Evening journal., 1913-02-22
PENNSGROVE

PENNSGROVE, n. j., Feb. "a
There is an epidemic OF measles
and chioken-pox among the children
OF our town.
Contractor H. S. Titus has broken
ground for Clifford Reigns house on
State street
Company here, has gone to house
keeping in Peter Sparks house on
Penn street.
Contracts win be given out this
week by the Pennsgrove Electric
Light. Heat and Power Company for
the erection OF their new plant here.
Mrs. Anna Holiday has purchased
the bungalow owned by the late Eliza
beth Hamilton, opposite Friendship
station, where abe will make her
home, she having sold her house and
farm, near Wiley school house. to
Michael AslCin, Jr.
Business prospects for Pennsgroye
this year look very encouraging with
several new house TO be built, the
erection and operating OF the Penns-
grove Electric Company's plant and
the re-opening OF the can house in
South Pennsgrove.
Mrs. Keziah Layton received a box
containing early cabbage. lettuc, rad
lshes, peas, tomatoes. kale and cauli-
flower from her son, Lemuel Layton,
who with Clarence Cheeseman. also
formerly of Pennsgrove, is extensive
ly engaged in farming at San Ben
rito, Texas.
Mrsg Elizabeth johnson has receiv-
ed a parcel post package from Mr.. and
Mrs Clarence Cheesemsn. OF Texas,
containing cabbage, lettuce radishes,
tomatoes peas and ksle raised by
them on their farm there. The con-
tents in the package reached her in
good condition and we're greatly en-
ioyed by Mrs. Johnson's family
Walter Doughten has resigned as
manager OF Mayor James Sweeten's S
general store. Mr.. Lewis w. Cook
who for the past ten years has been
timekeeper and paymaster at Carney
Point Powder Works, will become
manager Of Sweeten's store, March
first He viii also be employed by the
du Pont Co. as manager OF their
many farms in this vicinity.
The twenty-eight anniversary SER
vices Of St Paul's NJ. Z. church were
observed on Thursday, February 20th
with the following speakers: 1890
a. m. Rev s NJ Nichols; 230 p. m.
Bishop Joseph Berry; $50 p. mu DR.
A. II. Lucas. of Woodbury. DR.. Mich
OILS is we'll known to all our towns
people, he being former pastor o.
81 Paul's church.
Death has again entered the com
munity the past week. claiming Al
fred Ale, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Ale. Mr.. Ale has been a great sui
ferer nearly his entire life from
disease of the spine and at times hi
sufferings we're intense and his dealt
had been looked for many times, bu
he would recover and be able to b.
UP and around. and a short time az
he seemed so much improved that tn
family was in hopes he would b
cured. His health was better all sum
mer and during the fall until
month ago when he was again take
worse, enduring untold suffering un
I'll his death on last Thursday, age
32 years. Funeral services we're he'll
from his parents residence on Pen
street, interment in Emmanuel NJ. j
cemetery.
Frank Ale. Of Niagara Falls.
spending some time with his parent,
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Ale
Roy Munyan. OF PHILADELPHIA. wa
an over Sunday visitor with hi
mother, Mrs. Frank Munyan.
Mrs. Jonas Chew OF WoodstowI
spent part Of the week with his sii
ted, Mrs. William Montgomery.
Mrs. Mary Jefferis. OF Wilmington
has been spending a few days wit
her sister. Mrs. Benjamin Peacock.
Mrs. Albert Park has been spent
ing a few days with her parents, NJ
and Mrs George Roberts, OF Fredel
icktown.
Mr. and Mrs. John Denny and NJ
and Mrs. Harry Naylor. OF Philade
phia. spent Sunday with Pennsgro,
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Mitchell el
tertained a number OF friends al a
evening company at their home G
Saturday night
Miss Stella Wainwright OF the Ne
Jersey School. spent from Friday unit
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mr.
Marshall Wainwright