The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-03
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DOlngs Of Interest in Our Near Burg

In absence OF the pastor, keV. FRANK
Lawrence OF Mullics Hill preached in the
Methodist Church last Sunday.
Arthur Pancoast who has been collect
ing milk daily from the farmers in Piles
grove for Supplies Creamery at Woods
town has given up the milk route and is
now working at duPonts powder mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Urion, Of Phila-
delphia were over Sunday visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Urion.
$40 went from WoodstOwn on Friday
lasl Oh the excursion to Atlantic City.
Funeral Director Raymond Christy has
purchased an automobile hearse.
Mr.. and Mis-. Thomas Lawrence has
been visiting Mrs Lucy Turner.
Mrs. Edwards Bronniyille entertained
the Fancy Work Club at her home near
town, last Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Edwards, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Borton spent Friday
last at Fortesque.
Clement Bassett. the small son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgene Bassett, was buried from
his parents home on Thursday morning
of last week. Funeral service was i'll
charge of Rev. William TatlOck, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church.
A colony of Italians have been imported
to work in the canning factory as local
help cannot be procured, because so many
are committing to the Penns Grove pow
der works.
Mr.. Geo. o. Swartz, of Wenonah, will
make a speeck for Woman Suffrage in the
public square, Woodstown, on Saturday
evening, Sept. 4th, at $50 o'clock. Mr..
Swartz is an able speaker and a large
crowd should welcome him..
The Thrift Farmers Union, an organi-
cation OF colored peaple, will hold their
annual picnic at Websters Grove, near
Woodstown on Labor Day, Sept. 9th.
Mrs. G. Edward Dickerson, the wife of a
colored lawyer of Philadelphia, will make
an address on Women Suffrage at go in
the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Turner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Dare of Seeley, visited rela-
tives in Cape May ON Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Flitcraft are
touring thru Northern, Jersey to the Del
are Water Gap and Port Jarvis.
Miss Elsie Moore and Miss Mary Gro
Their, who returned home last week from
a trip to the California exposition, came
by way of the Panama Canal. They had
a very delightful trip.
Harry Lippincott is having a large
barn erected to replace the one burned
during the electrical starm in July.
Big pay and short hours are taking
men from employers in Woodstown to
the Powder Mills at Penns Grove.
Arthur Pancoast, who collected milk for
Supplies creamery, and Robert Logan
who was in j. G. Snelbaker's store have
gone there.
Rev. C.. R. OVERLY, mission work,
announces a Silver Medal Contest at
Morning Star Baptist Church, Woods
tawn, on Thursday evening, fIpt. 9th.
The contestants will be Misses& Iall and
Robinson, of Mullica Hill, END Misses
Aarris Smith, slater and OVERLY, OF
Swedesboro. There will be good music
and an address by Joel Borton. The
public is invited to attend.
Miss Ethel Richman has been spending
a few DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. Archer
Wood near Wing Lane, and was accom-
panied home by Miss Anna Wood for a
few days stay.
The Sunshine Circle will hold a food
sale in their room on Saturday, Septem-
Der 4th, for the benefit of their Thanks
giving Days work.
Mrs. Lillian Birch, daughter and son, of
Washington, ID. O., are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Stepler.
Mrs. Matilda StHrn, of Philadelphia,
was an over Sunday visitor at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Weatherby.
Rev. George Yard being away on his
vacation, Rev. Charles Whitton, of Port
Norris, preached i'll the M. E. Church on
Sunday last.
Tomatoes are being canned at the
factories. The crop is light.
Joel Borton has beer attending the
Central Committee of Friends at Salem,
Ohio, the past week.
Rev. William Tatlock and Family are
spending a month in Atlantic City with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Richman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Flitcraft, OF Phila-
delphia, are spending a week with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Borton, near town.
Mrs. Daniel McGear and daughter,
Grace, of Laurel Springs, are visiting Mrs.
Fannie Richman.
The third band concert was given by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. of
Camden at the Public Fountain in Woods
town on Tuesday evening and drew a
very large crowd. TIE band consisted of
% instruments, anf appeared in full
uniform.
DIR. E. E. DeGro4t has been spending
several days at thep Delaware Water Gapp.
Howard Harr6 is on a business trip to
Ohio. His VIE accompanied him.
Harry LipHncott is having a basement
ri erected on the site of the II which
III destroyed by lightning.
7 Mrs. Walter Hackett, Mrs. Frank Eos
and Mrs. Adam Oesterle are attending
annual convention at Christ's Home
Westminster, Bucks Co, Pa, Rev. j.
K. Sutton who conducted meetings at
the Baptist Church last winter, is one of
the speakers. Mrs. j. M. Hustled attend
ed the opening of the convention on
Sunday.