The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-30
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Who viii Be Salem's New Post
master? Fenwick MOnu-
ment Assured
Salem. March 20.

Odl61l, IdlCn EV'
William BloemeT, aged fifty years,
a car inspector, was run over and IN
stantly killed in the yards Of the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad Wednes-
day afternoon. He was craving
under a car that he was gong to
mark. As he stepped over the track
under the car the shifter came along
and bumped it. The wheels passed
over his body from the shoulder to the
waist. Bloemer was married but mad
no children. He was an old employee
and was we'll liked by all who knew
him.
Speculation strife here as to who
will succeed Postmaster Klein and
also who will be the man to assume
State Senator c. B. Aliens togs. Ihls
is. the last year of Senator Aliens
term and as he has accepted the posi-
tion of treasurer for the Hudson
River Bridge and Tunnel Commission
at a salary of $4,000, he is not eligible
for reelection. For the postmaster
shin. former Sheriff William L. Mill
lin seems to be the favorite. The
Chamber of Commerce has been asked
by the U. S. Civil Service Commission
to induce as many men and women as
possible to apply for the examination
so that the best qualified candidate
can be selected. 1t is dollars TO
doughnuts that, if the best man or
woman happened to be a Democrat,
the President would find some way to
give the job to Republican.
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marty of men were caught drink
ing LIQUOR red hot as it came out OF a
still in the home of Henry Cousins, IN
Clavville. The officers had gone there
to arrest Cousins on a charge OF steal
ING chickens and were surprised to
find two stills, one of which was IN
oneration. Cousins was given near
ing before Justice D. Harris Smith,
who held him for the Grand jury on
the chicken stealing charge. Supreme
Court Commissioner Daniel V. sum
merrill. Jr., held him for trial under
the State Enforcement act.
The Salem Chamber of Commerce
held a monthly meeting Wednesday
evening when matters of Importance
were discussed. The proposition to
have a boat line from Wilmington to
Salem was taken up. If the business
men of Salem will pledge enough sup
port this boat will be put on so that
the people of southern New Jersey
NAV have the benefit of water trans
portation and water freight rates, to
New York and the South. A number
of the members will go to Winning
ton some time in April to inspect the
new port there.
The marker for John Fenw1ck's
grave is to be located at the angle OF
the Woodstown road opposite the
county house. 1t is said that this To-
cation is about 600 feet from the spot
where the late William z. Flitcraft, OF
Woodstown, declared Fenwick to have
been laid at rest 1t is known that a
BODY was buried there about lOO
wears after Fenwick died The two
funds that were raised to provide the
marker will be merged and A. ID. Smell
baker. of Woodstown, has agreed to
make up any deficiency after all have
had chance to contribute. The mar
ker will cost about 5000. Frank W.
Stewart, a former Salem County boy,
who is now a Philadelphia millionaire,
has offered to pay for extension OF
the wires, the lighting fixtures and
the current forever so that the marker
can be seen at night as we'll as IN the
daytime.
There is a movement on loot 10
have memorial trees planted In john
son Park, the grounds surrounding the
building recently purchased by the
Freehoiders for the accommodation of
the county officials that were in the
court house and other buildings. The
plan is to give families chance to
plant trees to the memory of some
member of the family, or others to
plant them in honor of some dlstln-
guished citizen. Each tree so planted
will have a metal plate telling the
kind of tree and the name of the per-
son for whom it is there.
Only three new houses are being
erected in Salem this spring. There
may be others later on. A Build Your
Own Home" campaign might do some
good now as there is demand for
houses and the cost of construction is
not likely to come down in the near
future.
Chicken Thief Pleads Guilty
Lee Smith was brought before Judge