The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-25

Monday.
Wilmington still continues to fur
nish paralyzer. A stiff was haulet
from the wharf to the lookup OF
Thursday afternoon. He was full ant
the bottle was empty.
Those who conduct moving pictur,
theatres should bear in mind tina
most children are visual minded. The,
remember best what they see and no
what they hear and read.
Woodbury. farmers sold A No. 1 to
matoes in the Philadelphia market OF
Wednesday for Is cents a basket ant
they We're retailing the same day a
two pounds for a quarter.
Second crop grass, corn and lat,
tomatoes may bring profits yet. 81
cheer up. Providence has always pro
vided n way or another.
The largest toad stool even seer in
this region was taken from the back
yard by Charles A. Bridgman on
Church Street, Carneys Point. 1t was
Il inches in circumference and weigh.
ed IL pounds.
DR.. w. L. LaBaw and Thomas
Wolf, employed in the camphene biuld.
ing at the dye works, were severely
scalded on Monday while drawing off
a charge of Pirene. Both were scalded
about the face and upper parts of the
arms and body.
Capt. Carl Surran, who has beer
wishing his broher, William B. Surran,
in Penns Grove, has been ordered to
Jefferson barracks, Missouri. Capt
Surran was in the Sd Division of the
Army Of Occupation in Coblentz, Ger.
many. He is a physician and will re-
turn to Penns Grove and resume the
practice of his profession.
Contractor Burk has completed the
amiesite top to the macadam road
from Biddle Creek to the Pilesgrove
township line. On Thursday he began
.FeXcavating with a steam shovel, East
Main Street, at Union Corner. The
road is to be lowered, a new macadam
base put in and an asphalt top put on
from Main and Broad Street, Penns
Grove, to Biddle creek.
The Commencement Number OF
cred and White" the 40-page maya
zine issued by the Penns Grove High
School, made its appearance this
week. 1t contains fine half-tone por-
traits of the members of the gradu-
ating class and much interesting read
ing matter. Copies can be had for &c
cents each book ras printed al
I fhe I.-a5 mice.
Lew c. Coney, the South road
street eTpressnan, moved a three-tor
safe fror2 NJ. D. Poland's jewehy
store, Mir Street, to the Poland de
partmsn store, ct Union Corner, or
WEDNESDAY. Lev can remove any
| thine ard refuses no orders. There is
nothing too big or too small for him
to handle and you will find that he
gives all orders prompt attention.
A mass meeting will be held in Ode
Fellows Hall on Monday night tc
effect an ORGANIZATION for the purp0se
/ of conduc5iag p4blic library j. PcunS
Grove. A constitution and bylaws
will be submitted and officers will be
elected. A reading public makes g
we~ll-informed public and a library
tends to make a reading public. Be
present and help the towns welfare.
Say. aren't we going to have any
local politics this year?We've got tc
select a new Mayor and two Council
men at the primaries in September
and YOU hardly hear a word about it
Albert J. Bodine and Arthur S. Smith
both retire this wear Are they going
to enter the field again and who else
What are the Democrats doing? Wake
up, boys, the time is getting short.
Srmmerill & McCloskey, the loca,
electrical dealers and contractors
have prepared a very attractive show
room in their store at Main ano
Franklin Streets. A space has beer
artistically fenced in for demonstra-
ton purposes and furnished in a man.
ner both pleasing and attractive. The
idea is a fine one and give them a
chance to show their wares to the best
advantage.
Poland's big department store al
Union Corner is being put in shape
for the convenience of the public as
RAPIDLY as possible and it will only be
a short time before the entire work
is completed, when Penns Grove will
have a department store that many
larger places might envy. While
these finishing touches are being
made the management is conducting
a special sale and many bargains are
offered.
John Willadson, Chief Engineer on
S S. Caloria, which is owned by the
Standard Oil Company, has arrived
home this week after completing eight
round trips across the ocean While
in the English Channel last October,
the steamer was torpedoed and 10000
gallons of crude oil foated out on the
sea. During his absence his wife ac-
cepted the position as Rural Carrier
for the Penns Grove post office which
position she has c~reditably filled up to
the present time. Mr.. Willadson has
lust presented his wife with a fine new
Ford car. She is a hustling mother
with six small children.