The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-23
ABOUT HOME.
what Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and township

Spring has arrived.
tie frogs have been croaking.
Some have plowed their gardens.
The days are longer than the nights.
The spring rain on Tuesday made mud
and slush.
Buck shad have been for sale in Penns
Grove for 80 cents each.
Eggs are down 10 30 cents a doz.u
Egg sandwiches are again 5 GEMS EACH
instead OF 10 cents.
The dirt, while soft mud, is being
taken off tile streets, preparatory for
putting the amiesite top on.
Frank J. Gaventa has broken ground
on Sack Avenue for a new double honsp
Pontlere and Michael are the builders.
The fair and bazaar of Emmanuel
Church over the post office this Friday
and Saturday evenings is worth while =
visit by you.
Sunday will be Boys Day in New Jer.
sey. All the boy in the State are px.
pected to go TO church; old boys as well
as young ones.
The walls of the new theatre below
Union Corner are going MP. They are
brick IN front and hollow tile al the
sides and rear.
The Penns Grove electric plant WAS
permanently closed March I'd, including
the ice plant. All ice comes from Penn
sylvania mountains.
Father and sons night will be held in
the Bal fist Church this Friday evening
Fifty men are expected to bring 6fty
sons or some one else's boy.
Power from the big electric plan in
Wilmington is expected to arrive across
the river at Deep Water Point At 2
O'Clock this Friday aud supply power for
the trolley aud other purposes.
ST. Patrick celebrated last Saturday
with a rain. Shelah gave three blow
outs OIL Sunday, because Pat Continues
wet. The third snow sqnall made the
ground white and lasted until Monday
noon,
Keep in mind the entertainment to
be gwen by the senior class OF the IIieh
School IN Riverside Theatre next Thurs
day evening. Tie class will render a
3-act comedy entitled AT the End of the
Rainbow"
Clara Kimball Your g will be the lead
ing attraction at the Riverside Theatre
next week, being shown on Tuesday in
''The Foolish Virgin" This actress has
a national reputation Other features lor
the week are all up-to-date.
The Penns Grove improvement Com.
pany offers the free use of the lots AT
South Penns Grove on the sonlh side
of Penns Neck Canal free of Charge for
gardening purposes. This is the oppoi-
tunity to cut down the cost of living.
Fishermen have their nets ready to
dip for the silvery, succulent and sayory
siIad. Those who will fish in the bay
expect to leave next Monday for Bay
side. Only about a half dozen nets will
go from Penns Grove, where between
forty and fifty went several years ago.
President Wilson has called Congress
in special session OF April I'd to declare
war OH Germany. There is a speeding
up on Carney Point on war order con-
tracts. Work is being rushed night and
day OH a chlorine plant to create some
plute-gas for German consumption.
R. +. Willis & Bro, incorporated, are
having erected i'll their lumber yard, op-
posite the Record office, on Oak Street, a
large building in which will he installed
u%p-to-date wood working machinery.
They will manufacture everything in the
line of special sash, doors, screens and
other mill work. The mill will be oper-
ated by Alfred Gillison, formerly of At
lantic City, who is an expert in that line.
As the birds are looking about them
for desirable places where they can build
their nests, why shonld man be less
thoughtful; see those beautiful lots in
Highland Park that are selling SO cheap.
SIS to $3.50 each.
E. w. HUFFMAN, Agent,
III :. Broad Street,