The Penn's Grove record., 1917-05-04
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township
Strawberries are IN bloom.

Strawberries are iu bloom.
The pink blooms Of the apple trees are
beautiful.
Some Penns Grove scholars have onit
school to - to work on farms.
1t is said Il at guards are Watching the
Wilmington library. dynamite" has
been found in tie dictionary.
Rev. Walter Atkinson was the dele
gate OF Emmanuel League at the district
convention 1T CrllinRswOod last Week.
Monday was a fine day. A rain in tie
AFTERNOON WAS greatly needed. More
rain Tell a lew miles southwark At Penns
Grove.
The Interstate Milk Producers' Assc-
Citation has fixed the wholesale price of
milk for May at 81 cents per quart / or.
Philadelphia.
Albert p. Biddle is having a store front
bullt to his house, formerly Mrs. Samuel
Aflnstrong's home, near Union Corner.
ana Will move his restaurant there when
completed.
Mrs. Lois Justice sold the A mos Justice
homestead farm near Pedricktown to
James Nlpe. Samuel J. J Justice, who has
oeen living thereon for some years, has
moved into Pedricktown.
The Salem Committee OF Public Safety
has arranged for a Patriotic Rally At the
County seat on Saturday afternoon. 18Th.
CIVIC societies are planning to take part
III the patriotic demonstration.
The first annual field day for pnblic
school pupils of Salem county to be held
at Woodstown this month has been called
on by County Superintendent Dixon.
Instead oil tile May day frollc and games
the pupils will lend a hand to the farm.
ers IN helping them plant their crops.
Charles Lanning, the noted Penns
GROVE cartoohlst, continues To draw on
timely topics for the Providence k f..
Journal. In last sunday = issl. he nm
uncle sam astride the earth hoeing
onions, potatoes, beets and tonatoe..
The motto was, zone Floiter the Cover i.
ment Won't Disturb"
Herman Miller, a German, came over
from Wilmington on Monday with 81
NOISY jag on and began to talk in a dis
ioyal manner about his adopted country:
tlIen lie WAS arrested, fined $40 and costs
and given ninety days in jail. lie had
forgotten tie slogan, ''obey the law and
Keep your mouth shut"
Howard b. Keasby, Captain OF Co. F..
Third Infantry, National Guard. n, a.
at Salem, has been elected Captain
20. b, Battalion OF Engineers, at Cam
den. THIS Company will be lie n !.
part OF the Eaglneers' Corps ni tie
Army, whose duty II Will bp 10 lelkCm
work on roads aud bridges.
tile South Jersey Republican Ciub
again played another game oi pool VIII
the local Moose team MoiIday right. The
game was n closely contested one ion
over All anr beioIe an enthusiastic
crowd, and resulted Ia the score OF 81 to
100 i'll favor OF the Mousse. MAY and
Buck performed for the Republican Clul.
II. G. Berry, who has been euperir.
tendent OF the Salem and Penns Grove
Traction line, will take up high tension
construction work for the American
Railway Company, after having got the
trolley line in good working order. L.
Scott Shilling has been appointed super
intendent OF the trolley line.
The big attraction this week at tile
Riverside Theatre will be presented to-
morrow Saturday night, when Joe
Hortlz, the famous comedian and singer
with Dumont's minstreIs, will appear
with his black face boys, nine Of them, in
his great minstrel act. 1t is not often the
people OF Penns Grove are AFFORDED such
a treat aud the enterprise OF the manage
ment will be appreciated, Joe Hortiz
will give you a good, clean evenings fun.
A Mary Pickford picture ''The Poor Lit
tie Rich Girl" will be shown rex Tues
day afternoon and evening.
Paul Musante was hailed before Squire
Duffy on Monday charged with assault
and battery OH his wife, Flora Musante.
Several witnesses testified to hearing a
racket in the house and also heard Mu-
sante make serious threats against his
wife. Evidence was also given that he
intended to start a speakeasy. He was
held under $500 bail for Court. lie said
he he'd $lS5 in bank, but the wife spoke
mp and said the coin was deposited in
her name and that lie couldn't have a
cent OF it. She needed the money to
run the house and take care of the
children.
BIGGEST and BEST Stock OF LATEST
STYLE in HATS in Wilmington is at
Dubell's, No. 2 East Third Street. Chill
dren's Hats a specialty.-Adv. 5 80 3m.
Stop ! Look Listen Building Lotsi in
Highland Park Addition are nov being
offered lower than they will ever be Of
Tered again. A word to the wise is sutf.
cient. f.. W. Huffman. AGENT. AZ