The Penn's Grove record., 1920-03-26
Carneys Point
News Items
Dye Makers DOings, Entertain
ments and Enjoyments

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be the soprano ~soloist.
Mrs. Albert Fisher on Fourth Ave
nue. entertained on Sunday, Mrs. 1hos.
Taylor and daughter, Emily, Miss
Edna Bail and MI. and Mrs. David
Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ohlson, of
Woodbury., We're the guests of Mrs.
hickman Wright on Sunday last.
MI. and Mrs. Sllas Wotten on Ave
nue. | spent Sunday in Collingswood.
j. Chew, on jefferson Street, has
been i'll for the past week.
Mrs. j. B. Whitney and Mrs. Hick-
man Wright spent Wednesday in
Salem.
The Sanitary Department of the
Village have moved to 1867 Madison
Street opposite the brick school house.
DIR. ana Mrs. T.. A. Mentzer enter
tanned Mrs. NJ. Kean and Miss Elsie
Sumner, fiance OF DIR. NJ. C. Epstein,
on Saturday.
Miss Mary Gutheridge, of Camden,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Thos.
Birch, on Washington Street.
Mrs. John Fish, Misses Victorine
Sterling, Margaret johnson and Ca
milla Hawkins, members of the Girls
Guild, spent Saturday in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Wright on Shell
Road spent Tuesday afternoon in
Salem.
Mrs. William McHenry spent over
Sunday with relatives in Delanco.
The Ladies Aid of the First NJ. E.
Church held their business meeting on
tuesday at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Birch on Washington Street. There
was a large attendance as it was the
purpose at the meeting to elect off
GERS. Mrs. Elmer Scott was elected
President; treasurer, Mrs. Jos. Feath-
erer; secretary, Mrs. R. Evans. Rev.
William Moore had the chair. Mrs.
Birch served a very elaborate lunch
after the business meeting.
The Ladies of the Parish Guild will
hold a cake sale in the Parish House
on Saturday afternoon, 9th.
Miss Elsie Sumner, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Kean of the DUPONT Drug tor
Mrs. Joseph Rainear returned home
on Monday after spending a very de-
lightful time at her home in Bridge
ton.
Mrs. VIM. Butcher spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Cooper Hill
man in the Village.
Miss Ellen Miller, on F Street, has
been very i'll with the measles.
Master Cooper Hillman is i'll with
the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Butcher, of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with his
sister. Mrs. Cooper Hillman.
Mrs. G. Minert( formerly Miss Fern
Ragon, of Atlanta, Georgia, IS visit
ing relatives in CaTneys Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dare on Avenue l are
very busy these days making Easter
eggs for the little folks. If you want
to get good candy that is the place TO
go to.
Samuel Spires on Avenue | was
very badly hurt about the head on
Saturday when he vas hit by a pipe
which fell from a wagon that he was
, helping to load. He was treated at
the Plant hospital.
Frank Ridenour returned from
Springfield, Ohio, last week where he
was visiting his mother who was Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hackman, of Lancas-
ter, Pa, are spending some time in
Carneys Point visiting relatives.
William Smith, on Broadway, was
injured at the Plant about 4 A. NJ. on
Tuesday morning. He is an operator
in the camphor house and was over
come bv the fumes. He fell about 10
feet striking his head. He is in a very
,..ous cona1ron IN the hospital at
Deep Water.
Mrs. A. Lawery spent Tuesday in
Washington.
The Mothers Club held their usual
business meeting on Tuesday. They
enjoyed a guessing party after the
business. 1t was carried on IN the
following Each memoel
brought a package. These packages
were dropped into a basket along with
ten cents. After they were all IN each
one took a package out and scooped
with her neighbor and before opening
them they had to CUES what was IN
side. OF course this afforded much
amusement. They collected $3.50 on
the packages.
A small fire started in the dry brush
at the end of 18th Street and sixth
avenue about ) o clock on Wednesday
evening. An alarm was turned IN be-
o-,re the neighbors were afraid of the
garages that were nearby, Inc men
folks had the fire out before the hre
company arrived.
The YMCA is organizing a cam
paign to interest residents of the vi
age in beautifying their premises by
the growth OF flowers, lawn and shrub
berry. In past years the Company has
~endeavored to carry out a similar idea
but the results have not been sats,
factory, probably through lack OF
united effort by residents in certain
sections of the village. 1t is dis
eouraging for one resident to have his
house and grounds improved to a high
decree and be surrounded by Other
properties on which no attempt tol
Improvement is made. United effort
by all residents in a block or section
is needed to secure the result that j;
SO desirable. The Company will be