The Penn's Grove record., 1899-09-08

George II. Elkinton, Esq, is having
a rear kitchen built To his house with q
cistern under il
A few sweet potatoes have been ship.
ped from Penn's Grove station this week
the price being from SLIPS to $l.35 a
barrel. Many farmers have not dug
yet because only half Il crop has grown.
The Wilmington market has been slow
this week. Sweets 30.35c. a basket,
melons 4 to Zoe tomatoes 15-2Oc., egg
plants 25c., apples 20-25c.
E~vangelists Andrew j. Dolbow and
G. @ Hammel closed last Sunday night.
Eight professed conversion and a few
sanctification as a result Of the meetings
which wete well attended during the
fifteen days session. The tent was
taken down on Monday. Mr.. IIammel
returned to his home at Delanco, while
Nj. Dolbow went TO HacketstOwn to
to assist Rev. W. b. Osborne with il
tent meeting.
Pay for the RECORD in advance and
get the Farm Journal free for five
years. II
F~reeholders Edwin l.. 3Orton and
W.. J Freas, a majority Of the commit
ee appointed to make dertain alterations
to the public building, met at the Court
House Tuesday and awarded the con-
tract of enlarging the building occupied
by the County Clerk and Surrogate,
erecting the building for the heating
plant, aud ventilating the Court House
and jail to contract Joseph Powers. for
S9612. 50. Mr.. Powers was the only
contractor to hand in a bid.
Use Robbins Headache Powders. n
The following is the list of letters re-
naming on hand in the Penn's Grove
Post Office for the mouth ending Aug.
31th. Mrs. Barbara, Miss Ida Bergen,
Mrs. X. Callahan, Walter Crum, Miss
Lucy II. Divery, John A. Doibow,
Harry Dickeison, Mrs. Tho. Miflin, ~
Matthew II Co. (2) II. F. Miller, Miss
Lily a. Steffey, W. Smith, David
Smith, Mrs Sarah Tussey, George
Roberts, Alesanro Juagrimto. Persons
calling for the above letters will please
say advertise. j.. d. WHITAKER 2. M.
II. II. Bisbee, expert Jew eler and
optician. recently from louisiana, but
formerly of Ludington, Mich. will
open his store Sept. LIST in the building
at present occupied by Mrs. E. Scott,
dress maker, 241 Main Street. 1Stf. =
DR., }. Embury Price, while persuad-
ing Governor Roosevelt to speak on
President MeKinley's policy to the
Metbodi5ts at Ocean Grove, pointed
out The rather remarkable fact that the
presiding officer of the convention that
nominated Mr.. Mckinley vas a Metho-
dist that he, himself, wasa local preach.
er; that mar who nominated him was a
Methodist that the man who seconded
the nomination was "A Methodist; that
a large number of the delegates were
Methodists, and that when the House
of Representatives was chosen PCS of
the members were Methodists.
Toy our Java and Mocha blend coffee.
Price SOC, this week 25c at H. S.
French's.
The steamlng up the river of the five
waIships of the North Atlantic Squad
ron, on board Of which was Admiral
Sampson, last Sunday morning between
10 and II O'Clock attracted The attention
of many citizens from the Churches to
the river. The whistle at the Powder
works saluted the ''Gghtiug flatirons,"
and called the attention Of the citizens
that they were passing. The evenue
steamer Manning anchored off PeDn's
Grove during The day and remained un-
til Tuesday morning, Citizens who
went ont to her in boats we're allowed
to go aboard and some Jacktars took in
the sights of the town.
9S2 sure cure Robbins Pharmacy.