The Penn's Grove record., 1921-07-08
News of Local Interest

TO Turner & Zaluske.
During this week about $4,000 SER
wee men from New Jersey received
bonus checks from SO TO 500.
The July meeting Of the Board Of
Freeholders viii be held in the Court
House, Salem, next Wednesday.
Emmanuel NJ. E. Sunday School Will
picnic this year at Alcyon Park. The
date Will be announced later.
Tomatoes sold for s. a basket in
Philadelphia market on Thursday
morning.
Five Sunday Schools in Salem Will
picnic on the river shore, Pennsville,
next Thursday, 14th.
A State law has been passed that a
placard must be put on houses where
venereal diseases exist. A fine Of $50
will be imposed On non-reports.
About 200 members of the Saliva
ton Army from Wilmington will
spend Wednesday, 10th, at Riverside
Beach.
One hundred and five men are now
employed at the Delaware Ordnance
Depot, at Perkintown, after the dis
charge of 215 June goth.
The first of a series of golf tourna-
ments between the Carneys Point Club
and members of the Salem Country
Club will be played on the links at the
Country Club on Saturday afternoon.
Tomatoes jumped TO S. q basket last
Saturday and 81 TO $3.50 on Monday.
Everybody wanted a vacation and all
wanted to eat. On Tuesday the price
went down to 81 a basket.
The police department of Whining
ton wants a mar known as Peter
Kane. who recently lived near Penns
Grove, for giving a worthless check for
a grey mare, flea bitten in color and q
road cart painted yellow. $50 reward.
w. Herman Morris, of Salem, has
been appointed Deputy Internal Rev
enue Collector by Collector Edward 1.
After spending a month in the Col
l~ector's office in Camden he will be
assigned to field work in Salem
County.
A man and woman dropped uncon-
scious from heat prostration on Mon
day upon getting off Of the boat ar
irving here at 8 P. NJ. There was no
physician to be had, so they were car
ried back on the boat and taken to
Wilmington.
The Elks will hold a Ladies
Night" at Riverview Beach on Thurs
dav, 14th, There will be entertain
ment. dancing, banquet and a jolly
good time. Special trolleys will leave
Union Corner for the beach a. 3
P. NJ.
The early tomato growers had
many Italians from Philadelphia 70
arrive this week to pick tomatoes. 1t
IS a splendid outing for the children.
The price of picking is 312 cents a
basket for market tomatoes and 3
cents for can house tomatoes. Last
year the price was 6 cents a basket.
In accordance with an order of
;, Council, Chief of Police Houseworth
:, has notified several merchants to raise
the awning in front of their stores TO
a height of seven feet as they obstruct
travel on the sidewalks. Failing TO
obey the order they will he penalized
/, under the provisions Of the ordinance
governing same
Rev. Thomas, who conducts q mis-
sion on Shipley Street. Wilmington,
brought about fifty of his flock to
French's Grove, Penns Grove, on the
Fourth. and they had q good time
despite the heat. singing their favor
tie hymns and giving their experience
} of Gods goodness to them. Several
converts were baptized in the river.
Franklin Flitcraft, Of Woodstown,
g. has arranged for an overnight eXcur-
sion on the Baltimore steamer next
Thursday. 14th. Folks will leave
: Penns Grove at s P. NJ. and have an
: ENJOYABLE ride on the Delaware and
=. Chesapeake canal. This is a rare trip,
as 100 must be insured to get the boat
TO stop.
Alfred Gillison has bought twenty
( five more feet front OH East Main
. Main Street and the land in the rear
of the boxing arena to John 4.
= Featherer's field. William G. Rowe
has bought the balance of the former
: Sheets land. held as part Of J. \.
Duffy's estate. being settled by D. y.
Summe1iN. j..
Last Sunday and Monday was two
OF the hottest and most sultIy days IN
this region. The temperature was 99
in the shade and 10 in the san In
some places D-A-4LE -1"L4Nt-. L--
a COO lreeze came and brought reue1.
The temperature has continued hot
each day since, but there has been a
breeze blowing.
a combination picnic VIII be held
by the Sunday School CT the Church
of Our Nerciful Saviour. Of CaIneys
Point. St. Johns. Salem. and St.
Georges. Of ChurChtoWn. - RLVer
View Beach. on July 22d. Base ball
games Will be played between teams
from the different Churches and other
athletic contests will be staged. Prizes
will be awarded the winners.
The Commanding Officer Of the De-
aware Ordnance Reserve Depot, az
Pedrickrovn. has received notification
that all enlisted men who apply in
writing during the month Of July WILL
be discharged, except men u-der
charges of service sentence. N
discharged are entitled to traVe. pa[
I'll - IL ~, ---aA m enlist