The Penn's Grove record., 1919-02-21
Carney Point Chronicles
Powder Workers Doings, Enter.
tainments and EnjOyments

proposed town hall. On account of the
unsettled condition Of affairs they are
Withholding their decision as to which
location will be the most suitable for
Township needs.
The Carneys Point Fire Company
is arranging to hold a banquet in
Community Hall on Tuesday night,
February 25th, when they will enter
tain the officials Of the dye works and
the business men of the community.
Judge Eugene c. BonniWell is expect
ed to be one of the speakers also as
well as other prominent fremen and
dupont officials.
Thou shalt have no other gods be-
for me. Jehovah. Exodus 20:3.
James Genia and Beatrice Hustled
were married at Elkton, Md, February
Il, 1919.
Misses Anna R. Duchon and Garnet
Welsh who have been employed as
clerks at Plant !, have returned to
their homes in Hazleton, Pa.
Mr.. A. B. Clark, who has been a
foreman in Plant 3 water dryers, has
moved with his family back to Gains
vile, Prince William County, Va. He
is a prosperous farmer Of that section
and will go back to the soil.
Carneys Point Volunteer Fire Co.
has made all arrangements for their
big booster banquet which will be held
at the cafateria and YWCA on next
Tuesday evening. 1t promises to be
the largest social event ever held at
Carneys Point. A large number of
dupont officials are invited as well as
n,,LI,o oG;o;o1- Nf Dhilndnlnhio and
Salem County; Judge Z. c. Bonniwell,
Judge Harry McNichol, Judge Hates
and Judge Washington, Fire Marshall,
Elliott, of Philadelphia; jerks B. Ro-
binson of the North American, c. D..
Porch, Mr.. Cheatham, Mr.. Whitney
DR.. A. L. Chambers, A. Felix dupont,
Henry L. Minor, Mr.. Clough, L. l..
Sherwood and others. The banquet
committee is VIM. H. Naylor, Chair
man; F. A. Collier, Henry Gassner,
Harry Lyons, Edward Bonwell. Miss
WiIlana Bruner and Mr.. Robert l..
Beckett will sing.
D. Reed Kean, who has been a guard
at the plant for three or four months,
has returned to his home in Elmer.
Corporal C. E. Canery, a former
captain of the Carneys Point Fire Co.,
who has been with the Coast Artillery
in France, has arrived back in this
country. He is in the best of health.
Mrs. C. A. Mentzer will entertain
the choir at a George Washington
Social on Saturday evening at her res
idence on Broadway and Second st.
Charles B. Wells acted as best man
at the wedding of his brother, Ser
geant Leo D. Wells and Miss Helen
Bender, of Delaware City, at Della
ware City on St. Valentines Day.
This has ben visiting week at the
Carneys Point schools and several hun
bred parents took advantage of the in
vitation and were we'll pleased with
the work of the teachers and scholars.
On account of the robber epidemic
around Penns Grove and Carneys
Point recently, precautionary measures
are being taken. Among the nervous
ones, terrifying themselves against the
intruders is Mr.. ]. Arthur johnson at
1875 Broadway, who has installed Yale
locks on his doors and catches on the
windows.
1t is understood that he will plant
mines in the back yard and set steel
traps on the front porch in the near
The The rector's aid of the Episcopal
Church held an informal tea in the
rector's study of the Church of the
Merciful Saviour on Wednesday after
noon.
Among the Philadelphia visitors
on Tuesday were Mrs. VIM. Higgins
of Salem. Mrs. F. S. Harris, Mrs. j
Arthur Johnson and Mrs. c. A
Mentzer.
O. Bell Close preached a powerful
sermon last Sunday evening to a rec
ord congregation, taking as his sub
iect "The Kingdom that Conquered the
KAISER He took as his theme Bel
shazzar's dream and of the interpre'
tation of it by Daniel. After review
ing the fulflment of that dream which
has come to pass he laid stress upor
the fact that they who live by the
sword should die by the sword. 1t was
left to the meek to inherit the earth
He said that the common idea thai
mower was based upon the amount OF
wealth a person possessed had beer
proven to be a failure and that power
was SYNONYMOUS with character anc
that character had won the war thru
the Kingdom of the Prince of Peace
which had also hung the X. Q. upor
the bleary eye of John Barleycorr
Who with Bill Tanglefoot would be
buried in a third class grave on July
LIST by the stars and stripes.
Carneys Point NJ. E. Church con
/ .inues to grow. AS a result of the re-
vival services under the leadership OF
Rev. j. W. Lynch twenty-five have
Joined e. probation and nine others by
letter.
O. Bell Close, pastor of the Unior
Presbyterian Church will preach mex
Sunday evening on "a Spiritual Bone
ward" The Sunday School which has
been steadily increasing of late wit
messed a unique event last Sunda!
when IT'S were present and ever!
teacher and officer were present. The
choir which now numbers 20 under tn
leadership of Mr.. Frank P. Davis il
getting together in good shape. The!
sang a beautiful anthem on Sunda!
nipht which was greatly enjoyed b!
all also the song by Mrs. Webster wa
r"oo+lv anioved.