The Penn's Grove record., 1920-03-19
News of Local Interest

liz N~'ioCh 4dIiA dC courses Landing,
now owned by James McGraw, of
Philadelphia.
The New Jersey law provides that
lights shall be displayed on all vebic-
les from one-half hour after sunset
until one-half hour before sunrise.
For the week ending March 6. only
10 cases Of contagious diseases were
reported to the State Board of Health
from Salem county. 9 were influenza
cases.
The shell roads in the lower end of
the county have been almost u~naffect-
ed by the weather conditions which
have put the dirt roads out of COM
mission.
Contractor E. S. Kilmer is busy
moving houses from Fenton's Beach
to DUPONT City. They were recently
purchased by the dupont City Develop
lnent Company.
The first shad was caught at Penns-
vile the second day of March last
year, and the fishermen commenced ac-
tive operations at once, but it is differ
ent this season.
The Colonial Men" will give a Sc
lect entertainment and dance at the
dupont Club on Tuesday, March Both.
The entertainment will begin at 8.15
p. NJ. and dancing will follow until 2
A. NJ.
Very few fishermen at Penns Grove
will prepare outfits to get shad this
spring. Netting which use to cost
from $1.50 to 81 a pound now costs
from $3.50 to $4.20 a pound.
The personal effects of James Clark,
who formerly kept a restaurant on
West Main Street, will be sold at Con-
stables sale tomorrow Saturday.
Jim and his wife and baby left Penns
Grove some time ago.
Dennis Lane, who has been on the
Wiley farm opposite Wiley school
house site, has bought a farm in Piles
grove and will move thereon. Andrew
Wood, who titled Emma Sparks farm
in Oldmans last year, will move onto
the Wiley farm.
A recital will take place in the High
School auditorium on Wednesday,
March 31st, by Mrs. Rachel Dubois,
formerly of Bucknell University and
Mrs. Ethel Duncan of Emerson School
of Oratory. Mrs. Duncan has appear
ed four summers with Chautauquas.
Peter Gallillio is now under arrest in
Wilmington for alleged conspiracy in
the murder of Tony Quartelo in Jan
uary, 1919. 1t is believed that Gal
lillio was a member of a gang that
caused much lawlessness around Car
neys Point and vicinity during the war
boom.
George Harvey, of Elsinboro, has
bought Martha Hams residence in
P~ennsville, together with the feed
business, consideration $4,000. Elmer
Henry has bought the Abram Faunce
property and will move there in a
short time. Mr.. Faunce will sell his
household goods and move to Florida
where he has bought a home.
Fred German and Floyd Brooks, two
boys from a children's home, who have
been living on the farms of Henry
Prinsen and Aaron Wright, respective
ly, were arrested last week on the
charge of breaking into the restaurant
at Penns Neck Bridge and stealing
some money. The boys were each
held for court under 5000 bail.
Joseph F. Chambers building, 28x
70 feet, near the foot of Main Street,
formerly used as a pool room, is be-
ing repaired inside for a clothing fac
tory. The Sweet-Orr Company, man
ufacturers of overalls, has leased it to
have a place for Penns Grove women
to do some of their sewing. About 70
sewing machines will be put in.
H. w. Hawkins, after spending
ter from his grandson, James L. Simp-
kins, that he arrived back in Camp
Perry, Great Lakes, H., after spend
ing his first furlough of ten days with
old friends in Penns Grove. While
here he stopped with Mrs. George Dut-
ton. He joined the navy a year ago
and is taking a course in the radio
school. The night he departed for
the West Mrs. Enoch Dutton gave a
roast turkey dinner for James and a
religious activities, but has started the
Spirit moving since his return.
1t is always pleasant to record the
success of a big undertaking in your
own town. Poland's Department store
at Union Corner is one of the towns
show places nowadays and the man.
agement is pleased to acknowledge
that their clientele is constantly grow
ing. Business integrity is always a
sure winner and Poland's is 4 store
where prices, service and quality go
hand in hand and no sale is onsum
mated until the customer is Satisfied.
It is such fixed rules tia, pri2g sue
cess.
The New Jersey State Firerlon's As
ISOLATION was organized about tory
years ago, and has been of inestimable
benefit in the matter of improving ID
%cilities for fire protection. The As
ISOLATION was organized through the
efforts of General Bird W. Spencer,
who has been its president IRON The
beginning, and a movement IS OF eeoct
to present the General VIII some
token of appreciation of his services.
Liberty Fire Company is a member OF
the Association, and has a snug sum
to their account for injuries to MEM
- r. mann