The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-09
Woodstown Whisperings

June 9th isl Flower Day with Salem
sCounty w. c. L. U. Representatives.
from the Unions in the County will
visit the county Almshouse and show
their thoughtfulness and good will to
give good cheer to the inmates.
Grant Hillman has moved into the
house on Main Street he recently bought.
Mrs. Cheesman, of Swedesboro, has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Claud
Thomas.
Miss Margaret Shute, of Pottstown,
Pa, has been spending a week with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Tur-
ner.
Mrs. John NJ. Clayton Richman spent
Monday in Bridgeton.
During the month of June Rev. Geo.
w. Yard, pastor of the NJ. Z. Church
will speak on subjects of special inter-
est to Woodstown. Sunday evening,
4th the topic will be "Woodstown and
Business"
Miss Anna Cooper entertained ladies
at a fancy work on Friday afternoon,
with relatives in Swedesboro.
Harold White, son Of Linwood White,
was seriously injured on Wednesday by
an automobile driven by Benz. Levisky.
of Salem.
James Duffy will erect a bungalow on
Spring Garden Street.
Rev. and Mrs. Miller, of Bridgeton,
q former pastor of the NJ. E. Church,
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Turner. Mrs. H. J. Wright, of Free
hold, accompanied them.
On Thursday evening. June l at the
residence formerly the Charles H. Rich
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Elsie T. Pierson, daughter of ]. Taylor
Pierson, esq.,, of Hockessing, Del, and
William C. Oesterle, of Woodstown, were
united in marriage by Rev. A. F. Ball
bach, assisted by Rev. Eric Oesterle.
brother of the groom in the presence of
about seventy relatives and invited
guests. The ceremony was solemnized
at $50. The bride was attended by
Miss Blanche G. Davis and the groom
by his brother. F. Milton Bassett and
J. Leroy Wentzell were ushers. After
the ceremony a bountiful collation. was
served. Mrs. Oesterle has for more
than ten years been the efficient stem
grapher for w. H. Lippincott.
Miss Linda Flitcraft, of Phila., was
an over Sunday visitor with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves Flitcraft.
Children's Day will be observed on
Sunday in the churches.
DIR. and Mrs. L. H. Miller and two
children and Miss Carrie Snitcher left
last Monday on an auto trip for a weeks
tour to Delaware Water Gap, Wilkes
Barre, Harrisburg and Gettysburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. Thomas Parker.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Woodie VanMeter
and Miss Kate Sickler attended the
of Bryn Mawr College
last Friday.
Mrs. Hannah Norton and daughter, of
Illinois are visiting relatives here.
The Woodstown Chamber of Com
merce entertained the South Jersey
Hardware dealers at a banquet in John
E. Watson's warehouse on Thursday
evening, 9Th. Roy F. Sowie, of New
York, and Grant Wright, of Philadel-
phia, made addressA.
A committee of Woodstown Chamber
of Commerce went to Atlantic City two
weeks ago and made arrangements for
an auto run to Atlantic City next Thurs
day, 18th, to promote the improved road
and trolley line between Atlantic City and
Penns Grove. Woodstown has the ex-
pansion idea big and means to annex
both these towns in the near future.
William Richman, of Sharptown: Da-
mon G. Humphreys and G. French
Moore, of Woodstown, and Clement B.
Richman. of %Sharptown have incorporat-
ed the Woodstown Ice and Coal Com
pany, with a capital stock of $4,000.
in 400 shares. William Richman holds
so, Mr.. Humphreys 40, Mr.. Moore 80
and G. B. Richman so shares. Mr..
Moore is the agent in charge.
Sheriff A.. l.. Fox on Saturday sold 2
house and track of land mill street in
Woodstown, to Clinton While and Elsie
Marshall for 5000.
Another old landmark has been wiped
out at Woodstown, Salem county, thru
the razing Of a blacksmith shop, which
had stood at the corner Of Main and
Auburn streets for more than a century.
The last fire blszed in the forge seven years
ago, when Harry Watson was the smithy,
and since then the old shop stood idle, a
persistent, but rather shabby reminder
of the past, when coaches of four held
the place of the more speedy six-cylinder
motors.