Of the
occasion is a display of pictures of citi-
zens who dealt at the store fifty years
ago, also who lived in town and vicinity
and those living now Some of tie pic
lures are very quaint and interesting.
All who visited tile store on opening day
were served with ice cream and waters.
A pamphlet containing interesting history
of the store and town has been publish
ed.