The Penn's Grove record., 1917-05-25
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME.
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

Do"'t miss the opening game of base
bail on Saturday afternoon.
Jersey strawberries are due to ripen
next week, but will he late.
There was a heavy frost Wednesday
morning back from the river.
The heavy winds the past two weeks
has killed many plants where the sand
blows.
Homer Leap has broken ground 1T the
corner OF State and Church Streets for A
new house.
Charles F. Denny il having a bungalow
erected on the lot he purchased OF
William Diver.
The rains and warmer weather this
week have made vegetables jump, also
weeds aud grass.
The warm weather has brought out the
barefoot boys and some have been swim
ming III the river.
Mrs. George Hutchinson & Son have
opened a grocery store on tile George
town Road At their home.
The citizens of Penns Grove who at
tended the County Rally in Salem got a
view and the civic need OF a large school
ground.
A 'bOx social" in charge of Miss
Brame, will be held in st. Paul's III. E.
Church Tuesday evening, May 18th. All
are welcome.
Mr.. Felix Monferoni is proving a popu
lar host at Colonial Hotel The room in
tended Tor a bar room will be fitted up
for a restaurant.
The Post Office restaurant has cI anged
hands, Michael Voelger being the new
manager. lie has also changed the name
to ''The Broad"
The first consignment of w~atermelons
arrived in town tins week. They are a
little cheaper than Liberty Bonds; SO
take your choice.
Capt. w. p. Wright is landing many
barge loads OF cinders for the dupont
Company with which to build streets and
walks in their villages.
Bsar in mind tile cake sale by Running
Water Council, ID. OF p, in contractor
Walter Randolph's office, IL S. Broad
Street, Tomorrow, Saturday.
DIR. j. Z. Polakoff moved his optical
and jewelry store last Saturday TO II w.
Main Street. The Ideal Tailor succeeded
him III w. +. Yeager's building.
Next Wednesday, Memorial Day, al
2.3O, u flag raising will be held at tile
Moose Hall Oh South Broad Street. There
will be good music and speakers ol prom
lnence.
S. Rushing Leap, formerly Of Penns
Grove, has become a member of the law
firm OF Leap, sIiarpless & Way, OF
Camden.
Thieves visited the coops OF Mrs. Green
on Walnut Street on Thursday morning
and killed all chickens. MIR. Green, hear
Ing them, ran out, but the thieves ran
away without the poultry.
Viola Council Jr. o. U. A. NJ will
give Il benefit performance in Riverside
Theatre OH Monday, 28th inst . There
will be five good vaudeville acts, togeth-
er with photo plays. Tickets are now
being cold by the members.
1.-The District School" will be rendered
by the young people of Old Swede's
Church, Wilmington, in Community hall
OH Tuesday evening, 18th inst, in aid of
The Girls Friendly Society OF the Epis-
copal Church. Tickets, rs cents.
While passing thru Camden early last
Saturday morning. John + Creech, a
special officer on the Powder Special
from Penns Grove to Jersey City, fell
from the top of a car and was crashed to
death. tie was aged 80 and lived in
GlassbOro.
On another page is a poem by a proml-
nent American poet to tile memory OF
New Jerseys one-armed General, Phil
kearrey, Whose statue in the rOtunda oil
the Capitol at Washington, was put there
az the representative OF one OF New Jer-
sey's famous men.
j. F. Burk Go. began putting the annie
side top OIL the stone road opposite Plant
2 last Friday. The plant where the tar
preparation is manufactured in Pennsyl-
vania burned down last Sunday, couse-
qnently lie will he delayed some weeks
before lie can proceed.
Mr.. Hugh S. Morris, OF Burlington, is
registered at the Colonial Hotel. He is
representing tire Miller argerum Realty
Company OF Trenton in the auction sale
of lots Oh the Morgan tract, East Main
Street, Penns Grove, to be held on Friday
and Saturday, June lst and I'd.
Swat the first flies and crush the mos
qnitoes. The sanitary engineers de-
clare they will kill you il you do not
do them first. Some old residents won-
der how the people ever existed in this
region for the past $50 years. Bnt be
sure to obey the orders and live longer.
Mr.. Harry B. Ireland, a member OF the
Philadelphia banking firm of Bioren &
Co.. was in Penns Grove OH Tuesday
boosting the Liberty Loan and urging
everybody to buy a loan. Mr.. Ireland is
one of 1900 big men on this job and they
have covered Sonth Jersey pretty thor
oughly. Mr.. Ireland WAS a guest at the
Colonial Hotel during his stay here.
At 2 so OIL Saturday the base ball clubs
with visitors will start from trench's iio-
tel with two bands and march to the ball
park on State Street where a flag will be
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