The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-17
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About q The Borough and Township
Oae m3e week Until Christina.

One m3e week until Christmas.
The 81 ior class cleared $50 by their
bazaar ~ Saturday.
Send Penns Grove Record to your
distant I'd nd as a Christmas present. 1t
will be a eekly reminder of your kind
uess. Ms
Taxpa4ng time. The last day ofgrace
will be Ijext Monday goth. After that
one per cent a month will be charged in
Penns Grove.
Notwithstanding tile snow aud the
temperature down to 25 on most morn
ings this week, building operations con-
tinue with slow progress.
The steamer Denny Brothers is carry
ing large amounts OF freight from Pliila-
delpliia. The facilities on Capt. Denny's
wharf are not large enough.
Good mechanics are in demand. Con-
tractors doing work in Penns Grove are
now paying fifty and ffty-6ve cents an
hour for carpenters not skilled.
The cold weather makes the residents
in STACKS hug the fire but the circum-
stances OF the powder makers are mucl
more pleasant than those who receive itE
force in the trenches.
Henry J. EckeIt has started All auto
mobile express bet ween Penns Grove anc
Philapelpliia Early Tuesday morning
he got stuck in a snow bank below
Woodbury. and did not reach Penns
Grove until Thursday afternoon.
VIM. F. Yeager, treasurer Of Pennl
Grove Conclave Improved Order of Hep.
tasophs, has received a check for 81 800
Tor the widow of John M. Bevis and
$500 for his grandson, Edgar Green. the
insurance which he carried for many
years.
Broad Street which is the .Jolt'' al
normal time Of tIavel for the jitneys ano
the Shell Road which is the ''Thrili"
was the Slough on Tuesday with the
covering of melting snow mud. Thi:
Friday morning with rain and sleet, it j;
;he ''Slide''.
Frank [. Newlin, of Woodbury., who
has three teams working at the Powder
Works, got jammed between his loao
which he was hauling and a crane lasI
Saturday and was crushed so he had some
Ribs broken. He was taken to the hos
pital in Wilmington on Sunday in du'
Points ambulance.
Josiah Summerill has had erected or
meadow at the Cove eight double cot
tages which are rented TO workmeD who
are glad to get lodging places on this side
of the river. Being put upon high pilinl
so as to be above the tide if the rive
bank breaks gives them the appearances
of tropical homes.
John Mingan, colored, who resided in
shack 8xl2, at the rear of Harry A.. Dol
bows house OH Railroad avenue, Wal
burned out about 1890 on Wednesday
night. He lighted a candle and went Il
sleep in a chair while the fire burned-up
When he awoke the inside of the build
ing which was lined with paper wa
1s1iaaze. cAr5afei burned to the tabl,
on which it stood on a paper. At thu
sounding of the alarm the Fire Laddie
responded promptly and hindered Thu
spread of the fire.
The temperature was down to Is las
Saturday morning and freezing weathe
has prevailed each night since, will
melting in the sun during the day
Other mornings the temperature has beer
from % to 80. Last Monday morning.
snow began to fall and continued mos
OF the day until about four inches coveret
the ground. Much Of it remains. ThI
melting has barred the ground in places.
The northwest wind has made loy
tides. The Arctic which should hav
left Penns Grove wharf at 1915 a. M, OF
Wednesday, did not leave until 4~o'clock
About 300 men who quit the IL o'clocI
shift at the powder works and shoul,
have reached Wilmington at 1.30 had
very uncomfortable stay. Because the
thought the masters of the boat shower
no efforts to leave when the boat wa
aground, a small riot ensued.
For SALE Christmas Trees. easter
pine. George Jordan, 256 Harmon
street. 1t