The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-23
of Local Interest

The Tomato Growers Association
viii meet in the Court House, Salem,
to-day.
A Tou Jours Prete Club was or
gained at the home of Carl II. B.
Summerill last week.
Farmers are doing well with their
sweet potatoes, as the market is very
good. But who has the potatoes g?
The County Board of F~reeholders is
IN session to-day at Salem, to consid-
er the financial budget for this year.
The Salem Standard and South Jer-
seyman and the Sunbeam have boosted
the price for single copies of the paper
to five cents.
District President Howard F. Dol
bow, of Penns Grove, went to Alloway
last week and installed the newly
elected officers of Camp SO, P. O. S.
of>A, of that place.
Because of the high prices of new
implements prices have been high at
vendues. Cows bring S125 to $175
each. The demand is better than for
horses.
Ri. Rev. Paul Matthews, Bishop of
New Jersey Diocese, gave the elo-
quent prayer at the Inauguration of
Edward l. Edwards. He needs many
others.
The Mayor and Council will meet
in regular session next Tuesday night,
when it is hoped the members will be
able TO perfect their organization for
the ensuing year.
The Order of Owls gave a smoker
and entertainment in their newly rem
ovated home last night. They had
some excellent talent, good music,
speaking and refreshments. A.pleas-
ant evening was spent.
According to his diary, Isaac Como
Yer, who died in Woodstown last week,
had read the Bible through more than
one hundred and fifty times, a record,
it is doubtful, I'VE equaled. Mr..
Conover was 80 years old.
Lawrence G.. Nilsson, director of the
Salem County Choral Society has COM
pleted arrangements for presentation
of "The Rose Maiden" (Cowen's IAN
tata) on Tuesday evening, 9th, at
the Salem High School Auditorium.
Hear Adam Geibel, the greatest
blind musician America ever produced
in Emmanuel Church next Tuesday
evening, 9th. He plays his own COM
positions and composes music in your
presence, because he is in tone with
the infinite.
Overcome by coal gas fumes in
their sleep on Wednesday, three mem
bers of the U. S. S. Joyeuse, lying off
Penns Grove, had a narrow escape
from death. Only the fact that the
steward of the boat had not slept in
the same cabin with the men prevent
ed all four from being asphyxiated.
Last week was Agricultural Week
at Trenton and many Salem County
farmers were present at the several
conventions of associations and also
the big special evening events. There
were exhibits of all kinds of farm
products n prizes were@awarded.
John Baynes of this county won thirt
prize for second class potatoes, Clsss
B. Cobblers.
The boys of Troop No. 2, B. S. A,
of Penns Grove, are in hopes that
they will have headquarters of their
own in the near future. Charles L.
Smith, the florist, has very generous
ly donated them a lot, and they are
determined to put a suitable building
on it. Encourage the boys. as their
organization is a good character
builder.
For three days next week, begin
ming Monday, Desert Gold' after
Zane Grey's greatest novel, will be
shown at the Riverside. This picture
will be a rare treat to the people of
Penns Grove. There are 1900 feet of
film showing a double romance of the
great outdoors, the story of a ranger
who rode into the depths of the lower
regions for the sake of a girl. See
this picture next week by all means.
1t will run three nights.
The entertainment in Riverside
Theatre on Wednesday night for the
benefit of Penns Grove troop of Girl
Scouts was a decided success. First,
the picture, Bryant Washburn, IN
Poor Boob was fine. Then the girls
gave a sketch entitled "The Scout
Spirit Miss Margaret Borden rep
resented "The Spirit" dressed in
white and carrying the colors and coat
of arms of her country. Miss Ella
Mae johnson sang Goodbye" which
was received with great applause. She
rendered alpha and Omega" as an en-
core. There vas a good attendance
at both performances.