The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-12

I0nnS Grove anu AuDurn.
OCT. 24-Jos. II. Dolbow, q. p. Neck.
The Prohibitionists have nominated
William Isaacs, of Elmer, for Assem-
bly,.
Albert S. Ale has taken the agency
for the Prudential Life Insurance Co.,
in Salem.
School supplies Of every description
at JohnsOn's Drug Store.
The election boards began canvass.
ing for voters on Tuesday. See that
you are on the list.
made around his house tenanted by
Jsre Cream and j. D. Claypoole.
The Epworth M. E. Choir, of Will
mington, will sing again in the Bethel
M. T.. Church on November 9th.
A great reduction in prices at
Woods Livery.
Frank r. Hammit has bought the
Edward Dougherty house of w. P.
Denny and moved into in On Wednes-
day.
The Republicans gave a smoker in
their club room last Saturday evening
and distributed many campaign but
tons.
Bridgeport Council Jr. O. U. A. NJ,
we're entertained by Viola Council on
Monday evening. with an entertain
ment and a fruit supper.
For SALE-A good Lady's bicycle
cheap, '99 model. for particulars apply
No. $50 Harmony st.
The tides in the Delaware River have
been extraordinarily low because of
lack of rains at the tributary heads and
4 because of the northwest winds.
In the last three weeks the sweet
potato crop has nearly doubled. Some
late truckers are digging 5 and 6
baskets of sweet potatoes from 100 hills.
Last week 81. 25 a barrel was paid for
sweet potatoes at Penn's Grove and
S1.15 this. week. Last week they
brought from Csc. to Csc. a basket in
Philadelphia.
For Hats go to Dubell, the batter
No. 2 East Third ST., Wilmington,
DEL, Largest stock and lowest prices
in that city.
u. P. Neck was represented in the
County Democratic convention by Dan
lei v. Summerill, VIM. G. Harbeson.
John Bishop, Andrew Yourison and
Jacob Featherer.
PENIS Grove Borough was repre-
sented in the County Republican con-
vention by Samuel I. Hillman, George
Jordan, Daniel G. Roche, VIM. G. Ped
rick Charloa Munvan
Andrew Hughes, an old veteran of
the Civil War, who served in Company
K. Oath Regiment died last Saturday
evening of paralysis and was buried on
Tuesd az at Perkintown.
Try a bottle of Johnson's Tooth
Powder at l5c.
Samuel S. Borden having bought
Josiah A. Kidd's farm offers that and
his adjoining farm for sale. It is a
splendid site for IN Industry as will be
seen in our advertising column.
u. P. Neck Township was represent
ed in the Republican County Conven-
tion by Samuel S. Borden. Horace e.
Borden, Harry Wright, S. Levin
Thompson, Charles Leap.
The census Of Delaware for 1900 is
1874, 1856. In 1890 it was 1853 ,493, show
96 per cent. The population of New
Castle is $3.50. In 1890 it was 4,01Q.
A fine rig at Woods at your W
price.
A. G. McCausland. the we'll known
superintendent of the Wilmington and
Columbia Division of the Reading rail-
road, has been made superintendent of
the Atlantic City Division of the same
road.
On Monday evening the Democrats
of PENIS Grove Borough elected the
following delegates to the county con-
vention: James Diver, D. V. Summer
i'll, Jr., Job Bevis, Robert English,
George Coombs.
The Bethel n. P. Church cleared
$125 by their Harvest Home last Satur-
day evening. ISL was received from
the guilt contest between Pastor E. E.
Somers and David English. Mr.. En-
glish was ahead until near the close.
He received 504 votes and Past Som
ers $40 and the quilt.
Doctor William Ziesel, Dentist, of
1850 North Franklin Street, PhiladeI-
phia, will he at his Penn's Grove Office,
Delaware Avenue and Pitman Streets,
every Thursday. Grown and bridge
work, filling, extracting and artificial
dentures. Appointments by mail or
otherwise. 81
We had a remarkable warm Septem.
Der. Tue mean temperance was 100
which has not been SO high since 1895
The rain fail was 6.3l inches, which
was not equalled nor surpassed since
1882, and was double the average rain
for the past % year. Last Tuesday |
was the first day that fire was needed
in a stove for comfort.
The primary department of Psnn's
GROVE school being SO ever crowded, |
roll, that the pupils have been
dM1ed, so that half attend school in
the morning and half in the afternoon.
Our population has increased 80 in the
past three years that another addition |
to the school house will be needed in a
year or two. some think now.
The Democrats of PENIS Grove
Borough have organized a club by |
electing E. E. Bright, President; ia
y T. shoemaker n EdW. Keen, Jr.. |
Vice Presidents; John W. Trumbull.
Secretary. D. V. Summerill, Jr., Asst.
Sec.; w. A. Summerill, Treasurer. All
Democrats are invited to meet this
Saturday night in their club room over
Justices butcher shop.
The postponed Oh Folks Day service
will be held in Emmanuel Church on
Sunday. In the morning the pastor
j.. 9. L%ippincott. d. d., will preach
an appropriate sermon to the aged and
all over 20 years of age will receive a
souvenir. In the evening the pastor
will preach to the young folks from the
9Th commandment, "Honor thy father
and thy mother" Every one in the
audience will receive a souvenir. All
invited.
When the Brandywine Spring Rail-
way Company wished to extend its line.
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