The Penn's Grove record., 1915-02-26

The new school building is nearly ready
%for the plasterers.
Rev. Fred H. Peters, a returned mis-.
~sionary is now filling the Baptist pulpit
indefinitely.
A large sleeping department house il
being erected in the rear of the fremont
boarding house on Railroad Avenue.
The C. E. of the Baptist Church will
Apneet in the lecture room Sunday evening
Vat 6 As. Miss Emma Grosch will lead.
The service in the Baptist Church last
Sunday, was at tended by a large colgre.
CATION. Fifteen person were immersed
About 5000 men are now employed at
City Point, Va, constructing and running
@le new cotton publication plant, for tile
duPonts.
Penns Grove has al anomoly. Most
people wish to break out OF Jail. but from
ten to twenty wish to break into The lock-
up every night.
Among the eighteen prisoners given
their freedom at Trenton last Monday
was Edward Moore, OF Salem, who was
confined for receiving stolen goods.
Harry A. Dolbow has closed indefinite
ly his factory where Russian caviar VAS
canned, because the European war has
destroy,d markets for it all over the
world.
The Lower Canal Bridge will be- in
-Asprcted by the Chosen Freelolders on
Monday March 9th, after which the
Bridgeton Construction Company, the
builders, will give q banquet in Salem.
Mrs. George Matlock, of Philadelphia.
and Mrs. Eugene Temple, of Glassboro.
have been visiting their sister, Mrs.
George Norton. Miss Emma Norton
a~cdpinpanied her aunt, Mrs. Matlock
wheh she returned home Oh Monday, TO
visit her.
Evarett E. Henderson,, of Wildwood.
took charge OF Adams Express business
ia Penns Grove last Monday. He is fur
nished n horse and wagon and an office
and paid a salary. Alfred f. Naylor
whQ has been manager for several years
gOtA commission, and supplied team and
Office,
The Senate this week passed the bill
yby Mr.. Allen, OF Salem, increasing the
number OF voters that may be in hi
election district from 400 to 500. 1t is an
amendment to the Geran Act and Sena-
tors Ackerson, Ackley and Minson voted
against it, Some years ago 600 voters
were allowed in a voting district before a
division WAS required.
Capt. Samuel M. Denny has made a
great improvement to the Sileble property
eAGeen Penn and Franklin Streets whic
he recently purchased. The eye sore dump
heap3a and the wSd ~struhbery have been
remoyed.o The new street thru it, to be
4elled Elm Avenue, lies been partly grad
ed. tie has sold lots off the tfact to John
Morgan, Walter Shape, George Jordan and
Charles Higgins.
The ten acre field on the DUPONT farm
formerly owned by Robert Kidd has been
staked out for the erection OF fifty bunga-
lows. The small town would have been
erected in the Borough limits but for the
TACT that land is held at prollibitory prices.
vhe Township will enjoy the benefit OF
higher valuations and the Borough, the
benefit OF a higher tax rate, because fifty
acres OF farm land in Penls Grove held
at prohibitory building prices is assessed
AZ harmed land.
Hay at $25 a ton, oats at SIS cents a
DNSss~s3 Will ~ "a " Uubllcl ~ IlAkIl1R our
merchants and farmers turn to auto trucks |
TO keep mp with ascent of prices and de-
mars for speedy delivery. S, R Leap
Il Son have added a second deli yery car |
to their service. Long & Holton have
bought a delivery car to arrive soon. r. |
+. Willis q Bro, Inc, have bought a
heavy truck Tor speedy delivery of lumber |
and hardware. Some farmers are consid- |
eTing buying trucks for marketing pro-
duce, etc.
The Barracks being erected on the du- f,
Pont farm two miles below Penns Grove
along the meadow cross roads and between |
the road to PennsviIle and the Forke1
HICKORY croes roads, are nearing compile |
ton. SIX building are about twenty by |
Two hundred feet long and sixteen are
about twenty by fifty feet. A pipe line
~ being laid to bring drinking water from |
%NlHard Layton's iarm and a sewer sys-
Gem 10 being laid to the head of Bout
Greek. Several Italian workmen have
taAel their residence there aud Others
VIII as soon as the buildings are CON-
,pleted.
Mrs. Morgan will have her opening
display OF Spring Millinery Friday March
B, to which you are most cordially inyit- |
ed. ad.
If a better cough syrup than Foley's
Honey and Tan Compound could be found,
we would carry It,. We know this reliable
and depend BILE medicine has given salts
factloo for more than forty years; therefore,
we never offer a substitute for the genuine
kecommended for coughs, colds Group,
@iiooping cough, b'onchial and Iagrippe
Reonghs. Nooplates. Sold by all Druggists.
adv.
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