The Penn's Grove record., 1917-06-01
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME.
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township
The temperature is 81.

Ihe temperature IS 62.
A heavy rain this Friday morning give
abundant moisture.
The Gas Company is laying a 4-inch
main on State Street from Church Street.
81. Paul's Auxiliary cleared S54 from
then strawberry festival last Saturday
night.
Domenic Scarfo has sold the CLAYTON
Watson house and lot in Esgletown to
John Walladson.
Charles Craig has broken ground for A
ne" house on State Street on a lot lie
bought OF w. A. Sack.
The Penns Grove Water Supply Com
pahy is laying an 8-inch main down
sack Avenue to State Street.
Work at the powder mills was suspend
ed on Wednesday and hundreds went
elsewhere to see friends aud pleasure.
Penns Grove Temple, Camels of the
world, will have a social meeting ana An
imitation IN their new uniforms OIL June
18th.
There was a magnificent fiareup in an
asserting house at the powder works
tuesday evening at s 40. No one was
reported hurt.
johnson Bros, of Wilmington, la e
opened a grocery and meat store i'm S. NJ.
Justices building. opposite Carney Poin.
Post Office.
Slow your patriotism by displaying a
nag. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Sons
OF Veterans request that you keep 1aps
up until Flag Day, June 18th.
The Penns Grove RECORD is for sale at
Suckers News Store, foot of Main Street.
feIhs Grove; at Brandriff's News Store.
opposite Carney Point Post Office. If.
June lst. Not q ripe strawberry, net
a ripe tomato aud white potatoes a month
late. In many former years these early
vegetables have been gathered in this
region.
Those living north of Main Street will
register next Tuesday in the High School
building. Chose south of Main Street
III Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Main
and * Streets.
A party OF young ladies' (ouien ssbe ?,
nave arranged tor a package party anu
dance ia Community Hall on Thursday.
l4tlI INST. Gentlemen paw their score
and ladies furnish the packages.
The home OF the grape fruit will be
shown by stereopticon views all next
week at 10 South Broad street. MIR. p. 2.
Scott OF Stuart, Florida, will tell of the
possibilities Of the lruit industry in that
semi-tropical region. All free.
Simon Cunningham is having his
blacksmith shop near Union Corner EN-
larged by ali addition to the eide and
building ont TO the sidewalk, so AS to
accommodate his large automobile trade
oil tie Ford agency and supplies.
Salem WAS as anxious for a trolley as .
boy tor a new tin rattle, or the babe whu
wanted the bee. They have the cars.
but the rattle gets on the nerves of the
people OF that quiet old town. They
VIII get used to the mental Jars in a
lew weeks, like Penns Grove citizens
have done.
The hIst annual minstrel show and
dance by the ilartville Pleasure Club. a
ne" organization among the guards At the
powder plants. will he given this Friday
evening IN Community Hall, under the
direction OF Gene Lamkin aud Thona>
Loag, the popular end men of the dupont
mlnsi:els. Dancing will follow the show.
The rains last Sunday afternoon and
Monday forenoon were a great benefit to
vegetables and especially to the straw
berry crop. About an inch of water Tell
III both rains Hail in large quantity,
larger than green peas, preceded the rain
on a north wind on Sunday. Hail also
lell on Monday. Little damage was done
by it.
}. Theobald, Of Pitman, representing
the Electric Company OF New Jersey,
was in Penns Grove on Tuesday looking
over this growing field. He WAS accom-
panied by Clarence 5. Leach who will
represent the new business department
IN this locality. Charles J.. McCluskev
at present caring for the company's affairs
IN Penns Grove, will remain with the
company.
The Riverside Tn atre management
made another big hit last night when
they presented Jack Corbett and his
Dream Girls in the musical comedy. en-.
titled "Fatsy the Bell Boy" 1t will be
repeated tonight aud to morrow night.
Friday and Saturday: There is a big
dancing chorus which every body enjoys
immensely. The program for next week
OF vaudeville and pictures is a good one
and IS printed in full elsewhere.
BIGGEST and BEST Stock of LATEST
STYLE IN Hans in Wilmington is at
DubelPs, No. 2 East Third Street. Chill
dren's Hats a specialty.-Ady. 3 80 3m.