The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-24
News of Local Interest

~ '~LA AAeg DL4lAdG evening WAS
q great benefit to farm rops. The
fall vas lighter in Penns Grove than in
the adjoining township.
Wednesday night the temperature
cropped suddenly so that some got I'D
and put on more covers. Thursday
morning the temperature was so and
an O~vercOat was not uncomfortable.
The County Board Of FreehoIders
met on Tuesday on the road between
Pennsvile and Salem which has lust
been completed and voted to accept it
as finished by the contractor.
Fred Monk, who has kept q lunch
room on the wharf and at the foot of
Main Street for eight years, has sold
his stand to Adolph Haimorwitz, Of
New 4ofk City, who took charge last
Monday.
There was a light shower on We'd
nesday morning, followed by a cool
noftherly wind which kept the temper
azure down to 70. Thursday and this
Friday morning the temperature was
The auto travel across the river at
Penns Grove was heavy last Sunday.
but not 50 many as the previous Sun
day. There were 749 which went over
from Penns Grove and 1850 both WAYS
during the day and night. The last
were taken at 1890.
picnic at Pennsville, on Wednesday, IN
cluded farmers and politicians from
all parts Of the county. The atten-
dance was not large. The shower in
the forenoon and the cool weather in
the afternoon were not conducive for
picnicing with lots Of work to be done.
In the evening many enjoyed the FIRE
works.
The attendance at the Farmers
One may sit on the front porch and
swat the mosquitoes when there may
be a barrel or tub in the back yard
where the mosquitoes are born and
grow in. Empty all re~ceptacles which
will hold water where the pests may
grow.
Work to dig out a half cellar for
the Elks new home was begun on
Tuesday and filed up on Wednesday.
The Railroad Company is putting
rock with asphalt top at sidewalk
crossings. 1t is a very commendable
act to keep up with citizens.
Why not every housewife take a
vacation Thursday evening by taking
the family to a good old fashioned
pot-pie dinner, given by the Women's
Auxiliary, in St. Paul's Church. Din
ner is served from 40 to 80 for the
nominal sum of SIS cents and 50 cents
for children under y.
Former Councilman Charles L.
Smith is having his home, on South
Broad Street, raised and will move it
forward about two hundred feet so
that it will be in line with other houses
in that vicinity. With other alterations
which he intends to make there Will be
a great improvement in the genral
appearance Of the house and property.
The last of the popular one day eX-
cursions to Atlantic City. on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, from the PenRs
Grove Division, will go on Wednesday
morning.
The rumor that the Board of Educa-
ton Of Oldmans Township would re-
fuse to send their high school pupils
to a school other than Penns Grove
High, has been set at rest by the
Board asking bids for the Transporter
ton of about 50 pupils to our school.
HightOwn knows a good school when
they see it.
Spero, the tailor, had an unfortu-
nate accident on Wednesday when he
ran into a car driven by a Mr.. Sim
i mons. Spero was driving east on
Main Street while Simmons was going
in the opposite direction. Spero
turned in to Days Garage. at the rail-
road. and failing to see the approach
: ing car, hit it ~broadside, wrecking the
fender. bending an axle and breaking
the wind shield on Simmons a for
which damages Spero Is liable.
ri roo+o,. MT cav-pra1 men IN