The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-15
News of Local Interest
What Is Occurring and Being
Talked About In The Borough
and Township

1t is understood that the Oriental
Cafe recently sold at C~onstable's sale,
will be opened by New York parties.
The next meeting of the Library
Association will be held in the High
School auditorium on Tuesday evening
next
Ida Dichter, in default of $4,000 bail,
is ! n Salem Jail, charged with the IL
legal sale of liquor in Upper Penns
Neck Township.
Albert Jones, of Penns Grove. was
arrested in Millville on Sunday night
charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated.
For keeping a disorderly house in
Upper Penns Neck Township, Rose
Chernick has been held for court by
Squire Smith of Salem.
John Millhayen, charged with lar
ceny of goods belonging to John
Smith, was sent to Salem Jail by Re-
corder Duffy in default of 5000 bail.
The annual camp meeting is on at
National Park. Andrew Dolbow, of
Wilmington, is the star preacher.
Clara Boyd leads the l O'Clock service.
Charged with the sale of booze in
defiance of the law. Michael Howchar,
Of Upper Penns Neck Township, is in
Jail awaiting trial in default of $1,000
bail.
The J.. H. COMBS Lumber Co. has
been dissolved. J. Howard Coombs is
now owner of the Penns Grove and
P~aulsbOro lumber yards and builders
supplies.
The sylvan DELL" the boat that
was taken to Gayner's wharf, Salem,
last week. Soon after arriving she
sank again.
Some farmers plowed up their crops
destroyed by heavy rains and planted
late potatoes. The Cape May pinks
are the favorite late troopers in this
region.
The Farmers Picnic at Pennsville
was fairly well attended on Thursday.
1t was an occasion for a social meet.
The farmers were downcast over the
rain storm on Wednesday night.
The Penns Grove Republican Club
will hold a social session this friday
evening at their headquarters, East
Main and Justice Streets. Everybody
welcome.
The Girl Scouts of Penns Grove are
going on the excursion to Wildwood
on the 22d of August. 1t has ben de-
cided that they will not go camping
this year.
At a special meeting of the U. P.
Neck Township Committee last Friday
] Oh rln- MI TrOt1nn xroc opnnIntnd fn
fill the vacancy of Township Clerk,
caused by the removal of Frank S.
Harris from the Township.
Coroner B. Noel Gross view the body
of George A. Coleman who dropped
dead while unloading potatoes at
Daretown on Tuesday. Apoplexy was
given as the cause of death, and an
inquest was deemed unnecessary.
Phil Heilman, the alleged New York
gunman who ran amuck with the
Penns Grove police force on the 18th
inst, planned to escape from the
Salem Jail on Monday night where he
was sent by Recorder Duffy in default
of $1,000 bail.
The deed of the E. l. DUPONT de Ne
mours & Company for part of Plant 1
all of Plants 2 and 3, to the DUPONT
Chemical Company has been put on
record. The amount is seven million
dollars. The Chemical Company is a
holding Company
The trash cans contributed to the
Borough by members of the Chamber
of Commerce have been placed along
the streets for the accommodation OF
H. ,n,h1;o Il - 1ana1 41a naaD1-
will use them and not litter up the
streets with rubbish.
The Oriental Cafe on Main Street
near Broad, is no more. Creditors at.
tached the place and the furniture anc
fixtures were sold on Saturday last al
Constable's sale. The other Chinese
restaurant at 122 West Main Street
fhas also changed hands. No booze
no boxing, and now no chop suey.
The reliable cut-price shop, formerly
located at 154 w. Main Street, has
moved into more commodious quarters
at 10S W. Main Street. The manage
ment has consistently adhered to low
prices and state in their new an.
nouncement that you a save at least
so cents on every dollar on many
staple goods. This is a proposition
worth looking into.
The Jitney Drivers Association met
in special session on Tuesday morning
and prepared a schedule of rates tt
cover trips to Carneys Point and vi.
entity. The fare to Carneys Point
Post Office is 10 cents with an addi-
tional ) cents to other points in the
vicinity. To Pennsville the fare is 2;
cents, reduced from so cents. The
new rates Of fare will be displayed or
the "jits.P
Next week, from Monday unit.
Wednesday, one of Dir. ScholTs foot
specialists will be at the Penns Grove
Bargain Store, Main and Franklin
Streets. Anyone having foot troubles
OF any kind will do well to. read the
announcement on the last page of to-
days issue. The Bargain Store is
one Of the largest business houses in
Penns Grove and carries a tremendous
stock Of goods in various lines, shoes
being che of the special features.