The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-12

ID MAY II, 1899.


Spring chickens are 40c. a pound.
Don't forget Johnson Soda Water.
Mayor Torton is having his residence
painted n pretty blue tint.
Southern strawberries are now selling
IN PENIS Grove for Zoe. a box.
Thursdays Gne showers added thOus-
auds of dollars to the farmers grain aud
grass crops.
Meals Cycle Enamel will make your
scared Bicycle as bright as a new one.
All colors at Edw. &. Bricks. y
improvements are being made to
properties in the Borough this year
more than usual.
The parlors of Emmanuel Parsonage
are being newly papeIed and furnished
by the Mite Society.
The public schools Of Upper Penns
Neck Township close this Friday, ut
the end of nine months session.
Drink Hires Root Beer at Robbins. n
Howard Walker and Mamie Layton
successfully passed the third grade
teachers examination last Saturday.
Mondays gentle rain was greatly
needed by vegetation. There had been
no rain in this region for three weeks.
DIR. S. G. Wallace, (Dentist) will be
at Johnson's drug store, Penn's Grove,
every Tuesday. y
Elwood Layton caught so herring
with two dips of II cast net at the Brick
mill race. lie put one herring in a rat
trap Thursday night and caught s rats.
A cantata entitled 1.-The Choicest
Gift" will be rendered by 100 voices in
st. Pauls M. L. Church on June 9th,
under the direction of Prof. Powell G.
Fithian.
a fine line OF Toilet Soaps at low
prices DIT johnson $ Drug Store. n
The Sunday after Easter Joseph
White lost a pocket book containing S..
John 5. Dolbow who found it and has
been looking for the owner returned il
to him on Wednesday.
The mitro-glycerine house of the
California Powder Works, at Pinole,
California, exploded last Saturday, and
Foreman Arthur Graves and l.. j.
Wilkinson were killed and several per-
SONS injured.
Use Robbins Headache Powders. n
Councilman George L. Coombs. who
was II of the fOremen with Joseph G.
Yeager on the 30-caliber line, has quit
the Powder Mills and bought out VIM
Il. Hearn's barber shop OH Penn 81. He
took charge Monday morning,
Having bought w. 3. Hern's barber
shop l invite all old patrons as well as
new ones to call when they want good
hair cut or IA good cigar, Geo.L,
.oombs.
g. G. Turner has sold his oil tanks to
ths Standard Oil Company who willhave
the foundation made higher and the
tanks made a sub-station. The Com.
pany has stations at Woodbury. and Sa-
lem. Mr.. Turner claims he has saved
the in this region 2 cents on
a gallon Oh their oil already.
J0hnson's Florida Sherbet is fine. n
On Tuesday afternoon Edward s.,
the 3-year-old son of Robert f. Walker,
got The gun of his grand father, Ed
Ward L. Smith, and while pulling it
down stairs it went off, shooting the
flesh off of his left forearm from the
elbow to the wrist, but not fracturing
The homes nor arteries.
For SALE a horse and buggy, with
harness. whip, robe, blanket, etc. The
is kind aud gentle, any woma
drive. Can trot or pace. J. ID.
Whitaker. n
Sunday will be Young Peoples Day
in st. Pauls M. L. Church. In the
morning Pastor Nichols will preach a
sermon TO the Young People
and in the evening the 10Th general ami
versary service will be celebrated by
rendering the special program prepared
by the General Secretary Tor the occa-
tion.
For HATS go to Dubell, the halter,
No. 2 East Third St., Wilmington,
Del, largest stock and lowest prices in
that city. Ala. VI
Robbins Soda Water hard to beat. n
Ephraim j. Bennett died at The TIe-
mont Cottage last Friday, aged 81, and
was buried in Riverview cemetery on
Uncle Eph, died of old age.
About 80 years ago he started the first
oyster and ice cream saloon in the old
building where Summerill's block now
stands and continued in the new build
ing until about IA years ago, when he
sold out and has since been keeping a
shop along shore.
The cake walk given by the Sons of
Veterans last Saturday night attracted
more than Odd Fellows Hall could
hold. The first prize was won by Sam
uel Townsend, Jr., and George Clay
pool I'd prize by Lille Cole and Mamie
Permar, of Wilmington; Sd by VIM.
Brennan and John Allen. The judges
were d. p. Leonard, Elmer Curriden
and Wilmer Hahn, of Wilmington.
The West End orchestra accompanied
a delegation from Appomattox Camp
No. 2. S of ", of Wilmington, furn.
ished some fine music. The Camp CASH
ed $50 and cleared S45.
Why pay rent, when you can buy a
double house at prices II. s. Titus of
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