The Penn's Grove record., 1916-04-14
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
Whal Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

About In The Borough and Township
Cleaning up time.
Gardeners are busy.
The robins have returned
Women are thinking of their flower
beds.
Benz. Peacock is now driving a new
SIX cylinder Buick automobile.
Mrs. May Justices double house on
SACK Avenue is nearing Enclosure.
The excavator reached Main Street
crossing this Friday and the LAYING Of
rails to Franklin Street.
The High School scholars under the
direction OF Rev. w. A. Boyd, chorister,
gave some pleasing singing. .
Preserve last weeks orthis weeks issue
oil the Penns Grove Record with the
Sanitary Code. 1t may never be publish
ed again.
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A Russian ship arrived at Deep Water
Point Thursday night for 81, 900 tons of
powder. Barb wire is in her hold. Two
Italian ships are expected this FRIDAY.
w. W. Hogan, formerly OF Salem, has
opened a hotel boarding house on Beach
Avenue at the Railroad crossing with
modern conveniences and names it ''The
Francis.
= An entertainment and ice cream social
will be held in Wright School House
next Wednesday evening 18th, for bene-
fit of the Sunday School. A jolIey time
is anticipated.
William Berry, of Quinton, succeeded
former Chief of Police Thomas Wadding-
ton as guard at the Salem county road
camp, with Joseph Foss, of Alloway, as
his Assistant.
Farmers are finding it difficult to hire
sufficient and efficient help. They are
overwhelmed with work because the
continued freezing weather hindered
work in March.
County Court begins next Tuesday in
Salem. There will be several appiica-
tons Tor the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
1t will be decided whether Penns Grove
be will wet or dry.
1t has been definitely settled that the
new post office building will be erected
on L.. W. Cooks lot at Union Corner,
Postmaster Hunt has received orders to
move there AS soon as the building is
completed.
The American Dredging Company Ie-
surned work OH the western channel
opposite Bellevue, last week. The mud
Is brought to the eastern shore and
pumped onto the Pitman meadows above
Penns Grove.
Elmer Smith, S. Rushing Leap and
James Workmen, commissioners appoint
ed to set the value OF James and Charles
SummerilPs land to be taken by the
Trolley Company have met twice and
not settled upon a decision.
Penns Grove Bottling Co. Ciprianu
Moles, OF Camden, manager. is having
a story building erected at the corner
OF Pitman Street II tanning Avenue.
About May l an opening will De made for
NIX cniC VI sOlb uEluhs ut Wholesale anu
retail.
John P. Leap has bought a well located
lot in Bridgeton and will have a fine
home erected. R. F. Willis & Co. have
bought all his real estate i'll Penns Grove.
A Wilmington finn are negotiating for
the store business. The price for his
property is reported to be 500, 900.
The home of Harry NJ. Flanagan
on North Broad Street was robbed on
Sunday evening while the family was at
the Tabernacle. Miss Ina Mitchell, the
science teacher in the High School and
Miss Marion Sackett, who room there,
had jewelry and money stolen from them
to the value about 500.
Just as the thought OF gentle spring got
settled in our minds all were surprised
last Saturday morning at the three inches
Of snow which covered the earth. 1t con-
tinued to fall at intervals until SUNDAY
to a depth OF five inches and all did not
vanish until Tuesday. After which
spring weather has prevailed. The tenn.
perature was at 80 On Saturday and Sun.
day mornings, but rose to melting during
the day.