The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-06
Aged Citizen
Heartily Greeted
S. Harris, The Literary
Fisherman And Disciple,
Celebrates S0th
Birthday

for a big social gathering of old
friends and residents, at his home, 10
Franklin Street, last Saturday even
ing. Mr.. Harris was greatly elated
by the presence of most all invited.
About seventy-five were present. He
made a gracious address thanking all
for their presence and congratulations
and tokens of friendship.
About $40 were received, S22.5O be-
ing in gold, two fine porch rockers,
other beautiful and useful articles and
beautiful flowers, to the value of over
500. Accompanying one gift was
the following:
We are eight little brothers,
They call US all Bill.
We've come with the others
And cannot be still.
Brother Harris has a party;
He is eighty years old today.
They say that money talks,
So listen to what we say:
We each are here to represent
Ten years of his life.
Of course we've no objection
If he shares us with his wife.
That man more birthdays
May be his to celebrate,
Is the wish of his pastor and wife,
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Applegate.
Nh. Harris is the last of the three
sons and three daughters of Josiah
Harris and Sarah A. johnson. His
brothers were James and William.
The sisters were Mary, wife of Ed
yyo1J L C0oi+h. To4Iooo If e
George Sparks, and Ann, wife of
George Stanton.
Mr.. Harris was raised on a farm
in Oldmans township but devoted most
of his life to shad fishing at which he
began at the age of II with his father
and continued for about 60 years on
Delaware river and bay. He fshed
twelve years on st. John river,
Florida.
He was president of the Shad
Fishermen's Association for twenty
years and was most influential in get
ting Instructions in the river removed
and other benefits for the fishermen.
Mr.. Harris served five years on the
Board of Health, part time as presi-
dent, and took an earnest interest in
the health welfare of the Borough.
MI. Harris has been a member of the
Methodist Church for fifty-one al
and a staunch Prohibitionist for thirty
years. He rejoices to see his pioneer
hopes enacted into law. Mrs. Harris
was president of Penns Grove w. c..
L. u. for eleven years. The national
hero of their home is Francis E.
Willard.
Mr.. Harris is a wide reader and
ready thinker and a full minded
American with an uncompromising
moral back bone. He has been a sup
porter of the Penns Grove Record
since it began in 1878 and has written
many interesting articles for it in re-
CARDS to fishing. While feeble in his
limbs he is mentally alert and his old
friends wish him many more happy
birthdays.
Those present were as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Greenig and
daughter Jean, of Wenonah; Miss
Nina Smith, Mrs. Title Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Claire, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Dole, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fisher,
MI. and Mrs. Hickman Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Moses Wright, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Hunt, Mrs. Theo. B. Paul
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. William Diver, Mrs.
Josiah H. Smith, Rev. and Mrs.
Steadman Applegate, Rev. and Mrs.
Francis A. Smith, Miss Mary Smith,
MI. and Mrs. William A. Summerill,
Capt. Samuel M. Denny, Mrs. Everett
Sparks, Mrs. Raymond Harris, Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. Stiles, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Cunningham, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Leap, Mrs. Alkaline Leap, Miss Rena
Leap, Mrs. Sarah Simpkins, Mrs.
Thomas Taylor, Mrs. Jacob Davenport,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Raymond, Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Yeager, Mr.. Charles
l.. Smith, Mrs. Hannah Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. U. Layton, Mrs. Mary
Durr, Mrs. Ella May Risner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sailor, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Undey, Rev. J. o. r. C%orliss, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph S. Flanagan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Raymond, Mr.. Eli D.
Strimple, Mr.. Harry Strimple, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel P. Leonard, Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. w. Trumbull, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. H. D.
Turner, Mrs. Belle Shourds, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Sparks, Mrs. Verna f.
Hunt, Mrs. Sarah f. Cheesman, Mrs.
Hannah Ashcraft, Mr.. Hollis F. Ash
craft, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Davenport,
Mrs. Elizabeth Denny, Mrs. Ella
White, Mrs. Emma Turner, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Stiles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry J. Blohm.
Mrs. Name Barber, Mrs. Amy Hor-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kille, Mr.
and Mrs. D. V. Summerill, Jr.. Mrs
Anna Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Batten, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson David
son and Newton Richardson of Wood
Woodbury.; Miss Mary Harris, OF
Hancock's Bridge; Mrs. Anna Morri-
son. of Philadelphia, and the compli-
ments of Uhler English, dealers II
shad netting, Philadelphia.