The Penn's Grove record., 1916-11-24
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME.
WHAT Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

The needed rain on Thursday evening
let fall an inch Of water.
Turkeys are scarce and roosting high.
from 30 to % cents a pound.
Tie members of Bethel NJ. p. Church
rendered their new pastor a reception
Thursday evening.
Plant a fruit tree, shrub or grape vine
Oh yonr lot aud enjoy the fruit and
beauty in future years.
A dozen applicants for the position Of
mail carrier underwent Civil Service
examination last Saturday
Salem County's share OF the sum re-
celved from the Fielder bank stock tax
law Tor the past year is $4, 425 SO.
During the rain OIL Thursday night a
tornado descended at Courses Landing
and damaged the building on the Webber
fam.
The concrete walls of the Penns Grove
pier extension are nearly completed and
a dredge is filling in with mud and
gravel from the river bottom.
A big sale OF building lots is being
held this Friday afternoon at the High
and Park addition to Penns Grove, with
Frank j. Gayenta as auctioneer.
The Italian steamship Albania arrived
at Deep Water Point on Tuesday morning
to load munitions. The vessel came here
from Baltimore and will sail for Spezia,
Italy.
Because the keystone to the granite
door arch and a few other pieces OF gram
lite cannot be received work is DELAYED on
the new brick school house Cove school
ground.
Some have followed advice given wears
ago by planting shade trees two or three
leet inside the building line. Shade
will he made for those on the sidewalk
as well as the resident.
One of the fakirs selling balloons dur.
ing the parade OH Tuesday night was
struck III the head by some unknown
mlscreant in the crowd NJ Union Corner
and quite severely hurt.
The Junior Glass of Penns Grove HILL
School will hold a cake sale at Leap &
Sons store. Saturday afternoon aud even
ing, 10Th. They are worthy OF patron
age and you wiIl ge; good home made
cakes.
Thanksgiving will be next Thursday.
All have something to be thankful for.
The Republicans rejoice because they
have captured all of New Jersey; the
Democrats because they have reelected
a President.
Salem county teachers will gather at
the new High School, Salem, Saturday,
November %, for 4 discussion of WAYS and
mean for better instruction of pupils.
The pupils of the. domestic science depat-
ment will serve dinner.
Last Saturday evening, about 5 Is. As
s. Monroe Justice was driving his car
from the barn at the farm OF his son,
Harry q. Justice, it was hit by a trolley
car. The engine was wrecked but Mr..
Justice escaped unframed,
James Cheeseman, the Carney Point
powder worker, who was injured in the
auto accident at Woodbury. November
18th, is recovering in Cooper Hospital.
When taken there lie was unconscious
ami remained so for nearly a week.
The new post office on Cooks property
at Union Corner is ready TO be occupied
except the heating is not completed 1t
~ expected the business will be moved
the last day of the month and
mail will be distributed from there De-
/.
The piston rod Of the locomotive on
the PENIS Grove branch broke when near
West End, Woodbury., Thursday night
and lifted the engine fIom tie rails. The
TRAINS last Friday morning were delayed
and express packages which should have
arrived at s 80 ut Penns Grove did not
here until | p. III.
The fire alarm was sounded last SUIT
day morning at O'clock when smoke
thru the roof of st. Paul's Church
a leak in the chimney hle whicl,
extends along the rooi. A fresh fiie
which had been started was put out and
the leak was patched. The Liberty Fire
COMPANY responded nobly fully prepared
for the fire fight.
BIGGEST AND BEST STOCK OF LATEST
STYIE HATS in Wilmington is at Dubell's,
No. 2 East Third Street. Children's Hats
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