The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-23
ABOUT HOME.
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and township

The weather continues fine, fine for
a coal shortage.
The donation to the Y. NJ. C. A. fund
IN Penns Grove was $2134.21.
Thomas +. Hunt has gone to Florida
to remain until May. He will have
charge of the fishing interests of a
New York concern.
Liberty Fire Company received SIG
rom the recent benefit at the Elec-
trio Palace thru the kindness of
Charles Sweiger, proprietor.
The Samuel H. Keen farm of 40
acres in Warrington, was sold two
weeks ago at commissioners sale to
Clement r. Keen for $4,000.
The shortage Of coal in Penns Grove
is becoming a serious matter. Not
a coai dealer has any in their yards.
The conservation of coal and wood is
now to be done as well as in food.
The gas escaped in the bath room
last Friday night at Frank Justices
and Saturday morning Miss Alice
Justice in the adjoining room was
found unconscious. She was revived
by medical aid.
The Salem County convict camp has
been moved from Ballinger's Mill to
Warrington township, to work on the
road from the Pointers TO Auburn.
When completed this will make a d.
rect and shorter route from Salem to
Woodbury..
Turkeys are roosting high. So
high that none are in view in Penns
Grove. 1t is expected the cold stor-
age will be opened and the price will
be about the same as last year., SO to
40 cents a pound.
The lecture by Victor Van Muele-
brock on his experience in the
trenches in France, in st. Paul's
Church, last Friday night, was a
thrilling account of the horrible war.
He has scraps of shrapnel in his body
and wears a medal for bravery.
The road in Upper Penns Neck has
been graded to the Pilesgrove line.
Stone has been put on beyond Wiley
School house. 1t is being leveled up
where stone has been put. Enough
stone cannot be procured to finish the
macadam base to the Pilesgrove line
as expected.
The steamer City of Chester has
been taken off the Wilson Line be-
.ween Wilmington and PHILADELPHIA
md put on a Government run to carry
workmen from Philadelphia to Hog
Island where the Government is
spending 81 millions on a ship build
ing plant.
AT a hearing held in Recorder
Duffy's office on Tuesday evening con-
corning the fatal shooting of James
Mitchell by Mary Adams, both color
I'd, the jury returned a verdict that
Mitchell came to his death from a
gunshot wound inflicted by Mary
Adams. She is in Salem Jail.
The removal of Superintendent A.
F. Porter to Wilmington some weeks
ago was followed by umerou chang
es in the management in the forces
at the Powder Mills. Some friction
has caused unpleasant rumors that
have no reference nor will affect the
Borough officials.
Prof. j. Harry Smith, who recently
moved to Parkside, East Camd N, is
attracting other former Penns Grove
tesidents. w. d. Snyder has bought
! home ear Warner Holdcraft has
bought opposite Harry Holdcraft who
S one square away. James A. Went
zell, of Elmer, formerly s~uperinten-
lent of Camden schools, also lives
near.
The Wilson Line ferry schedule be-
tween Penns Grove and Wilmington
and the Philadelphia boats goes into
effect on Monday, 26th inst. While
the changes are few they are import
ant. The 6 a. m. trip from Penns
Grove, the 8 a. m. and 1915 p. m.
trips will be dropped. The Z, 9 and
II p. m. trips from Wilmington will
be dropped.