The Penn's Grove record., 1915-02-12

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Union Corner Store. L. w. Cook. ad.
FURs bought, all kinds by B. G. Wood,
y Penns Grove. 2t.
Sweet potatoes are retailing for S0cents
a basket in Wilmington.
Poultry raisers are receiving from Is to
: % cents a pound for chickens.
Because of the heavy fog last Saturday
morning the steamer Long Beach did not
arrive at Penns Grove until IL so and did
not leave until 5 p. m. making only one
trip.
Last Monday morning at z 30, 325 men
1 arrived from Wilmington. At1I.30, 200
more arrived. AT 5 O'Clock in the after
noon about 100 came over to work AT
night.
The temperature was down to II on
Wednesday morning and ice was formed
%along The river shore. 1t was "a on Thurs
Diary morning but lose to 40.
The open winter has been most favor
able for the steamer Long Beach to con-
tinue &c Ply between Penns Grove and
Wilmington. Tie traffic was never so
heavy as now.
The dupont Company has purchased
the steamer henry II. iIober to ply be-
tween Wilmington and Carney Point, to
carry the foremen, because therear are more
than the tug Emily can accommodate.
The registry of workmen on Carney's
2 oint has reached 3945 this week. There
! are more than a hundred salaried men
who do not register and fifty men are EN-.
eloyed in the Bethlehem plant, filling
shell.
The, store at the Cove where groceries
and dry goods have been sold for a hun
dred years was closed last Friday perma-
Atently. William W. Steward has man
aged the store there the past eight wears
for Leap &Son.
The members OF Lieut. E. II. Green
Camp Sous of Veterans will have a Lin
coin Birthday social and entertainment
tbs Friday evening in Odd Fellows Hall.
Each member will bring a friend. A Jolly
time is anticipated.
a. The old prophet Joel said that old men
y shall dream dreams and Young men see
visions. Some who thought SIX months
ago that Penns Grove would sink deeper
into sleepy hollow, now see visions OF a
city OF 5000 inhabitants in three wears.
Governor Fielder has appointed former
Senator Isaac S. Smick, Democrat to be
dxry Commissioner for Salem County, to
Succeed Richard Flitcraft, Progressive.
Th FsrTfTff rs Republican and tie Com
miF bnfr must be OF different politics.
The dnprecedent demand for houses has
started a building boom. j. K. hollow
has staked out a foundation on Harmony
Street; also Harry "A. Dalbow aid FEEDER
lex StrItmatter on Railroad Avenue. The
prices for the best building lots have
gone up to p%rohibitory building enter
prises.
' Wednesday evening Tony Ross hitched
a horse at the foot OF Oak Street while he
went into the station to send a telegram.
The horse and carriage were taken and
not returned until II o'clock at night.
Seeing it uncared for a member of the So
clety Ior Prevention to Cruelty to Ami
mails took charge of it Thursday morning
capt. W. 2. Wright is delivering sew.
eral barge loads OF cinders, OF about 200
tons each, at the Cove wharf for the du
Pont Company, who are using them to
bulld a bicycle path and wagon road along
the railroad track from Maple Avenue to
the Powdeg Plant. This will make a
short route and save about three miles
hauling OF much material over bad roads.
The wagon shed, barn and lumber sheds
on the late Snnimerill property at the
Cove have been torn down. Tie fisher
mems cabins and boats which have been
continuous occupants Tor seventy-five years
have been removed. On Wednesday
ground was broken for a dozen bungalows
The store building is being transformed
into thirty sleeping apartments. The
skore room viii be used AS a social club
pe6ill and the room in the rear will be
used as adining room.
Joseph K. Moreland, who was the gov
rnmen Inspector of alcohol on Carney's
Poiht lor several years, but Tor the past
lew months has had ITO duty there because
OF changes OF manufacture to denatured
alcohol has been notified by Internal
Revenue Collector George Hampton. to
report Tor duty there. 1t is reported that
tie Government will establish there a
bonded warehouse for the storage OF aIco-
hol, because OF it's larger use by Increase
of orders.