The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-16
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1903.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1903.
Corn husking has begun.
George w. Davis is improving his
home with cement walks.
A fine line of stationery and school
supplies at Johnson's Drug Store. :
The Bethel C. E. cleared about 500 by
their social and entertainment Thursday
evening.
Several PENIS Grove citizens took in
the Salem Races on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Geo. w. Hewitt agent, will sell 6 acres
OF timber on the Pedrick farm near Au-
burn, Oct. oath. :
The Women's Relief Corps cleared
about $22 by their oyster supper last Sat-
urday night.
Farmers report from one-third to one
half a crop of sweet potatoes. Many
thousand are not dug yet.
Lovefeast will be held in the Bethel M.
p. Church, Sunday morning at 1890.
Preaching at 7.45 by Pastor E. E. Somers.
On and after Monday, October 18th,
Messenger j. K. Duffy will leave on the
TO- 20 train instead of the 7.40. ct. 4
George Lawrence, of New York. for
merly of PENIS Grove, arrived in town
last Saturday to buy poultry for a New
Pork firm.
The RECORD subscribers will receive
their paper late this week because of the
washout on the railroad which delays
mail service.
The Methodist Protestant Conference
will convene at Westville next Wednes-
day. Rev. E. E. Somers does not expect
to be returned as pastor Of Bethel Church.
The members and friends of st. James
R. G. Church will hold an oyster supper
in Odd Fellows Hall, on Saturday even
ing, October 31st. Supper 25c. \
The last run at R. d Hughes's canning
factory at the cove, was made On Tues
day. About 100000 cans of tomatoes
were packed, which indicates about three
fifths of a crop.
Edward M. Summerill had a COW to
drown on Bont Creek meadow last week,
during the storm. 1t is supposed she got
in a ditch while water was over the mead
ow, not being able to tell where the ditch
was.
For HATS, 60 to DUBELL, the halter,
No. 2 East Third Street, Wilmington.
Largest stock and lowest prices in that
city. *9-18-13t
Three men got badly burned with acid
at the Powder Works last Tuesday while
trying a new wringer which is intended
to whirl the acid out of the cotton by CEN
trifugal force, but failed to work, and
slung the acid outside the retort. Coun-
Gilman John L. Corson got hit on the
right side of his face and neck. Preston
Burgess was burned most severely in his
face and Albert Hutchinson, of Penns-
vile, got burned on the neck and side.
For coughs and colds use Johnson's
Compound Syrup White Pine. y
George W. Heritage returned home
last week from Annapolis, Md, where
he has been a month gathering water
melon seed. He reports that the shoot
ing two weeks ago of Miss Gladys Stew
ard, daughter OF Joseph Steward was ac-
cidental. She and her cousin Ray Stew
ard had been playing soldier with a gun
which they did not know was loaded.
The naval academy is near there which
incites the military spirit.
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, ARE BEST, Cum
mings' photos. 3O7 Market Street, Will
mington, Del.
Letters remaining uncalled for in the
PENIS Grove Post Office Oct. 10Th: Miss
Mary ]. Anderson, Jas. D. Boogar, James
Fryant, Geo. NJ. Flanagan (2), Miss jean
nette Kirchman, Miss Lizzie Murphy,
Vim. McGill, Mr.. j. c. Naylor, Mrs. S.
Pedrick, Stella Hielliard, Mrs. Ada Rudy,
Henry Roberts. Mrs. S. E. Wright, Miss
Nellie Witesell. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
]. d. Whitaker, p. M.
l have opened a poultry house at Union
Corner to buy for a New York firm, on
Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
GEORGE LAWRENCE.