The Penn's Grove record., 1900-09-07

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1900

DR.. John M. Summerill has been very
sick this week.
No bids were received for Job Bar
ber's houses last Saturday.
School supplies of every description
at Johnson's Drug Store.
A cable is being laid a cross the river
to connect Fort Mott with Fort Du.
pont.
The foundation for the new bank
was started last Monday and finished
this week.
We do our own work. Bisbee the
jeweler. :
Postmaster Whitaker represented
Penn's Grove in the State Republican
convention at Trenton on Thursday.
Sweet potatoes were worth 81 so a
! barrel at Penn's Grove station this
= week until Wednesday when they fell
to $1.25.
Wanted. cutters for fancy work. Call
on Mrs. Edw. -Naylor. 3t.
Some of the presses at the powder
mills had to be sent away for repairs
this week and caused the laying off of
about 30 men on the navy line.
The Democrats of Penn's Grove will
meet this Saturday evening over Small
ley's butcher shop to elect delegate to
the State Convention aud to organize.
For RENT-A 4-roomed house. Ap
ply to B. G.. WOOD.
The late tomato crop is almost
failure in this region because the hot
dry weather during August burned not
only many vines up but scalded many
tomatoes
Eiwood Biddle has sold his house on
Mary Street to Lemuel Morrison and
Mr.. Morrison has sold his lot at the
corner of North Broad and the Auburn
road to Mr.. Biddle.
Try bottle OF Johnson's Tooth
Powder at l5c.
The Democrats in the Second Con-
gressional district have nominated
Thomas ]. Prickett, of Palmyra, for
Congress. Mr.. Prickett has been fore
most Bryan man for years.
Mrs. Margaret Hartranft has gone to
live with her daughter Mrs. George
Sayers near Wilmington. Mrs. Re-
becca Justice has gone to house keep
ing in her house vacated by Mrs. Hart
ranft.
Eyes tested, glasses fitted, Bisbee.
The new freight steamer City of Sa-
lem, recently built in Wilmington for
Salem capitalists, made her trial trip
last Saturday and has been put on the
line between Salem and Philadelphia.
Capt. Samuel Pedrick is master.
Old folks day will be celebrated In
the Bethel NJ. p Church on Sunday.
In the morning Pastor E. E. Somers
will preach on ''Our estimate of Life.''
In the evening special service of songs,
recitations and brief addresses viii. be
rendered.
H. G. CLARK, of Delaware City, has
received a contract from the Govern
ment to erect two large buildings at
Fort Mott, to be used as quarters for
the soldiers. Mr.. Clark has also receiv-
ed the contract to construct six build
ings at Fort DUPONT, on the Delaware
side.
Having added new surrey and
heavy wagon to my livery | am pre-
pared to furnish first-class teams and
do cartiDg at reasonable rates. Leave
orders at Sweeten's. Rolan Carey.
The steamer Pokanoket, Capts. Den
ny, are having large peach freights
from Milton Del, to Philadelphia.
They stopped at Penn's Grove Tuesday
evening with 2300 baskets of peaches
aboard and some of our citizens bought
! some of the finest which were as large
as base balls for 81 and ST. 25 basket.
). DR.. Lippincott will preach in
Emmanuel M. Il. Church next Sabbeth
morning, subject, 'sScenes in the Heav
only World" In the evening he will
preach on "The Recognition of Saints
in Heaven" These will close the ser
loo of cormouc IN, tho fufura l;f, x,l;,b
have drawn good Sunday evening au.
diences all summer.
Doctor William Ziesel, Dentist. of
1889 North Franklin Street, PhiladeI-
phia, will be at his Penn's Grove office,
Delaware Avenue and Pitman Streets.
every Thursday. Crown and bridge
work, filling, extracting and artificial
dentures. Appointments by mail or
otherwise. y
The following is the list of letters re-.
= naming on hand in Penn's Grove Post
4 Office for the month ending Aug. 31st.
William Clark, Richard Clark, John
Carey, Jr., Master Roland M. Charles,
Mrs. r. j. Cheestman, Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown, Messrs S0mers and Brokers,
Mrs. Harry Boster, Sr.. Mrs. Charles
Borden, The Benton Glass Co., Miss
Anlizer E. Dawson, Jacob Estel, Mrs.
Martha Goold, Harold B. Hearn, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Holton, George Holton,
Joe Hoffard, Miss Lille Ham, Miss
Hattie Bush, L. A. Hillman, Miss JOS
ie Jeffries, Mrs. Emma Jenkins, j. E.
LonaDan, Mrs. Annie Laurence, Mrs.
Annie Leach, Mrs Jennie Pommely,
Mrs. Albertine Petit, Mr.. Poldcraft,
= Prot. J. H. Ruebush. t2), David Row.
~1ey, Benjamin Rain, William Roberts
James e. Sisco, Samuel Simpson, Levi,
Stiles, Mrs. Susan Tice, Morgan Veale
O. Young. Persons calling for thl
0ve letters will please say advertised