The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-16
WoOdstown Whisperings

The ladies of the w. C. T. U. visited
the almshouse on Friday afternoon
They remembered the inmates with fruit
and flowers.
John Borton, of Phila., spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Emily Borton.
Mrs. Fanny Richman attended the
Glass Day exercises of the Arlington,
Pa, High School on Friday evening,
June 9.
Atwood H. Turner, of Richmond, Va,
formerly Of Woodstown, died Tune s and
his remains were brought to Woodstown.
The funeral services were held from the
residence of his sisters Misses May and
Ellen Turner, on Sunday afternoon, in
terment in the Baptist Cemetery, Rev.
George w. Yard, Pastor of the Metho-
dist Church had charge of the services.
Miss Alice Haines has been spending
a few days with friends at Hammonton
Miss Mary A. Clark and Miss Lydia
Cole spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bodine, at Jen-
kinstown, and attended the commence
ment exercises at the Arlington, Pa,
High School on Tuesday evening.
The Alumni Association of the Woods
town High School held their annual ban
quet at the East Avenue Hotel on Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. Isaac H. Turner and granddaugh-
ter, Margaret Shute, of Pottstown, Pa,
have been spending some time with Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Dare at Seeley.
The Woodstown Grange held their
Children's Day exercises at the home Of
Robert Banes on Saturday afternoon,
June 10th.
The committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce are working for the r~estora-
ton of the pond in South Woodstown,
$1,000 having been subscribed for the
same.
Miss Horner, of Greenwich, is spend
ing a week with Mrs. Smitcher.
Mrs. Annie Flitcraft gave a very in
teresting talk before the Woodstown
Field Club on Saturday afternoon on the
animal and plant life of Porto Rica and
also on the manners and customs of the
people. Mrs. Flitcraft has been spend
ing the last six months there and found
it a land of never-fading flowers and of
kindly, well-mannered people.
Joel Borton being unable to be present
on Sunday morning, Daniel Bstchlor,
of Phila,. preached the Baecalaureate
sermon to the Seniors of the Woodstowu
High School.
Robert Logan. who was employed at
the Powder Plant at Carney's Point was
killed about 11.40 O'Clock on Friday night
on his way to work when the automobile
in which he was riding collided with a
work train. One leg was cut off and he
died before he could be taken to a Will
mington Hospital. The funeral services
were held from his late residence, inter
ment in Sharptown cemetery.
Me- 49,. Dad -IkI So.
Swarthmore College on Monday. Mrs.
Reed and Miss Jessie Bridgman attended
the commencement exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Basset spent
Sunday with relatives in Germantown.
Mrs. Emily Borton has been spending
a few days in Salem.
A new pipe organ is being installed
in the Baptist Church. A chorus of
fifty voices in our community are pre-
pairing to sing at the installation.
The annual commencement of Woods
town High School was held last Tues
day evening in the Opera House because
the auditorium of the new building is
not completed.
The Rev. Forrest E. Dagger, DID,, of
Phila., delivered the Grafton to the gra-
duates, and Miss Reba Ray was vale
dictorian and Miss Clara Humphreys,
salutatorian. The tdlass roll includes
Marvin Coombs, Anna Dubois, Vivian
Edwards, Wilhelmina Flitcraft, Helen
Harris. Clara Humphreys, Helen John
son, Sidney Jones. Joseph Petit, Reba
Ray, Martha Richman, Harry White
and Olive Whitesell.
Jos. Yourison, a we'll resident
and a native of Penns Grove. died June 8,
aged 81 years. Burial was in the M. E.
Cemetery last Saturday.