The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-16

neeh-eHu III QulnCOh visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bassler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Alliston. on
Fifth Avenue, spent Sunday in Will
mington.
Mr.. and III. F.. A. Vance and
Point. VI
B. shrimp s5eat ngdday,& Salem
visiting Conrad Acton.
Joseph Bowen, on jefferson Street.
entertained Mrs. Samuel Simplain, of
Mt. Airy on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Binder spent the
weekend in Bayonne, n. ].
Thomas Harry. of Philadelphia.
with his brother Merritt, is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Curley on Springfield
Avenue.
Thomas Hanley was hit by a jitney
on Tuesday on Shell Road and knock
ed down and bruised about the face.
He was taken to the plant hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Shrimp, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bosler and Ralph Shrimp
spent Sunday at Hancock's Bridge
visiting Jere Powell.
Mr.. l.. G. Nilsson is spending some
time in Greenwich, South Carolina.
Mrs. William Baylana and family re-
turned home on Sundayfrom Lang
horn, Pa.
Alfred Leighty with his two chill
dren has gone to West Virginia.
Clifford Megonigal is spending July
and August with Mrs. J.. Heller in
Wilmington.
William Megonigal is spending the
summer with Mrs. Harley Eastburn
in Newark, Del.
Joel Megonigal is spending some
time with Mrs. VIM. Bays at Cedars,
Del.
Mrs. Harry Adams is i'll at her home
on the Summerill tract.
The funeral of Mrs. Helen Leighty,
aged 20 years, was held on Saturday,
July 10th. The services were held in
the Union Presbyterian Church at 2
P. Nj. The Pastor of Asbury Church
of Wilmington who married Mr.. and
Mrs. Leighty five years ago, preached
the funeral sermon. Rev. o. Bell
Close offered prayer and Mrs. Frank
McVaugh sang a hymn. The Re-
bekahs had charge of the services at
the grave. The burial was at River
view Cemetery, Penns Grove.
A surprise party was given to Har-
~ Nixon in honor of his thirty-second
birthday, on Monday evening. He had
always remarked that they would
never be able to surprise him but they
did this time. His wife took him out
to supper and about $50 they arrived
home. He walked right into the
bunch who cheered him and he GER
tainly looked surprised. After things
were settled they played games. The
lady folks wanted to play spin the
plate but the men objected. They
/ played gossip and many other games.
Refreshments were served consisting
of ice cream, cake and grape juice.
One of the ladies actually ate two
dishes of ice cream and then helped
herself to her neighbours. 1t was a
jolly crowd and they certainly laugh
ed and enjoyed themselves. Those
present we're, Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Won Gull
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Goodman, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Riley and children, of
Melville; Mrs. Harry Nessler, Carl
Lind, Miss Rose Poland, Mrs. Frank
Geisel, Mrs. Samuel Nixon, Albert
Nixon, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nixon,
Mayor Frank Geisel, the famous carp
catcher; Captain Samuel Nixon, the
great snorer; Slim Wall, of Penns-
Vile; Four by Six Vance, the news
hound.
A big safety meeting will be held
in Union Presbyterian Church, Sun
day at 7.30 P. NJ, under the auspices
of the Brotherhood. The purpose IS
to form an organized protest against
the speeding autos and trolleys thru
Carnevs Point. Plant officials are eX-
pected to speak.
A side walk is being constructed
from the Borough limit to the perma-
nent village where one was laid along
the road when the Village was built
in 1915. To make room a few bunga-
lows are being torn down on Maple
Avenue at the old White Oak, and
others are being moved back opposite
Lafayette School house. 1t is a Won
der more have not been hurt as the
only place to walk was on the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dolbow, of
Carneys Point, spent last week with
their son George at Chelsea Hotel IN
Atlantic City. -,
Harry Lawrence spent Sunday with
G. B. Dolbow, his brother-in-law.
The friends of Mrs. Albert Broadway
on jefferson street are pleased to see
her out again, having recovered from
serious illness.
The acquaintance of Edw. Reign,
policeman in Salem, regret to hear he
is critically i'll in a Philadelphia hos
pital with little hopes of recovery.
Mrs. G. B. Dolbow visited her Tor
mer nurse in Wilmington who has hel
foot out of bandage and is much I'M
proved.
Miss May Lugar is visiting in Cam
den.
Miss Ida Taylor is visiting her for
mer home.
William McHenry on Market Stree
went TO South America a few week
ago. but his place has been taken il
our population by the arrival of a sec
md son in his household this Frlda!
.orring, 10th.