The Penn's Grove record., 1919-09-26
News of Local Interest

and coolest on record.
The aides of the Moose will hold
their next social tea at the home of
Mrs. Charles Kinda.
The George w. Davis house and lot
in the Cove has been sold by J.. sum-
merrill Davis to Lewis w. Straughn.
William Riehman, of sharptown. mas
been made president of the Both Glass
Manufacturing Corporation, of Swedes-
boro.
Chapter No. Sc. Order Of evening
stars, are arranging for a social en-
tertainment to be held on Halloween.
night.
Earl Walkers barber shop in Odd
Fellows Hall will make a fine appear
ance when all the improvements con-
tenplated are completed.
h old dwelling house on the new
Borough hall site, Main and State
Streets, which was bought by Tony
Mack, is being removed.
The occasional rains and cool weather
has hindered the growing and gathering
Of rop Never has there been such a
long rainy season in this region as dur
ing the past ten weeks.
The Ferry Company has dropped
hourly trips between Penns Grove and
Wilmington. Boats now leave Penns
Grove on the odd hours and Wilmington
on the aeen hours.
The only sale of timber in this re-
gion VIII be by Albert Peterson next
Saturday. October 4th, three miles from
Penns Grove. As coal is high this fire
wood should bring a big price.
The shoe repair shop Of H.. Town
end, AT South Broad Street and rail-
road crossing was broken into on
Thursday night. A few pairs of shoes
We're stolen to the value Of about $50.
While the charter of Washington
Camp. No. AZ, P. O. S. of A, is open,
you can join that worthy organization
for $500. It pays both sick and death
benefits. The big drive for membership
is now on.
Last night the Tall Cedars of Lebanan
entertained Brandywine Forest, of Will
mington. The visitors We're accom-
panied by a ban and a drill team, and
one Of the degrees was conferred on
a class at Community Hall.
Penns Grove Water Supply Company
is having the finch pipe on Railroad
a = y olOd1 aIAd
Streets. replaced with a 6-inch pipe
so as to give greater supply and pres
sure down Railroad Avenue and State
Street.
Most Of the operators of jitneys be-
tween Camden and Gloucester are
charging 25 cents for the trip and after
midnight it costs 81. They miss no
chance to make the helpless public pay.
The trolley trip is 5 cents.
First number of Emmanuel Lecture
Course Tuesday evening. September.
80, at s o'clock. Splendid musical pm
gram and lecture by DR., F. w, johnson.
of Railway: Beautiful Canada" beau
tifully illustrated. Single admission.
35c and 15c.
Gretans Teoli. While unfoadj,,s Inv
Der from a car at'Deen Water Poin+
on Tuesday. was struck in the fsee
with such force by one of the beavv
timbers that it Killed him Instantly
He was "a years old and unmarried.
He has a brother living in Wilmington.
Dr.. John Jones, Health Evangelist.
has located his minstrel entertainers on
the I'll lot, W. Main St, and is dis
tpensic9 fun and health dope to the a,7s
~grAsettons every evening. His ability
to teach how to keep from disease and
care for the body IS amazing to many.
Even the casual observer can hardly
help noticing the handsome display of
new type in the many large advertise
ments now appearing in the Penns
Grove Record. We nave just added an
additional magazine to our typesettng
machine which enables us to give the
paper this improved appearance.
The management OF the Hub mems
store. on South Broad Street, has de-
cided to email in Penns Grove and will
begin work at once on their new and
commodious building. This is good
news. There is room for good stores
of the Hub class in Penns Grove.
Read the adv. and see what they have
to say about it for themselves,
The members of the First Church,
Christian Science, Penns Grove, have
bought a lot of H. S. Barber on East
Harmony Street. They have also
bought a house of dupont Company on
the Summerill tract which will be
moved thereon, in which to hold their
meetings. They have been holding
meetings every Sunday in Community
Hall for over a year.