The Penn's Grove record., 1919-03-07
News of Local Interest
What Is Occurring and Being
Talked About In The Borough
and Township
Pussy willows are in bloom.

FusSy WILLOWS are IN bloom.
Some have plowed their gardens.
Easter occurs this year On April 20.
Milk drops from 16 to Ia cents a
quart in Penns Grove March 9th.
A springtime rain fell Wednesday
afternoon and green grass is appear
ing.
William A. CHAT has added a whole
sale department to his store on South
Broad Street and will handle paper
bags, brooms, etc.
The annual election of officers for
the ensuing year of Penns Grove
Lodge, No. 20, L. o. O.. NJ, will take
place next Wednesday evening.
DIR. C. F. Baxter has leased Mrs.
Hannah S. Ashcraft's house, Al South
Broad Street, and will remove there
next week.
Sheriff Mifflin wishes it known that
Ruth Williams, detained in Jail, has
her trunk and her own v~ictrola, which
is not a special privilege.
The March meeting of the Board of
F~reeholders will be held at the Court
House next Wednesday morning. The
session will call at 1870 instead of II
o'clock.
Frank Summerill moved from his
farm above the Forked Hickory cross
roads in Upper Penns Neck Township
on Wednesday. John Shorts moved
onto his farm to till it this year.
Penns Grove Lodge of Moose will
give an entertainment and dance in
their home on Broad Street Thursday
evening, March 18th. There will be
good music and a good time generally.
Charles Glisper is in the County Jail
charged with assault and battery upon
John Scott, of Oldmans Township. He
was heard before Justice McAdams.
Robbins Pharmacy has been incor-
porated as a company with Eugene A.
McAdams as general manager and
treasurer. He has conducted the place
for several years.
J.. R. Levin, an old resident, has
purchased the hay and feed business
of A. Simonds at 10 North Broad
Street and will take possession at once.
He will carry a complete line of hay,
feed and poultry supplies.
Troop No. 2, Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, of Emmanuel Church, will hold a
cake sale in T. 1. Holton's store, No. 8
N. Broad Street, on Saturday after
noon and evening, March 9Th. Come
help the boys in a worthy cause.
The handsome Elk's head presented
to Penns Grove Lodge by the Atlantic
City Elks was installed in the lodge
room yesterday. The antlers are wired
for electric lights and it makes a fine
appearance. The work was done by
Summerill & McCloskey.
A few have begun to think of shad
fishing. Florida shad were in Penns
Grove market six weeks ago at Coo
a pound. North Carolina shad are in
market now for 40c a pound. But for
old-fashioned brain food the editor
prefers catfish. 1t has a joint to it.
Benjamin Lloyd has bought the Re-
store Turner farm of 100 acres beside
the ~Pilesgrove burial ground, of David
Coleson. He will move thereon.
Furman Raine will succeed him on
Daniel v. and Edward M. Summerill's
farm.
Read the account of the dastardly
work of the Turks in Persia. An
oversight of the combined force of a
League of Nations is necessary to in
sure future safety in these countries,
the same as the United States has had
to guard the growth of Cuba, the
PHILIPPINES and San Domingo.
The powder makers in all the plants
now number 1900, where that many
thousand were employed five months
Ago.. Men are allowed to work on 8
hour shifts only. The few who work
on night shifts walk down and back
as the train service has been discon-
tinued.
Jersey justice is swift and sure. On
Friday last, Edward O'Neill, a boy liv-
ing in Penns Grove, was brought be-
fore Judge Washington. He had been
arrested the day before and sent to
Salem by Judge" Duffy. He was SEN
fenced to the State Reformatory at
Railway and at once left for his new
home.