The Penn's Grove record., 1917-01-19
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What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township


The British ship Snowden Grange las
been off Deep Water Point loading row
der this week.
An inch snowfall last Saturday las
kept the ground white on a temperature
between 20 and 30.
There has been much ice on the river
this week extending from the shore TO the
edge OF the western channel.
The Trolley Company has opened their
new waiting room at the foot of Main
Street. Packages may be sent by trolley.
In the publication Of Peoples Bank
election last week the name of Walter
A.. Hunt, teller, was inadvertently
omitted.
A musical entertainment will be given
by Mr.. George Hill, manager Of the Post
Office cafe, to his patrons on Monday
evening.
Mrs. Hazel E. Kirk, a graduate nurse
aud midwife, from the Sisters Hospital.
Berlin, has taken up her residence in
Penns Grove.
A dance will be given in Community
Hall, Carney Point, on Monday evening.
18th, for the benefit Of the Village basket
ball team. Give the boys a lift.
After January 18th, the & a. m. aud 4
p. IN. trips from Penns Grove aud the
3 and 8 p. IN. trips from Wilmington
were discontinued by the ferry
Reliable Harry Has-it, now at 209
Main Street, will move his business about
February l, 1917, to 33l w. Main Street.
formerly occupied by Pontiere & Michael's
real estate business.
The Assistant Postmaster General has
promised Senator William Hughes that
free mai delivery will be given l'enns
Grove March let. Get the new number
OH your house at once.
Eggs are high because the hens are
taking a needed vacation. St. Valen.
tines Day will soon be here when the
manifestations OF love and humanity will
become visible and profitable.
Everybody interested in the affairs Of
Penrs Grove and Upper Penns Neck
reads tile Penns Grove Record. II they
are not a subscriber, they borrow it.
Borrowers should be subscribers.
Electricity may help the women Read
how a wire may be connected from the
electric | ght to a motor which will run a
sewing machine. The motor may be seen
in tile window OF the Electric Company V.
Petitions signed by 602 persons, includ-
ing most OF the professional and business
men III Penhs Grove, have been sent to
Postmaster General Albert :. Bnrleson
asking that free mail delivery be given to
Penns Grove.
The Records Cent-a- Word advs, are
q very interesting feature of the paper.
the variety of articles offered for sale and
wanted giving the advs. all the spice and
flavor of live local news. Never skip the
Cent-a- Words.
All Penns Grove Records are delivered
TO the post office Friday afternoon and
every subscriber in a hundred miles
should receive their paper not later than
Saturday. When they fail to get it no
tify the publisher.
Superintendent II. G. Berry has added
all extra trolley trip early Sunday morn
ing after the arrival Of the owl train
from Philadelphia. 1t will be Iun as far
as there be passengers to go in DUPONT
Village. Double fare will he charled.
This Friday is the time limit given for
w. d. Snyder to leave the supervisor
position Of Penns Grove schools. There
are a dozen applicants. The educational
committee has done little to fill the posi-
tion to keep up the standard OF the
school.
All three OF the steel spans connecting
kla D1t urlurf .-.kI
have been completed. A dredge finished
filling in the extension this week. Large
sheds are being built on the end OF the
extension for the protection OF passengers
and the storage OF freight.
Pontiere & Michael, builders, have
moved into one of the office rooms in
Cooks building over the post office at
Union Corner. Harry Orenstein, alias
Harry Hasn't, gents furnishing goods,
will succeed Pontiere & Michael in Capt.
w. T. Wright's building, 33l West Main
street.
The members of the Woman's Club
met in the High School auditorium last
tuesday afternoon. 1be report OF the
committee on the constitution reported
it nearly completed for approval Mrs.
l.. Z. Hires, OF Carney Point Club, told
Of their work and how outside lecturers
were procured.
The Record has been doing lot of fine
job work lately, for commercial and social
uses. Several of our enterprising mer-
chants have had unusually large circulars
printed announcing special bargain sales.
The Record is equipped to do almost any
thing in the printing line in good modern
style and promptly.
The brick arch bridge OH Cove meadow
was torn mp last week, as it WAS feared it
would not stand the heavy traffic. The
iron pipe, four feet in diameter, awaits
putting in. The brick arch was put il
about 80 years ago The brick side walls
TO the bridge were erected in 1894, when
w. Henry Denny was freeholder.
Paul Kidd, of Delaware avenue, who
was recently seriously injured at the
powder plant, and who has been under