The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-09
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1901.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1901.
The heavy rain on Monday was badly
needed to help farm crops.
Edw. G.. Bricks family moved this
week to No. GA Broome Street, Whining
ton.
About 2l2 went on the Bethel Sunday
School excursion to Brandywine Springs
Oh Thursday.
Ice Cream Soda at Johnson's on Sat
urdays. \
The Baptist Sunday School will make
al excursion to Shellpot Park, next Tues
day 18th, on the Ulrica and by Trolley.
Toward Barnes, Of Salem, who is
working for West 4 Co., Camden, began
erecting the steam beaten at the school
house on Wednesday.
Don't forget that st. Paul's harvest
home will be Thursday, August 29th,
The Memorial Baptist Sunday School,
of Salem, came on the steamer Reybold
and spent Thursday in PENIS Grove.
About 200 came and were accompanied
by the High School Band.
Chas. Bateman, of Philadelphia, died
suddenly on the Ulrica Tuesday after
noon after leaving King Street wharf.
Thesboat was stopped at another wharf
and the body was left in Wilmington.
The finest flavors in Soda at Johnson's.s
E. 1. DUPONT De Nemours Company
has been awarded a contract to furnish
a part of 9O,0OO pounds OF smokeless
powder at 20 cents a pound to the gov
eminent. The portion will be determined
by the firms capacity and previous con-
tracts awarded.
III. s. Titus has VIM. C. Pedrick's
house on North Broad Street inclosed.
He will next build Mrs. Hannah Ash
crafts new double honse, and then the
Catholic Church which is to be complet-
ed by November LIST at a cost OF about
5000.
Emmanuel and Central Sunday Schools
will hold their annual union picnic in
Joshua Hewitt's woods mex Wednesday
14th. A more than usual pleasant time
is anticipated as a program OF vocal and
instrumental music, Rotations, speeches
and games will be rendered in the after
noon. All are invited to go and enjoy
themselves.
Doctor William Ziesel, Dentist of 1859
North Franklin Street, Philadelphia, will
be at his PENIS Grove office, Delaware
Avenue and Pitman Streets, every Thurs
day. Crown and bridge work, filling,
extracting and artificial dentures. APP
pointments by mail or otherwise. n
While attempting to light a defective
burner of a gasoline stove at the home of
Mrs. Filbert Sparks, Miss Lizzie Munyan
was burned about the hands and face on
Friday last. She was found unconscious
by Mrs. Harry Kille and Miss Lottie
Sparks, and what might have been a
serious accident was averted by their
timely aid.
Nelson Munyan, while working with
the awning on the Launch Roy, on We'd
nesday, 31st ult., caught a fish hook in
his ear and while his father was
attempting to extract it, tainted and fell
overheard. As he wa going down for
the last time, he was caught by the foot,
thus saving his life. The hook was final
ly filed in order toget it out OF his ear.
"Uncle Billy" Somers, at Churchtown,
has been up to another of his tricks on
nature. This year he put a water melon
in a glass jar and let it grow to fill the jar.
1t fills the jar rim so tightly that the
water inside the jar and outside of the
melon can't get out. He has sent it to
the RECORD and it can be seen in A. F.
MAYORS bakery window. What next?
"Uncle Billy"
Acton Post No. 80, G. A. R., finds with
regret that several Memorial Flags have
been taken OF the Soldiers Graves, since
the last Memorial day, May Both. These
flags are intended to remain on the graves
until worn out and to remove them is an
act of Dissertation and punishable by the
laws of New Jersey. The Trustees OF
saeh Cemetery are requested to aid the
I.hLt by helping to find out who the gull.
ty persons are. By request of the Post,
through the committee on graves.
The following is the list of letters re-
manning on hand in the PENIS Grove
Post Office for the month ending July
31st. Miss Lucy Black, Jos. Bramwell,
Fred Biddle, j. I'll. Boehn, George W.
Beeson, Mrs. X. II. Bhom, Mrs. May Co,
hen, Harry Crosse, Miss May W. Dolbow,
George Drummond, Fred Fred friedrich.
son, Dorsey Ganthney, Naylor Holmes,
David jess, Jr., Chas. l.. Jess, Joseph
Jess, Barney Kirk, Wm. q. Leap, VIM.
Lord, Adam Jess, Henry Magee, Geo.
Rain, Mrs. Annie Strengthen, Frank Rain,
Miss Jennie Shan Miss Nettie Sparks,
Mrs. Rena VILE. =, Mrs. Edward
White.