The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-27
RESPONSIVENESS AQQiIBt License
May 21st Set For Hearing The
Application of French's Hotel

Last Monday in Salem Court Judge
Washington granted licenses to the fol-
lowing persons to keep hotels:
Israel G. Harris, Alloway, fee 500.
William ID. Acton, Pennsville, fee
5000.
Isaac L. Stetser, Woodstown, fee $500.
Samuel H. Murphy, Elmer, fee 500.
Matthias III. Lehman, Centreton. fee
500.
Edward H. Stiles, Pole Tavern, fee
500.
The application for a license for
French's Hotel Corporation was post
poned until Monday. May 2lst at 10 a. m.
A CIRCUMSTANCES FILED.
A remonstrance was filed last Sat
urday with the court, signed by about
a hundred business men and citizens of
Penns Grove, protesting against the
granting of a license to French's Hotel
Corporation, setting forth the following
reasons:
We, the undersigned citizens and resi-
dents of Penns Grove, respectfully re-
monstrate against the granting of an
Inn and Tavern license to said French's
Hotel Compan.
L. That said license is not necessary.
That during the past year conditions
have changed in the borough of Penns
Grove whereby it is no longer a neces-
sity that this license be granted for the
purpose of furnishing accommodations
and entertainment to travellers and
strangers; nor to serve the public oc-
casions; nor for the convenience Of
mems meeting together to transact busi-
ness. The granting of such a license
would conduce to the encouragement of
gaming, tipping, drunkenness and other
vices.
That said license is not a necessity
for the purpose of accommodating the
travelling public, as, at the present time
there are in the borough of Penns
Grove four hotels and a great number
of boarding houses, wherein adequate
accommodations for the night may be
secured; where meals are served and
that there are at least ten public eating
places in the borough where travellers
can secure accommodations.
3. Because the borough of Penns
Grove in which this said license is APP
piled for is in the immediate proximity
to the plants of the r. I. dupont lie
4NcllOuTS ~ NOl1pdug. tD&dSeu Ill lut
manufacture of high explosives and the
granting of a license will conduce to the
intemperance of many of their employees.
The employment, which is necessarily
hazardous, would be much more so.
4. Because the United States Gov
ernment is at the present time, engaged
in actual warfare with the Imperial
Government of Germany. and that it is
absolutely necessary in times like the
present that employees of the munition
factories and in particular the e. l. du
Points plants, at Carney's Point, should
be sober, Industrious and in possession
of all their faculties. and the granting
of such a license would not be conducive
to such condition.
5. The United States at this time, is
in a state of war. The population of
the borough of Penns Grove and vicin-
ity is cosmopolitan and the granting of
an Inn and Tavern license for the sale
of intoxicating liquors in said borough
at the present time would conduce to
public disorder; would attract a 6lassS Of
people that would endanger tha place and
good order of said borough ESPECIALLY at
this time and might give aid and assist
ance to the enemies of the United States.
g.. That said house set forth in said
application is within one mile of lands
owned and controlled by the Penns Grove
Camp Meeting Association, a Camp
Meeting Association incorporated and
under the avs of the State of New Jer-
sey and used for religious worship AM
for the objects and purposes set forth
in it's certificate of Incorporation.