The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-25
PedricktOWn PenciIingS
Interesting Items From OIdmans
Township

to Penns Grove during the week.
A daughter vas born on Sunday,
July 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Law
renee, Jr.
Miss Mildred Sparks is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. milford Smith, of Cam
den.
Miss Hannah Pedrick has returned
from a visit with Mrs. Rebecca Slit
ser, in Penns Grove.
Rev. Alfred Wagg, Of Millvllie,
spent Monday night at the home of
I. l. Holton.
Rev. Steadman Applegate attended
the funeral in Gloucester on Monday
of Rev. John Nicholson in Cape May.
Miss Eva Corson, of Woodstown, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Martha Burk.
Emerson Sparks is spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shoe
maker in Philadelphia.
George Laws, of Dividing Creek,
has been elected principal here to take
The place Of Miss Edna Shoemaker, of
Bridgeport, who has accepted a posi-
ton as teacher at Carneys Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shoemaker,
of Philadelphia, and Mr.. and Mrs.
milford Smith, of Camden, were week
end guests with Mrs. F. G. Sparks.
Miss May Cunard, who is attending
the six weeks summer school in Col
~lingswood, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cunard.
Kennard Cunard, of Camden, spent
last week with Mrs. Emma Cunard.
Miss Mariette Holton has returned
from a visit in Holidaysburg, Pa.
George R. Pedrick was severely
bruised by being knocked down by a
horse while he was harvesting and was
unable to get about for a few days.
A daughter was born on Wednesday,
July %, to Nj. and Mrs. Claude
Hackett..
Mrs. Harry Green and daughter,
Maiorie, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip Alden in Newark. Mrs. Alden
was formerly Miss Ruby keil, a for
mer teacher here.
Mrs. Charles Swaverly and Miss
Elsie Krokenberger are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Frank Fillmore, in Atlantic
City.
Miss Beatrice Green has returned
from a few days fishing trip TO Tuck
erton with a party fren Ashland
Mrs. T. 1. Holton and Miss Marietta
Holton are spending sometime at AS
bury Park.
Frank Apologize, of Camden, spent
the weekend with his father, e
Steadman Apologize, at the NJ. T..
parsonage.
Miss Carrie Strimple, q trained
nurse from Cooper Hospital, Camden,
is spending a two weeks vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Mary Striple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Blackburn, OF
Camden, spent Sunday at the home
of Cooper Pedrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Doughton
and daughter, of Penns Grove, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John Hertz
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Detwiler, OF
Camden spent the weekend at the
home of George R. Pedrick-
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Black, OF Phi-
adelphia, spent over Sunday with MIS-
Lavinia Davenport,
Mrs. Gordon Stewart is spending
some time in Philadelphia
The Misses Dorathea Jordan n
I.aurena Shoemaker have returned 70
their homes in Philadelphia after a
visit with Mrs. F. G. Sparks !.
Speaking of big rain falls, don't get
excited over ours. Go ask Edwin T.
Somers what fell at Haflandale, fla,.
last March. Only eleven mcnes o.
water fell in less than four hours ana
stood several inches deep all over tine
early truck fields for a week and more.
Florida Ind owners and florlda
n-ovsnaners never have such. news Tor
publication. Such is only a rare Co
incident to be told IN the ] d wneh
talking about big rain falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. Stewart, J.
Preston Sweeten and Wallace oWzvsI-
lv left on Monday for Delaware waSs1
Can. where they will spend a week
Miss Tina Strimple, who was n 81
this seasons graduates at Cooper HOS
n;tal Camden, has completed neI
course and is at present enjoying :
much needed rest at the home OF her
mother.
Howard Draybold, who recently re
turned from France, was united IN ma
trimony at the Baptist parsonage pr
Monday evening last to MISS MaIA
Flanagan, Penns Grove. Rev. =. W
IDeibert officiated. Miss Dora Green
of Woodstown, was bridesmaid, ane
Russell Draybold, best man.
The Second Baptist Church, Rev
VIM. Smith, PASTOR held their annua
rallv on the Church grounds on SUN,
day last. 1t was well attended, aDou
150 being present. Over S4oo wa
raised by voluntary contributions
s315 of which was devoted to paying
off the mortgage on the Church, 8
ing a nice balance in the treasury
The Church was built in 1911, and tnl'
mortgage has been a burden they ar
glad to get rid of. A vote OF hank
was extended to the people OF poti
Pedricktown and Penns Grove 10
their generous contributions toward
helping maintain the Church. Ih'
Church will hold its annual picnic o.
Thursday, August 14th, instead OF Tn
4th as previously announced; IN
Salem band will be there and tner
will he a concert in the evening.