The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-10
Farmers are getting s1.4O a barrel

Farmers are getting $1.40 a barrel
for sweet potatoes.
Sweeten's Sons are having Il two
story storage house l6X3l built at the
rear OF the store at Union Corner.
The Democrats of l.. p. Neck town
ship will hold their caucus saturday
afternoon in Central School Hous".
Onion sets aud Houlton Early Rose
potatoes for sale by Edw. G. Brick. n
Hannah Urban has put her pension
TO good use by building Il two story
front 10 her reside e on Mary street.
Heavy freight caused by So many
farmers getting manure, caused two
ext.a freight trains TO be run on Sun.
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Layton has bought
a building lot GA South Broad street, OF
John Diver and viii build Il residence
this spring.
81 owe my success to the news
papers, and to them | freely give u GER
tain profit of my yearly business" -
John Wanamaker.
To make the hands soft and smooth
use Johnson's Witch Hazel Cream.
Fannie Hutchinson, the odd bigen-
dered person of U. p. Neck. died on
Thursday morning after suffering with
a cancer for some time.
G. G. Turner wishes to inform the
public that be has q full stock of grass
seeds, fertilizers, seed potatoes and
sepd oats at the lowest prices. 1t y
The Democrats and Republicans in
the Borough will hold their caucuses to
nominate candidates this Saturday
evening in their club fuoms.
Miss Florence Thompson, who holds
a position AS stenographer and type
writer in "a drug store in Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at james Borden's.
Don't forget the Martha Washington
Tea in Odd Fellows Hall this evening,
25c. "
Shad from the South are being ship
ped to Wilmington in greater quanti-
ties than during last week. Roe shad
are selling at from S45 to $50 Dollars a
hundred, while melt shad are selling at
25 cents each.
Robert Pedrick, ~11-year-old son of G.
Roger Pedrick, who was arraigned last
Friday before Squire Elkinton, confess
sed to u%nhitching, driving and hitching
elsewhere five horses in PENIS Grove
within Is months.
In the reorganization of the Penn
sylvania national guards Co. AS Of
fcers were reelected, Capt. Speckman
and Lieuts. Tracy and Allen. None
of Co. KS officers were reelected. Ma
jor A. II. Hartung takes Capt. Kunsig's
place.
DR.. s.. G. Wallace, (Dentist) will be
at Johnson's drug store, Penn's Grove,
every Tuesday.
During the blizzard birds became
very tame because they were on starya-
ton. A buzzard came to Charles
Leaps and has remained about the pre-
misses since. Mr.. Leap fed him on a
chicken. Who would not stay around
where chicken is to be had?
The Martha Washington supper
which was to have been held Feb. "a,
was put off until this Saturday in Odd
Fellows Hall, owing to the weather:
Supper only 25c.
The caucus of the Township and
Borough Democrats was held Wednes-
day evening in the club o to noml'
nate a candidate for Freebooter. j. ID.
Claypoole was chairman and d. v.
Summerill, Jr., secretary. Daniel V.
Summerill ST., was nominated by SO
votes to so for J. Ford Thompson.
NOTICE, On and after Sept. 18th, DR..
Doolittle, (Dentist) will be at Mrs.
Davis every Saturday instead of Thurs
day, as heretofore,
The anniversary of Bethel NJ. z.
Church will be held next Thursday, 16
The morning services will begin at 8
O'Clock with a Iovefeast led by Rev. z.
B, Lane, Of Cramer Hill. At 10 O'Clock
Rev. r. J. Patterson, of Westville, will
preach. At two p. NJ. a song and
thanksgiving services will be conducted
by Rev. z. b. Lane. AT 3 O'Clock Rev.
j. Leuppie, of Pitman Grove, will
preach. At I p. NJ. a song service by
the choir; 7.45 Rev. G. L. Wolfe, of
First M. p. Church, Wilmington, will
preach.
FoR SALE very cheap, a Nonpariel
feed mill and aScientiiic feed mill suit
able for grinding feed by horse power.
J. ID. Whitaker.
The weather mans predictions on
Tuesday and Wednesday have been on
a par with prosperity notes. On Tues
day it was to be generally fair and
somewhat COLDER" On Wednesday
.'clear weather and decidedly lower
temperature After Mondays fine
day and a thunder storm Saturday night
all were surprised to see a northeast
blizzard and snow storm Tuesday
morning. 1t showed from 4 A. NJ to 4
p. M. during which time 4 inches of
snow fell, and the temperature dropped
to 200, a draw of so degrees from Sun
day. Wednesday wal to be colder"
but the warmer weather made the snow
go.