The Penn's Grove record., 1917-01-05
ABOUT HOME
Mhal Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and township

The freeze before the rain OH wednes
day made ice Elk inches thick.
No natural ice lie gathered in this re-
g'on. The ice plant supplies the needs.
City Point. Va, now has free mail de-
livery. Penns Grove hopes for il next
spring.
The New Year arrived on a timely
temperature of 20, which rose to melting
IN the SUM-.
The French steamer wyncot has de.
parted from Deep Water Point with a
cargo of powder.
The steamer Brandy wine ran on We'd
nesday in the place of the Long Beach
which was off for repairs.
The rain on Wednesday broke loose
the ice In the river near the shore. so
IT hoated in the western channel.
The thaw on Wednesday and Thurs
day made much fog. This Friday morn
ing rain is falling on a temperature of AZ.
Samuel NJ. Justice has sold the farm adj
Joining Penns Grove, formerly James E,
$4,000.
The directors of Penns Grove National
Bank have declared the usual semi
annual dividend of four per cent, pay
able January 1.
The appropriateness of the old name
OF Union Corner, "Dogtown," has not
entirely passed away, when the number
oil annoying barking dogs are seen there.
The Grand Jury will be recalled for
duty on next Wednesday morning. Un-
deubtedly they will act on the charges
against those accused OF numbering John
j.. Westcott.
Jhe Executive Committee OF the Inter-
State Milk Producers Association hae
fixed the wholesale price of milk for
January, lSl7, at 81 cents per quart until
further notice.
On January 8, there will be a total
eclipse of the moon by the earth's shad.
ow, visible throughout the United States.
beginning at ESQ O'Clock in the morn.
ing and ending at 4.39 A. NJ, Eastern
standard time. Between 2 A. NJ. and
3 20 A. M, Eastern time, the eclipse will
be total.
Warren Risner, who has been a part.
ner with Matthew Mitchell in the pro-
duce shipping business for two years, has
bought Mr.. Mitchell's interest, also the
shipping building Oh Oak street at the
8 alton. Mr.. Risner will have John W.
Morgan as his partner to look after the
clerical end Of the business.
Senator Collins B. Allen has ~re-appoint-
ed William Stiles to be assistant journal
Clerk in the State Senate. The Lepisla.
tnre will meet next Tuesday in the State
House in Trenton. MIR. Stiles is one of
the good Republican thrifty farmers in
Oldmans and is in training for legislative
honors in the future. =
The Hydro-B Barge Co., which viii con.
struct light-draft boats patented by Fred
ID. Doty, president of the Penns Grove
improvement Co, has been incorporated
with a capital stock of Sl00, 600. It's in
corporators are Fred ID. Doty and Giles
5. Doty OF Penns Grove, Elmer s. Kill.
mer of Wildwood, Stanton B. Cole of
Brldgeton and Thomas B. Hall OF Phila-
plia.
The new Luxolite erected at Union
C)rner gives 400 candle DOVE which
makes an illumination as bright as day.
Another is to be put at the corner OF
Main and Penn Streets and the third at
the corner of South Broad and Maple
Avenue. Each will cost the Borough
$4S a year.. The others are so camille
power and cost $25 a year. The Luxo-
lite is worth the increase.
The Penns Grove and Wilmington
Ferry Company has posted a notice that
anto trucks with loads weighing more
than Eve tons flo. ON nornds( viii NOT no
transported across the river. The heavy
auto trucks and loads now put oil the
roads and bridges are causing the tax
payers immense sums to build and keep
in repairs. A law should be passed to
limit the loads on roads which should not
be required to take the place OF ~trolleys
and railroads