The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-09
.~edricktOwn Personal
and Local Items
Interesting Happenings of Old
mans Township
School re-opened on Monday.

ocIIool fe-Opened on Monday.
Miss Edith Diver, of Philadelphia,
and Edward Sweeten, of Cynwyd, Pa,
have been visiting at the home of P. P.
Sweeten.
Miss Ada Bacon, of Glencoe, Md.
spent part of last week with Miss
Marietre Holton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook returned
last week from a six weeks visit with
relatives in Iowa.
John Cook has arrived home from a
visit to his brother, George r. Cook,
at Dewitt, Iowa. George is on a 100
acre farm which cost Sc an acre rental.
Grain and stock are principally raised.
ION was S1.35 a bushel and hogs only
$3.50 a hundred pounds live weight.
rabbits are so plentiful that over a
hundred were shot n day and were
a drug on the market at 5 cents each.
they can be shot any time.
Deaths during 1919 were as follows:
January Z, Thomas Sparks, son of Nj.
and Mrs. Wesley Sparks, age 81.
January II, Mary Pomeroy, age 50.
January Is, Mary Lloyd, age 81.
January 10, Dorothy Shaffer, age 81.
February II, Louisa Gaventa, age SO.
March 10, Mary Roberts, age IS. May
10, Caroline Gibson, age IS. June 3,
Nicola Kappa, age 10. August 8,
Catherine Gaventa, age IS.
The wedding of Miss Altha B. Car
vim, of Carneys Point, and Mr.. David
Jordan, took place at eight o'clock on
New Years night. Rev. VIM. Moore,
pastor of the NJ. E. Church, was the
officiating clergyman, and used the
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ingly dressed in white satin and was
attended by Miss Marion Rider, of
Bridgeport, as maid of honor. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Vim.
Carvin, of Carneys Point; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Kershner, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Clarence Jordan, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Galloway, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert William
son, Mrs. William Fleming, son and
daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Holton.
Miss Beatrice Green left on Tuesday
to resume her studies in Goucher COL
lege. Preston Sweeten left on Mon
day for Colwyn Military School in
Indiana, and Carvel Sparks has re-
sumed his work in Pennsylvania State
College.
William and David Chew spent part
of last week in Trenton and New York
George Titus has moved from
Penns Grove into P. P. Sweeten's
house recently vacated by Clarence
Jordan.
Mrs. Emma Cunard has returned
from a visit in Westville and Camden.
Fred Mills, of Philadelphia, spent
over Sunday at the home OF Mrs
James Mills.
Mrs R. S. Blocksom and Miss Mar
garet Patterson, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Harry Patterson, of FREDERICK,
Del, were guests last week with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Burk.
Miss Beatrice Green entertained last
week Miss Majorie Collins, of Balti-
more, Md.
Mr.. John Banks entertained at din
ner on New Years Day Rev. and Mrs.
Steadman Apologize, Rev. and Mrs.
E. Conover Hulse, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Burk. and MI. and Mrs. Richard Cor
son and family, of Woodstown.
A huge army dirigible balloon on a
trial trip from the Naval Station IN
Cape May to Norfolk, Virginia, devel-
oped engine trouble and landed IN
Charles Freid's peach orchard, near
town, about two o'clock on the morn
ing of New Years Day. The trouble
had developed several hours before,
and the immense machine with four
occupants in the boat were being
driven about at the mercy of he
winds. Near Centre Square 1t
swerved to the ground and a man was
quickly lowered by rope to fasten the
machine but a sudden wind again
caused it to rise. They then drifted
across the meadows and in passing the
orchard were again low enough that
the remaining four men, each grab
bed the tops of the trees as they pass
ed over and quickly made the balloon
secure. This dirigible was recently
purchased from the Italian Govern
ment by the United States and was
being given a trial. 1t was later taken
apart and shipped by trucks TO the
Station in Cape May.
The revival services which began IN
the NJ. E. Church on Sunday evening
are increasing in interest and atten-
dance. Evangelist Hicks is certainly
a man called of God. His eXpositlons
are clear, his logic convincing and his
name pleasing. He has his theme
we'll in hand, delivers the message
with prophetic fervor. No person
should miss hearing him. Rev. Hicks
will preach every night and Sunday
both morning and evening.
Several homes in the vicinity were
broken into during SATURDAY night
At the home of Josiah Crlspen a
pocketbook containing some money
was taken and the same occurred at
the residence of D. Clay Smith.
Henry Christianson reports he too was
visited. but so far has not missed any
thing. The Baptist parsonage and the
home of Harvey Gaventa were also