The Penn's Grove record., 1919-12-12
News of Local Interest

Empty and loaded shells by the
thousands continue TO arrive at the
Delaware Ordnance Depot. Many are
being piled up in tiers.
The first service in the Christian
Science Church. recently erected on
East Harmony Street, was held last
Sunday.
Penns Grove stores are fun of sub
statial goods for Christmas gifts.
Every dollar of profit left in town
helps to make 1t richer and greater.
The reappointment Of H. c. Dixon as
superintendent of Salem County schools
was affirmed by the State Board Of
Education on Saturday.
For the first time in six years the
powder lines at the duPont Plant at
Gibbstown have been placed on a FIVE
day a week working schedule.
Industrial birds of passage continue
TO come and go. While some moved out
this week, three families from Virginia
moved in on Thursday.
Winfield Keller. of Paulsboro. has
bought Clarence Daughters 2O-acre
farm in Gloucester County between
Pedriektown and swedesboro.
We have just received in time for
Holiday selling rs of the famous
HdIUfODE ana steamer
trunks. Prices range from SIS to $50.
". 5. Leap-Adv.
Among the attorneys to pass the ex-
~aminations for counsellor of the New
Jersey Bal last week, was Mayor w. A.
W. Grier, Jos. j. Sumnerin, Jr, in
Woodbury..
The John NJ. Krom farm at Dare
town, owned by Frank Davis, was
offered at public sale last week but was
not sold. $241.50 an acre was offered.
James Giannini. the popular barber.
at 116 West Main Street, who has been
out of commission for a couple of
weeks with kidney trouble, Isl back on
the job again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin OFT, of Pitts
grove, have moved to Lloyd Newkirk's
farm at Friendship. Their son, George,
VIII move there with them in the
spring and farm the place.
A masked dance will be given by the
Girl Scouts of Penns Grove New Years
Eve in Odd Fellows Hall. Admission
IS cents. Tickets may be secured from
any of the Scouts.
Lewis Coney has just received a car
load of Christmas trees from Maine
and they are for sale at his express
office. No. 2 Railroad Avenue; also
holly wreaths and tree stands, whole
sale and retail.-Adv.
The temperature was down to 20 on
Thursday morning and freezing temper
allure continued all day. Rain fell
Thursday night and froze to sleet It
was very slippery this Friday morning
with the temperature at 30.
Mrs. A. E. Wells. the Evangelist. who
had started special revival services in
the Sharptown NJ. z. Church.. was
Obliged to close the meetings last Fri
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her husband at Newark.
The American Bakery at 20 South
Broad Street, formerly the home Of G.
v. Dolbow. was sold last Saturday at
public sale by D. ". Summerill, Jr., at
torney. to Lewis Riches. of Whining
ton. for $1z.5o0
County Clerk Walter F. Ballinger has
named his predecessor. Benjamin E.
Harris, Deputy County Clerk, and the
same force that has been in the Office
doing such efficient work for several
years is still retained.
Ordine Figli D. Italia, Loggia Nouva
Roma. 964. in Penns Grove N. J., da IA
la prima fiesta sociale di un concerto
lie Flu man to, ALA SaIa, d Fellows
Hall, ITO w. Main Street, Lunedi Sera
%. December 1919. Ora 100 p. NJ.
Tichetta uno scudo.
The Salem Standard and Jerseyman
and the Sunbeam nave advanced their
subscription rate to s1.75 a year. to be-
come effective January LIST next. This
will automatically advance the price Of
single copies to four cents. The
Record will probably have to advance
the transient rate also.
The stone shoulders are being put
on the asphalt road from Penns Grove
to Layton's Lake. Stone shoulders
will also be put on the road from
Penns Grove to Penns Neck. The
Freeholders have bought 500 tons Of
stone. which contractorJ F. Burke, had
left over. It is at Penns Grove station.
DR.. Lyde s. Pratt, who was cunning
in Maine. sent a three-pronged deer to
Carneys Point to show that he Is the
NEST famous hunter of the season. It
was on exhibition last Saturday in
front Of South Broad Meat Market as
proof that it was the real thing.
William Lewis. who has been in
charge of Long & Holton's meat depart
ment for several years. has decided to
go into business for himself and will
open a meat market on West Main
Street, near the railroad. 1t will be
conducted on the cash and carry"
plan. No credit n no deliveries.
Work is being rushed night n day
on the construction of two steel tanks
at Deep Water Point in which to store
oil for burning to replace coal. Eacn
tank is ia feet in diameter, 80 feet
high and will hold $1,000 gallons. It
is hoped to have the oil burners ready
in January because of the shortage OF
coal.
Two of the happiest boys in Penns
Grove today are Jack" Sickler and
Isl" Flanagan with seven years OF life
on their shoulders. On Wednesday
morning they awoke to the fact that
their respective daddies, T. Vandyke
Sickler and Joseph S. Flanagan had Sc
cured for each of them a handsome
Shetland pony with the necessary out
fit for healthful recreation in the open.
The Land of Shur
To find a fountain of water in a will