The Penn's Grove record., 1920-03-05
News of Local Interest

The pussy willow is in bloom and
the first fly has appeared. Spring is
here.
Mrs. Florence V. Burr has resigned
as matron at the Salem County Me-
mortal Hospital.
A blue bird gave the first sons of
spring in William Divers orchard on
Wednesday morning.
Farmers in this region are calcu-
lating on raising small crops because
help is scarce and wages high.
Prof. j. Harry Smith, of Camden,
will fill the pulpit of st. Pauls. NJ. E.
Church, on Sunday morning and even
ing.
JOS. S. Cheeseman, of H~arrisonville,
who has served on the school board
for thirty-fve years, has resigned as
he Is going to move to Woodstown.
The Women's Committee of the
Council of National Defense, will have
charge of the campaign against tuber-
culosis in Salem County.
Emmanuel Guild will hold their So
cial at the home of Mrs. Viola Dolbow,
14i Denny Avenue, on tuesday, March
9th, at 2 o'clock +. NJ.
Friday, March 26th, will be Natur-
~alization Day in the Salem County
Courts. There are quite a number Of
applications for citizenship.
At Elkton, Nd, on Monday, a mar
riage license was granted to Harry 3.
Paullin of Penns Grove and Eleanora
L. Seibert of Woodstown.
Sheriff Mifflin and Sol. H. Vein
stein have formed a co-partnership
and will conduct what will be known
as the French Shop in the Patterson
building, Salem.
Several departments of the Repauno
, plant of the DUPONT Powder Company,
Gibbstown, have been placed on a nine
hour day. 1t has been learned by ex-
perience that the nine-hour day is the
. most productive.
Rev. Ralph S. Carlisle left On We'd
nesday morning for Atlantic City to
attend the New Jersey NJ. E. Confer
. ence. Ammon Raine is the lay dele
gate from Emmanuel Chruch to the
layman's Conference.
: James Berks, of Penns Grove, who
plead guilty two weeks ago to carry
. ing a revolver, was sentenced last
week in Special Sessions by Judge
Washington to a term in State prison
of not more than three years nor less
l than eighteen months.
Harry N. johnson, Chief of the Fire
: Department, is now located at Main
! Street and the railroad in the plumb
. ing and heating business. Orders
will receive just al prompt attention
z as he gives to fire duty, and that's
\ going some.
] Mr.. C. E. Bliss, manager of the
= Welsbach Company's auxiliary plant
on South Broad Street, Penns Grove,
would like to secure about so more
a girl operators. There are about that
4 number employed now and they would
! like to double the force.
: Pennsville received a shock last Fri
Z day when Elijah Powers died within
: two hours after attending the funeral
u of his brother, Ebenezer Powers. He
. was apparently in good health at the
! time of the funeral, but shortly after
Z returning home was stricken with pa
ralysis.
Rev. Harry t. Fisher left on Tuesday
for Atlantic City to attend the New
Jersey annual Conference of the Meth
+ odist Episcopal Church. Charles Ped
. rick is the delegate from St. PauFs
! Church to the layman's conference
i. which will elect a lay delegate to the
General Conference.
Z An offer of 500 a month, board and
/ a per cent. of profits was recently
{ offered a mar to work IN a farm IN
Pittsgrove township, Salem County,
! but he turned it down, claiming he
could do better elsewhere. Possibly
he could but most farm hands can not
do as well.
i The festival of Purim, one of the
I most Joyous occasions in the jewish
!. calendar began at shutdown Thursday
:. and ends this friday evening. 1t
: commentaries the saving of the jew
! ish people from the Persians through
:. the intercession of Queen Esther.
: The wife of Mr.. P. K. Lawrence
+ Production Supervisor in the Color
! Department of the DUPONT Dye Works
! at Deep Water, presented him with
/ twin daughters on Sunday, Fehru'
!. ary 29th. Too bad for the kiddies, as
! they won't have q birthday for foul
Z. years to corae.
: Ground was broken on Wednesday
!. for the foundation of the new borough
!. hall at the corner of Main and State
= Streets. Caleb Costil handled the
!. shovel to begin the place for the new
!. lookup for the bad men of Penns
I Grove. He wishes it known that he
], is now a reformer.
! BY the increase of the trolley fare
= to Z cents workmen from Pennsville
- to the dye plant will pay % cents to
ride to and from work, a distance II
little over two miles. They would
have no objections to tie increase !
fares if the zone at Churchtown was
abolished. This would bring the short
distance between Penn5viiie and he
dive plant In one zone, which would Ie
re satisfactory to the workrlen.
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TWO DAYS OF PUEI11
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