The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-01
FRIDAY, A l, 1908.

4.3 r. M. Mails arrive at lis and $50 A. M.
1880, AIS and 80 P. M.
FRIDAY, MAY l, 1908.
May Day.
The farmers are scratching dirt lively.
A few early tomatoes have been Sc
out.
Ice Cold Soda Water at Johnson's Drug
Store.
Wednesday was a warm day with the
temperature at 800 in the shade.
Notwithstanding the trees are leaving
they stand where they always have been,
Southern strawberries are plentiful il
Philadelphia market at two boxes for 25c
Joseph Roberts and son Charles recent
ly made a big catch of carp in Oldmans
creek. They took 1900 pounds for which
they received $104.
While the cold weather did much dam
age to the early bloom of Strawberries the
blooms which have come out the past
two weeks indicate a fair crop.
Willie the temperature was 800 in the
shade here on Thursday over a foot Of
snow tell at Houghton, Mich, and a
mid-winter blizzard ragged at Lacrosse,
Wis.
Lewis W. Holmes cow, for which he
had recently refused $40, died on Mon
day. He thinks that a nail in the feed
led to her death as he had picked several
out of the feed.
The 60-foot breach in j. Pedrick
Sparks's meadow has been stopped with
a mud digger. The digger has been
strengthening the bank of the Pitman
Meadow Company where washed away.
Look BEST, LAST BEST, ARE BEST, Cum
mings' photos, 307 Market Street, Will
mington, Del. \
Rev. JOS. H. Boyd and District Steward
G. v. Dolbow, represented Emmanuel M.
E. Church and Rev. w. g. Meyer and
District Steward j. Harry Smith repre-
sented st. Paul's M. E. Church at the
Camden District Stewards meeting in
Camden on Tuesday. Presiding Elder
George L. Dobbins' salary was fixed at
$4,000, the same as last year.
Three years ago the Safety Explosive
Company, of America, bought three
farms, containing 241.35 below Penns
Neck Canal, through VIM. I. Hilliard
Trustee, for the proclaimed purpose of
building powder works thereon, with the
object of making powder with cornstalk
pith. The powder mills never material
lied and the farm land will be sold at
Sheriff sale this Saturday on the suit OF
w. T. Hilliard.
For Hats, go to Dupell, the halter, No.
2 East Third st (, Wilmington, Del. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices in that city. \
Services will be held in Emmanuel M.
E. Church Oh Sunday as follows: 1890
children's object sermon on 1.-The Crown
that Jesus wore;" Communion service,
subject, Watching their Savior die. 2.3O
special missionary service with chalk,
chart and song service. 7 o'clock Ep-
worth League, subject, Confidence in
Cod" led by Miss Idle Edwards.
Church revival service at 7.3O, subject,
''The deep blue sea and the Devil, or l
can forgive but l can't forget,
A contemporary says: People like to be
humbugged. They will pay their fare to
Philadelphia to buy goods of the big
stores that advertise bargains that new
er materialize, while our own stores sell
the same goods at less prices. They buy
a thousand and one things out of town be-
cause they feel no obligation to support
those who directly or indirectly help to
give them a living. Our home merchants
too frequently neglect to advertise the
bargains they have, and the city advertis-
er gets away with the customer.
A very interesting lecture will be given
in st. James r. C. Church on Saturday
evening, May 8, 1903, by the Rev. J. +.
Morrison. Subject, 1.-The Vatican" \
List of letters uncalled for in the
Penn's Grove, Post Office, May l, 1908:
Miss Lille S. Armstrong, Chas. M. East
burn, Mrs. Monroe Bennett, John Dugan,
Thos. Herman, Jr., Miss Gertrude Nagel,
Jas. Richie, Jarvis H. Reeves, Edw.
Strengthen, Ulas. P. Ulrich, Adam Went
zell, Harry J. Gunner, Home Art Studio.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
]. D. Whitaker, P. M.