The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-01

houses last week.
The Pitman Borough Council has
made appropriations for the year
amounting to $4,000.
An entertainment given for the
benefit of the poor in Millville realized
$152.20.
Hightstown firemen accepted an in
vitation to participate in the firemen's
carnival at Norristown, Pa, May 9.
The First National Bank of Ocean
City will erect a two-story addition to
it's building.
Corn is bringing from 81 to 90 cents
a bushel at public sales in South Jer-
sey.
At a special meeting of the Mill
vile Hebrew Association it was de-
cided to erect a synagogue, for which
$4,000 was raised.
Convicted in the Camden Criminal
Court OF a charge of assault and bat
cry on Miss Audrey Diebrick, 17-year-
old Joseph McVeigh was fined $50.
Charged with Illegal sale of liquor
at Cumberland, Elijah Hyson was
held under 5000 bail for Court by JUS
tice John Chard, at Millville.
Burned from her waist down a week
ago, Mrs. George Dunbar, of Merchant
vile, was admitted to Cooper Hospi-
tai, Camden, for treatment.
Ocean City people are in favor of
Senator Edges bill prohibiting fishing
with nets in Great Egg Harbor Bay
between June Is and September Is.
Miss Layania Wentzell has been ap-
pointed assistant teacher in the gram
mar department of the Elmer public
schools.
Overseer of the Poor Mason, of Red
Bank, is preparing a blacklist of per-
sons who apply for aid from the NUM-
cipality and who spend money for in
toxicating liquors.
Canning companies in South Jersey
are offering farmers SO to $40 a ton for
tomatoes and have made a large num-
Der of contracts. A few years ago
the price was S..
When two highwaymen found that
Samuel Lavine, a peddler, at Trenton,
had only S1.10 in cash on him they
pulled him from the seat of his wagon
and kicked him into Inconsistencies.
The men escaped.
Mrs. Ruth Witherbee, of Woodbury.
Heights, realized $50 from a birthday
party for the benefit of the Improve
ment Association. The prize-winners
were Walter Curley, Mrs. Shinder and
William McCulloh.
Township officials at Riverside
served notice on owners of vicious
dogs that unless the animals are kept
in leash on their own premises the
owners will be subject to prosecution
and fine.
In an effort to halt the ravages Of
the chestnut blight timberland own
ers about Imlaystown are telling all
trees affected, of whatever size, and
sible.
Many of the older people of Penns-
grove do not remember a winter when
ice was piled so high along the Della
ware River. Great foes can be seen
going up and down with the tides, and
many of the creeks are damned full.
Charged with selling bob veal,
Blosses Easton, a butcher, of Column
bus, was arrested in Trenton. He is
to be prosecuted by Meat Inspector
Harker.
Evidently thinking the police were
close on his trail, a suspect dropped a
fur coat stolen from the home of G.
c. Gum, at Burlington, when the
houses of the Rev. DR.. T. NJ. Eastwood
and Edmund Oliver were also robbed,
and boarded an e~astbound trolley car.
Seed potatoes have gone so high in
price that many growers are wonder
ing what it will be when the crop
ONE on.
Headed by Sergeant Stow, a half
dozen police raided the alleged disor-
derby house of William Clarity, No.
lis Danenhower street, Camden. Ac-
cused of operating crap" games. Gar
rity was held in $500 bail for Court by
Justice of the Peace Tatem. Fourteen
persons were caught in the raid and
they were held in their own recog-
nizance to appear when wanted.
Harry A. Dalbow, who has been can
for a New York firm for several years,
will leave for Russia to see that cans
in which the caviar is packed are her
metically sealed by a vacuum process.
Howard t. johnson and Clinton
Nickerson has served only a year and
~life-saving crew of the Fourth street
station, Ocean City, to take effect on
March 1. Johnson has been in the
service in various stations IL years.
Nickersn has served only a year and
a half.