The Penn's Grove record., 1920-04-16
News of Local Interest

Real estate agent, Albert W. Sailor.
mas sold the H. WiIIoughby farm at
Courses Landing TO Alfred ellison Of
Penns Grove. Consideration $4,000.
The Order Of Owls have opened their
charter for a new membership drive
With District Organizer Fred VI. Reilly
D charge The membership fee Is re-
duced to $500.
Penns Grove Lodge Of Moose con-
template opening their charter again
soon Tor another membership drive.
They already number over five hun
dfed members in good standing.
Scarcity Of sugar is reported again.
Housewives Will do well TO conserve as
much as possible. Owing to the great
railroad strike the situation has as
sumed a serious aspect.
The Order Of Owls viii give their
regular monthly smoker and entertain
ment at their home, ia Tyrone Ave
nue., on Thursday evening, April 18th.
when some excellent talent VIII occupy
the stage.
The trapping season has come to a
close and will certainly be missed by
the many who have been following the
business. There has never been a time
when the pelts of various fur bearing
animals were rated so high.
DR.. Russell H. Conwell, of the Tenn
pie University, Philadelphia, will de-
liver his great lecture, Personal
Glinpses Of Celebrated Men and
Women IN st. Paul's N. E. Church,
on Monday, April 10Th. DR.. Conwell
needs no introduction to the public.
His lectures are famous.
Governor Edwards on Monday nam
ed Thomas G. Hackett, of Daretown.
as a member of the Salem County Tax
Board. He succeeds Samuel A. Ridg-
way whose term has expired. On
Thursday the Senate refused to O n
firm Hackett, so he was Withdrawn and
George Schark substituted.
Last Friday in Special Court at
Salem, General Goffney, colored, of
Noodstown vas sentenced to the Road
Camp for 3 months and to pay 500
fine for assault and battery. McKin-
ley Johnson, of Penns Grove, pleaded
guilty to assault and battery. Sen
tence will be imposed to-day, Friday.
Food gardens are as necessary this
years as they were last season, the
United States department of agricul-
ture claims. There is a shortage of
farm labor and this will curtail garden
crops and increase the cost of living,
unless the people rally enthusiastically
TO the cultivation Of backyard and va
cant lot gardens.
Ralph and Frank w. Denny have
bought the ice cream and c~onfeetion
business of Leslie Wood, at Union
Corner, and will continue as formerly
under the name of Denny Brothers.
Bricklayers began the walls of the
new Borough hall last Monday. Work
is somewhat delayed for a better quail
ity brick for the outside surface to
arrive.
The dupont cottage on the Cove
shore at the foot of Maple Avenue took
fire about noon on Wednesday under
the roof and damaged the roof, the
contents of one bedroom and ceiling
! before it was put out by the Fire Com
pany. The only accountable way it
caught fire is that there must have
been a defective electric light wire.
Albert Brown lives therein.
Travelling Joe" the celebrated Odd
Fellows goat, who has been having
the time of his life for the past two
weeks boosting the H. c. L. in Penns
Grove, was taken to Salem on Tues
day night by a big delegation Of mem
bers OF Eden Lodge, No. 10, and intro
duced to Fenwick Lodge of that city.
Joe is a fine specimen of his kind,
and seems to enjoy being escorted all
over the country creating fun for
thousands of Odd Fellows. Joe" was
taken to Woodstown to-day.