The Penn's Grove record., 1921-10-21
News of Local Interest

gaIlOn Lhe past week.
Hot cakes and sausage and good
old-fashion scrapple now occupy q
space on restaurant menus.
Elwood Layton, Jr., is running his
jitney between Princeton and the
railroad junction.
Alber B. Layton, having sold his
farm near Penns Grove, will have q
vendue Saturday afternoon, 18th.
Penns Grove is a health resort. Re-
cover health here 50 you can 60 %
work.
a Chinese laundry will be opened in
one Of the stores in the Odd Fellows
building, Main and Oak Streets.
Coney's Express Company has do
mated a number Of fire hooks to the
fire Company.
Wise farmers are scratching out
their late crop white potatoes so as
not to be caught by q freeze like last
year.
David A. English Will have a COM
bination sale Of household goods on
the lawn at so South Broad Street, to-
morrow Saturday afternoon.
The many friends Of Rev. S. j.
Dorlon are pleased at his return as
pastor of Bethel Church for another
year.
A hopping bunny, a real cotton
tai rabbit, crossed the street at South
Broad and Beach Avenue last Satur-
day evening.
Matches are made for grown-ups,
not children. Don't firt with provi-
dence by leaving the boxes within
reach of little hands.
In the report Of last weeks Council
meeting we neglected to mention that
it was decided to discontinue the
bonus to policemen after November l.
Alfred Gillison is kept pretty busy
at his mill on Oak Street building
frame bodies for auto trucks TO pro
tect the drivers from the cold. The
designs are very neat.
Despite the business slump, several
stores which have been vacant for
some time. on West Main Street, have
been rented for various business pur-
poses.
Frank Henry is the representative
of Penns Grove Record to get new
subscriptions in Penns Grove and Car
news Point. Give him a welcome and
hear what he has to say.
Arthur Wingate has moved into the
old George Denny property of a house
and three acres at Georgetown cross
roads, recently bought Of Rev. y.
Bell Close.
The Jersey Market at Walnut Street
Wilmington, is nearly at an end
Sweet potatoes sell for IS cents a bas-
ket; white potatoes, 81; peppers, %
cents, and pumpkins SO a ton.
Fruit for canning and winter stor-
age was never so scarce in this re-
gion. The crop of peaches, pears,
grapes and apples were the smallest
ever.
The State Motor Vehicle Depart
ment has begun to issue the 1922 Il
cense plates. They are black n
white. Car owners, however, will not
receive them until December LIST.
The voters of Swedesboro have ap-
proved las to Il to have another
school house built on an eight acre
lot to cost S150,000. 1t Is time Tor
Penns Grove voters to begin adjusting
their minds for another school
st. Georges Guild hold their annual
chicken potpie and oyster supper n
the Parish house, Churchtown, mex
Thursday evening, 9th, . to O'Clock
A luscious feast and a good social time
attend these occasions.
Election officers in the respective
voting precincts sat from 1 to 9 r. M.
on Tuesday for the purpose OF regis
tering anv voters who may AVE here
fofore been overlooked. Several new
names were added.
There was a slight fire at Chats
variety store, on South Broad Street
near Union Corner, last Monday night
which started in the boiler ROOM; Inc
frement eXtinguished the blaze before
anv serious damage was done.
On Tuesday evening a small fire took
Mace in the home of J. c. Radcliffe
IS Church boulevard, IN the superVls-
o1's village below the cov 1t was
sufficient for a fire alarm. Small
damage was done.
County Collector Richard B. Girls
com has gone to Blaney, Michigan 10
visit his brother, Mr.. Harry B. Grls.
com and wife. He was accompanied
nv Mr.. James Griscom, a cousin Oh
Woodbury., and they will remain ABOUT
two weeks.
The Salem County Democratic Com
mi++ee has organized as follows; Geo
Scbalck. of Pittsgrove, Chairman;
Mrs. Truman H. Clayton, Of salem.
Vice Chairman; James J. Sullivan OF
salem. Secretary, and F, Newln Ac-
ton. of Salem, Treasurer.
ATloway vii soon blaze out into
electrical perpetual sunshine. sum-
merrill and McCloskey, Penns Grove
electricians. are wiring twenty-five
houses there. A wire will be extended
from Quinton to send the lightning
made in Wilmington.
Kennard Ragan,one of the foreme93
of the Dye Works, has bought OF
Clarence Doughten that part OF Jhe
- D. Rlack farm- hree miles