The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-10
Single Copies, 8 Cents
P~edricktown Personal
and Local Items
Interesting Happen gs Of Old
mans Township

Albert Risner is seriously afflicted
with dropsy and heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Sweeten are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Gordon
Stewart, at Hickory, North Carolina
Charles Zanes will move on the
large farm of Hurff Weatherby, near
Swedesboro, and will have entire
charge of the tractors and farm ma
chinery.
Miss Leona Bishop is employed as
clerk for Cawley G. Williamson.
An interesting meeting of the
Parent-Teachers association was held
in the school building on Tuesday
evening with the President, Mrs.
Charles Hendrickson, in charge. The
program was entirely prepared BY
the teachers and was excellent. A
committee vas appointed to arrange
for a social on st. Patrick's Day.
Henry Reymer spent Monday in
New York.
Charles Riggs, of Saratoga, New
York, was a weekend guest with the
family of Mrs. Mary Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burk spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Corson, at Woodstown.
Mrs. Edward Knorr spent part Of
the week with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
James o. Justice has leased the
farm of Mrs. Emma Sparks, and as
soon as vacated by Frank Crispin,
will move from his home in town. Mr..
Crispin has leased what is known as
the Seven Star Tavern farm near
Wodstown.
Miss Margaret Body has returned
from a Philadelphia hospital after a
recent operation.
Miss Marietta Holton visited Mrs.
S. r. Blocksom, in Philadelphia, dur
ing the week.
Wallace Swaverly was home from
Westville over Sunday.
Mrs. John Whitaker and daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Grouse, left last Satur-
day to spend three months in Florida.
Jacksonville will be their first stop,
where they will remain three weeks.
Miss Martha Burk entertained o.
Sunday Miss Emma A. Summerill, Of
Penns Grove.
Mrs. Fred Tull is i'll with a severe
attack of grip at her home near CEN
tire Square.
Howard Galloway has returned from
a ten weeks stay in Philadelphia,
where he has been under hospital
treatment.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church
was held on Thursday evening, at the
home of Mrs. r. Lee Sailor.
Miss Velma Norton is recovering
from a severe attack of quinsy.
Miss Elizabeth Smith entertained
as guests, on Sunday, the Misses
Blanche Laymen and Rebecca A,
Summerill, also John Dutton and
Charles Remsburg
Mrs. William Fleming, of Trenton,
spent part of last week with Nh. and
Mrs. Norman Laymen.
Mrs. Frank Norton is confined to
her home by a severe illness.
Miss Margaret Body was a week.
end guest with Mrs. Frank Bowker,
of Lansdale, Pa.
At a regular meeting of the fire
company, held on Monday, the follow
ing new members were elected: Ralph
Smith, Harry johnson, John Green
and Lloyd Thorn.
Mrs. Earl Body is spending the
week with her parents, in Woodstown.
Mrs. Wilbert F. Justice, of Ger
mantown, is spending some time with
her brother, Albert Risner, who has
been quite i'll for some time.
A son was born on Monday, Febru-
airy 6, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cooney, in Philadelphia, and well
known here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sparks have
returned from a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Sparks, in Salem.
Samuel Stanley, who has been an
inmate of the County Almshouse for
several months, during the storm of
Tuesday walked from the Almhouse,
slept out of doors Tuesday night and
reached here on Wednesday, COM
pletely exhausted. He was taken
care of, fed and warmed and later in
the day taken back by VIM. S. Stiles.
Mrs. James Smith, of Camden, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Swaverly.
A Young Peoples Society has been
formed in the Baptist Church with
the following officers: President,
Addit Merce; Vice President, Anna
Laws; Secretary, Ethel Snyder; Treas
urer, Russell Merce.
Mrs. May Holdcraft entertained
over Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Du
Bots, of Hurffvile, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Folkes, of Bridgeport.