The Penn's Grove record., 1915-05-14

Chestnut posts for sale. H. s. Barber.
adv. 3-27-tf
Linoleume, oil cloths, oil.cloth patterns
and a new line OF cheap wall paper at the
Union Corner Store. l.. w. Cook I'd
FoR RENT, ground in the rear of Rec.
ORD office for shad net. W. A. Sum
merrill.
BIGGEST and BEST exclusive stock OF
Latest Stvle HATS in Wilmington at DU-
Bells. No. 9 East Third Street. Chill
dren's Hats a Speciality. AZ
Edward Townsend is having his home
on Beach Ave-, reprinted.
St. Georges Guild will hold their an
ual strawberry festivali n the Parish Build
ng at Churchtown on Thursday the 9th.
/ The ferocious potato bugs have appear
ed in large numbers as soon as potatoes
are above the ground. They are also raw
ging the tomato plants.
Penns Grove lookup is a boarding place
mos l. occupied. Squire j.. K. Duffy is
administering strenuous justice to vi
cious law breakers.
The white potatoes have come up very
well, but the bugs, bugs, bugs. the pick
ing and the disting and the SPRAYING O
the bugs.
Fletcher W. Layton is having an ad-
dition made to his resi- dence on Penn
Street. 1t will give additional room,
greatly needed to the post office.
The High School pupils will give a play
entitled "The Betty Wales Girls and Mr..
Kidd" in Odd Fellows Hall, Penns Grove
on Tue: d ~ evening, 25tb. Admission %
cents.
The heavy rain last Saturday when an
inch OF water fell made abundant mois-
ture for a prolific strawberry and hay
crop. Another inch of water fell on
Wednesday evening.
In Europe women do mems work while
the men do fighting. In Penns Grove
some women have to do carpenter work
and gardening while the men make pow
der to carry on the war in Europe,
The Third and Fourth year High Scllol-
ars had a delightful social at Cherry Lawn
farm, Frank Il. Locuson's on Thursday
evening. The entertainment was at the
expense of the Juniors.
The County Tax Board has organized
by re-electing Clayton L. Batten president
and Morris IT,. Stratton, Jr. secretary.
The other members are Clarkson Petit
and Frank j. Gaventa.
The dodgers at the Cove Club House
formerly John Summenll & Bros store.
Will have All opening this Friday night.
All the forty-eight rooms, two in a room
are expected to be filled tomorrow.
The Harrisburg Motor Club took a run
thru Penns Grove last Tuesday afternoon.
Three ferry boats were used to bring them
across the river-Long Beach, Arctic and
Peerless. Sixty-seven were in the run.
Fires have been started under ten bio
boilers at Plant No. =, along the Penns-
vile road where there are three bio
smoke stacks $50 feet high. Som eof the
operations OF making powder will be-
gin there in a week.
David q. Sparks, John NJ. Bevis and
5. Rushing Leap, commissioners appointed
by the Court met on the 9th to view the
proposed change of road to the west OF
the big white oak at the south Borough
limit. They decided to allow DR.. John NJ.
SuInmerill $40 damages.
Last Saturday night squads of carous-
ers% returning home from an evening spree
committed d~epredations along the water
front OIL What is known as Divers Row.
While some were passing, a large
stone weighing about 80 lbs. came crash
ing through the front window. Other
nuisances were committed all along the
water front.
Traffic is so heavy between Penns Grove
and Wilmington that Capt. Horace Will
son has purchased the ferry boat Arctic
oil the Pennsylvan ia Railroad Company.
She has been undergoing repairs and is
expected to begin trips between Penns
Grove and Wilmington IN Saturday max
ing alternate hourly trips with the Long
Beach.