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

The PENIS Grove base ball clul
went TO Wilmington last Saturday t.
play the BrowDson club and got heater
by score of 5 t0 2.
James Sweetsn, Jr., and bride wht
have been visiting his wife's relatives
at Florence, Neh., Ia few miles above
Omaha) are now at Colorado Springs
He writes home that his health is III
better than it was and has decided tx
sell the business at Union Corner
Penn's Grove. This is one of the besl
business stands in South Jersey.
Watches very cheap. Bisbee.
AS the Cape May express train came
along Thursday evening of last week al
Woodbury. Brakeman Frank Mattson,
of the Delaware River Branch of the
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
pushed five persons from the tracks In
time to save their lives and in doing &C
narrowly excaped being killed himself
The engine nipped his coat.
Last year Gamers paid So ton f0I
contract tomatoes and some bought to
matoes at So and So per ton the past
two years for tomatoes not contracted
for. This year the contract price at
Penn's Grove is $6 per ton. the price it
has always been. until last year when
it was 81 a year. In some places in
South Jersey So. so is paid. Some farm
eIs who raised late tomatoes with the
hopes that the Gamers might buy them,
are now offered only & and SIS per ton.
Some packers have some of last years
pack on hand.
Have you tried the celebrated s.Moth-
er's Bread' from Albert F. NaylOr' "a
Bakery 225 Main St.? If not it would
pay you to give it trial, and at the
same place in the pastry line you will
find fancy cakes of all kinds; cakes for
parties and weddings specially, orna.
mentiDg also done. Small pies are al
ways in stock while large ones are made
to order, also cream puffs and full line
of confectionery is shown.
League Social.
Emmanuel Chapter Epworth League
will hold basket social at "Auntn
Mary Torton's on next Tuesday even
ing. The proceeds will be used in
purchasing silver knives and forks for
use at the church suppers. A cordial
is extended to all the ladies
to prepare basket and go as delight
full social time is anticipated and wei.
come from the hostess assured.
Cove CarOlings.
Misses Gertrude and Irene Rowe, of
Philadelphia, Penna., who have been
spending few days with their uncle
Richard 1. Rowe, at South Penn's
Grove, returned home on Saturday.
Master James Earl Whitsell. of Wood
bury, and Miss Gertrude Whitsell, of
Courses Landing, have been spending
the past week with Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Davis.
Messrs. John SummeriIl and Daniel
V. Summerill, Sr., were over at Will
Del, on Thursday of last
week, looking after some of the upper
ten" horse flesh. They also we're in
at the Woodstown matinee
On Saturday.
The cabins and cottages along the
Jersey shore between the ''piern and
The ''cove" are still occupied on Satur-
days and Sundays. 1t is estimated that
about five hundred people are along this
shore on these two days Of each week
The number however is beginning to
decrease as the cool nights approach.
The canning factory of South Penn's
Grove this year has been running very
The greatest rush Of tomat
toes they have had was on Friday even.
ing, when at quitting time there we're
four wagons waiting to be unl0aded,
and which had to wait over till next
Billie Buster'' DolbOw,
however, reports a right good run in
The "Servidyre" department tomato
sauce) this year. doctor" Dolbow
despite the unfavorabe conditions of
the weather, etc., for the tomato crops,
says there is time enough yet for q
good run.'' We will see if he is right.
The farmers are very anxious that his
be made manifest
within the next few days.
Harry E. Compton left on Thursday
Of last week for ten days. trip and
will visit Barnegat, Cape May City,
and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Mrs.
Compton left also on Friday.
The shore at the foot of Maple ave.
nue., just a stones throw from Messrs.
John Summerill & Bros store, South
Penn's Grove, is dotted now every day
at high water with troops of merry boys
from Union Corner, The "Pier",
Brooklyn, and the ''Cove." who find
great sport in the fresh water swim.
The beach here is clear from snags, etc.
good place to bath, and no
one knows it better than 1.-THE boys. y
Robert D. Hughes, of Woodbury.,
of the South Penn's Grove
canning factory, was in town on Wed
nesday on business.
On Tuesday evening a party compos-
ed OF about % jolly young ladies and
gentlemen of the flour lhundredn ex-
perienced the ecStacies of a moonlight