The Penn's Grove record., 1916-05-05
ABOUT HONE
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

The Community House at Riverview
wac dedicated on Tuesday night, when
the Rlverview Fire Co. gave a smoker.
A church is being built on the dupont
iand between JUSTICES corner and Fork
ed hickory cross roads lor the Russian
colony.
At the Presidential primary election
last week only 420 ballots were cast IN
the county, 2lS being Republican and 202
Democratice.
Emmanuel Church is undergoing re-.
novatlon. The chocolate colored walls
are being painted and frescoed a lighter
color and electric lights are being put in.
Constable Harbeson posted notice last
week Tor a sale of merchandise for rent
on South Broad Street. Sheriff Fox
posted a notice Of sale Of a merchant at
Rivereiew.
The Regal Shoe Shop with Samuel
Green, manager, was opened in Noged-
ing's building, 239 Main Street this Fri.
day. See the merits OF the Regal Shoes
in another column.
The Russian ship Volotoa after being
load with explosives left last Tuesday for
Archangel, the most northern port Of
Russia on the White Sea. She will stop
at New York for other cargo.
Spring haa arrived with a vim and all
nature Is e~xhuberant. The foliage came
out OH the trees this week and blooms on
the peach, cherry, pear aud apple trees
adorned nature in grand beauty.
When the extension of the wharf is
finished and the Wilson line boats land
Philadelphia exe%ursionists Penns Grove
Will be the Mecca along the Delaware
river for health and pleasure seekers.
The dupont Powder Company has de-
clared a quarterly dividend of l. per cent.
on the common stock. This is the stock
oil the old company and not the de Mem
noufs stock which is selling SO high.
As there are thirty cases of smallpox
in Wilmington and the entertainment
houses aud some saloons have been order
ed closed persons going there will be on
guard not to bring it across the river.
The excavator for the trolley road has
been making the cut west OF the Big
White Oak at the south limit OF the Bor-
ough this week. The trolley poles have
been erected from the Borough limit to
Justices corner.
Robert w. Kidd has resigned his posi-
ton in the accounting department Of
DUPONT Company OH Carney Point and
last Monday became the financial mana
ger OF 5. r.. Leap q Son. Incorporated,
III which he has taken a large stock hold.
ing interest.
The Italian steamship "Gonzaga," in
command of Captain T.. Vicari, left Pig
con Point Saturday afternoon for Spezia,
Italy, with a cargo of explosives. The
vessel has been lsding dynamite and rifle
powders at the Carney's Point works of
the DUPONT Company for two days.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has sent
1000 placaIds that have been posted in
various passenger and freight stations
along the lines of the road east of Pitts
burg, which tell that the mpa will
teach telegraph free. Employment will
be found OH the railroad for all who COM
plete the course.
James B. Summerill had his tomato
bed ruined two weeks ago by boys from
DUPONT Village. AS that was all he ex-
peeted to make a profit OFF this year he
will sell his stock and farming imple-
ments next Thursday afternoon 11tb. at
public sale. Being impossible to farm in
and near Penns Grove because OF marau-
ders and scarcity of farm help others
lave ceased to till their land as in form
er years.
Gardeners and farmers are overwhelm-
ed with work and short of help, because
the late arrival of spring weather delayed
work. Some farmers need from one to
half a dozen men, Even boys would
help greatly but the homes Of charity
will not let them go where they are not
sent to school nine months in a year un-
til sixteen years of'age. Most OF the far
mers never got that much schooling nor
their children.
BIGGEST and BEST exclusive stock OF
Latest Style HATS in Wilmington at
DUBELL's, No. 2 East Third Street, Chill
drens Hats a Specially. ST.