The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-06
Woodstown Whisperings

The Woodstown National Bank has
declared an extra dividend payable Oc-
tOber.
Mayor E. 5. togg will be a candidate
for reelection as Justice of the Peace on
the Republican ticket.
Last Sunday was rally day in the NJ.
e. Sunday School. A large attendance
was present. Rev. II. j.. Zelly, Of
Woodbury., was present and spoke.
The Presbyterian Sunday School re-
sumed last Sunday.
Mrs. Tillie Starn, of Philadelphia, is
spending some time with her niece, Mrs.
Samuel Weatherby.
Mrs. Samaria Goforth, of Harmon
ton has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam GofoBth.
The men Of the NJ. e. Church will
hold a pot-pie supper in the basement
Of the Church, October 10.
Mrs. J. NJ. Richman has been spend
ing some time in Bridgeton.
The w. c. T. U. has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Annie
Lippincott; viee-president, Methodist
Church, Mrs. Emma Iredell; Baptist
| Church. Mrs. Anna Avis; Presbyterian
Church, Mrs. l.. H. Miller; Friends,
Mrs. Annie Pancoast; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth L.. Davis; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Annie Broadway;
treasurer, Mrs. Emma G. Sylvester.
Mr.. and Mrs. French Reeves, of Ger
mantown, spent over Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. 81. Reeves.
Mrs. William Tatlock has returned
home from Glen Falls, n. Y, where they
spent some months.
Mrs. Attic Flitcraft spent some days
with friends at Haddonfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hillman, OF
Elsinboro, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Dare, of Seeley, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Mary Turner.
Harry Rogers. Of Woodbury., is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Reading.
William Kinsay and daughter Gladys,
of New York, are spending the winter
at East Avenue Hotel.
Miss Ethel Richman, is visiting in
Bridgeton.
Mrs. Mary Barber, of Swedesboro, is
visiting Miss Annie Springer.
The friends of Israel Society met at
the home of Mrs. Walter Sylvester ON
Monday evening.
MIS-. HaUIlc DlCulndA LII NtNSNN
Bertha. are spending some time at Laur-
el Springs. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fitzpatrick are at
Wildwood for a few days.
Mrs. Amanda Parker, of Mullica HUI,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Bor-
ton.
Mrs. Annie Broadway has been spend
ing a few days in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Lizzie Atkinson, of Philadelphia,
was a week end visitor with her sister,
Mrs. Clark Flitcraft.
Mrs. Earl Vanlier, of Elco, Nevada,
and Mrs. Mont Stafford, of Vineland'
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William b.
Miss Sue vanlier, of Camden, is
visiting at William Coleman's.
Miss Margaret Ruff, of Philadelphia,
spent over Sunday with her aunt, Mrs.
w. B. French. +,
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer Wood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Seizert and Charles Driver
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Reistein. in West Philadelphia.
The school did not open last Monday
as expected. Grace, the daughter of the
late Sedgewick R. Straughn, died last
Saturday at the home of her grand
mother, Hannah Straughn, near Wiley
school house. She lived in Sharptewn,
but had been helping care for her grand
mother who was afflicted with paralysis,
Grace was taken i'll a few days previous
and the cause of her death was declared
to be infaptile paralysis. She was 10
years of age. If school opened some
pupils from Sharptown would attend
and the S~traughns had not been there
for three weeks.
Extensive improvements have been
made to the NJ. e. parsonage.
Louis, the son of Walter and Louie
Norton, died September 18th, aged 2
years and 9 months. He caught cold on
~whooping cough.
The remains of Charles Atkinson, of
Vineland, were buried in the Baptist
Cemetery on Wednesday of last week.
The Rod and Gun Club have elected
the following officers: President, DR.. ].
S. Callahan; vice-president, l. L. Stet-
ser; secretary, secretary, Oscar Ware;
treasurer, Horton Jones; executive COM
mittee, W. S. Clawson, B. Allen Bas-
sett and Joseph Morgan.
w. D. Clayton is spending some time
with his sister, Mrs. Annie Vandever,
in Havre de Grace, Nd.
Mayor e. S. Fogg is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Borton, in Nor
ristown.