The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-07
News of Local Interest
What Is Occurring and Being
Talked About In The Borough
and Township

The Elks are arranging for a big
bazaar and home talent carnival to be
held in the near future.
Simon Cunningham has been ap-
pointed agent of the State Motor We
hicle Department for Penns Grove.
The third Red Cross roll call will be
held next week. Much is needed to
continue the work.
Peter Carey has sold his farm of At
acres az Bridgeport to Alois Fuetteret.
Of East P~ittsburg, thru w. NJ. Fleming.
Fall weather with cool northwest
wines has arrived. h temperature
was down to "A on Wednesday and ~
this Friday morning.
The family of John Chapman, living
on Walnut Street, are preparing to
move to Flint, Mich. where Mr.. Chap
man has been employed for some time.
J.. U. Layton talks about rugs this
week and it is surprising what he
knows about them and Via an extern
sive line he carries.
Did you ever see cotton in bloom?
Look in the window of D. a. English's
bakery and see a dozen balls from
Virginia, bursting open.
The Woman's Auxiliary of st. Paurs
Church win hold their annual potpie
supper in the Church on next Thurs
day, November 18th, at ) o'clock.
Emmet Halnes has moved from Car
neys Point to George Fenton's bunga-
low. in Pennsville. where he will have
charge of the garage located in Central
Park.
Herbert Fogg, of Pennsville, will re-
sumo the farming business again in the
spring. He has leased the farm now
~tenanted by Herman Pompper. on the
Salem road.
Moose Lodge, No. $50. is arranging
their home, South Broad Street. begin
ming Wednesday. 10Th inst, and con-
%tinuing a whole week.
Charles Biddle, the young son of Mrs.
Carrie Biddle, had his ankle fractured
/ while engaged in gymnastic sports at
the YMCA on Tuesday evening and is
now confined to his home.
At the sale of personal property of
Ralph E. Bassett, at Harrisonville Sta
ton last week. amounted to s11.500.
There was an immense crowd present
and articles brought good prices.
DR.. C. F. Baxter will move his office
from his residence, Il South Broad
Street. to rooms 6 and Z Post Office
building, Penns Grove, on Moday, the
10th. 11-7-tf
When you cross the railroad or street
look. A lady got hit on the head We'd
nesday when the safety gate went
down. A person was never so badly
injured by a train at Main Street Cross
ing.
Miss Marie dell OIivastro, 9 Willis
on it. This is a rare tree and fruit to
grow in Penns Grove. The tree root
was received from italy.
Harvey Sparks has bought the stock
and farming utensils of Gideon Dolbow,
who lives on the Judge Sinnickson
farm. He has rented the farm and will
move there in a short time. Mr.. Dol
bow will retire from the farming bust
ness.
The farm of 20 acres. at Perkintown,
owned by Walter A. Huber, deceased,
W as SUN ct ONoA SN 1900
Saturday to Joseph S. Stiles for $3.50.
Sixty acres were under the highest
state of cultivation and the buildings
and hothouses were of the best.
The top of the automobile of David
J. Kaiser, of Penns Grove, was torn off
at the Broadway and Salem Street
crossing of the Atlantic City Railroad
Saturday night when the safety gates
were lowered on the machine and one
Of the gates caught in the top.
1t is surprising there are not more
accidents when the number of automo-
biIes who exceed the speed limit are
seen. Footmen have the right of way
at all street crossings. Before cross
ing always stop and look in both direc-
tons.
County Road Supervisor Abner S.
Patrick has been forced by the condi-
ton of his health to temporarily give
up his work and has secured Frank S.
Powell to look after the County roads.
Mr.. Patrick has zone to Florida with
his wife and daughter to recuperate.
The second instalment of taxes will
become due on November 30th. 1t will
seem strange to pay in November
instead of December, but there is only
half as much to pay, the first half hay
ing been collected Jun 1st. Besides
it gives you a chance to begin on the
Christmas drive.
A campaign of advertising is started
in this issue for the new Overland car.
You can hardly miss it. They say a
whole lot about this new improved car
and are willing to back up every word
of it. Demonstrations will be given by
the local agent, II. ]. Force, 147 West
Main Street.
The musical entertainment under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce,
in Broad Theatre. by Victor talking
machine artists, last Monday evening,
was heard by a fun house. The violin
lists, harpists. bell performers were
fine. The elocutionists fair. As the
singers missed the train from Camden
and did not arrive another entertain
ment was announced.
Foot Ball