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The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
Beat Him Up

Jimmy, Tony and Fortunate Pep
pers were arrested on Saturday night
on complaint of William Caulk, charg-
ing them with assault and battery.
Five colored men, among them be-
ing Caulk. went to Jimmy Peppers
home for the purpose, as they allege,
of getting some whiskey and they fur
Their claim that they got what they
went after. While there Jimmy
charged Caulk with stealing his revolt
yer.
The Peppers brothers met Caulk
again on South Broad Street and as
he could not produce the gun they
took him to Willis Street and beat
him up. They were arrested by Chief
Marshal Houseworth and after a hear
ing before the Recorder We're held for
Court.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
All The News
From Pennsville
Interesting News and Personal
Mention of People You Know

Mrs. Charles Bancroft and daughter
Florence, Mrs. Mabel Stockton and
son Morris, of Deep Water, spent
Sunday with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Williams.
Mrs. Amanda Confer left Friday for
Nitro, West Va, for two weeks to Wis
it with friends there.
DR.. and Mrs. Irving Callahan, of
Woodstown, and Miss Mildred Gala
han, of Salem, spent the portion of
last week with Mrs. Rebecca Callahan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Batten and
son Raymond motored to Beach Haven
Saturday and spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McGrath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Firman Taylor spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
in Wildwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hamilton, of
Carneys Point, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad Birchmere.
Thomas Thornburg, of Overlook,
Del, spent Sunday with Nh. and Mrs.
Roscoe Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Callahan, of
Gibbstown, are spending the week at
the home of Mrs. Hannah Batten.
Capt. VIM. Green, of New York
City, is on a months vacation with
his family.
Mrs. Styron, of Atlantic City, has
returned to her home after a weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Styron.
Miss Fame Penton, of Salem, spent
the week end with her sister, Mrs.
samuel Elwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Brown and Miss
Fannie Girtain, of Carneys Point,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Girtain.
Francis Turner, Salem, W. c. Car
ter, of Knoxville, Tenn, Misses Sarah
Hutchinson and Sara Davis motored to
Willow Grove on Sunday.
Miss Naomi Jones has been visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Jones, for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Casperson
left Philadelphia on Wednesday for
Boston to spend a week.
C. Norman Callahan, Chas. Bright,
Jr., and David Shourds enjoyed a g.
days trip to Fortescue last week.
Rev. Franklin Hanley, of Cadwal-
lader Heights Church, Trenton, was
the week end visitor of Mrs. Hannah
Batten.
Miss Ray Jones, of Salem, is spend
ing the week with Mrs. VIM. Arm
strong.
Mrs. Salome Jacobs, of Penns
Grove, spent Wednesday with her
aunt, Miss Phebe Jenkins.
Harry Gormerly, of the navy has
been discharged and is home with his
family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nolls and chill
dren, Herbert, and Margaret, Mr.. L.
S. Nolls and Carroll Nolls of Alexan-
dria, Va, were the weekend visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Conard Birchmere.
Caleb Ayars, of Salem, has been
elected teacher of Firms Point school.
Charles Casperson, rural mail car
rier, has been on a trip to Boston.
William Kennedy has received the
contract to transport High School
scholars to Salem for $1,000. William
Bright, Jr.'s bid was $500.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20

Machinery or Toy by Boy; Needle
Work by girl. Kodak exhibit by boy
or girl.
Special features:-Dance, Baby
Show, Motion Pictures, Award OF
Prizes, Band Concert and Grand
Prizes.
The fair is to be held at the Com
munity Y.
The following are the Fair Direc-
tors:
Exhibits-C. C. McColley.
Decorations-J. B. Whitney.
Refreshments-P. H. Mckee.
Electrical-E. W. Kyger and R. Full
lerton.
Musical-L. G. Nilsson.
Publicity-E. A. Tracey.
Finances. Watkins and Mr..
Hyatt.
Award of Prizes-C. D. Porch, g.
Clough, S. Colfax, F. A. Gentieu.
Police-F. j. O'Connor.
Carnival-G. E. Lee.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
PENNS GROVE. j., FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 1920
Personal Mention
and Social Affairs
The Whereabouts and DOings of
Good People You Know

Miss Ruth Kemery, of Lorain, Ohio,
spent Wednesday with Mrs. B. F. Jus
tice.
Mrs. Herbert Townsend and chill
dren are spending some time at Han
cocks Bridge.
Mrs. Leon Coney and daughter,
Maria, have returned from a weeks
visit in Vineland.
Miss Mary Geisinger has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Eta Manuel and
her brother, John Geisinger, at Shiloh.
Miss Lydia Walker, Of Camden, is
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. John B. Layton.
Miss Ruth Blohm is spending a few
days with her friend, Miss Helen N.
Truncer, at Woodbury..
Miss Grace Hutchinson is spending
ten days with her friend, Mrs. Olive
Dyer, at Lambertville, N. J..
Miss Helen N. Truncer, of Wood
bury, was a weekend visitor with her
friend, Miss NJ. Ruth Blohm.
Misses Jennie and Addie Holton are
spending two weeks at Atlantic High
lands, n. j.
Thomas C. Summerill will leave Sat
urday to spend a week with friends at
Ocean Grove, N. J..
Miss Eleanora B. Lippincott, of Bal
timore, is spending a week with her
friend, Miss Verna B. Summerill.
Mrs. Tillie Smith, who has been sick
for four weeks, we are pleased to re-
port, is able to be about again.
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Fisler, of st.
Paul's parsonage, are visiting with
friends at South River, a former
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred DuBrink, of
18th Street, with a party of friends
from Paulsboro motored to Beach Ha-
ven, N. J., and spent the weekend.
Frank w. Benzie, of Danvers, Mass,
has been spending a week with his col
lege chum and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy B. Sanford, on Delaware Ave.
Miss Rae Kidd, who has been in the
dupont employ for ten years, has
been presented with a DUPONT one
star gold pin.
Miss Thelma Garretson, of Dividing
Creek, spent two days with her friends
the Misses Mildred Simerson and
Mary Homan.
Miss Helen Tafty has returned to
her home in Germantown, after visit
ing her friend, Miss Elsie Hager, on
Walnut Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gallagher, of
South Amboy, are spending the week
with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Dol
bow on Railroad Avenue.
]. w. Washington and daughter,
Freda, have returned from a weeks
visit with relatives at their former
home, Clarks Mills, n. j.
Mrs. Emma Gilman and daughter,
Catherine, have been spending two
months with her daughter, Anna
Brown, in New Haven, Conn.
Messrs. Davies and Harper, and the
Misses Stella and Regina Dugan, OF
Philadelphia, were visitors with their
aunt, Mrs. BENZ. R. Peacock, on Sat
urday.
Mrs. Jane E. Poland, of Denny Ave
nue.. and her sister, Mrs. Lillian
Schwartz, of Reading, Pa, are enjoy
ing the pleasant Ocean breezes at
Wildwood.
Dave Martin, manager of the River
side theatre, starts on a two weeks
vacation on Monday. Where he is
going and what for is a mystery, SO
look TO its solution on the screen when
he returns.
MI. and Mrs. Samuel Norton have
moved from Chester to be with her
mother, Mrs. Kezia Somers, who is
over 90 years of age and quite feeble.
Mr.. Norton was raised on Carneys
Point when it was a farm. Soon af-
ter marriage they went to Chester,
forty years ago.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
Class Reunion

The class of 1919, of Penns Grove
High School, held a reunion at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gould,
nee Louise Bradford, on Avenue d, IN
Carneys Point, last Saturday evening:
Dancing and games brought back old
memories of high school days to the
class members and their friends.
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Gould, Esther ". Gentieu,
Helen N. Truncer, of Woodbury.; M;
Ruth Blohr1, Elsie Hagar, Mildred
Simerson, Mary E. Homan, Mac Hic-
KEY, Helen Borton, Helen Tafty;
Messrs. Stewart Douglass, Herbert
Braker, Bruce Galbreth, William b:
Callahan, Benjamin F. Dellett and
Thomas c. Summerill.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
Parcel Post Thieves

Robbing patrons of the parcel post
system is being carried on to a con-
siderable extent in this section. A
Salem County merchant mourns the
loss of ten suits of clothes addressed
to different persons and an Elmer gro
Ger reports that out of eight boxes of
bacon shipped to him from Philadel-
pria, three were stolen.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs. j. Hildreth Dickson, of
Wbodstown, has announced the mar
riage of her daughter, Miss Hilda
Dickson, to Mr.. Gerald Montague on
August 9th. They are to reside at the
Dickson home in Woodstown.
Mrs. Montague has been an in
structor in the Woodstown public
schools and also at Bridgeton.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20

A learned Judge recently express
ed the opinion that the man or woman
who drives an automobile at an eXces-
sive rate of speed thru a thickly pop
ulated district at an hour when chill
dren are on the street has murder IN
his heart. Such a man may be MUIR
ierous, but he hasn't any heart.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
Willis Bros Store Robbed

Thieves broke into the store of R.
F. Willis & Bro. on Oak Street last
Saturday night and stole about S15O
worth of goods from the show cases
and shelves. The goods consisted
mostly of razors and other small ar
ticles that could easily be carried.
They tore out an entire window to
effect an entrance. No clue has yet
been found to the perpetrators.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20

The Edward l. Edwards Democratic
Club will hold a meeting at their head
quarters, "a West Main Street, to-
morrow Saturday evening, at 500
o'clock. All members and Democrats
should try to be present.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
MARRIED


Paul Schwertley, of near Monroe
vile, and Miss Agnes Flitcraft, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fremont Fit
craft, of Woodstown, were united in
marriage at Elkton, Md, Saturday,
August Z, 1920.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20
OPERATING

Earned runs-Engineers I, Operat-
ing 1. Left on bases-Engineers a,
Operators 6. LIST base on errors-En-
gineers 1, Operators 2. Strike-outs-
Sterling Z, Thompson 4. Base on
balls-Sterling 2, Thompson 2. Balk
Thompson. Passed ball-Warwick.
Hit by pitcher-Dunbar. Double play
Baker, Mearkle, Taliaferro. UNI
pires-Andrews strikes; Meade bases.
Scorer. C. Edwards.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20

A baseball team, composed of sew
eral Dye Works players, met the
strong Salem Giants, at Salem, last
Saturday afternoon. After a well
played and interesting game of ball
the score stood 2 to 2 in the eighth and
remained there until the 18th inning.
After a test of endurance between
Lugar, of the Dye Works team, and
johnson, of the Giants, in which Lugar
stood the "acid test" backed up by
good support, the Dye Workers finally
put the winning I'll across leaving the
colored boys at the small end of the
stick. From the eighth on the batters
came to the plate and walked away
until a Dye Worker well accustomed
to Aniline, Phenol Glycene fumes put
on a gas mask and made a tour of the
bases.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20

The Salemites claim that they are
after the scalp of the AA-Stars. They
will have to shake more than n leg
if they want the bacon.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-20

The Red Mems team from Salem
sprung a surprise on the Woodstown
nine last Saturday and made them
hustle to keep up their "rep" OF de-
feating the Pedricktown team last
week. Hall, formerly of the ALI
Stars, pitched for Salem and allowed
only three hits, while Edwards, for
Woodstown, let out six clean ones. In
spite of this Woodstown came out at
the long end of the I'll column with
two to their credit while Salem got a
"~raSnberrY."
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
MAYOR FALES SAYS
THAT NEWBERRY IS
100 Pei. AMERICAN
MONEY WHICH HE RECEIVED
WAS FOR LEGITIMATE EX-
PENSES FOR CAMPAIGN

Mayor Elmer f. Fales is receiving
a lot of attention from his friends
around the city and state, since his
name appeared in the state papers in
connection with the famous Newberry
case which is now being tried, before
Judge Sessions in the u. S. district
court at Grand Rapids. Well, the
mayor deserves it, he even poked fun
at We editor when the latter was hail
into court as a witness recently-you
see that was before our mayor had
been served with his subpoena and he
didn't expect to be served with one.
But all the same Mr.. Fales is taking
the kidding" all right and is going
to live through it.
At the time of the Newberry cam
paign, Mr.! Fales was solicited by
Prosecuting Aattorney, j. Clyde Watt
and Attorney r. A. Colwell, of Ionia,
who had charge of the management
of the Newberry campaign in this
county, to distribute Newberry liter
allure, etc. The work consisted main
ly of driving around and Mr.. Fales
being in the livery business took 1T
in as an ordinary trantlction OF the
day and thought no more about it as
the payment for the work performed
had been received and the matter ev-
identity was closed.
On Thursday, the mayor received a
telephone communication from the
u. s. Marshal's office asking him if
he would come to Grand Rapids as =
witness in the case with that notice
being sufficient or whether, he pre-
ferred a subpoena severed on him by
an officer. Mr.. Fales stated that he
would take the telephone notice as
sufficient and that he would be there
Friday morning.
He was put on the witness stand
that afternoon and gave his testl-
mony as to what work was perform
ed with the $50 in question, who paid
him, etc. AS he was leaving the wit
ness stand, Attorney uittleton for
the defense asked him if he was a
Newberry man before Watt and Col
well saw him about the distribution
of Newberry literature, intending
thereby to see if the money in ques-
ton had influenced his vote in any
way. Mayor Fales replied as fol-
lows: 81 was for Newberry from the
start because he was a good friend
of nv brother. / thought he was an
A No. man and a 100 per cent
American"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
METHOO|STS PLAN
BIG FOUR AND ONE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
ARE DESTROYS OF OBTAINING
AN INCREASE OF ONE MIL
LION IN MEMBERSHIP

The Methodist Episcopal church in
this country is planning on MEM
bership drive which will add one mil
lion members to their present MEM
bership of four million and they ex-
pect to have them by July l., of this
year, if every member of the church
does their part, according to infor-
nation which we have Just received
from Theodore S, Henderson, the M.
E. bishop for this district, the De.
troit area. .....-
In the circular which the bishop
sent us it was pointed out that in or
der to do this it would not be neces-
sary for Methodists to attempt to
wean persons away from member
ship in other churches as there were
millions of people to work on as pros
poets and candidates who 10 not now
or never have professed any faith
and it is among these that the cam
paign is proposed to be waged in the
effort to swell the church membership
to five million.
The quota of converts for the De-
trait area is Al ,165. which is based
upon their slogan Of one convert for
every four at present members. Ac-
cording to this same rate the local
M. f. church must enroll a total of
ninety-six new members. Special
meetings are being planned for this
work and will be held IN the church
in March.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
PNEUMONIA TAKES
THREE LIVES FROM
OAKF|ELD HOME
ENTIRE FAMILY, FATHER AND
MOTHER AND NINE CHILDREN
STRICKEN WITH DISEASE

Grace Snyder, aged II years,
daugher of Mr.. and Mrs. John Snyder
residents of Oakfield township, died
at the family home Friday, closely
following brother and sister, who
had passed agay one and two days
before that. All three deaths were
caused by pneumonia which followed
the "fu".
The Snyder family consisted of the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Snyder
and their nine children. One of them
contracted the flu and it spread rap
idly, developing into pneumonia until
the whole nine children were down
and critically i'll with the disease. AT
this juncture the parents became Ill
and the situation made still harder.
Two of the children died earlier in
the week and Grace died Friday. The
other six children are critically i'll and
physicians, Saturday gave up all hope
of saving two of them. The parents,
too. are critically i'll but are battling
hard for life.
Four Greenville physicians have
been bend ng every effort to save the
lives of the sick and neighbors are
gene rous in their offers of assistance,
The pre- ling cold weather and bad
road conditions make relief work hard
and the entire family may be wiped
out by the disease.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
PATRIOTIC ORDERS HONOR
WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN

The annual banquet in honor Of
Lincoln and Washington of the four
patriotic societies of this city, the
g. A. R., the w. X. c. and Sons and
Daughters of Veterans was held on
Saturday, February 81 at the G. a.
r. hall. The long tables were beau
t:ful, having large vases in the cen,
ter, holding chrysanthemums, fianked
by smaller vases at the ends Of the
tables, filled with red and white
roses. Cedar was used as a green
trimmer.
Owing to so much sickness only
seventy were present, but they sure
enjoyed the feast at the close. Com.
Chase introduced the speaker Of the
day, Rev. ii. f. Curch, who gave a
fine patriotic address. The music
and singing was by Mrs. L. M. Berry
and her brother, Clayton Knapp, with
Mrs. Clifton Knapp at the organ.
The decorations received many fav-
orable compliments.
The ccmmitt-es in charge of the
affair were as follows: Mrs. CoylIc,
Chairman; Mrs. Mary Skellenger
and Mrs. s. Collier.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
AMERICAN LEGION
WILL GET BIG sum
FOR Ex.SERVCE men?
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
COMMISSION TO DECIDE AC-
TION ON REFERENDUM

A referendum on the appropriation
of $1,000 to the American Legion of
Michigan for the emergency needs of
all ex-service men in the state is be-
ing taken by the Michigan Commun-
ity Boards, or where none exist, from
the County War Boards. This ap-
propiation by the State Commission
from the unexpended balance in the
State Treasury of the Michigan Pa
riotic Fund, of which the Commission
serves as trustees, is made in response
to an urgent appeal by the Legion. 1t
provides for immediate relief to those
worthy cases which come to their at
tention and will bridge over the per-
iod during which governmental claims
are pending adjustment. The money
will be expended by the Legion only
after thorough investigation, and
under the careful supervision of the
Michigan Community Commission.
The Commission is operating thru
County Community Boards and local
Community Councils under Senate
Enrolled Act. No. 81, passed by the
1919 Legislative Session and in max
ing the appropriation, the Commission
is pursuing it's policy to refer such
matters to the County Boards. In adj
dition to being responsible for initial
ing plans and policies designed to pro-
mote public interest and welfare of
the state, the Commission is specific
ally charged with the responsibility of
aiding in securing employment for re-
turned soldiers and sailors and Of init
iating and assisting movements de-
signed for their welfare. The Legion
feels that this appropriation by the
Commission will go far towards ac-
complishing and building up good cit
izenship. 1t recognizes that love of
country and good citizenship were
born twins and that love of country
means belief in the justice of it's laws
and faith that, though it may take
a long time to untangle all the diff
culties, proper adjustment is sure to
come.
1t is expected that the reply of the
County Boards will be in the hands
of the Commission before February
20, 1920.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
HEWITT TO LEAVE YELLOW
FRONT ON FEBRUARY 20.

Friends of B. w. Hewitt, for the
past year the energetic manager of
the T. Frank Ireland Co., Yellow Front
hardware store will be sorry to learn
that he is to sever his connections with
the local concern on Saturday, Feb
ruary %, Walter Ireland having been
discharged from the army since Mr..
Hewitt was hired as manager ana
having decided to manage the store
and business from now on himself.
Mr.. Hewitt has as yet no plans for
the future.
Mr.. Hewitt assumed the manage
ment of the Ireland store on March
1, 1919 and by his careful management
and application to business he not only
kept up the splendid trade which the
store had at the time, but he has add
ed to it greatly since coming here and
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
OLD CUPID SCORES
DOUBLE SUCCESS ON
THURSDAY, FEB. IS
TWO VERY POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLES UNITED IN HOLY
BONDS AT OAKFIEI4D

The "sun smiled in beauty" and
old Dan Cupid chuckled with delight
because of his success when, by one
stroke, the hearts, hands and for
tunes of two couples were united on
Thursday afternoon, February 10, by
the marriage of Alfred Whittenbach
of Oakfeld and Alma Youngs, Bel
ding; Clare Elkins, Of Oakfield and
Anna Wittenbach, of Oakfield, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Witten-
bach, parents of two of the contract
ing parties.
Rev. Link, pastor Of the Baptist
church at Lowell, and using the
beautiful abridged Ring service per-
formed the ceremony.
The brides wore their travelling
suits and the two happy couples left
for a short wedding trip Immediate
ly after the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wittenbach and Mr..
and Mrs. Elkins will both start their
married life in farm homes in Oak
field.
The Banner-News joins with the
multitude of friends in wishing these
young people the best of success and
the finest Of happiness on their jour-
ney through life.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
New Sect Plans Meetings

A member of the Church of God de-
nomination, from Stanton, was in the
city Tuesday looking up place
wherein that religious denomination
could hold a series Of meetings in
which to spread the teachings of the
gospel according to the way they see
it. Asked as to whether there were
many Church of God adherents in this
city, the city, the representative stat
ed that there was about one in this
city that he knew of protesting, op-
enly, belief in the denomination here.
He stated however, that every person
who belonged to any Christian church
in this city was already member of
the Church of God, even though they
were unconscious of the fact. He stat
ed further that all membership in the
Church of God required was belief in
God and Christ and the living of a
clean and moral Christian life.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25
FORMER LOCAL BOY is
IN JAIL AT 10NlA

We take the following from a re-
cent issue of the lonia Sentirel-Stan-
dard. Miner Wilcox, the man refer
red to was for many years a resident
of this city and will be remembered
by many. He is evidently following
the same dissipated life he led while
here and local people who have seen
him at Ionia, recently say that he
looks like man of fifty years of age.
Wilcox, when he was here was a
splendid appearing young fellow, but
the marks which come with dissipa-
tion are showing on him.
The clipping is as follows:
"The case of the People VS.. Miner
Wilcox, of Ionia, who was recently
arrested charged with violating the
statute by driving and operating an
automobile while under the influence
of liquor was heard before Justice
Taylor, Prosecuting Attorney Watt
appearing for the people. This case
was tried last Tuesday, a jury. dis
agreeing. Following the trial an
investigation was made into the tes-
timony given by some of the witness
es in the case, notably the mother
and a friend of Wilcox. Following
the investigation into the testimony
of the defense and the disagreement
of the jury, five Of whom are under
stood to have favored acquittal, Will
cox came into court and changed his
plea of not guilty to one of guilty
and was committed to Jail until he
shall pay a fine of $50 together with
costs amounting to $24.70. AS re-
suit of the investigation into the
testimony of the witnesses for the
defense on the trial of the case last
week. il was stated today that the
prosecuting attorneys Office is con-
sidering the advisability OF issuing
warrants for perjury and soborna-
ton of perjury"