The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-23
Carneys Point
News Items
Dye Makers Doings, Entertain
ments and EnjOyments

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wilson, of
Pemberton, spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Samuel Sparks.
Mrs. Martha Wiley, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting her son, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fahy.
Mrs. Myrtle Bowen, of Coney Is
land, is visiting Mrs. John Stiles and
Mrs. Thelma Fraley.
Mrs. John K. Stiles celebrated her
birthday on the 18th, which was made
a happy social event. She received
several pretty presents.
John Stiles, Jr., has made quite an
improvement to his home at 1166 JEFF
ferson Street, with a new fence. The
Village Improvement spirit is catch
ing. We others will catch the bug and
wake up.
Mrs. o. Bell Close and son Bernard
are spending a week with friends Ill
Newark, N. j. Rev. Close accompa-
MED them there on Monday and re-
turned on Thcraday.
A seawall is being erected along the
shore at the Cove below the end of
Broad Street to prevent the waves
from cutting away the shore. The
WING anu waves HAVE Dccn CuII1IS
about a foot a year for a century. The
wall is being made with the concrete
posts which supported the buildings in
the powder works, which have been
torn down.
A large fire was visible on Carneys
Point at the entrance on Thursday be-
tween 10 o'clock and noon. The in
terror If 1he large building, about 40
by rs fesr, two stories high, IA set
on fire and burned because in it had
been manufactured nitric acid. 1t was
unsafe to tear it down or use the lum-
Der which was saturated with the ex-
plosive acid. The brick walls will be
torn down and the brick sold. Other
buildings and cars have been burned
where it was considered unsafe to
handle materials which are saturated
by explosive acids.
The Community Store continues to
serve those who thought they were
imposed upon by the individual mer-
chants. There are two managers and
eighteen clerks.
Y Secretary E. w. Hockenbury
spent over week end in Asbury Park.
He got a new supply of grace being so
near Ocean Grove to try out on the
needful.
Prof. L. G. Nilsson arrived home
from his South Carolina trip on
Thursday, having recovered from his
exhausting efforts on the 9Th. He is
again ali primed up and will lead the
community sing which will accompany
the band concert this Friday night
23rd, on the Y plaza.
The moonlight excursion of the Y
on the steamer B~randywine was a de-
lightful outing last Monday night. Be
tween 600 and 700 enjoyed 1t. Join
the Y and keep in line for all good
things provided by the Secretary and
his assistants.
Building the new sidewalk from the
railroad crossing on Maple Avenue to
the post office is progressing fnely,
Several teams are hauling the DIRT
from the hill opposite the Old Oak to
the low places. A concrete top flve
feet wide is to be put on before freez-
ing weather.
The one-story bungalows along Ma
pie Avenue between the railroad cross
ing and the Old Oak are being torn
down as sold. 1t is reported that about
so permanent houses will be erected
on the tract after it is cleared Of the
temporary war buildings.
Only three of the nine dormitorleS
built to house women powder makers
are left standing and two of those are
partly torn down.
Dorothy Barton, of Salem, is spend
ing sometime at DR.. Sutherland's.