The Penn's Grove record., 1916-05-26
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

Penns GROVE murder case will begin IN
Salem Court next Wednesday.
Linford L. Huff aud Oliver W. Adams
have both purchased sew Oyerlands,
model So.
William townsend is having a house
erected o. the lot recently bought on
Denny avenue.
Baptism was administered to seven
candidates in the Baptist Church last
sunday evening.
The cable for the trolley road has been
hung on the poles between Penns Grove
Borough limit and Plant 3.
H. F. Hoffman, of fitman, has broken
ground on Naylor avenue for a new
stncco house Tor f. II. Elliott
St. Paui's Auxiliary has postponed the
strawberry festival in Odd Fellows Hall
to Saturday evening, June 3rd.
A three-barrel army gun, mounted OF
a carriage, was taken to Carney Point on
Tuesday to be used in powder tests.
John P. Leap has transferred I78 shares
of the 5. r. Leap q Son, Inc, stock to
David P. Featherer and Robert W. Kidd.
Capt. S. NJ. Denny is enlarging the end
of his wharf to accommodate the large
amount OF freight arriving from Phila-
delphia.
Some members of Liberty Fire COM
pany attended the housing OF a neN
pumping engine at Gollingswood last
Saturday.
f-aorUa Gt..Ia4n,, tod - n-LuG..o. A.
board in his home and he left suddenly
with $50 Of Mr.. steelman's money, taken
in on Saturday.
A new time table went into effect ON
the Wilmington ferry last Saturday.
Hourly trips are now made. See sd. in
another column.
The Executive Committee or tie Inter
State Milk Producers Association has
fixed the wholesale price OF milk for June
at q cents a quart.
Sunday closing was generally observed
last Sunday. Even the drug stores were
closed. Some clerks were GLAD TO have a
day off, the first they had had in years.
Two young men were fined 1875 eacl
last week for tampefing with tie fire
alarm bell. Fire Chief George W Dickel
hopes this will be a warming for others.
George Munyau had the misfortune to
sprain his tight ankle while &C work at
the dupont Works on Friday morning.
and is now under tile care OF his phys
lcian.
James Clark. proprietor Of the Cottage
Restaurant will open a new restaurant ~
the Justice Building, Main Street, 1t
will be known as 'CIark's Sanitary Res
%taurant."
The rain on Monday night was greatly
needed, and cansed vegetation to grow
rapidly. Another thunder shower on
Thursday evening soaked the earth with
abundant moist.
Citizens have done much cleaning up
the past month, and there is 10 fear OF
an outbreak OF contagious diseases. The
bitches will soon be piped and MANY will
be cured Of eyesores.
Newspaper publishers and others re-
ceiye many inquiries rom persons who
fail to keep III mind that it not only
takes time out expense to answer. When
stamps are Hoi sent to cover Expense th-
inquirers may rot expect answers,
The Highland Park Realty Company
has graded the street from South Broad
to the park aud laid a concrete walk
along Emmat mel Cemetery. Large block
posts have been erected at Broad street.
and are illuminated with electric lights at
night.
DUPONT Army aud Navy Union has
erected a steel flag pole in the corner OF
The High School grpuhd, and will present
a flag to the school this lFriday) NORM
ing. Lieut.. L. II. Green Camp Sons Of
Veterans will present a picture OF Abra-
ham Lincoln.
When the thirsty get ~unendurably
dry a free ride is taken on the river. 1t
is always "wet" in the river Those who
are used to managing q schooner are
equal to tie occasion to manage the pro-
duct of the "sliil' on a launch, after
speaking easy.
"A sneak thief entered the office of Dr.
I. G. LambOru on Tuesday morning, pre-
tending to receive medical treatment, and
while tie Doctor was in an adjoining
room riled his vest, which 0as hanging
on a chair, Of a valuable gold watch, and
disappeared.
AT the re-opening Of the churches last
Sunday large congregations were present
at all the services, proving that the SER
vices ior six weeks ia the iahernacle hid
stirred mp a new religious influence Tor
good. Several new. members joined by
letter and probation. Many Others are
expected.
DR.. z, II. King, Of Philadelphia. will
open an office in Walter A. Hunts resi-
deuce mex Monday, Main aud Naylor
streets. lie is a graduate OF Jefferson
College, and has served as resident phys
ician III Philadelphia General Hospital,
Municipal Hospital and Children's Hos-
pital, Philadelphia.