The Penn's Grove record., 1920-04-23
News of Local Interest

Street has purchased the South Broad
Express Company's business and outfit
Of Lew c. Coney, who intends to re-
move to Wildwood.
On May LIST, the New Jersey State
Highway Commission Will take over
that part Of route six between Mullica
Hill and Woodstown, a distance of
nearly two miles.
The apple juice factory established
by the Repp Orchards Company at
G~lassboro less than a year ago is be-
ing enlarged at an additional cost of
approximately $4,000.
Matthew Mitchell and family have
moved their residence TO % West Main
Street, having vacated his residence at
49 West Main Street which he ex-
poets to sell or rent.
William D. Somervell, an engineer
at Deep Water Dye Works, has moved
into William Divers house, p Church
Street vacated by Rev. J. o. R. Cor
liss.
Work was started on Friday last by
the J.. T. Burke Company, of Plain
field on the foundation for the new
concrete road from the Canal Bridge
" ClluIILLLONIl IL
DR.. c. F. Baxter has leased the resi-
dence at SO North Broad Street and
has removed there. The doctor still
maintains his office in the Post Office
Building.
Joseph Roberts in partnership with
Albert Naylor began buying shad on
Penns Grove wharf last Monday. Less
than a dozen nets are fishing from
Penns Grove and not a hundred shad
are caught on an average daily.
A committee has been appointed by
the Gloucester County Board of Free
holders to confer with a committee
from Salem County in the matter of
the improvement of the county line
bridge at Auburn.
Mrs. Henry F. Davis, of Paulsboro,
} has accepted a position as district
, nurse of Penns Grove. Mrs. Davis will
take the necessary training in Tren-
ton starting Monday next. She is al
ready a graduate of Medico-Chi.
The Ladies Aid of ST. PauFs Church
will hold a shad supper in the lecture
room of the Church on Thursday after
noon and evening, April 29th. Come
out and enjoy a feast of delicious Del
aware shad. adv.
Elsie B.. Curriden has opened a
! branch store, No. 2, at SO South Broad
=, Street. The old reliable stand at 149
West Main Street, where repair work
n is done, also keeps a supply of oil and
y gasoline stoves.
Y The Bureau of Animal Industry, at
V Trenton will send several veterinarians
e to Salem County to be on duty from
April 26th to May LIST to vaccinate
\ cattle against anthrax, the same as in
1918-19. Any information on this
n subject will be furnished by Farm
5 Demonstration j. c. Crissey.
Y The Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
5, tscepted Masons of the State of New
: Jersey met in Trenton on Wednesday
n and Thursday, 21st and 22nd. A
special train left the Camden terminal
on Thursday morning, at 8.29 for the
representatives to the Grand Lodge
e from South Jersey.
In the Democratic primary next
e Tuesday there is no contest except for
q delegate to the National Convention
from the First Congressional District.
Joseph E. Nowrey, former Mayor of
q Camden. is the man who is best known
, in this region and deserving of sup
/ port,
Harry Davenport has sold his resi-
"a dence, Il West Main Street, to DR.. R
y B. Jarratt. Mr.. Davenport will con-
tinue to reside here until next autumn
: when he expects to take his residence
). to Delaware, because he is with the
service department of the DUPONT Com.
pany with headquarters in the dupont
" building.
i The fish stories about the big run 0.
lie shad in the Philadelphia daily paper;
G. not newspapers-is amusing to the
old fishermen along the Delaware. L
reminds them of the time when tht
anglers went fishing with lots of bot
tie bait which made the fishing goo(
Is sport. The writers must have some o.
the old bait in their rooms in the cities
II Eugene McManus and Ignatus Sui
is Ivan We're arrested on Sunday in from
r of English's restaurant on West Main
n Street, for being drunk and d~isorderly
a. Recorder Edgar fined them $40 anC
id costs each. In default of paymen'
ID they were sent to the county Jail. Tht
I'd money has since been paid by farme
in employers who needed their help anc
a the men were released to go to work.
The Lawnside Cemetery Company d
ID Woodstown have launched an advertis
70 ing campaign to bring their beautiful
!!e 50-acre plot for the burial of the deaC
Is to the attention of the people of Salem
IS County. 1t is a perpetual care" Gem
etery and it is the company's inten
m ton to make it one of the most beauti
full burial grounds in the State. Nh
E L. D. Snelbaker is the superintendent
N -o-
; A Few Shad Caught
On Monday 18th, small catches were
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