The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-31
News of Local Interest
What Is Occurring and Being
Talked About In The Borough
and Township

Halloween.
Look for an eclipse Of the moon next
Friday night.
Summer fingers in the lap of fall.
No killing frost yet.
The great white star in the East is
the planet Venus, sister to the earth as
they revolve around the sun.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Viola Dolbow this Fri
day evening. Everybody invited.
Harry Sherwood has sold his house
and lot on Elvin Avenue to George P.
Sparks.
Tuesday was the hottest day OF
record. The temperature went up to
IS in Penns Grove.
Thos. Whitesell, near Hawks Bridge.
has purchased the Vernon Hardwood
farm, near Yorktown.
Election next Tuesday. Do mo- for
get to vote. It is not only your priv
ilege, but your duty as a citizen.
The coney Express Co, on Oak
Street, has added a padded van to its
equipment for long distance moving
Henry Blohm has put up a forty
foot flag pole in front of his house from
which Old Glory will wave tomorrow.
Thomas Downham moved from Geo.
z. Harbeson's house, East Pitman
Street, to Geddes Street, Wilmington,
on Wednesday.
If you want to keep the gunners off
your property, better put up some
warning notices. You can get them at
the Record office.
At the sale of I.xt1res in Palace
Theatre on Thursday -~tternoon. 1. Luz
terman was the purchaser. He expects
to open it soon as a moving picture
show.
The wet weather during August and
September damaged the corn crop
much in Salem County. Yet it made
the prospects for next years grass
crop the best ever.
The lecture in the Emmanuel Church
last Monday evening by Rev. Milton H.
Nichols. of Philadelphia, on .Kipling
and His Men" was a rich literary treat,
appreciated by a large audience.
The annual Salem County flower show
will be held in the Y. NJ. C. A. building
Salem. on Saturday afternoon, Novem-
Der l. John c. Wistar. of Philadel-
phia, and Rev. E. j. Perot, of Salem,
will be the judges.
The ladies of Emmanuel church had
an all-day quilting party on Tuesday in
the Church work room. About fifty
were presnt who enjoyed a chicken pot
pie dinner, besides the social chats.
and made seven quilts.
Running Water Council, No. rs,
Daughters of Pocahontas, expect to en-
terrain the board of Great Chiefs of
New Jersey. also Pocahontas Council,
No. 1, of Wilmington, at their tenth
anniversary next Wednesday evening,
November 5th.
Every man who was in the Army ser
vice during the World War, whether in
the army. navy. camp or reserve,
whether in America or Europe, is ex-
pected to be in line Saturday afternoon
with his service suit on.
The new factory at East Main Street
and Cumberland Avenue will begin
operations on November 10th and oper-
ators are notified to report for work
on that date.
A( c1 SOAAAS ~ eAS
Cove on Tuesday night when an cleo
trio wire set fire to the trees in
front of the home of DR.. John Sum-
merrill. A policeman was placed on
! guard to see that no further damage
resulted.
BE sure and get tickets for the Musi-
cal and Entertainment on Monday
night. There should be a crowded
house to show the Chamber of Com
! merce that its efforts to give the people
! some high class entertainment is ap-
preciated.
The report that Jere Vincent had sold
= his small farm in Upper Penns Neck
Township was a false report. He and
his wife have decided to stick to the
farm and grow something to eat be-
Z cause of so many without work.
Abner S. Patrick. of Salem, County
4 Road Supervisor, will spend the winter
in Florida. He has been in poor health
for several months and is recovering
4 from an operation in a Philadelphia
hospital. His wife and daughter will
. accompany him. S. Frank Powell, of
I Elsinboro will supervise the roads in
his absence.
The wholesale prices in the Jersey
4 Market in Wilmington this week are
as follows: Sweet potatoes. s1-s115 a
! basket; small sweets, 60-75c; peppers,
! SO-40c; cabbage. 50-65; tomatoes, 75c-
1925: apples, 50-75c; lima beans. 50.
Z Limas have not been below $3.50 this
season and up to SO.
Get your tickets for the grand musi-
! cal entertainment to be given by the
4 Chamber of Commerce. in Broad Street
Theatre. on Monday evening, November
I 3rd. If you nave tickets they will be
exchanged for reserved seat coupons
! at any of the following places at which
I tickets are for sale: D.. J. McCloskey,
/ s Franklin Street; Harry Bress, Main
J and Franklin Streets; Charles Kinda,
! - w. Main Street; Milton Featherer,
Penns Grove National Bank; Walter
! Edgar, postoffice building.
Mr.. Cardriver, paste this in your hat;
] The man on foot has equal right OF
Z way with the vehicle at all times, and