The Penn's Grove record., 1921-02-04
News of Local Interest

r. k. Durham, of Springfield,
Mass, has bought Mrs. Rea P. Whit
akers farm in Alloway Township.
From present indications there are
gong to be many changes at the COM
ing session of the Methodist confer
ence.
Penns Grove parties were in Elmer
last week looking over the Oliphant
ice plant with a view to taking it over
and operating it
John P. Ridgway, of Hancock's
Bridge, has been added TO the director
ate Of the South Jersey Farmers Ex-
change.
The February meeting of the Board
Of Chosen Freeholders will be held at
the Court House, Salem, next Wednes-
day morning at IL O'Clock.
The Harry Dolbow farm, near
Woodstown,, was offered at public
sale last Saturday and was bid to
S4100 and was withdrawn.
One barber in Penns Grove has an
nounced a reduction in price of hair
cuts from so cents to 35 cents, and for
a shave, from 20 to Is cents.
There was a total of 4024 fishing
and cunning licenses issued in 1920.
There were 1877 issued to residents of
Penns Grove, All in Woodstown, Ill
in U. P. Neck and 129 in Oldmans.
Mrs. Thompson Shourds, of Canton,
has sold her farm to a party living
near Penns Grove and with her son
Thomas will nov onto a farm near
Woodstown in the spring.
The Suydam farm, near Wing Lane,
now occupied by Melvin Morgan, has
been sold to Lewis Edner, Jr., Pitts
grove Township. It contains about
IS acres
Frank J.. Ridenour, painter, has
been transferred from the plant to the
new DUPONT building in course of
erection on Market Street, Whining
ton.
Sheriff Brandrif and Deputy Brown
went to B~aileytown, a suburb of
Woodstown, late Saturday night, and
arrested eight eolOred men engaged
in a lively game Of African golf. They
were released after paying a fine.
Dave Martin, formerly manager of
the Riverside theatre, spent the week.
end in Penns Grove, with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Yeager. Dave is now conduct
ing the DAnnunzio-theatre, 731-33
Christian Street, Philadelphia, and
says he is doing fine,
Clement B. tanning has sold his
residence, at Main and Oak Streets, to
Charles 3. Norton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lanning, who are past 70 years, viii
make their home with their children
and grandchildren. They are old
tives who viii be missed,
Senator Allen has had Introduced
in the Senate a bill aboishing the
Board of Examiners for BARRIERS. An
drew L. C~oia&uono, of Penns Grove,
IS a member Of the Board and We
don't believe he viii approve of this
scheme to deprive him Of his job.
There was a meeting Monday in
Woodbury. Of all dealers in Ford auto
supplies South Of Trenton and a rep
r~esentative Of the firm from Detroit
presented many new and up-to-date
methods and ideas for conducting the
auto business. He also enlightened
many Of the agents present who piled
him with questions.
Thieves broke into the Arena build
ing, on East Main Street, occupied by
Alfred Gillison, on Tuesday night, and
cut all the electric light globes and
fixtures from the wires, throwing the
plant out of commission. Mr.. Gillison
offers a reward Of S25 for informal
ton that viii lead to the apprehension
of the thief.
Big city stores have nothing on J.
U. Layton, the furniture dealer, 81 to
81 South Broad Street, when it comes
to low prices. He has a large and
varied stock and it is simply foolish
and e~xtravagant to go out of town for
furniture when he has such a tremend-
Gus stock to select from al prices be-
low the out of town stores. Look his
stock over. 1t will pay you.-Adv.
When If was reported that Mr..
Harding had selected James J. Davis,
of Pittsburg, for Secretary of Labor,
in his Cabinet, Charles E. Kinda sent
him a telegram commencing him for
his selection. Mr.. Davis is Director
General Of the Loyal Order of Moose
and founder of Mooseheart, the great
institution for the care and education
of orphan children, located just out
side Of Chicago.