The Penn's Grove record., 1920-06-25
P~edrickt0wn Personal
and Local Items
Interesting Happenings of Old
mans Township

Miss Anna Smith, of Mays Landing,
Is visiting the home OF her brother.
Ralph Smith.
Mrs. Mary Smith passed away on
Sunday at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Clark Harbeson, with whom she
resided. Funeral services were held
On thursday. Burial was made in
Woodstown.
Rev. Herbert Hargraves, of Phila-
delphia, will conduct services in the
Baptist Church on Sunday. Morning
subject, "The Missianlc Question.
Evenlng subject, IF a Man Die Shall
he Live Again ?"
Rev. swan Garrison attended an
outing on Monday at Willow Grove of
the ministers OF the Philadelphia Con-
ference.
Arthur Hertz arrived home on Tues
day after spending eight months in
Tampa, Florida.
MASS Glarietta Holton is the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Stitzel, at Hol-
lIdaysburg, Pa, on a motor trip thru
out western Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Michigan.
Harry Gaventa, son of the late VIM.
Gaventa, OF Repaupo and well-known
here, will leave IN a few days for Chi
cago, Ill, where he will make his
home. Mr.. Gaventa is with the Ar
mour Company, of Chicago.
Miss Edith Surgeons, of Mays
Landing, is visiting Rev. and Mrs. j..
Swain Garrison.
Mrs. Albert Williamson, Mrs. Anna
Holton and Mrs. VIM. Prigger spent
Wednesday with relatives in Camden.
Miss Florence Smith, of Charlottes-
vile, Va, is spending sometime with
her sister, Mrs. Charles B. Sparks.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Samuel Gable, of
Mantua were guests on Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hertz.
Miss Nellie Body is now employed
by T. l. Holton in his Penns Grove
store.
Mrs. Gordon Stewart is spending six
weeks among relatives in North Caro-
hna. Mr.. Stewart will join her later.
William Cawley is spending a few
DAYS eff this week in Newark.
Howard Ellis spent over-Sunday in
Charlottesville,
Mr.. and Mrs. nliam StriSealeaf
PALMYRA, have been VISITING Mrs.
Mary Strimple for a few days.
Alvin Gaventa, who resides on a
farm near Repaupo was very severely
burned on the arm when a gasoline en-
CINE which he was operating caught
fire.
Another big celebration is being
planned for Fourth of July with ball
games, parade and community sing
ing. The Baptist Church will serve
a chicken pot-pie dinner and supper on
the grounds surrounding their church.
Mrs. Carolina Kean and Miss Emma
Kean spent Wednesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kean, in Penns Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sparks and
family spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. John Hewitt.
Mrs. Charles Sparks and Mrs. How
Ellis have returned from a three
weeks visit in Charlottesville, Va.
Wallace Swaverly was a recent
guest with Francis Hackett, at Law
~renceville. n. j., and while there at
tended the commencement exercises OF
Princeton College.
Mi. and Mrs. VIM. Pedrick enter
tanned over Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs
Clement McQuilton, of Carneys Point.
During a severe storm recently the
Baptist parsonage in Newport, occu-
pied by Rev. Charles Diebert and fam
ilv. was struck by lightning and set
on fire, but was seer by passing auto
mobilists and quickly extinguished.
Mrs. Bertha Zaas, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Robert Blocksom, of Mag
nolia. Del, were guests over Satur-
dav with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Burk.
During the heavy electrical sorm on
Wednesday afternoon, 10th, the house
ON the farm near the station, owned
and occupied by Russell and Davis
Huber was struck by lightning and
set on fire but extinguished by the oc-
cnnants before much damage was
lone. Davis Huber who W>s in a
room on the second floor jumped to
the ground but escaped injury.