The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-24
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

The heavy fog on Thursday morning
delayed the ferry boats.
Tomorrow will be Clristmas-tle
most joyful day Of all the year.
J. Milton Humphreys is running a
Chandler car after a trip to Philadelphia.
Some Of the workmen expected an ex-
ira bonus, turkey or present for Christ
mas but were disappointed.
The Wilson Line Company has lad the
shed at the foot Of Fourth Street, Will
mingt2p, ~inclosed with a partition.
sOHd hundreds quit work because Of
;'asssTTafsofy Accommodations; because
eng y1ent WAS available elsewhere and
bssN long steady job is not desired.
III fing of laurel branches in ropes
OF " ftmas greens was formerly an in
dusty OF much profit to citizens of
Per9ns Grove, but this year few had time
to do much.
The congestion in Penns Grove Post
" ee was never so great. Daily papers
nj Received from a day TO a week late.
A4se who will get their Penns Grove
Sebord late will know the cause.
The ferry boat Merchant began run
ming between Wilmington aud Deep
Water Point last Saturday. She makes
trips to accommodate men on the change
oil shifts at . a. M, 4 pm, aud II p. m.
The rain last Saturday caused the snow
to vanish. Clear weather With the tenn
perature at the freezing point and below
has been favorable for outside work
which continues 10 be rushed by buIlders.
Very few sweet potatoes we're stored
in this region this year. Some we're
hauled to Wilmington this week. The
retail prices were so and IS cents n
basket. The farmers got clear so and
IS cents.
John Began and wife, have moved into
part Of. Capt. w. z. Wrights new house
on State street extension. Capt. Wright
has erected three fine double houses with
city conveniences OF the lots bought OF
Simpkins estate.
The deputy State Commissioner OF
Banking examined the assets of the new
Peoples Bank OF Penns Grove last Satur-
day end the certificate authorizing bust
hess TO be done is published in another
column. Business will begin next Tues
day, 2Stli.
The large u story building fifty by
a hundred feet erected by Max Heller
and others, on Henry j.. BIohm's lot,
was opened on Wednesday under the
name OF the New Penns Grove Bargain
Store. Charles +. Lane las a front cor
ner apartment for the sale Of fine fruits.
Mrs. Henry Miller gave $50 children i'll
the old school building a surprise on
Thursday afternoon by presenting them
with a stocking with candies. She and
her son made the stockings and frieds
donated the money with which the can
dies were bought.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Gaventa moved
into their new house. corne of South
Broad and Sack Avenue, on Thursday.
Mr.. Charles H. Both well, the cashier Of
the new Peoples Bank, and his wife, will
reside with them. Albert Brown, of
Bridgeton, a dupont guard, and family
moved into the west side of Mr.. Cavern
ta's house.
Wednesday was the most joyful day in
Penns Grove. 1t was the big pay day
before Christmas. The pay roll is esti-
mated at $3.50. 900 for the Carney Point
Plants. There is money to burn, drink,
eat, wear and waste. Never was there
such a time Penns Grove before Christ
mas as the past two days.
On Wednesday night several men, who
got their tanks filed in Wilmington with
bad liquor, became paralyzed after re-
Go Penns Grove. Five were
wheeled to the lookup on a wheelbarrow.
Seven were locked up before morning.
All paid their fines but one who was sent
to jail. These mental and moral defec-
should be under the constant super
vision of the State.
The snow storm last week blocked
roads running north and south nn-
last Sunday. Some workmeD were
hindered from arriving at their positions
at tile Powder Works. The accomoda-
tons for sleeping room is in much de-
mand because those who live at a dis
of ten to fifteen miles and have
been coming in automobiles will have to
nearer SO they will not fail to be at
places when the change OF shifts
are made.
For SALE-Christmas Trees. eastern
pine. George jordan, 256 Harmony
street. At
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