The Penn's Grove record., 1912-04-05

Building operations are starting
with a rush in West Glassboro.
and truck, under the supervision Of
the Parent Teachers Association.
Many farmers in South Jersey plant.
ed potatoes the past week.
At least a dozen new automobiles
have been received in Salem the past
week.
Lewis Hoelzel, of Salem, has donat-
ed the use of two vacant lots for
school children to try raising flowers
]. Howard Coombs, a well-known
business man, is having eve stores
and twelve apartments built at Wild
wood.
The Hereford Cunning and Fishing
Association will erect an S00-foot pier
in front of it's club house at Hereford
Inlet, Anglesea.
While preparations being made
for the funeral of his father, Asher
Coryeil died in Mercer Hospital, Tren-
ton.
One or more carloads of white pota-
to seed are delivered to points in
South Jersey every day. The price has
advanced to $3.50 per sack.
At a public sale of horses at Pitman
% head were disposed of at an aver
age price of $247. Several pairs
brought over $500.
Almost $1,000 has been subscribed
by automobilists and horsemen for the
proposed improved road from Millville
to Ocean City by way of Tuckahoe.
The Bridgeton High School is print
ing a year book, which will be well
illustrated with the photographs of
the students and teachers.
Williamstown and vicinity is a great
~pea-growing district, but for some
cause there is a great scarcity of seed,
and there will be considerably less
acreage this year.
Woodstown Borough Council has
agreed to donate 500 annually to the
P~ilesgrove Library Association to
make the use of the library free to
the citizens.
The bennington Presbyterian Bro
therhood has elected these officers:
President, Paul r. Radcliffe; vice
president, Clarence Dilts; secretary,
George H. Danley; treasurer, Charles
S. Alyater.
Ocean City observed Cleanup Day"
as requested by Mayor Headley., The
public school children had half-holiday
and they assisted in the cleanup
program, which, the Mayor says, will
teach them lessons in civic pride.
Since the safe in the Canton post
office was blown open by robbers a
week ago every business place in that
vicinity where there is a safe has
placed a tag on the knob bearing the
words. This safe is not locked"
The Cape May county Board of Free
holders has awarded Harry H. Hoff-
man, of North Wildwood, the contract
for the erection of the bridge for the
new road from the mainland to Ava.
Ion.
The Cooperative Glass Company, in.
corporated with a capital stock OF
SIPS, 900, has taken over the plant OF
the Barnegat Glass Company, which
has not been operated for several
years, and will shortly start the plant
full blast.
CORTLAND White, a Philadelphia
man, but a property owner in Trenton
has announced his intention of build
ing another theatre on North Broad
street. Plans are now being drawn
for the house which, it is understood
will be devoted to vaudeville. The city
already has four theatres.
The North Wildwood Board of Trade
has elected these officers: President
Commodore Henry H. Ottens; first
vice president, Mayor H. G. Wheaton;
second vice president, Wilbur E
Young; secretary, George higgins; as
sistant secretary, Horace R. Leidig
treasurer, George Redding.
Many Gloucester county glassblow
ers have gone to Barnegat where the
old factory will resume operations.
The Board of Trade at Woodbury.
has received word from Washington
D. c., that an item of $40, 1000 has beer
tackled On to the appropriation bill fol
Woodbury. Creek. If there is one tide
stream in the State that needs dredg
ing it is this creek, and this sum
rightly used, will go a long way to
ward making the stream navigable
AS it is, only on a high tide can a boat
get in or out as far as this city.
The road between Pennsgrove anG
Pennsville is to be improved and farm
ers are jubiliant.
The North Readington township
Election Board, on trial for failure t.
announce the result of the vote in thar
district at the November election
were acquitted by a jury at Fleming
ton. The Board is composed of Mel
win Hoffman, Adrian N. Cornell, P
Linden Swackhamer and George Her
der. 1t is expected that the other cleo
ton cases will come up before Judge
Queen.