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The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06
OBITUARY
L. JOHNSON

widow of the late DIR. Mayhem johnson,
died Tuesday morning, April 8, 1917,
aged II years. She had been in feeble
health for some years. Contracting a
cold last FRIDAY ended her life.
The funeral service was held this FRI
day at go at the r, sidence. Burial was
in Emmanuel Cemetery.
DIR. Mayhem johnson died December
80, 1894, after being a practicing physi-
clan for forty years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06
Railroad Washout

The high tide broke the meadow hank
above Paulsboro this Friday morning,
also washed away fifty feet of the rail-
road bed. Passengers have walked across
the break and been transported behind
time.
The express car with mail and news
papers has been held at Woodbury. all
day. Thru trains will be run this evening.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06
A New Judge"

The Committee OF Upper Penns Neck
Township met on Monday night at the
home of Edward NJ. Summerill. clerk,
and appointed Harry }. Cable, Esquire.
Township Recorder, to hear small cases,
also to be Overseer of the Poor.
Clyde Hartley and William p. Thomp-
son were appointed constables for the
Township until others are elected at the
mex election.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06
Reward

$5O.OO for information and recovery oil
valuable papers taken from the desk OF
the late H. E. Crompton.
MRS. MARTHA p. CRoMPToN.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06

A pool Tournament began on Monday
with the following contestants: South
Jersey Republican Club, Lord, Buck,
Rowland and Petrey; Carney Point,
Echart, Cloud, Reed and Boom; Moose,
Batter, Errick, Strickland and Weber.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06
BO0Id OIL Education OIQ0RIZed
Crowded Condition of School
Children Continues

The annua meeting of Penns Grove
Board of Education was held in the high
scchool building on Monday evening as
prescribed by law, the first Monday in
April. All the members were present
except Harry s. Barber. As he failed
to qualify by taking the oath of Office
on or before the legal date of organiza-
ton there is a vacancy in the Board
which can be filled by the members of
the Board until the lei election. MI.
Barber was elected March Goth for
three years. The Board consists of the
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06

The Board organized by re-electing
Simon Cunningham, president; ID. p.
Featherer. vice-presiient; Thomas T.
Hunt, clerk, and Walter A. Hunt. GUS
todian. W. A. Hunt does the clerical
work for his father. Being tax col
lector he could not be elected clerk.
The president appointed the following
committees:
Finance-Summerill, Ashcraft.
PROPERTY. F.. Hunt, Barber.
Eductaion-S. NJ. Hunt, Blohm.
Observation-Disclosures Dolbow.
Merritt Jenkins. in his supervisors
report. stated that during March, pupils
were present 1871 days and absent
3.7S1 days. AS nearly three cents are
lost from the State school fund every
day a pupil is absent. the loss during
March amounted to $1OS.99 to the tax
payers. besides the loss of education by
the pupils.
During school visit week Sc persons
visited the school.
Nine pupils entered on Monday. Two
beginners classes are on half time. The
two fourth grades have over 100 pup
lis.
The High School commencement will
be held Thursday. May 31st, in the tab
e~rnacle.
Miss Marian G. Prettyman. teacher of
history and mathematics in the high
school having gone TO her home in Bal
timore because of the illness of her
mother. Miss Anna Book. a graduate of
Hood College, was elected teacher to
fill the vacancy caused by Miss Pretty
mans resignation. The vacancy in the
9th grade where Miss Book taught was
filled by ~electing Madeline Groshens.
A letter from tbs South Jersey Re-
publican Club. ]. H. Crotty. secretary.
asked the use of the high school audi
torium for them to agitate cleaner Penns
Grove. The club will supply speakers
and music. The permission was grant
ed.
The teachers presented a petition ask
ing that there be no school on Good
Friday and Faster Monday. because they
had taught on Lincoln and Washington's
birthdays. The petition was granted.
Mrs. Butler was elected truant officer
at $25 a month.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-06

About a dozen election bills were in
troduced into the Legislature. hone of
which became laws. The most import
ant was Senate Dos, a general revision
of the election laws prepared BY the
Commission appointed last year for the
Continued on Page Eight
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08
Latest Fashion Whims

There are types in hats, too and
many women have already learned
the secret of always wearing certain
type of hat. In millinery more than
in other apparel Is one able to make a
good selection, because every season
brings Il big assortment of styles: but
there is one type which in some form
is always with us, and that is on the
order of the small, close fitting turban
of pressed beaver The value of this
hat TO Il woman who desires to wear
an effective evil is unlimited.
Ostrich landings for hats may be
bought by the yard at a reasonable
price, and it really is not difficult to
adjust in such a way that it gives
good results.
1t comes either straight or curled
and in all shades of blue, brown, gray
and violet, with occasional shades Of
green and rose. -
Some of the striking new evening
coats show deep hoods at the back Of
the collar.
Winter time will find sweaters be-
ing worn as much as in summer, for
they are so pretty and comfortable
that we have the sweater habit. Since
sweaters first began to realize that
their office was not strictly that Of
utility and service alone, they have
been developing their possibilities
with the result that their position
in the wardrobe is now one that the
most aspiring garment might envy.
The slip over sweater has been fav-
ored this fall because it is easy to
make and universally becoming.
Black is the newest fad for slip overs.
1t lends itself effectively to any color
combination and goes well with most
skirt materials.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08
GERM GUARDS At
P0RTS V|G|LANT
IMMIGRANT INSPECTORS TAKE
NO CHANCES ON TRANsMls.
SION OF DISEASE. G.
Are Encased in Rubber Armor From
Head to Heel.

are Ehcased IN Rubber Armor From
Head to Heel.
In examining possible carriers of
disease, whether they be human be-
ings or animals, the greatest care
must be exercised by the quarantine
inspectors lest they themselves be in.
fected or their clothing offer hiding
places for the germs. Here is where
rubber comes in as an armour. Rub
Der uniforms are worn which cover
the entire body from head to DOT.
These are worn by nurses and d ,ctors
alike and rubber gloves complete the
outfit The clinical thermometers are
held in a hard subber case. It Is not
so much from fear of personal conse.
quences that the inspectors, attend
ants, and nurses use the rubber gar
ments, as to facilitate disinfecting
and washing UP afterward.
Where typhoid fever is suspected,
the suspect, or contact" as such a
one is called, is removed at once to a
ward set apart for the treatment of
contagious diseases, while those re-
and subjected to an anti-parasitic
bath Each contact has an Identified
tion number which is hung around his
neck on rubber cord or necklet.
During the foot-and-mouth disease
epidemic among cattle, the quarantine
officers were called upon for quick
and radical action. An army of 1000
inSnpptnrS Por.
and stock yard in New York state was
visited and thoroughly investigated.
Each inspector was clothed in rubber
from head to heel, and in addition he
was provided with rubber fumigating
cape and tin basin and sponge, in
order to give his rubber clothing a
Germicide bath of bichloride of mer-
curry after each inspection.
In order to disinfect the clothing
lying closer to the body, white rub
Der fumigating cape was fastened
snugly about the inspectors neck and
its folds spread out like a tent ever
a fumigating mixture composed of for
malin and permanganate of potash.
When these in their crystalline form
are mixed, vigorous reaction takes
place and large quantity OF formal
dehyde gas is liberated. Thus, before
an inspector left a place, all of his
clothing, whether of cloth or rubber,
was thoroughly disinfected and as
thoroughly fumigated.
The actual disinfecting of barn
yards, stables, stockyards and the like
was Of course carried out on a larger
scale than would be possible by hand
distribution of the germicide. In some
places, for instance, the inspectors
were provided with steam driven dis
injecting pumps capable of spraying
a large area very quickly. Each pump
had at least 100 feet of hose.-Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08
Sunday School Lesson
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER IIth
COMMENTS BY REV. ERNEST BOURNER ALLEN, D. D..
Pastor Of the Washington Street Congregational Church
and the Marian Lawrance Sunday School, Toledo, Ohio.

LESSON FOR NOVEMBER I1th
Lesson Title: Nehemiah Prayer"
Lesson Text: Nehemiah 1:1-11
NJ emoriZe V. II.
Golden Text: "Whatsoever we ask
we receive of him. because we keep
his commandments and do the things
that are pleasing in his sight" l.
John 3:22.
l. "It's None of My Business!
Once in while we run across a
man who says: Its none of my
business" whenever he is asked to
help the needy or give money to a
worthy cause. Who are the people
who really care about the needs of
others? When Nehemiah heard that
the wall of Jerusalem was broken
|down and that his people in captivity
were in great affliction and reproach
he ''sat down and wept and mourned
certain days" He did more than
that, for he set himself to work to
help rebuild the walls and to give
comfort to the captives. He is the
sort of man we need today, viz, a
man who seeks to alleviate the suf-
fering and need anG to build UP re-
ligion wherever there is an opportun-
Fity.
1t is worth while to ask why the
agencies for helping the needy are so
overwhelmingly the product of a civ
ilization where Christ was entered.
We do not find these agencies in Or
iental lands except as they have been
carried there by the christian mission
aries. Hospital orphanages and
jfine schools are largely the result of
missionary sacrifice and service.
"Each one owes something to 9TH
ers. Each one has duty of tighten
ing the burden of some one else. We
are our brothers keeper, and our bro
ther is the one in need when 1t Is In
our power to help. Whatever con-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08
FARMER FIRES NAILS
THROUGH SkUNk'S TAIL,
Heavy Charge Disables Old Muzzle.
Loader, but Modern Weapon Ends
Animals Activity.


Wellington, N. Y.-For a week a
skunk has been prowling around the
Arba Parry farm near here, making it
unpleasant for the Parry family.
Recently Mr.. Parry saw the animal
in field fifty rods from his house.
Parry has a muzzle-loading shotgun. He
got out the firearm, powder and caps,
but found he had no shot. However,
he hnew what to do.
He placed a quantity Of powder in
the gun, followed by Il wad, some shin
gle nails and number OF brass tacks.
The gun being loaded, he started for
the field.
The skunk appeared tame and as
Parry approached it moved few feet
and stopped at a fence post. He got
within shooting distance, stopped,
aimed and fired. The skunk jumped.
made things lively for few minutes,
but did not appear to be mortally
wounded. Anyway, it did not leave
the post.
Parry returned to the house, started
to reload the gun and then discovered
that the charge had blown the lock
away.
During the afternoon Parry came to
the village and purchased 30-30 cali
Der rifle and box of cartridges. He
returned home. loaded the rifle, went
to the field. The skunk was by the
post, and as frisky as ever. Parry shot
the skunk through the head. When he
was sure the little animal was dead
he went to it and was surprised to find
its tail nailed to the fence post
Parry says that when he shot at the
skunk in the forenoon a nail from his
muzzle-loading shotgun pierced the
skunk's tail, entered the fence post
and held the animal fast. Parry AYERS
that he found four nails and seven
taclls imbedded in the post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08
Proud of Father.

"Yes." said the young wife proudly,
father always gives something eX-
pensive when he makes presents"
so l discovered when he gave you
away" rsjoined the young husband.
And with a large, open-faced sigh lie
continued to audit the monthly bills
of his better half.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

Mrs. Mallie Roberts Nichols, ma
tive of Indiana, has had the respon-
sibility of issuing more than $4,000
passes to visitors to the war depart
ment since the war began. The
state, war and navy building is in
accessible to visitors except by pass
and each department has repre-
sentative at the main door to admit
those who have legitimate business
inside.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

Germs our fellowmen, in any quarter
Of the world, concerns u.s. Dr. Hills
emphasizes. The SORROWS of women
and little children are become our sor-
rows. The moan of child in the
distant South Sea Islands is sob in
our ear that forbids rest and sleep.
The strong nations are lifting their
shields about the weak ones. They
are determined to end the slave driver
in Central Africa. and tthe reign of the
despot and liend in whatsoever quar-
ter of the earth There are no for
eign zones of influence any longer.
The world has become one through its
sympathy and the waxing sense of
justice. And this new world con-
sciousness of suffering prophesies the
coming triumph of the teaching of
Christ"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

The evening gowns will be simply
made. Advance verdicts have made
1t known that simplicity will not be
the death of beauty or style.
Many smart women still prefer the
type of veil that terminates jauntily
just below the nose. and the shops
are showing an unusually attractive
supply of them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08
III. The Prayer Meeting.

Has the old fashioned prayer meet
ing outlived its usefulness? All those
in favor say AYE! Opposed by the
same sign How does the vote stand
in your church? What place, pro-
gram and power does the prayer meet
ing have in your church? What diff
ference would it make if your church
gave II up? Has 1t already been given
up--sO far as your attendance and
help are concerned? No matter what
the answer may be, what is your
rock-bottom conviction regarding the
necessity and usefulness of the prayer
meeting?
If the prayer meeting goes, so far
rs the old time form Is concerned, are
we to conclude that prayer itself has
been given up? The answer must be
an unqualified "NO." People will
pray so long as there are any people
ON the earth! 1t is an essential neces-
sity In the very constitution of man.
Many churches still maintain the
prayer meeting In all of its former
power while other churches have a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

Mrs. Earnest Thompson Seton,
wife of the writer and naturalist,
has gone to Washington for no other
reason than to do all she can to
help the Liberty loan campaign.
She has been made chairman of the
A9men's committee of tie District
columbia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08
NOT MUCH LEFT

She-"That quarrelsome Mrs. Jones
is crazy"
He-"No wonder. She was always
giving somebody piece Of her
mind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

No longer must lovely woman
envy her brothers their many and
capac:ous pockets. In fact, pockets
are the distinctive feature of this
wool velour suit. Two of them eX-
tend the entire width of the front
of the jacket. The collar and the
cuffs of this pretty model are of
seal.
mid-week meeting with a different
program or Il teaching service by the
pastor.
Prayer for the church and the min
lister are needed. "a minister was
praying at the bedside of Il dying
woman. wait a moment she said
as he started to rise from his knees
L want to pray for you And very
tenderly she prayed, with her hand
upon his head. For ten years, ever
since you became my pastor. 1 have
oeffred that prayer for you every
morning and every night, she told
him.
'The minister went away with
tears in his eyes and strange
warmth in his heart. He had known
that this woman was sweet-spirited
and true, but he has never guessed
that he had Il place in her prayers.
L wonder how many of my six hun
dred church members pray for me?'
he asked himself. Not all of them,
certainly; yet, doubtless, more of
them prayed for him than he dream
ed. The thought was sweet and help
full to him."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

No man ever lost his self-respect
by acting on the square.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

Never judge what a woman thinks
by what she says.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

A man isn't necessarily a failure
because he has failed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

Trying to keep from worrying is
what worries some people.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

Genius is seldom mistaken for com.
mon sense.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-11-08

1t takes a man of push to propel
even IL wheelbarrow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
JACK WEISS
WINS HONORS
keokuk Boy in Navy in East is in
Training for Place on
One OF the Big
RattIeship.

! The following clipping from a New
York paper tells of Jack Weess win
ming second place in the naval school
athletic meet in the running broad
jump:
Rain cut short the inter-company
athletic meet of the navy electric
class Of the P. S. A. l.. field, Brooklyn,
yesterday afternoon. Three separ-
ate attempts were made to get the
games under way, and between show
ers two events We're decided, the run
ming broad jump and the shot put.
The summary follows:
Running broad jump won by @.
Chamberlain with II feet, inches.
Jack Weess, eighth company, with
III feet, inches, second.
"Shot put won by J. G. Dunn. third
company, with 80 feet. w. R. Conley,
third company, with 3S feet, 10 inches,
second"
Jack Weess, who is in the general
electric department, has been in the
east for several weeks. being one Of
the first Keokuk boys to volunteer
and be accepted. For some time he
was on gate detail guard duty and
acted as guide in the navy yards. On
June %, he entered the Pratt insti-
tute at Brooklyn for ten months
course preparatory to being detailed
to battle ship. The Pratt institute
has been turned over to the govern
ment and on June rs, was opened for
use Of the navy school.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
BUILD BRIDGE
OVER TRACKS
Mississippi River Power Company
Constructing Foot Bridge
at Foot Of Fulton
Street.

For the benefit Of its employees, the
Mississippi River Power company is
building a foot bridge over the rail-
road tracks at the foot of Fulton
street and it is expected that the
structure will be in use in week
or two.
The bridge starts from point
about half way down the Fulton
street steps and runs above the rail
roads tracks to the lock grounds.
The structure will cost about $4,000
and will be for the exclusive use Of
the employees of the company. 1t
bridges dangerous stretch Of
ground and will also save the en-
ployes many tiresome steps. Prac-
tically all of the power company
workers use this route in going to
and coming from the power house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
COUNTY FAIRS
NEXT MONTH
Burlington Short ship Circuit In This
Vicinity VIII be Running
In Six Different
Towns.

August and September will see
fairs in this vicinity in full blast
Starting August with the West
Point fair, which lasts until Septem
Der IA. the closing date Of the Bloom
field event. Following West Point
comes Mt. Pleasant with its dates as
August IA, Is, 16 and IT. The Lee
county fair at Donnellson follows next
from August 81 to "a. Kahoka. Mo.
August % to 81 is next. followed by
Milton, Ia, September 4, 5, and Z
ending with Bloomfield. September II
to IA.
All Of these fairs are on the Burling,
ton Route Short Ship Fair circuit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
CLUB MEMBERS
IN LEE COUNTY
Bows and Girls Who Have Enrolled
in. Corn and Pig Club
Contests are
Announced

The following is a complete list OF
| the boys and girls in Lee county
who have enrolled in the corn and
pig club contest as received from the
state club leader. E. B. Bishop:
Madison township-Club leader.
Clyde c. Ort; members Of corn club,
John Arnold, Dow Hartwell.
Montrose ownship-Leader, John
Wardlow; members of corn club,
Leslie Becker, VIM. Philip, Howard
Wright; pig club, Viola e. Becker,
Martha Wardlow.
Cedar township-Leaders, Hal
Graham. F. c. Woodson and Henry
Holtkamp, Jr.; Corn club members.
Harvey M. Coil, Herman Coil, Her
bert Hoyer, Wright Hadley, Oslo
Lewis, Robt. E. McChesney, Christ
Meierotto; Pig club. Agnes Holt
kamp, Ernest Meierotto.
Hillsboro-P. o. Ersell Bell, Corn
club.
West Point township-Leader, T. J..
Lampe; members Corn club, Clyde L.
Hueston, Edw. Broadfield, Lester E..
Harnagel, Avis Neuveg, Delbert Will
son; Pig club, Darrell Helm.
Franklin ownship-Leaders, Jen-
0lnRS 1ueyelS e1Au II IL. INV wi IL
club members, Leonard Felt, Elmer
George, George Chemminger, Robt.
Krebill, Richard Roller. Walter Kol-
Ter, ]. Meyers, w. A. Raid, Edw.
Sander; member Pig club, Elmer
George.
Des Moines township-Leader, Les
lie Dumeni1; Corn club members,
Wilbur Gillesby, VIM. Ware. Leslie
Chorsey.
Denmark-Mem Corn club:
Roy A. Maxwell. Geo. Whitcomb. Her
bert Fam, John w. Hem.
Green Bay ownship-Leader, War
rem Beebe; members Corn club, Ell
bert Chairman, Albert J. Peel,
Ralph L. Peel, Frank Tucker, John
r. Tucker.
F. H Krebill is county leader and
he invites the boys and girls to call
on him at any time for advice or
assistance in their work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
WABASH CABOOSE
ROBBED OF GRIP
Thief Breaks Into Car in Lower
Yards-lnner Tubes Reported
Stolen From Auto
mobile.

A Wabash caboose on a track near
the button factory was broken into
some time last night and black
grain leather grip, 19x14, stolen.
Clothes in the grip were thrown out
by the thief. Nothing else is miss
ing from the car.
A. w. Jones, 1923 Exchange street,
reported to the police this morning
that three or four inner tubes were
stolen from his Ford car last night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
Red Cross Baus.

Some Of the young women of the
Red Cross society are carrying their
work in very striking arm bags made
OF black satin in the form of cross,
II the center of which is a red satin
.loss The bags were made by Miss
allie Hines very clever needle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
nal. P. church Society.

The LADIES' Aid society OF the
First Methodist Protestant church
will be entertained in the basement
of the church Thursday afternoon
at half past two o'clock, by Mrs. Fred
Roost and Mrs. H. C. Miller.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
Reading Circle Meets.

nSdoIn9 SITSie Woe1o.
The Westminster Missionary. Read.
ing Circle will be entertained Mon
day afternoon at o'clock by Mrs.
George Hassall at her home on Grand
avenue. Mrs. Hassall will be assisted
by Mrs. w. G. Howell, Mrs. Margaret
Starkweather, Mrs. John w. Collier,
Mrs. Harry J. Reeves, Mrs. e. M.
Hanson, Miss Lucetia Huiskamp. Miss
Anna Sheppard and Miss Isabel Her
bert.