The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-27
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

A new, large, high blending tower is
being erected at Plant /.
Numerous flags are flying from the
office building IN the powder plants.
Belvin Garrison has decided TO give ND
his residence in P-nns Grove aud relntn
to Elmer.
Early truckers have set many early
tomato plants from their spottlrg beds
into the field.
Miss Kezia Layton has bought the
house 80 Pitman street of Joseph Dunk,
formerly Narr. son-Diver house.
K. F. Willis & Bro, Inc, are having
q house erected IN Oak Street opposite
the Record office, to be occupied by L. {.
Coney and his press business.
Public officials to be elected in Salem
County this year include a Senator, As
semblyman, SiItriff and Surrogate.
The light rain on Thursday mellowfd
pl0wed ground and aided vegetation. A
soaking rain is needed TO help the grass
crop
Mrs. Christiana s. Wright, 7. Homer
Leap and Charles +. Denny have bought
lots OH Church aud State streets of VIII
liam Diver.
Frank De BeFardini, the tailor, has
rented James q. Smailey's new store
OH Oak Street and will take possession
oil May 20th.
b. Noel Gross has bought the lot at
the northern corner of South Broad and
Sack Avenue. On Tuesday he broke
ground for a new double house.
A trolley car knocked down an Italian
at Broad and Walnut Streets Wednesday
afternoon and cut his head lie was
taken on the Car and pui ia II DOCTORS
care for repairs.
Old white potatoes are $40 a sack, or
barrel Wholesale, Tor seed. New Florida
potatoes are SIP a barrel. Old 2oiaite e.
are retailing at ~ a basket-a small bas-
ket, in Penns Grove.
The members of the Woman's Club
are doing their bit" this week by noti-
lying property owners to have their rub
Dish cleaned up and ready for the
Borough carts to lisul away.
~ eNSti'E POnuCt q tic gun range.
Plant |, N Thursday afternoon, Abran
Jacob was hit by a rebound of the gun
III the leg and had To iiav We stitches taken.
tie is o at home in bed for repairs and
4 rest.
The Moose ia their first pool tourna
ment Monday night uutplayed the South
Jersey Republican Club by the score of
100 to 81. May and Smith made some
sensational plays, but Eckllart and Lord
won easily.
Connty Engineer Cattell has recei we'd
word from the state Road Departme t
that $60, 600 has been allotted Gloucester
County for road repairs for 1917. TIE
engineer had estimated that about So
900 would be required.
The trees along South Broad Street BE-
tween Emmanuel Cemetery and the Cove
meadow are being taken out this week go
the sidewalk can be graded. Tie trees
and butts were put in the Smiths
meadow.
The warm May weather last FRIDAY.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, brought
out the pear and cherry blossoms much
sooner Than usual after the beautiful peach
blooms arrived. 1t is believed that the
Easter snow did not injure the peach
u d from the appearance Of the blooms,
Horace Lippincott, who has a farm in
Burlington County, has, it is reported.
been offered $l7 a ton for his crop OF
tomatoes by the Campbell Soup Com
pahy. Also % 80 a ton extra for assert
ed fruit. No such prices were offered fer
tomatoes down in this neighborhood by
the Campbell Company.
Numerous wagon loads OF beer are dis.
tributed in Penns Grove from wagons by
two men,. One drives the wagon. The
other gets the order and holds up the
number of fingers to indicate the number
of crates wanted. Yet some have all
appetite for grape juice. There was a
wagon load of the Dubelle brand OH
Denny's wharf OH Thursday.
Few complaints at the scarcity or high
cost of foods can be made in Penns
Grove, where double and quadruple
wages are received and there is abund-
ance of money to spend for luxuries. In
our markets can be bought pne apples
from Porto Rico, asparagus and oranges
from California. new potatoes, onions,
cucumbers and squasIes from Florida.
BIGGEST and BEST STocK of Law EST
STYLE in HATS in Wilmington is at
Dubell's, No. 2 East Third Street. Chill
dren's Hats a specialty.-Adv. 3 80 3m.
Stop Look Listen /! Building Lotsin
Highland Park Addition are now being
offered lower than they will ever be Of
Tered again. A word to the wise is sniff.
Gent. Il. W. Huffman, Age It. As