The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-31
News of Local Interest
What Is Occurring and Being
Talked About In The Borough
and Township

Claude Ward has broken ground on
Beach Avenue for a new house.
The mild weather during January
was favorable for farmers to do much
work for next seasons crops.
Squire McAdams has a new office,
that of pound keeper. Anything that
goes astray he cares for, even tho it
be pigs.
A company of the soldiers now sta
toned at the D. o. D. made an "exer-
else hike" through the streets of
Penns Grove on Wednesday morning.
Clifford n. Baker, of Salem, a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S.. Baker, has
been made chairman of the Promenade
Committee of Rutgers College for the
season.
Charles Zane, who had his right
arm broken some weeks ago by a
team of big, frisky horses at the Ord
nance Depot, is recovering the move
ment of his arm again.
Houses with modern conveniences
continue to be in demand in Penns
Grove and many without water, bath
and electric lights are renting at prices
far beyond their value.
The Ladies' Aid of the Bethel NJ. P.
Church will hold a food sale in the
old Davis Bakery, 227 Main Street,
on Saturday, February 9Th, beginning
at 2 P. M. Everything good to eat.
"The Camoufage of Shirley will be
given by the Senior Class of Penns
Grove High School in the Broad Thea
ire on Friday evening, February 18th.
F FFia1Io+e non hn bod of Ioaoohay- ,of Tho
class.
The past two months have been mild
and only a few days have been below
freezing. The ground hog will ap-
pear on Sunday and settle the super
s~titious belief for the remainder of the
season.
The new telephone rate is made on
the direct airline measurement and not
by wire line. AS a consequence the
cost of talking to Wilmington is now
five cents. Formerly it was twenty
five cents.
The Penns Grove Building and Loan
Association now has about IS sub
1 scribers to the stock and is still grow
] ing. A new series will be issued June
I LIST. The next meeting will be held on
q AOnudy llSlI.
! The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
/ pany has under consideration the con-
struction of double deck ferry boats
! to run between Camden and Philadel-
j phia. What's the idea-to head off
7 the bridge or tunnel?
] BENZ. S.. Featherer, who has been
suffering for many months with an
internal irritation, went to Jefferson
Hospital, Philadelphia, two weeks ago
! and had a peach seed taken from his
stomach. He is recovering nicely.
Alfred Jess offers a reward of a
!. raincoat and a pair of gum boots to
! the mar who pre-empted his umbrella
!; from in front of English's restaurant
on Penns Street. It's a curious coin
cidence however, that Al. admits he
Borrowed" it.
w. S. Leap is already making prep
arations for an early spring and has
an announcemnt to that effect in this
issue. Only high grade goods, such
Borsalino, Stetson and Schoble hats
and a general line of mems wear.
j This store of seventy years standing
is still going and right up to date in
a business way.
In response to requests from the
League to Enforce Peace, Governor
Edge has named the delegates to re-
present New Jersey at the Atlantic
Congress of the League to be held in
New York next month, Those selected
from Salem County were Fletcher w.
Layton, Penns Grove; Senator Collins
B. Allen, A~ssemblyman Charles B.
Robinson.