The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-16
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

N""N "tobfCi h"s ShrPcHucu DliiIu-
ing operations.
Many have enjoyed skating Oh tile
river this week.
Ice lie fifteen inches thick at the side
OF Penns Grove wharf.
Eugene Fish has signed with the Wash
i'gtOn team Of the American base bali
league.
The new village of swamptown re-
minds one Of houses on stills in tropical
C imates.
Penns Grove merchants have paid far
mers 81 80 a busliel for white potatoes
this week.
A con, their nj, til child, was born to
Mr.. aud Mrs. Anthony Mack on Wednes-
day morning.
There is a great demand for residences
with modern co%nvenIences while some
stores are unoccupied.
Wednesday WAS st. Valentines day.
That is the time hens began to Law and
break the " famine and high prices.
The travel on the trolley cars is num-
erous and a great accommodation to trav-
ellers between Penns Grove and Salem.
A s~tereopticon lecture will be given in
Salem High School Auditorium on Mon
day evening, 18th, illustrating the fly
nuisance.
Penns Grove is safe from submarines
aud all other marines. The ice embargo
for a mile gives ample protection. Dis
miss your fears.
Fletcher w. Layton has opened a pool
room with three tables in the room
formerly occupied by the post office ad
joining his tobacco store.
The executive committee of the Inter
State Milk Producers Association las
fixed the wholesale price OF milk Tor Feb
ruary at 81 cents per quart.
The steamer Brandy wine las been
making trips between Wilmington and
OCCP WutCi ! OtIt MI ttlc WEN VI iIletI
the shifts at the powder works.
The cold weather has decreased the
output of powder fifty per cent. The
gun cotton contains 80 per cent. of mois-
ture, and being frozen had to be tllawed
hrhe lowly ''sEud" has come iato its
own at last. 1t now yies with fancy cit
rus fruits on street stands in Western
cities at % cents a dozen. Some potatoes |!
= 1t has been three weeks since the terry
boat made regular trips between Penns
Grove aud Wilmington. The last boat
left fenns Grove on Friday OF last week
at 4 O'Clock.
Frank Cu,riden shot another otter in
Game Creek last Friday. 1t was five feet
five inches long and the hide is wortI,
$40. For three others he received $50 and
for two $3S.
Chancellor Walker has reappointed for-
nher Senator Isaac Smick JnIy Commits
sioner. lie is a Democrat and must be
OF different political belief from the Shel-
if, A. L. Fox.
Tie Wilson line teaner have contin.
ued TO run between Wilmington and Phil.
adelpiia, with some difficulty in going
thru the ice ut horseshoe bend below
Philadelphia. Much freight is carried
that would freeze on cars.
The largest yendue in this region this
season will be that OF james L. White.
sell OF the Rrdstrake farm near Courses
Landing. lie will quit farming because
OF this difficulty in getting farm help and
will make his home ia Sharptown.
Robert Curry aud daughter, who have
lived on his farm in E~agletown for sever.
al years, surrounded byAbear swamp. for
merly owned by J~oiInfnpOre, will move t,
Camden because OF advancing age. Thos
Clark will move onto the farm. Waite
and Frank will succeed Thomas on JOSEPH
L. wrigh''sf "rm
Good old-time winter weather weather
has prevailed during the past week. Last
Saturday morning the temperature was
IL, Sunday 20, Monday s, Tuesday 2
Wednesday "a, Thursday %. This Fri.
day morning 20. Snow began falling Oh
Thursday at II. 80 aud reached a depth O.
three inches at evening.
james Diver will put $4,000 worth OF
fertilizer on his farm near Penns Grove
this year and expects TO raise enormous
crops. Harry A. Dalbow gave him nine
teen kegs OF caviar valued at that sum
before it was spoiled by being put in
warm place on a steamship coming
across the ocean. 1t was made from
sturgeon roe caught in the Caspian Sea.
Because OF the great war it vas " years
in coming.
The famous English beauty Kitty Cor
don will ha ait0un nowt Tnoada, a ftar