The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-10
News of Local Interest

George Long has the foundation
made for 2 house on EIvin Avenue.
George Munyan is having q fine
cottage erected on his lot in Sheble
Grove.
In Penns Grove and surrounding re-
glon there has been no heavy rain for
months. Vegetation needs it greatly.
David A. English viii hold another
combination sale Of household goods,
&c, in front Of Odd Fellows Hall. to-
morrow afternoon, 18th inst.
Upper Penns Neck Township has an
ordinance in the Record this week
regulating the operation Of auto buses
or jitneys in the Township.
The English property, on West
Main Street, opposite Oak, with the
stock and fixtures Of the bakery and
restaurant, will be offered at public
sale this friday afternoon.
The strawberry crop will be gather
ed this week. The late frost killed
many blooms. Those who had berries
got a good price for them. About 8
cents q box wa the lowest wholesale
price.
The old blacksmith shop on Penn
Street, owned by the Paullins, has
been torn down. It was one Of the old
landmarks Of seventy years ago when
the village smith and wheelwright
wei. leading manufacturers.
Drs. Israel J. and Pauline Cramer,
ChlropractOrs, located al Salem, viii
open a branch office in Penns Grove
at 50 South Broad Street. They will
be here every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday from 2 to 5 ?. u.
The new siren was blown at an
early hour on Sunday morning for the
purpose Of testing its efficiency in
awakening people from sleep. Nine
teen active fremen responded TO the
alarm. but many claim they did not
hear the whistle blown.
While Atwood Wright was attend
ing the show at the Riverside Theatre
on Friday night thieves drove off with
his automobile which was parked on
Delaware Avenue. This is the second
time within six months that thieves
have stolen Mr.. Wright's automobile.
Gov. Edwards, on Thursday, filled
the vacancies on al the County cleo
tons boards throughout the State.
In this County the men appointed are
Charles P. Farnkopf, Democrat, Sa-
lem City; Edwin B. Moore, Woods
town, Republican.
Councilmen Charles L. Smith,
Robert W. Kidd, Fire Chief David
Johnson, Nelson Munyon and F. H.
Elliott went to Riverside, n. J., on
Sunday to give a Seagraves pumping
engine the "once-over." They were
- !, DL;Io5ol1b;o Nv aDraro1+a+iras
of the Company who escorted them to
Riverside in automobiles.
The winner in the Dress & Sons
Limerick contest last week was Mrs.
D. A. Goldsborough, u Dufresne
Street, Carneys Point. Every week
some one is made happy by capturing
the prize, a five dollar gold piece.
Why not try your hand? The Dollar
Sale which began yesterday, and will
continue until Monday, presents some
splendid bargains in dry goods and
women's and children's wear.
W. S. Leap has an interesting an
nouncement in this issue regarding
Palm Beach suits. Penns Grove people
should be proud of the fact that when
they want goods of the highest stand
ard in this line that they can be
bought right here at home. City
stores have nothing better or finer tc
show you and as a rule they cannot
compete with his prices as he has nc
} such overhead expenses to carry.
NJ. D. Poland has an interesting an
nouncement elsewhere in reference K
the new store building he intends tx
=, erect at Union Corner. 1t is also hi
purpose to organize a corporation witt
To- 500, 900 capital and will issue thu
g stock at S25 per share. He expect
the new store to be ready for bushes
W in October. In the meantime MI
- Poland is carrying on his e~xtensiv
70 business in Wilmington and at tn
temporary store in Penns Grove.