The Penn's Grove record., 1917-09-07
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME.
Hhal is Occurring And Being Talked
About ln The Borough and township

Jere r. ~liaves is having a double
house erected on Denny Avenue.
Mon'reville Seeely occupied tie pulpit
Of the BAPTIST Church last Sunday.
A few persons attended Wilmington
Far TINS MeeL. The ram on Thursday
vas uhIavorahIe for the big day.
Sharon Corson has received word that
his so", Cecil Cotson. WHO is a motor
diver Tor the Engineer Corps, has arriv-
ed in France.
lie rain last Thurs lay aud Friday gave
much needed moisture Ol about tno inch
es OF water. Slhce then tie temperature
has been cooler.
Sharon Corson will leave this Friday
fr Cump Dix at Wrigi tstnwn to become
o e Of the 300 instructors of cooks for ile
army entering camp there.
Reed bird shooting opened September
l.. There are few birds and fewer gun.
ners. A most ~Iealisti c scene of reed
bird Shooting is IN the window Of Will
lis Bros store.
The members of Liberty Fire Com.
pahy are making the room down stairs
III the hire house suitable for meetings.
a ceiling Will be put over fire engines to
hinder lretzing in cold weather.
Que by Que the old land marks are
going. William r. Denny's blacksmith
aud n~leelwright shop on Railroad Ave-
nne las been bought by j W. Trnmlnll
and moved tn his lot on the opposite
side Of Tie Avenue. 1t will be rebuilt
into a dwelling.
j. +. Burk began putting amIesite Oh
the north end OF Broad Street on We'd
nesday. 1t WAS hoped that Nj. Burk
and the Traction Company had reached
an agreement last Friday Tor him To Law
the amlesite Ior the Company eighteen
inches beside the rails, but the agree
ment is off.
Miss Marian c. Macklin of Wilmington.
Del will open a dancing academy ia
Community hall, Carney Point, hegin.
ming October 10. Aesthetic and modern
dancing will be taught to both adults and
children.
II. S. Justice & Co. loaded the last
noat with Tomatoes at Denny wharf on
Monday and Tuesday for Baltimore.
The few baskets received on Wednesday
were taken by the boat from Pedrick-
~" III DiRC biiC ltSl ldfI Oh lHEI
week was 40 cents a basket. On Mon.
day-the price was 80 cents and fell to
% cents.
Joseph F. Chandler was the first Penns
Grove boy TO leave for Camp Dix with
the "a lad from Salem on Wednesday
Joseph Rose and Lewis w. Metz of Cal
ney Point, also went.
Eden Lodge No 10 n on Of
Penns Grove, Will entertain Eden Lodge
oil Wilmington e Wednesday evening.
18th, at a watermelon feast. Tue mem
beIs wIll parade in uniforms with band
and red lights.
Contractor j. F. Burk resumed putting
the amieslte top OH the macadam road
opposite Carney Point poet office last
Monday. The contractor for the Traction
Company resumed tearing up south
Broad street at tile Cove bridge, to Law
brick along the trolley rails.
The farmers near PENIS Grove are
much concerned over their work because
they cannot get help. There are many
who might help but they are lazy, shift
less and worthless A law is needed to
send such 10 the county roads.
There was quite a colony of Penns
Grove folks at Ocean Grove over last Sun
day. Among the number were Mrs. EN-
ma Turner, Mrs. Sarah Chpesman. Mr..
and Mrs Harry :. BARRIER, Mrs. Frank
SummeIil, Mis-. Deborah Ilillman. Misses
Clara Lay ton, Hannah A. SummeriIl. AL
ice Justice and Edna Sammerill, Mr.. and
MIS-. ArAa Raine.
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