The Penn's Grove record., 1919-03-21
Carney Point Chronicles
Powder Workers DOings, Enter
tainments and Enjoyments

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the young ladies at the dormatory on
Sunday morning by a strange young
fellow who has been seen about the
place for three previous Sunday morn
ings. His actions caused Miss Layton,
the matron, to notify the Major, who
detailed a guard to arrest him, but on
the approach of the guard, the rascal
escaped. More guards are needed to
patrol the village, as there seems to be
a bad bunch lurking in the near vicin-
ity. Judge Cable please take notice.
Chief Frank j. O'Connor has been
made Chief Of the Fire Department of
all the dupont industry of Carneys
Point and Deep Water Point Dye
Works.
The Pollyanna's will hold their show
in the Riverside Theatre on Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
Stalcup, on Third Avenue, have been
transferred to the Harrison Paint
Works in Philadelphia.
The Carneys Point Fire Co. will hold
a booster dance on April LIST and 9Th.
The Company is having a revision of
its bylaws and will re-organize and
elect new officers the last tuesday in
April.
.. Bell Close will preach on "a Ger
ain Samaritan" next Sunday night,
and |. o. 0. +, Number 10, of Penns
Grove, will be special guests. Special
music by the choir is being prepared
and Community Hall is expected to be
filled to capacity.
Eight candidates received the sec
ond degree at Eden so. 10, on Tues
day night. Noble Grand Haab, Vice
Noble, w. H. Naylor, degree master
Erico, visited Milford, Del, with Del,
No. 10, and Fairfax |. o. o. F., of Will
mington and conferred the first, second
and third degree to a class of SO candi-
dates. The cast was very elaborate.
Special trains conveyed the delegation
from Wilmington.
O. Bell Close, pastor of Union Pres
byterian Church on Sunday night
preached on "The Great Epidemic"
He said more men died with the flu
than were killed during the wal with
Germany. He also spoke of infantile
paralysis plague and said these things
we're reminders that God lives and we
should not forget him. He said the
greatest plague in history was the
leprosy, but the sin of iniquity was the
greatest plague of all. The man of
Gallilee, who cured the lepers, can cure
US of all our diseases and like the
Samaritan, we should give thanks.
A number of sympathetic gentlemen
with hatchets, saws and hammers
travelled out to maple Hut" the home
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and finished up the carpenter work so
that the settling of the pastor IN his
field of labor might be fastened. On
their return a number of young ladies
served them with a lunch at the home
of William Fleming. Mr.. Close ex-
poets to have his family with him dur
ing April. The community extends a
hearty welcome.
An organization connected with the
Union Presbyterian Church known as
the "Bashful Beetles" held a poverty
social in the parish house on Monday
night and cleared about $50 for Church
purposes.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank VonCullen en-
tertained the Presbyterian Church
choir and a number of other friends
at a st. Patrick party on last Satur-
dav evening. The rooms and tables
were ta~stefully decorated with sham
rocks and other greens appropriate fol
the occasion. Lunch was served witt
the prevailing souvenirs of "kelhe.s-'
NJ. S~peakman, of Carneys Point, has
announced himself as a candidate FOL
the Assembly. Oh slush!
The election of five members to the
Board of Education in Upper PennS
Neck Township was held in the Lat
avette school house on Tuesday might
and the following were elected:
For the term of three years, Edwin
Leap, C. Richard Redington, James A
Watkins. For the term of two years
Alfred K. Brandriff, Frank S. Harris
There were fifteen nominated and th'
winners won out by a very slight mar
gin. There was great interest takel
and the room was well filled. Abou
IT'S we're present. Nj. Leap received
the highest vote, receiving sc, Nh
Redington So, Mr.. Watkins SO, Messrs
Brandriff and Harris received 30 eacl
for the short term, c. E. Wood ant
Walter Edgar running a close second
Word has been received from Nj. 0
V. Ort at the New York Memoria
Hospital, New York City, that he ha'
been operated on successfully and eX
poets to return to his home in vii
mington during the first week in April
Mr.. Ort is one of the old pre-war man
ayers of the dupont Powder Co. a
Carneys Point and his friends who ar,
legion, wish him a speedy recovery.
A few relatives and friends gath
cred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
w. Sanderlin, at 479 First Avenue OF
S.y evening, March 10th, to re
mind Mr.. Sanderlin of his 9th birth
day. A pleasant evening was spen
playing games and dancing afte
which the guests were invited to tn
dining room where ice cream and cak'
were served. Those present We're MI
and Mrs. VIM. Sanderlin and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yost and son
Mrs. Charles Bennett, Mrs. Emmit
Pedrick. Misses Elsie Forrest, Alic
Mullin, Mamie Mullin, Hannah San
derlin, Ruth Sanderlin, Lille Pedrick
Messrs. George Dalbow, Martin Dial
bow. Gilbert George, Harry Bennett
Horace Pedrick, Lawrence Pedricl
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