The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-13
ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

last saturday aud sunday between Penn 6
Grove aud Philadelphia.
Mrs. Amy %IIormer missed a d,z-u
Chickens last Sunday morning. Some
thieves got All Easter feast.
Dupont Powder plants are we'll gnard.
ed with 1856 guards. Twenty-lour mil :
tiamen are on guard on The roads.
Since the beautiful snow decorations
OF last Monday morning disappeared,
tue weather has prevailed for work.
Many residents in dupont Villages are
preparing lawns with abundance OF
manure to compete for tile prizes given
by the Company,
}. NJ. Cooper has opened a barber shop
and billiard parlor for colored people at
96 East Main Street. 1t is known AS the
Blue Ribbon" shop.
Eighteen members of the National
Guards are located at PednckteWn to
guard the railroad bridge. A like nun .
Der are at Bridgeport.
Upper Penns Neck will be rich wien
the new $l00. 600 road is built. 1t will
cost more than the value OF the farms
within hall A mile OF it.
IA thief entered the home oil Isaac P.
Sinlkins recently aud stole 800 from a
tin box which WAS broken open, also \
6atch and razor blades.
A foreigner stole a trolley car last Sun
day night at Plant 3 and run it to Penns
Grove better than a motormau. Squire
Duffy gave him a free ride to Salem iii.
Tl.a al -
City OF Camden last Saturday evening
as she lett Penns Grove ard blew
her aground below the wharf. Tugs
pulled her off after the tide arose in two
hours.
The school children are learning &C NJ
Omy aud thrift. One day each week
they bring old papers to school. This
week So worth were brought. The
money will be used to improve the
school ground.
All members OF Nnkomis Tribe No. 70
are requested 10 he present on next
Thursday night 1911, M an open meeting
as the Great Chiefs OF New Jersey will he
present at the Wig@an Tor the purpose
of booming l;ednansl,ip.
The Freshmen Glass oil Penns Grove
High school will have a sale Of cakes
and pies 1T the SlIur Chemical drug store.
Broad aud Main Stress, Saturday after
noon and evening. l4tIl. Good old
fashioned honle-mad baking.
Very few slad were caught this week
Ben and Harry WhileselI braved the
waves on Monday aud canglu Is. The
catch the remainder of tie week WAS
frnn, y -, q .s FL " "
hay WAS small Capt. lDeanv h|ionglli
only 800 from there on Wednesday.
The new Penns Grove planipg mill is
rapidly nearing completion, AID while
there is some delaying in receiving the
necessary machinery it is hoped it will
all arrive soon and be installed. Mr..
Alfred Gillison, the proprietor, is right
on the job, giving the work his personal
supervision.
The Woman's Equal Suffrage League
has elected Mrs. John Nj. Summerill and
Mrs. j. Harry Smith as delegates, Mis-.
Edward Naylor and Mrs. Hannah Asb-
craft, alternates, to the annual meeting
of the New Jersey State Federation Of
Woman's Clubs, TO be held in Atlantic
City the f'st week in May.
The Loyal Order of Moose, No. $50, Of
Penns Grove, will hold their annual
memorial service at the Moose Home, on
Sunday evening, 18th inst, at 80
o'clock, to which the public is cordially
invited. The services will consist OF
vocal and instrumental music and an ad-
lress by S. T.. Gordon, secretary of the
local lodge. ~
Not to be outdone by the clerks, the
mail carriers of the Penns Grove post
office have organized and established
Branch No 1765 OF the National Associa-
ton of Letter Carriers. Samuel Miller
was elected President and William A
Fogarty, Secretary. This is in keeping
with the boast of New Jersey that all
carriers are members OF the Association.
Civilization" was shown at the Riy-
elside Theatre last night to a capacity
audience and will he repeated twice to-
night, Friday. A more thrilling ednca-
tional picture has never been shown in
penns Grove and Mr.. Elkinton and Man
ager Martin are praised for bringing il
here. While the awful trail of battle
stretches through she scenes Of the mar
rative it is eAsSn in the hope that al APP
p,lled people may in future devote them
selves more earnestly to the cause OF per-
maneht peace throughout the world.
Next weeks full program is printed com.
plete in another column with ''Panthea'
IN Tuesday as the leading attraction.
BIGGEST aud BEST STocK of LAT EST
STYLE in Hats in Wilmington is at
Dubell's, No. 2 East Third Street Chill
dren's Hats a speciality 3 80 3m.
Stop Look Listen! Building Lots in
Highland Park Addition are now being
offered lower than they will ever be o.
iered again. A word to the wise is sniff
Gent. E. W. Huffman, Agent. As