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The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
DUPONT GUN CLUB SHOOT
Penns Grove Has Famous Sharp
Shooters Fully Prepared

The Thanksgiving shoot of the dupont
II Club held on the new shooting
grounds, was the most successful and best
attended since the organization of the
club in July last. There were over 1900
targets thrown during tie dav. Shoot
ing BIZ gan at 10 O'clock. continuing until
z 80 p III. The program arranged by the
secretary, Mr.. II. L. WaIe, Was varied
aud interesting, not all OF which WAS car
RED out however.
The most interesting event was The
shoot Tor chickens, being divided into 3
classes. Glass A chicken WAS won by H..
+. Willis after a tie with K. F.. Willis.
each getting % x % from I9 yards. Class
b was won by II. 5. Bowen alter a tie
with 5. r. Bowen with q x % from Is
yards. Class g was won by John Croft
with 10 x 25, Il very credilable score for
one who lad never shot targets before.
1t is hoped he will keep it up. With a
little practice lie should become one Of
our best shots.
The individual championship at single
targets was wOn by +. s. TumIin, the
clubs president, alter a tie at "a x rs
with X. +. Willis. The individual cham
plonshlp at double targets was won by X.
l. WINS Will Il score OF ~ out Oh IL pains.
One Of tie members found aud shot Il
'a6bit OH the grounds and presented it to
the club for q prize. the first shooting re-
snltlng in a lie bet Pen Il. +. Willis, II.
). Iomlln and X. T.. Willis, all shooting:
from 20 yards. II. F. Willis won the
slloot-off after a spirited race with MIR.
Iomlin, the latter dropping his 18th tar
get and Mr.. Willis breaking straight. Ii
was then shot Tor again resulting in all
other lie between K. T.. Willis and Tom
lin, the latter winning the shoot-off.
There we've many new shooters out and
most oil them beginners. We hope tley
Will take a lively interest in the club ard
help To keep the shOots well attended.
The club will have a Christmas shoot
similar to the Thanksgiving Day event,
starting at $50 a. m, and Il New Years
Day shoot starting at 10 p. III.
The regular shoots are the first and
third Saturdays OF the month at l 30 p. III.
Following are the Thanksgiving Day
scores
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
PERSONAL MENTION
The Whereabouts and Doings
of Good People You Know

Mrs. William MeIlenry is spending
the week in Philadelphia
Ms Hannah White OF Mullica Hill. is
visiting relatives il PENIS jrove.
Miss Anne Rowe, of HASKELL. has been
spending a iew days with friends in
Penhs tirove.
Mrs. +. w. Aprlpaaie, oi B,idgeton, is
Nislfihg hrf tugller, Mr.. ". A. BOYD.
al Emmanuel parsonage.
Schuyler Culftx Summerill. Of Norris
town, Pa, spent last sunday with his
father, Henry Snmnerill.
Mrs. Virgil Wiley, of Trentnn, is
spending the week with her parents, Nj.
aud Mrs. lohn {. ; mpkius.
Mrs. Stops Was stricken Win apo
riexY at tie home oil ller daughter. Mrs.
Rlchardso', at Carney Point.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank WilIett. Of vii.
mi gton, spent Monday With their
daughter, Mrs Fred A. Gentieu
Howell Montgomery, who Is taking a
engineering eonise ia Drexel | ,stitule,
PiniatielphI', Ma at home over the holi-
days,
Jnhn Denny, Of rhiladeiphia. and his
brother, Hosea Niylor benny. OF Bronx
lyn, we're over->atutday night visitors
with relatives in Peuus Grove.
The friends oil MIS-. II. |. Baker, o
ffhns Gtove, VIII be glad 10 knew thai
site l. dong ii e alter an operation per
fofmtd IN November 22d AT The Delaware
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oin Ilnbtefd oil FEEDER
alsiIurg, Md, spent from fhutsdsy until
Monday night with her mother, MIS-.
Anna S%atcllrIl and sou K ilpl YburIsun il
the Village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liniord L Huff amd
daughter, Vera, Mis-. Joseph $. Flani-
gan AID son, Josiah. visited Rev. and
Mrs. L. A. Miller, at Bridgetor, on
Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. David q. Simpkins arrived Iomt
from Atlantic City IN Wednesday nler,
size went ten days ago to visit Ms. Susan
Denny Mathis. Last Friday she fill
down stairs aud was seriously bruised.
Her friends are pleased To hear she is re
covering nicely.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Beer Ark Smashed

As Carney Point workmen's train
reached South Broad Street crossing Tues
day evening at 400 it struck the market
wagon and horse driven by Julius Sol
dam. The wagon was smashed and the
large grey horse injured so it had to
be killed.
In the wagon were two other men with
Soldanl, all OF whom were seriously in
jnred. They were taken to Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, in dnPoni's am
bulance.
They were on their way hcme to Sill
Walnut Street with a load Of empty beer
bottles after having distributed a load of
beer in the Villages for a Philadelphia
brewery.
The fates appear to be against beer in
Penns Grove.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Woodstown Defeated

On Saturday peuns Grove ended tt e
football season by defeating Woodstown
on the home grounds by the score Of
pa {, and ayenging the defeat OF the
Saturday before.
Woodstown put mp a strong defense
but could not withstand the attack Of
she Penns Grove boys. The game had
been in progress only a few minutes
when Turner pulled down a forward and
ran forty yards for a touchdown.
At times Woodstown showed spurts
OF strength but could not keep up the
pace long enough to get within striking
distance.
The other to%uchdowns were made by
Johnson, catching a forward and running
twenty yards and Summerill taking it
over III plunges and end runs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Camels of the World

Penns Grove Temple, No. 2S2. meets
every Wednesday evening in Odd Eel
lows Hall, Main and Oak Streets. The
new officers installed ortlIe ensuing term
are as follows:
Ruler. VIM. e. Miller; Patriarch, E. s..
Lawrence; Secretary, Warren Croft; As
s%istant, c. Ermin Grier; Treasurer, How
ard +. Dolbow; Sage, Floyd Miller; Pro.
phet, G. Irving Whtesell; Officer of the
Day, r. B.. L%itzenbury; Herald, Winfield
Harris Steward, Alfred P. English
Guardian of Night, Charles Wolfer; Trus-
tees, Robert M. Walker, Stanton b. Cole,
George w. Crull.
The Temple was organized August %,
1916, by l.. NJ. Noble. 1t has nearly 200
members and Is becoming one OF the lar
gest %fraternities in Penns Grove.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Wharf Extension Connected

Constructing the 70-ioot steel plan con-
Meeting the old Penns Grove wharf with
the large concle etc pier, which makes the
3OO-foot EXTENSION. began last Monday.
Beginning last Monday only one ferry
boat, the Arctic, began running from
Barber's wharf, foot of Harmony Street,
leaving every other hour.
About 800 came over on the Arctic
which first landed at the ferry slip at the
wharf extension at 3 80 to 90 to work
on the 4 O'Clock shift and about as many
left foi Wilmington at 8 O'Clock. Vehicle
traffic was suspended until the 5 o'clock
trip IN Thursday. Hourly trips we're
resumed this Friday morning. The
Brandy wine ran in the place of the Long
Beach which is off for repairs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Powder Car Afloat

During tile week a Japanese ship load
ed powder at Deep Water Point wharf to
be transported thru the Panama Canal
across the Pacific ocean to a Russian port.
Also the English ship Manchester Ex-
change and the Italian ship Umbria took
on powder from cars on floats from beside
the ships in the channel.
On Wednesday u float sprang aleak and
inclined 70 that a carload OF powder ran
into the river. The trucks sank while
the car aud powder ioated. 1t was towed
to the Delaware shore at Pigeon Point.
The other our cars on the float were
unloaded safely. About twenty tons OF
powder are in q car.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
100 Per Cent. Dividends

Notwithstanding the national income
tax on corporations, the extra munition
tax of 123 per cent. which was $l8 a
share and the contribution of SIC, 900 by
Pierre s dupont to the Republican Cam
paign fund-the largest contribution made
last Friday the dupont Company de-
claied a cash dividend Of 26 per cent. on
the common stock, which is n total OF
100 per cent. during this year 1t means
a disbursement OF SIS, 600, 900. as there is
sixty millions Of common stock.
The Hercules Powder Co. has declared
a dividend OF 55 per cent, making 50 for
the year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
OBITUARY
HARRY E. C%ROMPTON

died this FRIDAY morning, December s
1916, at Z o%'clock, aged 40 years. He was
taken i'll lasl Saturday night with pleuIo
pneumonia and because of a weak heart
life ceased.
The funeral service will he held Mon
day, llth, at IL q. M, at the residence ol
his niece, Mrs. George Featherer, 275
South Broad Street. Burial will be in
Emmanuel Cemetery.
Mr.. Compton came to Penns Grove in
1889, after completing a course in Girard
College, Philadelphia, and was the book
keeper for the late firm of Summerill &
Bro until the death OF the senior partner
in 1907. and later for Joseph G. Summerill
until his death in 1909. tie has held n
position on Carney Point during II e past
two years
lie married Martha E. Patton, who
survives him
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
A Runaway Injury

On Thursday afternoon about 4 O'Clock
a duPont team with a load of electric
supplies in boxes ran away AID Injured
the driver, who WAS taken to tie hosl ital
When the wagon TUNED to cross the
trolley track on Main street below Oak
u box fell off quito a horse. While the
driver attempted to hold the other boxes
he fell u der the wheels. The team pull
Ell the wagon i"to a trolley pole and
broke loose, hut were not il jured before
being captured.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
La Sale Defeated

On Thanksgiving morning Penns Grove
went to Wilmington and defeated the La
Sale A. e. by the score Of so and max
ing even the defeat of the Saturday be
lore on the home grounds.
The play that won the game was a field
goal. by Summerill. Both teams were
hindered in doing their best by the wet
and muddy grounds.
The game ended by the Penns Grove
hoys being driven from the grounds by
the mobs, who did not like the taste OF
defeat aud because the referee gave a
square deal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Borough Council

The iortnightly meeting OF the Mayor
and Council was held tuesday evening.
Several hundred dollars worth OF current
bills were ordered paid, as the fiscal
year is nearing a close.
A resolution was passed that ]. F.
Burke & Co. make the Improvement to
Main Street from Oak Street to the river
At the cost of labor and material. plus
10 per cent. The charge for teams is rs
cents All hour and for the steam roller
Sl.5O an hour.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Ushers' Union Officers

AT the monthly meeting of the Ushers'
Union in Emmanuel Church on Tuesday
evening the following officers were ell CT
ed: President, George L. Sherwood; vice
president, Nathan Y. Mattson; secretary,
Stanley Bull; treasurer, j. Harry Sher-
wood.
On Tuesday evening, 10Th, the Union
will hold a social and debate in the
church. Subject, rs Wilson the Man
for the Pre- sidency p
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Theatre Contract Given

The Broad Street Amusement Co,
James Workman, president; l.. w. Cook
secretary, and Clarence Doughten, treas
urer, have given the contract to the
Peterson Construction Co., of Clayton
to erect the new theatre on Broad Street
below Union Corner for $50, 900. 1t will
be one story brick structure, 4S feet
high, 56 wide and l4o deep and will seat
100 hundred.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Woodstown

Samuel Pancoast has been elected
president of the senior class of the Woods
town High School. Other officers are:
Vice president, Howard Layton; secretary,
Miss Sarah So6eld; treasurer, Miss Rebecca
Howe.
j. Gilbert Borton, who recently sold
his " farm in Pilesgrove township has
bought the Pancoast farm of 1872 acres on
the Woo dstown-Auburn road, for $l2, 900.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
Slightly Burned

A sm~ailquantity of powder in Il mixing
house at I1ant | caught fire on Saturday
morning and il jured Lawson Jackson, OF
Cartervilie, tia. and Aieck Axstam, ol
n Y. City, we've burned, but not la ger.
ousiy. rhey were taken to the T. d >
Hospital, Wilmington.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
SIMONS-kELLMYER

o. November 25th, at the Baptist par
sonage, at 2 30 p. M. Jewett G.. Simons
and Lillian NJ. Kellmyer were united in
matrimony by the Rev, Fred. j. Peters.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
The Douglas Shoes

Standard makes at standard prices can
be had OF Jack Schultz, Oh South Broad
Street, Penns Grove. l2-l-tf
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-08
MARRIED
LONG-WYGAND

Mr.. Willard Davis Long and Miss Cor
olyn Wygand, OF Penns Grove, \. j.,
were married Wednesday evening, De-
cember +, 1916 by Rev. NJ. E. Ma,her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
JEWS TO OBSERVE
DAY OF AT0NEMENT
Fasting and Prayer and
Religious Services to
Mark Occasion

Iom Kippur. Jewish Atonement Day,
will be fttingly observed in Birmingham.
The occasion, which marks the hottest
day in the religious calendar of the
Jews, begins tomorrow evening at
o'clock and comes to close at the same
hour Saturday evening.
All offices and business houses cons
Quoted by the Jews will be closed for
the "a hours, and the occasion will be
marked by universal fasting and prayer
on the part of the people of the Jewish
faith. Religious services will be held
at Temple EMANUEL tomorrow night at
o'clock and services will be conducted
at the temple from 1870 o'clock Saturday
morning continuously until sunset.
The Kol Midre service tomorrow night
at o'clock Is named from the opening
hymn, which will be sung on this occa-
sion, it being the oldest hymn of the
religious literature. The sermon will De
delivered by DIR. Morris Newfield.
The services on Saturday will open at
1890 o'clock and at 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon a special service will be held
for the young people which will be con-
Quoted by them. Joe K. Saks will de-
liver a lecture at this service. The me-
ir the afternoon, at which time all MEM
bers of the faith who have departed DUR
ing the past year will be recalled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
STRONG PROTEST
AGAINST REMOVAL
OF GIRLS SCHOOL
Committee to Present Bir-
mingham's Claims for Re-
form School Founded
by Local People

Birmingham claims for the Ala
bama Girls Industrial school will be
presented to Governor Henderson by
the committee from Birmingham Fri
day afternoon.
An appropriation of $500 has been
made for the securing of suitab BILE
grounds and the building of new build
ings. Montgomery was suggested as a
better location for the school, but was
not decided on until Birmingham
should be prepared TO submit a site.
Several committees have been busy
looking prospective sites over for sew
eral weeks, and it was stated yester-
day that a site located about 10 miles
from Birmingham on the Mount Pin
son road would be presented to the
governor. Local authorities are of the
opinion that in this site they have an
ideal location for the school.
The Girls Industrial school is a Biz
mingham institution, being founded and
backed by public spirited people of
Birmingham, and a strong protest has
been made against its removal At it's
present location, the housing capacity
is not large enough and the buildings
are Inadequate, while the location is
not desirable.
The following committee will go to
Montgomery tomorrow:
j. Frank Rushton, Hugh Morrow,
James Bowron, Frank Fowlkes, Gus A
Pope, Jr.. A. M. Taylor, ]. Gregory
Johnston, Crawford Johnson, M. w.
Bush, chairman; John M. Cartwright,
Robert Jemison, Jr., Frank Hammond,
Dr. J. H. finder, J. w. Donnelly, Frank
P. Glass, e. L. Brown. j. D. Rosenberg
er, r. A. Mullins, Richard w. Massey,
William Blanks Everett.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
MUSIC STUDY CLUBS.
WORK BEGINS TODAY
Will Begin Study of the De-
velopment of Symphonic
Music

| The formal work of the Music Study
| club for the season will begin with the
meeting at Cable hall this morning at
| II o'clock.
The club has taken up as its course
of study this fall THE DEVELOPMENT of
symphonic music" by Thomas Whit
Iney Surette. Those interested in sym
phonic music are cordially invited to
hear the programme this morning
which will include the following num-
bers:
Paper with illustrations, Vocal Pre-
cursors of the Symphony" Mrs Oscar
Hundley
Ladies' double quartet. "Crucihxus."
Palestrina
Soprano solo, when I Am Laid in
Grave" PurcelD, Miss Virginia Dow
dell.
Ladies' double quartet. (a) Summer
Is Coming In old English. OBJ ave
Marie" (Palestina).
The double quartet will consist of
Mrs. Laura Jackson avids, directing;
Mrs. w. J. Adams. Mrs. A. H. Darden,
Mrs. Arthur Barton, Mrs. Harry Burn,
Mrs. w. B. Allen, Mrs Morris Newfield,
Ms. r. T., Williams and Mrs. E. G..
Bruce.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
T|DEWATER HEARING
CLOSED YESTERDAY
COMMISSION
City Introduces No Evi-
dence in Opposition to
Consolidation of Street
Railway Lines

The hearing of the petition of the ma
jority bondholders of the Tidewater
street car lines for the consolidation of
the Tidewater and Birmingham Railway.
Light and Power company lines was con-
cluded before the Alabama public SER
vice commission at Montgomery yester-
day. The hearing has been in progress
since Monday afternoon
The closing arguments of the city of
Birmingham, which is being represented
by Commissioner James Weatherly, as
sisted by City Attorneys Ullman and
Sadler, stressed the point that they re-
sisted the petition of the Tidewater com
pany on the ground that it was unpopular
with the people. No witnesses appeared
for the city to testify against the pro-
posed merger
A transfer contract was filed with the
commission yesterday in which it was
set out that transfers would be given
on all lines operated by the Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power company,
as well as the Tidewater lines if the Pc
ton was granted. E. d. Smith, repre-
senting the Tidewater bondholders, made
consolidation in which he pointed out
the fact that the consolidation of these
two street railways would accrue to the
direct benefit of every citizen in Birming-
ham. He said the transfer privileges
alone would greatly enhance the value
OF the property about the lines of the
Tidewater and the actual saving in car
fare to citizens of Birmingham would
be great.
j. S. Pevear, president of the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany, testified that the Tidewater lines,
which have been a financial failure up
to date, having gone into the hands of
a receiver two years ago, could be OPP
Grated by his company at a great deal
lower expenditure than had been the case
under the Tidewater company.
The attorneys for the city were given
until Saturday to file brief stating their
position on the proposition. The attor-
neys for the Tidewater bondholders were
also given until October IL to file brief
in rebuttal to the arguments advanced
by the city of Birmingham.
Commissioner Weatherly, accompanied
by Attorneys Ullman and Sadler, re-
turned last night to the city in an auto
mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
WARD NAMES FIRE
PREVENTION DAY
Citizens Asked to Cooper
ate in Reducing Fire Risk
> on Premises

Commissioner Ward yesterday issued a
proclamation naming october Q as fire
prevention day in Birmingham, in accord
fance with a resolution passed to the eff
feet this day would be set aside in the
state of Alabama for the observance OF
fire prevention. The proclamation fol-
lows:
Whereas. a joint resolution of the
house and senate of the state of Aia-
banla was adopted on September Is, 1915,
designating October as fire prevention
|day, and,
Whereas, the governor of the state of
Alabama has issued a proclamation, cali
ling attention to said resolution, and,
Whereas, the city commission of the
| city Of Birmingham is DESTROYS of Coop
Grating and indorsing said resolution,
Now, therefore, all citizens of the city
.of Birmingham are asked to cooperate
lin removing rubbish and inspecting all
fire hazards on their premises and to
cooperate with the city officials in max
ing fire prevention day a memorable one
along the line of removing dangers con-
stantly menacing the public from the
earelessness and neglect of individuals.
THE public schools and fire depart
nent will make demonstrations and fire
Drills on fire prevention day. The public
is herewith asked to cooperate and
help make such exercises success.
GEORGE B. WARD.
president City Commission"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
PROGRAMME FOR
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY COMPLETED
Fire Department Will Give
Demonstration and Com
missiOners Will Speak
at High Schools

When Birmingham reduced the fire loss
for 1915 to $4,000 from $4,000 in 1914.
the insurance companies chortled with
glee But unless some unforeseen losses
occur before 1917, the city will lower the
1915 figures. H. G. Seibels, president OF
the Birmingham fire prevention commit
tee, said last night that the fire loss for
1916 up to September /, was $4,000 Thus
it is believed that a material reduction
of the fire loss for last year will be
made.
The programme for Fire Prevention
Day, next Monday, will impress the fact
that 80 per cent of fires are preventable,"
Mr.. Seibels said last night I'm the So
public schools there will be speeches made
about the matter of preventing fires Conn
missioner j. r. Hornady will address the
students at Central High school, while
Commissioner Arlie Barber will speak at
the Ensley High school.
THE fire department will give a DEM
onstration. While the High school stu
dents are in the park, as many units as
Chief Middleton can spare will be called
to that place for a demonstration. In all
motorized fre-fighting machines about the
city.
"Birmingham's fire loss has been re-
duced strikingly during the past few
years. The per capita loss in Birmingham
for 1914 was IS. 1t averaged 81. 25 in most
of the other cities In 1915 this was re-
duced to s2.25 per capita and 1 believe
that it will go as low as 500 this year.
UP until September / the total loss was
only $4,000.
THE record that the city has made
during the past two years has been noted
carefully by the big insurance companies,
and Birmingham is in the lead of At
lanta now, with its anti-shinge ordinance
and other measures We hope to impress
the people of Birmingham with the i'm
portance of keeping up the record
Two leaflets have been issued by the
fire prevention committee anent the fire
prevention movement with local data and
facts About 5000 copies were issued.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
BECAUSE WIFE HEARD
CONVERSATION, MAN
SUES TELEPHONE co.
Plaintiff Claims $4,000 for Alleged
Mental Anguish and Lost Love and
Affection of His Spouse

Because his wife overheard a con-
version when she was "cut-in' on his
private line P. W. Aston filed suit for
$4,000 against the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph company in the cir
cult court yesterday.
Castor, Drennen and Sinnott are the
attorneys in charge of the suit, in which
1t is alleged that Mr. Aston engaged
in conversation over a private tele-
phone line specially advertised as the
kind over which secrets could be talked
with impunity." AS a result of this
conversation which was overheard by his
wife, it is also alleged that he suffered
much mental anguish and also lost tn
love and affection of his spouse.