The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-17
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

building operations are being rushed rs
fapldty as the weather permits. Stores
are in great demand.
Mr.. Charles Butler, Of PHILADELPHIA.
tile singing evangelist, will occupy the
pulpit of Emmanuel Church Oh Sunday.
Florida strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce.
spinach and shad are in Penns Grove
markets and restaurants. Some CITY
feasting.
The Denny Line to Philadelphia, con-
tinued all winter without stopping. Large
quantities of freight continued to be
carried.
Much sulphur is now being used at the
Powder Works in the manufacture OF hell
lire for the destruction of the wild Pagan
lemon from the Pru-sian forests.
The Official board OF Emamanuel Church
presented Rev. w. A. Boyd with $50
above his salary OIL Monday evening. He
ielt Tor Conference on Wednesday and
expects to be %rs-appointed to Emmanuel
Church.
Joseph F.. Chandler, opened his new
Casino, Billiard Parlor opposite French's
Hotel on Wednesday evening. The
live new style tables and the attractive
furnishings make the room the finest OF
the kind ia Penns Grove.
The large shipment of powder last
week consist OF ITO carloads in three
trains supposed to be destined to British
and French ships in New York. The
shipments this week consisted of about
81 carloads. Two went to Seattle.
Those Sho wish to learn why water
stays on the surface in Penns Grove in.
stead of soaking into the earth readily
may see the iron clay dug with a pick one
and two feet below the surface in the pit
Tor the new apartment house at Main
Street crossing.
On March 10, one year ago the contract.
tors began the erection OF DUPONT village
known as Riveryiew. About 100 acres
have been covered with Aladdin and ruber-
roid apartment houses, occupied by 5000
persons where 4 year ago were wheat.
grass and truck fields.
Last Friday an Italian ship arrived at
Deep Water Point for a cargo Of powder,
On Sunday another Italian ship, named
Clio arrived. Powder bought for England
and France is mostly transported across
the ocean OF IA regular line ship from New
York. Albania was the name of the
other ship.
Postmaster L. Z. Hunts fo~ur-year
term as Postmaster of Penns Grove ex-
pired on March 18th. He has been post
master for nine years, having succeeded
Joseph d. Whitaker. AS he has done so
well and had such a strenuous time dur
ing tile past year With little salary after
paying expenses, some of his friends
believe him deserving of re-appointment
Oh the line OF faithful civil service.
Abraham Jacob has moved to the home
OF his Wile's laIler Joel jenkins below
Penns Neck canal. John Flanagan fol-
lowed him in the S. L. Hilman house and
Samuel ). Borden followed Flanagan Oh
II. q. Borden's farm at Friendship. Mir.
Borden's son Charles q. Borden has NOV
ed onto his %latler's farm adjacent. Harvey
lawson vacated Arthur Ii. Green's farm
aud succeeds q. e. Borden on the Jos. W.
Cooper farm 10 owned by w. ii. Lip
p%incott, both IN OldmaDs township.
We represent Marks Arnheim, Inc,
Broadway aud 9th St., New York City,
Exclusive Custom Tailoring. Suits to
order $40 to $40. 1t will be to your ad-
vantage TO let us have your order now.
adv w. S. Leap