The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

Corn is being husked. The crop lie
fair and price well mp. Old corn las
sold for 81 a busliel since July.
COMBS Lumber Company is having a
railroad siding laid for the convenient
delivery Of lumber OH Beach Avenue.
Tuesday night was very cool and Oh
Wednesday morning there was a heavy
frost.
The State Board OF Education at Tren-
ton last Saturday reappointed Daniel T.
Steelman, Of Woodbury., to be SupeIin-
teudent Of Gloucester County Schools.
Harry Davenport had an arm broken
at Plant 2 on Wednesday while cranking
his automobile. He was taken to Jeffer-
son Hospital. Philadelphia, to have it
set.
Peuns Grove has a white potato fam
lne. Some grocers are unable to buy
them, aud tile retail price is 81 a basket.
Farmers are holding their stock for ex-
horbitant prices.
The Ladies' Aid of st. PAul's NJ. E.
Church will hold an oyster supper in
ONA ACiiO06 Aldil Ob OdtuiudT evening,
October 18th. They will also have home
made cakes and CONNECTIONS for sale.
The burning of rubbish at the dump
on Blollm's pond caused a fire alarm to
be blown at 3 O'Clock OH Wednesday.
The fire laddies responded promptly and
bravely. 1t was put out with water
from the hose.
The honar sretr LII
has been introduced in Penns Grove
High School. Members of each class
comprise the judge and jury for breaking
oil rules. The first court WAS held on
Thursday with satisfactory results.
Charles r. Hires, in Warrington, ex-
hibited his fine herd OF jersey cattle at
at Trenton Fair last week. A yearling
bull, which won first prize in it's class.
was sold to a New York State Man, who
will exhibit it III the National Show next
winter.
The trolley car which met the 6 D, m.
boat last Saturday night carried Isl pas
sengers. Some were part way out the
windows and the conductor stood out
side. 1t was an omni-trolley-bus which
did not burst. A few more might have
OCoh Aiuhk Out Vic MIilQOW6s
Clinton Gaventa, who lives at Dol
bows Landing, brought the finest lot of
poultry to Penns Grove last Monday that
was ever raised in this region. Matthew
Mitchell paid him $40. go for % chickens,
an average OF $2.253 each. The price a
pound was 81 cents, unprecedented for
this region.
Walfnr L Elaa iii .kI-. IL -
didates, toured Salem county on Thurs
day. They arrived in Penns Grove IT
) y. m, turned around and motored ont,
In the evening, William J.. Crossley, #
Trenton, addressed a meeting in the Re-
publican III room. About IL hundred
we're present.
William A. Sack has had the dirt
hauled from the highland to the meadow,
thus making State Street open for travel
from Main Street to Church Street. 1t
has taken only a small expense to open
this street. 1t is used by wagon to
avoid the congestion on Broad and
Main Streets.
Penns Grove Water Supply Company
have put 6-llch pipes on Church Street
to run the main to State Street extension.
a O-ihSi Auciu Will OC put Ou Ctdbe CET6el
III time. Because the water main on
Broad Street below Church Street is only
four inches, a 6-inch main may be laid
thru to the Cove from Church Street OH
the proposed State Street extension.
Guy Fowler, a chemist at Plant 3, vas
burned on the face last Friday by nitric
acid by tile breaking OF a nitrometer. A
small quantity got in one eye. The
glasses he wore hindered more serisus
injury. A quantity of mercury in the
acid Joined the gold in the bridge over
the nose and separated the two glasses.
tie WAS incapacitated for work two days.
The Penns Grove Improvement Co.,
Broad and Main Sts., wants a steno-
gtapher and typewriter; one who under
stands bookkeeping preferred.
BIGGEST AND BEST Stock OF LATEST
STYLE HATS in Wilmington is at Dubell's,
No. 2 East Third Str Get. Children's Hats