The Penn's Grove record., 1919-09-05
News of Local Interest
What Is Occurring and Being
Talked About In The Borough
and Township

Inc grape crop in this region is
fairly abundant.
With little rain for a week all are
hoping for a dry September and a late
frost.
Few lima beans have been grown in
this region and late sugar corr is
scarce.
Making the concrete road from
Plant 2 to the Canal Bridge progresses
slowly.
Richard Kinkle, for larceny, has
been held in 500 bail by Justice
Stanton b. Cole, of Penns Grove.
The Grand and Petit Jurors for the
September term of Court will be
drawn by Sheriff Mifflin this Friday.
The colored Methodist are erecting
a frame church at Moore's orner The
building is all enclosed ready for the
plasterers.
Oysters are here. They are not
very fat yet, but the price is 65 cents
a quart. They are the dearest food
to be bought.
SQUIRE Smith on Friday placed Isa-
dore Wasileoke, of Upper Penns Neck,
under $1,000 bail for Court on the
charge of illegal of liquor.
More wheat was grown in Salem
County than for several years. Never
was Sc much in the fields September /.
Much was spoiled by the rain.
Moose Lodge, No. 800, will hold a
smoker and entertainment at the
Moose House, on Broad Street, We'd
nesday evening, September 18th. 1t
viii be an "open house" affair.
There is a house shortage in Will
mington, at moderate rentals. Well,
those who have no houses may move
to Carnevs Point and find plenty of
room at from So to $12 a month.
Farmers never got such high prices
for their produce and was so
small crops grown in this region. A
wagon load taken to Wilmington
brings from 500 to 5000.
The thirty-third annual convention
81 the Salem County Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union, will be held
at Penns Grove on Thursday, Septem-
Der 18th. There will be three ses-
sions.
The annual meeting and the cleo
ton of officers of the Penns Grove w.
G. T. Z. will be held this Friday even
ing, 7.30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
Viola Dolbow, lat Denny Avenue.
About 100 automobiles were left in
Penns Grove on Thursday while the
owners from the surrounding region
went to Wilmington Fair. The farm
ers do not sport much. The fair and
agricultural trot is their delightful
outing.
More persons from New Jersey Wis
tied Delaware State Fair this year
than ever before. 1t is the most con-
%venient farm exhibit for the people
of this region to attend and greater
interest is manifested in crops and
improvements.
Herbert Hunter has purchased the
Mcintyre hotel property in Swedes-
boro. 1t is reported that the hotel
building will be turned into a board
ing house. Also that Mr.. Hunter will
enlarge his garage, which adjoins the
hotel property at the rear.
A meeting of the Woman's Auxili-
airy to the Salem County Memorial
Hospital will be held at the Hospital
next Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Amos Gaunt has sold his farm, near
Elmer, to John Woolman, of Upper
Pittsgrove township, for $1,000.
With fine weather the seventh an
nual reunion of the Crispin family was
held August 18th at the farm of Cliff
ford Crispin, in Lower Penns Neck,
and was a great success. Between 200
and 800 members of the family were
present and many of them came from
a great distance.
Isaac Krechmer viii sell 164 head
of York State Cattle sythe Krechmer
Farm, AlIoway JHnSSSon, on Wednes-
day, September 0r~ginning at II
o'clock noon on heIsrs,~a and fresh cows
at l o'clock. TfYsis an exceptionally
fine lot of big mixers with close
springers, heifers and stock bulls.
Lieutenant Roscoe Harvey returned
to Pennsville on Friday last after an
absence of four years. He left four
ear ago for the Philippines where
he served two years. He was then
sent to China where he was stationed
during the great war. MI. Harvey
ranks as First Lieutenant. He has a
wife and little son.
Rebuilding the macadara base of
the Penns Grove-Sharptown road from
Union Corner to Biddle creek is near
ing completion, the stone foundation is
in, the dirt has been nearly all put on
as a filler. This week packing the
stone between the road at Central
School house to Danser's corner was
made by a lotion roller.
Penns Grove Lodge, No. 964, Order
Figli D. Italia, will give a banquet IN
Odd Fellows Hall, on Sunday, 21st
inst, to celebrate the completion of
their organization and installation of
officers. They expect some prominent
members of the order to be present.
The officers of 964 are A. L. Colan-
tuono. Venerable; G. Clemente, Secre-
tary; F. T. De Palma, Treasurer.
The schools of L. P. Neck township
viii open Monday, with the following
teachers: Pennsville, Principal, Mrs.
Elizabeth Snellbaker; Mrs. Helena
Uyb;+o Mrs Margaret Davis; primary,