The Penn's Grove record., 1920-10-22
News of Local Interest

Dandelions are in bloom and honey
oees are sucking nectar from them.
The warm dry weather the past two
weeks has made the Late pink poto-
toes grow much.
Woodchoppers are being offered
from So to 1915 a cord for cutting in
South Jersey.
A prominent business man of Penns
Grove informs the Record that he had
egg coal offered him this week in car
load lots at S21 a ton.
The W. c. T. U. will hold a food
sale, Saturday 23rd, beginning at 10
A. M, In Roberts & Riley's store, 40
South Broad Stret.
The Ladies Aid Society of En-
manuel Church will hold an all day
quilting on Wednesday, October 9th.
All members are invited to come.
Hourly trips between Penns Grove
and Wilmington have been discontin-
ued by the ferry boat. The boat
leaves Penns Grove on the odd hour
and Wilmington on the even hour.
Apples which are selling as high as
tye cents apiece L the city markets
are bringing the owners of small or
chards IN South Jersey as low as so
and so cents a basket.
Eddie ODay now wears a special
constabie's badge, having been ap-
pointed to that position by the Upper
Penns Neck Township officials. Eddie
Is very proud of his new office.
pat Gross, of African descent,
was arrested on Sunday for disorderly
conduct while under the influence of
Penns Groves celebrated brand of
"hooch." Recorder Edgar gave him
so days service on the roads.
The State High School Conference
of New Jersey will hold its third an
nual meeting in the buildings of Rut-
gers College and the State University
of New Jersey on October 10Th and
Both.
Albert Paff was taken before Re-
corder Edgar on Monday charged with
~disorderly conduct. He was fined S25
and costs. Paff is the young man who
tried to burn his way out of the lock
up some time ago and had a narrow
escape from being gassed.
A report has been circulated by
some irresponsible party that govern
ment officials had proceeded against
B. Dress & Sons, well-known Penns
Grove merchants, for ~profteering.
Mr.. Bress offers a reward of $500 to
any one who will prove the charge.
Fishermen who are operating nets
in the creeks and other streams in the
vicinity of Penns Grove, Paulsboro,
Woodbury. Greek and Westville are
making big catches of carp. They
are sending the fish to Philadelphia in
auto trucks and disPosing of all they
can catch.
Contractors, J. F. Burke Co.. of
Plalnneld, have resumed work on the
ord section of the Penns Groye-Penns-
vie road n 1t is hoped it can he
completed before winter weather sets
In. Inc contractors have been heE
up Ior several weeks because of he
INABILITY to get materials.
Inc Salem County Convention of the
Fatrlotlc Order Sons of America that
was to have been held at Pennsviue
iast week, was postponed until We'd
nesday evening of this week. The
Stale onlcers were present as well as
aeIegates from all the branches of the
order IN Salem County.
Inc wholesale prices of farm nro-
duce In the Jersey market, Whining
ton' TINS week, are as follows: Sweet
potatoes, 65-75 cents a basket; small
sweets, $3.50; keller pears, 40csIOO.
cabbage, 25-35; onions, 1880: annIes
z5-oo; peppers, 1875; tomatoes. 25-
to;, white potatoes, $3.50 cents a
basket. q
Frank Howard and Orville Hahn de,
sired It stated that they did not enter
Mrs: Wentish's home and take anv
goods as stated in the Record last
week. They say they removed some
goods from their own cottage and
some of Mrs. Wentish's goods were
among them. Frank Howard was ac-
quilted OF the charge. Hahn paid a
small fine.
On Friday of next week Poland,s
department store at Union Corner will
lnaugurate a remarkable anniversary
sale; There is a decided downward
tendency in the prices of dry goods.
mems furnishings, etc., all over the
country and this sale will give Penns
Grove one of the first opportunities to
profit by the reductions. In MANY
lines, especially yard goods prices.
have been cut to the bone, but the re-
auctions are very general turnout all
departments. Watch for the stores
big announcement in this paper next
week. The prices will show that all
the reductions are genuine and will
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