The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-23
of Local Interest

1901 %&A
The Democratic Club held a meet
ing Monday evening and arranged for
adoption of bylaws.
n. S. Woods grocery store on East
Main Street was broken into last Fri
DAY morning and a quantity of goods
stolen.
DR.. Harry Blitzstein's dental office
will be closed during July and August
from Friday afternoon at 8 until Mon
day morning.-ad.
When you buy goods in a drug store
you mostly have to pay for a g
stamp. You can avoid the stamp tax
by buying castor oil.
The nineteen barber shops in Penns
Grove have advanced the price of shaw
ing from Is to 20 cents and hair cut
ting from 30 to so cents.
So great is the demand from South
America and Europe for glass, all the
glass factories will run during the
summer. 1t use to be all were shut
down during July and August.
The small bridge west of Hawks
bridge was broken on Wednesday. 1t
is a great problem for the Freeholders
to keep roads and bridges in condi-
ton for the big loads now hauled.
While the price of farm produce has
fallen greatly, the prices to consum-
ers have not gone down in proper
ton. Grow a home garden, or help
the farmers in your idle moments.
There will be a special musical SER
vice at Emmanuel NJ. E. Church on
Sunday evening July 25, under the
direction of Miss Bruner, consisting
of anthems by the choir, vocal and
instrumental solos.
Andrew Colantuono went to Allan
tic City on Tuesday to act on the Bar
bers Commission Licenses were
given to Atlantic County BARRIERS who
must know not only how to cut hair
and shave but also about sanitation.
Emmanuel NJ. E. Sunday School will
picnic at Alcyon Park next Wednes-
day, July %. Meet at the church at
$50. Members of the church and
congregation as well as members of
the Sunday School are welcome. Fare
adults SOC, children 35c.
After three months practice the new
trolley cars are now operated by one
man. He takes the fares during the
stop. This eliminates the conductor
and fare collector who did nothing be-
tween stops. AS the cars weigh about
half that of the old style it takes only
half the electrical power to drive them.
Summer Chautauquas are delight
full entertainments, but in these busy
times but few can attend three or five
days every afternoon and evening.
Besides there are numerous other di-
versions. There was a shortage for
the guarantorS to pay for the Rad
cliff Chautauqua held for the past
three years at Glassboro and Elmer.
The announcement that the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will re-
duce its force about 10 percent. in its
eastern division, made Monday, is not
very good news 10 the 10000 workers
who will be laid off. Those included
under the order are shopmen, machin-
lists, repairmen, car cleaners and
clerks. No trainmen or ticket hand
lers are on the list.
A delegation of Penns Grove Moose
attended the regular meeting of Will
mington Lodge No. 1874 last Thursday
night and had a very pleasant time.
Wilmington Lodge will come to Penns
Grove this friday evening in a body
and bring their fine orchestra along.
The occasion of the visit is to attend
the smoker which takes place in the
Moose Home tonight.
Peter Torbert, a native of Upper
Penns Neck, who has resided in
Bridgeport the past fifty years was
brought from Cooper Hospital on Sat-
urday last to the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. Lewis Kille, at Bridge
port. Mr.. Torbert has been in the
hospital for three months. Many
friends are hoping for a complete re-
covery.
The Swoop by the nine State inspec-
tors of the Motor Vehicle Department
at Bridgeton Friday evening, when 100
autoists were caught and fined for vi
olating the law, has set some of the
auto owners in that section to think
/, ing, and they look for just such a
rounding up here soon. Lights that
y did not comply with the law were the
y main charges, while some didn't have
Z their license cards with them.
y About $50 men are employed at the
Delaware Ordnance Depot above Penns
Grove by the Government. Boxes of
! powder are being examined and the
good are stored in the buildings. A
: few have leaked and lost their explo-
J sive power. Several thousand steel
> shells loaded are being painted and
put in the store houses. They arriv-
: ed so rapidly last year they could not
= be examined, painted and stored.
Woodstown baseball team went to
: Salem on Monday night and crossed
bats with Salem in a twilight game.
!, Score II to l in favor of Salem.
: Woodstown surely needs some prac-
tice.