The Penn's Grove record., 1913-05-16
PEDRICKTOWN PENCILLINGS
Interesting Items From Oldmans
Township

Nav I3-Mr. and Mrs. Thurman
Sparks, OF Sharptown, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Sparks. Mr.. SPARKS,
Jr., las just recovered from an attack o.
typhoid fever.
Mrs. John Strobridge, of Camden, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. jacob
Hunt.
Mrs. Henry Strobridge and Mrs. Clark
Steward spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Watson, at Maple Shade.
Miss Ruth Shollenberger, of Auburn,
was in town on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Stella Lloyd has returned to her
home in Penns Grove, after a lengthy
stay with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Robert Justice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Blocksom and
wife, of Camden, spent Sunday with MIR.
and Mrs. Robert Justice.
The lawn social, which had been ar
ranged to be held OH the church lawn on
Decoration Day, will be postponed for a
time, but a strawberry festival will be
held in the lecture oom of the church
OH Saturday evening, May 3lst.
Mr.: and Mrs. William Murphy, of
Philadelphia, were guests on Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Justice.
Mrs. Frank Gaventa spent part of the
week with her sister, Mrs. Willard Fish
er, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Pedrick have
moved into their new home. Mrs. En-
ma Thompson has moved into part OF the
double house vacated by them.
A straw berry festival will be held i'll
Red Mems Hall OH Saturday evening of
this week, by the ladies OF the Baptist
Church.
Lawrence Huber has bought an Over
land automobile.
Lawrence Clouser, of Philadelphia,
spent over-Sunday with his parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. Aaron Clouser.
School closed on Wednesday, May 18th,
after a 9-montlls session.
Harry johnson, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents, DIR. and Mrs. Harry
Johnson for a few days.
Mrs. Mary Shoemaker, OF Philadelphia
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. q.
Sparks.
Mrs. E. L. Cloud and Mrs. Albert Ris-
ner spent Thursday in Philadelphia.
Miss Edith Risner, Of Penns Grove,
spent over-Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Harry Cawley.
Thos. Cooney, wife and son visited rel
atives in Woodstown on Sunday,
, Fred Mills, of Philadelphia. is spend
ing a few days here among relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayhem Munyan have
begun house keeping in Mrs. Maria Ped
rick's house.
William Swaverly has returned home
after spending the winter in Hallandale,
Florida.
Miss Ruth Sweeten, of Penns Grove,
spent over-Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. z. SweeteQ.
William Swaverly has bought a "Thor"
motorcycle of Harvey Springer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Shute. Mrs. Rachel
Sparks, Mrs. Thos. L. Holton and the
Misses Marietta Holton and Marion
Sparks were among the Philadelphia
visitors OIL Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farley and their
young son, who have made their home
in P%ittsburg, Pa, are now visiting Mrs.
Farley's father, William Cawley. Mr..
Farley is nov employed in Philadelphia,
Mrs. Harry Justice and SOIL spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in Woodbury..
L. Brantley Williamson, of Camden,
visited his son, Albert Williamson, over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Sparks were
given a surprise by a number of their
young friends OIL Saturday evening. In
the company were Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Stump. the Misses Delana Hewitt, Ruth
Ellis, Bessie Snyder, Lenora Poulsor,
Eva Jamison, Alice Henderson, Hattie
Jordan. Messrs. BrantIey Jordan, Rus
sell, Huber, Warner Richards, David Jor-
dan, Harry Hutchinson, TIlos. Sparks,
Erwin Cunard, Bert Justice, Norman
Dunk, Joseph Hendrickson and Joseph
COoney.
There were over forty present at the
meeting last Tuesday evening to vote OIL
the proposition to bond the Township for
$40, 900 with which to erect a new school
house. The present school site was
thought too small, SO the bonding propo-
sition vas unanimously voted down and
a committee was appointed to get esti-
mates Oh other sites to be voted for.