The Penn's Grove record., 1920-06-04
P~edricktown Personal
and Local Items
Interesting Happenings of Old
mans Township

mans township
Mrs. Carl Green is able to walk out
after a few days illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Justice are /
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jay +
Crawford in Pittsburg, Pa.
Earl Body has moved into P. P. |
Sweeten's house, into what is known
as the old store property.
Ralph Nipe, who has spent the past
few years in bushes in Hallandale,
Fla, will move back to Pedricktown. |
He has rented part of Frank Simp-
sons house. Mrs. Mary Hertz will
move into the other half of the double
house.
Miss Mildred Cunard, of Camden is
visiting Mrs. Emma Cunard.
Italians from Philadelphia are ar
irving daily to assist the farmers in
picking Strawberries. Some will re-
main during the summer to help with
tomatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cooper and
son who went West several years ago,
are now spending until September
among relatives in this vicinity. This
is the first visit that Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooper have made East.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hunt had as
guests on Sunday Mrs. Mary Mitchell,
of Philadelphia, Mrs. John Strobridge,
of Camden; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ.
Hunt of Penns Grove and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbert Beckett, of Swedesboro.
Miss Marion Sparks, of New York,
spent the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Emma Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Newsham of
Philadelphia, were guests over Me-
mortal Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reeves, of Pit
man; and Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Corson,
and family of Woodstown, were guests
on Decoration Day with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. NJ. Burk.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pfeiffer, of
Florence, were guests on Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey HOFFMAN.
A son was recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Martins.
Elwood Stitzel, of Philadelphia, vas
entertained over Sunday by Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. 1. Holton.
Miss Beatrice Green is home from
Goucher College, Baltimore. She is
entertaining Miss Madeline Reane, OF
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Clay Smith had as
guests over Memorial Day, Mrs. ):
Davidson, of New York and Mr.. and
Mrs. D. v. Summerill of Penns Grove.
School closed last Friday with a
splendid program of drills. An orches-
also added to the occasion and led
the Community Singing. Great credit
is due to the teachers who had the
in charge. H. c. Dixon, OF
Salem, County Superintendent, was
also present and made a brief adj
dress.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Tull died on Tuesday after a short III
ness and was buried IN Daretown on
Friday.
Mrs. S. R. Blocksome and Mrs. J.
Norton. of PHILADELPHIA were among
the visitors in town ON Decoration
Day.
Darby. Pa, were guests on Decoration
Dav with Mr.. and Mrs. R. Lee Sailor.
Mrs. May Holdcraft entertained
during the week Mr.. and Mrs. r. d.
Mitchell and Mrs. Emma Dare, of
Pitman.
Mi. ana MIS-. T. I. oHCCOCh Aa0 %
guests on Monday Nh. and Mrs. Lewis
Cook. Mr.. and Mrs. Powers Layton,
and Mrs. Fletcher Layton, of Penns
Grove and Miss Fame Fenton, OF
Pennsville.
Monday, Memorial Day was a gala
day for Pedricktown. A great number
of visitors and strangers We're in town
all day. The dupont Band, engaged
for the day, greatly enlivened the oc-
casion. A flag raising on the athletic
field with Judge ]. Warren Davis, of
Lawrenceville, as the speaker, at
tracted hundreds. Two games of ball
between Clayton and the home team
was also a big attraction. The Ep-
worth League of the M. E.. Church
cared for the inner man and served
their famous chicken dinner in Red
Mems hall. They cashed nearly four
hundred dollars. The weather prov
ed ideal for such an occasion and al
together the day was one much talked
of.