The Penn's Grove record., 1917-06-22
ABOUT HOME.
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and township

~S"tinming time 10 the river is efj3yed
10y many.
Mr.. Mosquito began prosecuting many
oils very sharp tins wees.
The grass crop is shorter this year than
usual, HE dry weather last August and
september kept mucl seed from germin-
itIng.
The Penns Grove merchants began this
week to close their stores Oh W ednesdays
at 0 The arrangement will Continue
until further notice.
Tie flicker and failure of the electric
lights last Saturday night show the
necessity Of having gas, lamps and cali
tiles Tor emergencies.
Ihe work OF putting on the amiesite
top on the stone road between Plant I
ana 2 las been resumed. Wagon tiayel
is suspended for a time until the tar
'~iftssing hardens.
As calves are worth II cents a pound
i've weight, while the price is tempt
ING, the farmer with limited helpers Who
grows calves into COWS and colts into
horses will gain ia the end.
VIM. Stelnsnyder lost 4 valuable gray
horse from his stable in the rear OF Plant
z, early on Tuesday morning OF this week
ana lie is inclined to believe the animal
was stolen as r Mexican riding saddle is
also missing.
The three ships loaded for Sweden.
alleged to be blockade runners to Ger
many, held for a month OFF Carney Point
by the Government, because Of unsatis-
factory clearance papers, left on Thurs
day afternoon.
The cake sale conducted by tie young
ladies OF Penns Grove i'll the A r. Biddle
building Oh West Main Street on Friday
night last for the benefit OF tile War De-
partnent \. NJ, &. A., was literally
patfohlzed by the townspeople, and
$500 were realized.
A bowling mob gathered around the
lookup OH Tuesday with some alleged
grievance agalnt Recorder Duffy. who lad
sent II OF their number to the rock
rile. Squire McAdams went among
them as a pacitst and using his author.
itv as an officer of the law dispersed the
mob. Since then one OF the bunch has
had a warrant issued for McAdams' arrest
on tile charge oil assault and battery.
The Independence Day shoot Of the
DUPONT Gun Club will be an interesting
event. The program is made up of niue
contests, several OF them being novelties
The list comprises "Ghost" targets. a veg-
etable shoot, colored tBIgets, a pickup
race, change guns event, quail" Shoot,
hand trap shooting, and a contest Tor a
double-taIget trophy. The big event.
however, will be a night shoot, when the
targets viii be covered with phosphorus
So they will be visible to the shooters.
The prizes to be shot for will he exhibit
Ell next week III the window OF Il. +.
willis x Bros store on OAK street. The
hrst event viii be called promptly AT
1880 in the morning.
The leading feature OF next weeks bin
at the Riverside Theatre VIII be Tuesday
when Norma Ialmadge will appear in
The Law OF Compensation" The story
presents Miss Talmadge as a school Girl
revelIng III the Joyous abandon oil vontb
and then as a mature woman. Size tirsi
appears as the daugh e. off Yves ern Lay-
yer. She marTles All inventor ana cannes
East to live. Alter tie birth OF tleir
baby she becomes interested in a ,npsical
career and eventually finds herself on the
verge OF taking a step that would rniu
her lie. Her father learns of this and
arrives III time to save her by the recital
OF the story OF the Tie aud death of ner
mother. History repeats itself i'm a story
OF passion and happiness
BIGGEST and BEST 1T OK OF LA EST
STYLE ~ hats in Wilmington Is M
Dubeil's, No 2 East Third Street. Chill
dren's Hats a specialty.-Adv. 3 80 3m.
AN OPPORTUNITY for double patriotism
buy Liberty Loan Bonds AID a lot in
Highland Park, thus be loyal to yout
country aud just TO yonr ianlilv. We
VII accept the Bonds in payment for the
lot. See + w. HOFFMAN, Agt..
6-15-I7. III :. Broad Street