The Penn's Grove record., 1917-08-10
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

Warren Risner had ground broken in
Nleble Grove on Tuesday for a one-story
hnhgalo" to he flushed nv September /.
A. ;. Hoffman is the builder.
Councilman Harry A. ,lbow is hay
ing ms double house on Harmony Street
enlarged and city conYeniencrs put IA,
Homes with such now rent ior S35 =
month.
At the meeting Of the Board Of Health
last Monday evening, Oliver Cuff was
again given a license to do sc~avenging AT
$50 A year. He has dome If Give work
Tor more than a year.
Herbert L. Cooper, who has been
with the DUPONT Company for n year.
has been appointed a Captain ia the reg
nlar army. lie expects 10 leave soon for
Fort Edglethorpe, Ga.
The hot weather last week put a stop
to shipping potatoes from WoUdsto WI,
Elmer and salem, the potato centers d.
More lIvoIable weather made TIE price
go mp to 81 a barrel this week.
S'g'va llammeren, from Pleasantville.
has b1nght OF George Swartz, OF WI.
niInglon, the former moving picture
place at to Soniil Broad street, AZ Nit
chell Avenue, aud Will make repairs Tor
a garage.
Last Saturday the best tomatoes sold
IN Wilmington from 81 to $1.25 a basket.
They were sent pleHtIinlly on Monday
aud pulled the price down to 40 cents.
The price for can house tomatoes this
week vas 50 cents 4 basket.
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Trouble started among the colored
folks on Smith Avenue late Tuesday
night aud some shots were fired but fortu-
nalely no one was hurt. Chief of Police
Harbeson and his men were on hand
promptly aud soon had order restored.
Mr.. Fred. A. Gentieu, OF Penns Grove.
has been named by Gov. Edge as one Of the
delegates to the National Tax Association
Convention, to be held in Atlanta, Ga.
November IL 10 10. Mr.. Crntieu is a
member of the State Board of Taxes AID
Assessments.
Nj. d. j.. McCloskey, District Superin-
tehdent oil the Electric Company Of New
jersey, Is leaving the employ of the COM
rany and MIR. Clarence s.. Leach has
been appointed District Superintendent
IN charge of the Penus Grove district.
CACCtiNC TIC VI august 4, 1911.
Roscoe Wilson, who las been connect
ed with the powder plant, and has been
manager aud leeder OF the Wilson Band
has resigned his position at the plant and
moved lIom Main to South Broad Street.
where he and Cleve Sager will take up
music instructing.
The little bronze buttons that will be
L Vynrt NV fhOao ovnt,,ntal f,a,. o.: =.
tile new national army were sent out 10
the local boards on Saturday. Every man
re elected will get one. On the butto
there appears the word exempt abote
tile national coat-of-arms aud beneath
are the words United States"
Six teachers in Penns Grove schools
having failed to accept, at tie meeting OF
the Board OF Education last Monday
night, SIX other teachers were elected for
the grades and another teacher for the
High School to take the scier ce studies
and help with tile English classes.
The case of Antonio Spalino against
Mark Sam, the Broad Street Laundry
man, was heard before Squire McAdams
IN Friday. The 'sqnire dismissed the
case ON the gronnd OF no cause for action
on a crlmInal charge. Tony claimed that
Mark San refused to deliver his laundry,
valued at SIS, when lie presented d check
for it.
One Of the new laws Of the past WIN
ter foIbids the lacking or painting ,i
sig rs on trees. fences, rocks. or Other
public places along roads, without the
written consent OF the property owner,
A fine OF ten dollars is attached to each
aud every off = ce. 1t is lso the right
Of any individual To tear them down.
Sncii signs are made by tile law a public
nuisance.