The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

Mahlon Bennett has broken ground OH
Beach Avenue for a new house.
Undertaken b. Noel Gross has changed
his location from 254 to 258 Main Street.
T. V. sickIer will open a newsstand at
dupont Permanent Village, Riverview,
this Saturday.
Talk about women wanting to vote.
Half the mel did not want to vote last
Tuesday.
David G. Sparks has bought a lot of
the Naylor heirs on Nay or Street ard
broken ground for a new house.
Several citizens attended the Hallow-
e'en parade at Salem last Friday night
and in Woodbury. last Saturday night.
George Reed, OH the Brandriff farm
and Samuel C. Zane on the Weber farm,
both near Courses Landing had sweet
potatoes, % Of which will fill a basket.
In a Salem county corn contest measur-
ed up last week, the average yield from
seed supplied by % farmers was SO Blu.
shells per acre. Seed supplied by George
F. Harris yielded 81 IL bdshels per acre
So few have been in the lookup the
past few weeks that the editorial muse
has not been disturbed from having plen-
ty Of water Oh the brain. The towns.
people must back us up OIL water since we
are deprived of whiskey.
Farmers are having difficulty in getting
their corn husked, because laborers are
scarce, so great is the demand at the
Powder Works. As much as 50 90 a
day are offered. Farms within ten miles
of Penns Grove are not worth as much
by from $40 to $40 an acre because of the
labor difficulty.
The fourth County flower Show held
in the Court House in Salem, Saturda y,
was a record breaker for beautiful flow
ers. Mrs. William Diver, of Penns
Grove lent a great assortment of dalliias
and received four first prizes and three
second prizes.
Those who receive notices sent by the
Health inspector should not ignore it any
more than a ID from a court, but
unite in attending the meeting of the
Board OF Health this Friday night at the
Council room. II citizens do not hang
together to co.opera ate, they may be hung
separately like some have been.
Elwood Crossley was unfortunate in
having his automobile run into on Penns
Neck c~anseway last Friday night. 1t was
considerably damaged. The worst WAS
the breaking of the arm OF Gladys Nc
CoIlister and a cut in the face of Anna Nc
Collister, who were with their mother,
Mrs. George McCollister.
Electric lights were put into the new
high school building this week to illum-
the auditorium Thursday night
when Miss Agnes D. ~tlersey, a noted
reader aud impersonator gave al enter
tanment, for the benefit of the Senior
Several attended to see the e
building for their first time.
Two Delaware College students have
developed typhoid after being inoculated
with antitoxin. The last Case in Penns
Grove developed after incubation. 1t
was mild. With all the ways devised to
capture the malignant microbes they con-
tinue to be elusive and delusive creatures,
and beyond the comprehension of health
experts.
A large force OF engineers has completed
surveys of the E. q. Green farm at Gibbs
town, recently purchased by the dupont
Powder Company for a No. 2 plant
Plans have been drawn for 40 buildings
and work is expected to be started in a
short time. One section OF the black
powder plant at Carney's Point is to be
moved to Gibbstown, and will give en-
ployment to at least 1000 additional
workmen.