The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-16
ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

Boating and bathing in tile river are
happy summer pastimes.
Work is progressing now on the exten.
sion of Penns Grove wharf.
! The big crops Of cherries on the Cover
nor Wood trees are being gathered.
Cut out the Moose Boost ticket. Extra
copies OF the Record may be had at the
Office.
The strawberry crop is small 10 this re-
gion because of the small acreage, but
luscious.
The mermaid amazons in pink and tan
are the occasional riverside attractions
along shore.
Tue rains on Sunday and Wednesday
made unusually cool weather for this
time of year.
The Italian steamship BouIogna arrived
at Deep Water Point ON Wednesday for
a cargo of explosives.
Next week will be Moose Booster Week
IN Penns Grove. Sibley's Superb Shows
Will furnish the amusements.
$. M. Justice is having erected a very
substantial building opposite Carney Point
postoftlce in which will be a drug store.
The construction of buildings being
nearly all completed on Carney Point,
2lO men were discharged on Thursday.
The cool rainy weather during the past
three days pulled the temperature down
to 6O. Some wore o%vercoats for comfort.
A dredge has been making deeper water
at the end of Barber's wharf this week.
Water was four feet deep at low water
before dredging.
Mrs. Chas. d. Phillips recently erected
a very pretty monument in mo of
her uncles Joseph and Josiah Dolbow in
Emmanuel Cemetery.
The Ushers' Union of Emmanuel NJ,
+, Church will hold a straw berry festival
on Chas. L. Smiths lawn OH South Broad
street Oh Saturday evening, June 18th.
Liberty Fire Company las received a
silver cup as a menleiIto of their partici.
pating in the parade at Collingswood ON
May 10Th When a new pumping engine
WAS housed.
The w. c. L. U. will re-organize the
Loyal Temperance Legion mex Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in st. Psuls
Church with Mrs. VIM. VanCuliu III
Superintendent.
Some farmers began cutting grass this
week. The last week in June is hay har.
vest week and the first week in July is
wheat harvest. Very few acres of wheat
are grown III this region.
Antonio Gaspari, OH Pitman Street,
was arrested on Monday by Marshal Joe.
Money and put under $500 bail by Re-
corder T.. H.. Eikinton, Esq. for having
a gambling slot maciIiue operating in hisa
house.
Jos. +. Burke expects to begin build
ing the State and County DAD between
che Borough and Plant 2 next Monday.
Edwin Leap, the supervisor OF the Coun-
ty roads i'll Upper Penns Neck will be bis
assistant.
St. Georges Guild will hold a straw.
berry festival in the Parish building at
ChurchtOwn, next Thursday evening
22nd. Pretty country girls, the fine
cakes they make, and ice cream will be
the attractions.
An entertainment will be given by
Emil Gloss, a Swiss Hand-be ringer and
monologist, oil New York, in st.
L u VA l.. OIiutCu LiiulbQdy Jutic, I<ilu
8 p. IN. for the benefit of the Boy Scoute.
Admission % cents. 8 2t
In order to increase the production of
fish the Government will furnish with
out cost full information for the construc-
ton OF farm fish ponds and information
as to what species are the best to culti-
vate in different sections of the country.
Sturgeon fishing in the Bay closed last
week. Ii was a failure. Only a few
sturgeon were caught. The small amount
OF roe WAS -. 81 a pound and Was bought
by Councilman Harry A. Dalbow, to be
put into Calls at lis Penns Grove canning
factory.
Paul Davenport, son OF Edgar Herbert
Davenport, late Of richmond, Iud., has
open Ell an ice c. eam soda and sweet-goods
store Oh Locks lot opposite the Naylor
homestead. Mr.. Davenport has moved
to Camden and started in the wholesale
ice cream business.
&John Vogediiig has moved into his own
property, formerly William q. P~eterson's
house, at 237 Main Street. The residence
is upstairs. The store next to the Regal
Shop lie will open with sweet goods. He
will continue his restaurant ut the corner
of Main and Oak Streets.