The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-15
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1898.

bold stroke Tor business III announcer Col
umn.
John p. Higgins tells something in
teresting about foot wear in another
column.
Tillle Smith has reduced her shir'
wastes from 90c. to 75c. Late STYLE
sailor hats for 25c.*
S. r. Leap would be thankful for The
return of his scythe by the one who
borrowed it.
Curridens' Store on Main st. Looh
at new goods in window
John S. Dolbow will sell his house.
hold goods at public sale next Saturday
afternoon at l o'clock.*
Denny & Smith now have their mil
linery store open all the time, evenings
included. Give them a call.
Remember the oyster supper in Odd
Fellows Hall next Saturday evening
23rd by st. Paul's Auxiliary
Delaware's peach crop, the biggest in
its history, is now estimated at 9,000,.
600 baskets, worth to the growers ST.
600, 900.
A number of last weeks PENIS
Grove RECORD wanted at this office.
&c. paid for a limited number in good
condition.
William Shape raised the largest wat,
er melon in the county so far heard of.
1t weighs 81 pounds and is on exhibit
tion at Divers store.
A number of young friends gave Miss
Fannie Black at the Cove a genuine
surprise on Wednesday evening and an
enjoyable time was had.
John Biddle's ferocious dog bit Her
bert E. Dolbow very badly on the leg
on Monday when he went there to col.
lect for the Metropolitan Insurance
Company.
Now is the time to buy your furnish
ings at Curridens' new Stores
Samuel II. AVS, of Palmyra, formerly
OF Penn's Grove, won the % mile hi.
cycle race there in l hour and 80 min
utes. He was present with a hand
some gold medal.
On Wednesday night while Joseph
Dunk was coupling cars to put on the
float lie was caught between the bump
ers of the cars and narrowly escaped
being seriously injured.
We have laid in a full stock of chill
dren's, boys and mems fall and winter
boots. New SHOE SToRE.*
Sweet potatoes remain firm at Penn's
Grove at 50 and S2.1O a barrel. On
Wednesday the buyers at Perkintown
bid up Oh II another and raj them up
to $2.35 but it did not last long.
A Pittsburg Judge has refused to
naturalize a Homestead striker because
he was {. ember of the reasonable
advisory committee during the strike.
An enemy to the laws of the land
should not be a citizen.
The Township Committee have fixed
the tax rate for U. p. Neck this year
as follows: County tax 80 cents; State
School, %; Township "a; total, for
Township 04c on 500. Penn's Grove
School district 10, total Sl.09.
Paints and Painters supplies of all
kinds at Edw. G. Bricks.
E5enezer Pedrick and Wilbert F.
Sailor will please accept the thanks of
the RECORD for the fine kolk Gem
watermelons left us. Mr.. Sailor We are
glad to hear has had a large crop, hav-
ing picked 2400 melons off of 400 hills.
John P. Turner has begun shipping
sweet potatoes and farmers produce
from Penn's Grove station. He ship
ped several barrels of egg plants and
late crop of cantaloupes this week.
They being worth about 75c. a barrel.
st. Paul's Auxiliary will hold an
oyster supper in Odd Fellows Hall
next Saturday evening 23rd. DON'T
forget to attends
A number Of friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert w. Bevis gathered at their resi-
dence on Thursday evening to christen
the new house lately completed on the
CrispIn farm. A very pleasant even
ing was spent and an interesting pro.
gram rendered, consisting of recita-
tions lectures and Negro stump speach-
es in which a number of young folkspar-
ticipated. Mr.. and Mrs. Bevis receiv.
ed a beautiful present and after refresh
ments the party made their departure
expressing themselves well pleased with
the visit.
If you would like to engage, during
the coming fall and winter, in selling a
new and popular work in any county in
Southern New Jersey, it will be to your
interest to communicate with j f.
Hodge %(manager) at l006 ShallcrOss
Ave. Wilmington, Del. In regard to
this new work we refer you to the edi-
tor of this paper. Satisfactory REFER
ences are required.
J. A. WILM0RE u Co.
#3t. Publishers, New York.
When in want Of good photographs be
sure and GO to Beecher's Gallery, 315
Market ST., Wilmington. To Jersey Gus
toners he will give an s x1Qframed pict-
rre'sith each dozen cabinets, t