The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-10
FRIDAY, r 10, 1908.


Mumps are prevailing in Penn's Grove
and vicinity.
May flowers are as plentiful this year
as April showers.
Harold higgins is spending his Easter
vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Davis spent
Sunday in Salem.
Miss Addie Baxter spent Thursday at
Joseph B. Curriden's.
For Coughs and Colds try Johnson's
Compound Syrup OF White Pine.
MI. and Mrs. John Summerill spent
Sunday at John Stiles's in Salem.
Hollis Ashcraft is home from Goldey
College, Wilmington, for the Easter holi-
days.
Some farmers have turned their cattle
out to pasture, which is a month earlier
than usual.
Misses Verna and Laura Cheesman have
added a new Lester piano to their home
enjoyment.
For Hats, go to Dubell. the halter, No.
2 East Third St., Wilmington, Del. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices in that city. y
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Burden, of
Camden, have been visiting friends in
Penn's Grove.
Mrs. Henry Betting, Of Bordentown'
has been spending a week with her sister,
Mrs. David d. Leap.
Thomas E. Hunt has sold his engine
and sewing machines in his shirt factory
to a Philadelphia.
Rev. Henry Betting and son Herbert, of
~Bordentown, spent last Friday and Satur-
day at D. D. Leaps.
Smith & Townsend, formerly of PENIS
Grove, announce the opening of their
green house with a full line OF Easter
flowers and plants for sale on Railroad
Ave-, Woodbury.. 2t. X
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Petit, of Manning
ton, spent last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
William g. Summerill.
Joseph Featherer and sisters Eta and
Elsie, OF Salem, spent Sunday with rela-
tives in PENIS Grove.
Mrs. Edith Dougherty, of Brooklyn, is
spending sometime with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jon. s. Denny.
The freight rates along the Delaware
River Railroad have been advanced 2
cents on the 100 pounds.
Miss Emma Pedrick, who has been ill
for some weeks went to Philadelphia on
Thursday to recuperate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Powers and Miss
Matte Jenkins, OF Salem, spent Sunday
at Gilbert F. Compton's.
Mrs. Adolphus Pharo, nee May Smith, |
of Staffordville, Ocean County, has been
visiting relatives in PENIS Grove.
A large Phila. piano house wants sew
eral representatives in every town to send
names of intended piano buyers. A very
liberal commission will be paid. For full
particulars address Box 81, Camden, N.
Miss Sarah Rogers and Miss Ella Layton
are at home from the Normal School,
Trenton, for ten days Easter vacation.
John C. Peck, of Bridgeton, a student
in the West Jersey Institute, is spending
his Easter holidays with his cousin Rus
ling Leap.
Rev. J. H.. Boyd will entertain the
Brotherhood Union and their friends at a
social meeting at Emmanuel Parsonage
next Thursday evening.
The spring weather has hurt the late
sale OF sweet potatoes. Those who ex-
pected So a barrel are now getting only so
cents a crate, equal to ST. 40 a barrel.
Chas. P. Locke has accepted a position
ot Rrnod 81 Sfofinn Dhi1oda1nh.o o~J
Arthur Shape has taken his position at
PENIS Grove Station. w. Earle Walker
fills Shapes place on the express wagon.
Doctor William Ziesel, Dentist of 1889
North Franklin Street, Philadelphia, will
be at his PENIS Grove Office, Delaware
Avenue and Pitman Streets, every Fri
day. Crown and bridge work, filling,
extracting and artificial dentures. APP
pointments by mail or otherwise.
The cold snap last Saturday and Sun
day night most likely killed many fruit
buds which were unusually advanced for
the time of year. The temperature drop
ped to 280 Saturday night and ice 5 of an
inch thick was formed. On Monday
morning there was ice on tubs and rain
barrels as thick as a window glass. Both
Sunday and Monday mornings there were
frozen crusts on the ground hard enough
to bear a person and frost covered many
places.
ANOTHER SUPPER.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Society, of st.
Pauls M. E. Church, will set tables for
an elaborate Easter Supper, in Odd Fell
lows Hall, Saturday, April 18th, after
moor and evening. Arrangements have
been perfected to entertain the Young
people, after supper with a festival and
bazaar goods. This will be anovel affair.
Be curious to come and see. ct. X
Fishing Notes.
The catch OF shad has been small this
week and the price high. On Monday
the catch ran from 0 to Is. VIM. Brown
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