The Penn's Grove record., 1903-05-29
D MAY %, 1903.

The Bank will be closed on Saturday.
The RECORD Office will be closed for
business all day Saturday Both.
House for sale by Josiah H. Smith. :
Summer School. Goldey College will
be open all summer. See advertisement
The dry weather has delayed the set
ting out OF sweet potatoes and late toma-
toes.
Miss Bessie Townsend sang two solos
in KembIe Memorial Church Woodbury.
last Sunday.
Ice cream soda on Saturday at John
sons drug store.
Howard Walker who has been teaching
at Cohansey arrived home on Wednesday
his school having closed.
The Epworth Choir, Of Wilmington,
will give a concert in the Bethel Ciinrch
Thursday evening, June 18th.
Alvin Halter, son of John Halter, OF
Wilmington, has gone with G.. p. Ahder-
son to learn the bricklaying trade.
A nice shower arrived last Saturday
night and the quarter inch Of rain which
tell did considerable benefit to vegetation.
Central Sunday School will hold their
annual strawberry festival next Saturday
evening, June 9Th at Central School
house.
Robert Kidd's house on Main Street
(late Clark-Dole property has been
greatly improved in appearance with a
light coat of paint.
LOOK BEST, A s BHsT, ARE BEST, Culn-
mings' photos, 3O7 Market Staeet, Will
mington, Del.
Rev. f. E. Somers preached an able
patriotic sermon OH Sunday to Acton
Post Il. A. X. the Sons of Veterans and
the Ladies Relief Corps.
Notwithstanding the dry spell the ship.
ment OF Strawberries from Delaware and
Maryland has been larger than last year,
because of increased acreage.
The Memorial day parade i'll Whining
ton promise to he the smallest III years,
as only the Grand Army OF tie Republic
and city officials will take part.
Presiding Elder George L. Dobbins
will hold the first Quarterly conference
at Emmanuel Church Saturday afternoon
Ut 4.3O and 81 Pauls Church at 8 p. III.
For Hats, 20 to DuDell, the halter, No.
2 East Third st Wilmington, Del. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices III that city.*
The steamer Pokanoket quit running
OH the shad line last Friday. She is now
being repainted. Parties in Washington
have chartered her during the summer
months.
James Diver is having his river front
bulkheaded with the timbers of the old
monitors torn into pieces N his shore two
Il 20 n ,,nodod rnnrnyyovnop
to keepthe shore from washing away.
"Sharptown shad are up" When
that exclamation is sent forth the deniZ-
ems hearts are gay with the thoughts of
fresh fish. Dayton Snelbaker and Jesse
Lippincott caught 400 herring in a short
time.
The SmOkeless Powder Base Ball Club
has re-organized with George W. Reeves
General Mgr, and the following directors:
Thos. Morgan, Pres; G. P. Kidd, Sec'y.;
Melvin Davis, Treas; G. Otis Peterson,
Edwin Danser.
While a quarter oil an inch OF rain last
Saturday night did some good yet the six
weeks drought continues. Almost every
day this week has been cloudy as if a
storm was brewing, but "all signs fail i'll
dry weather"
Cutter Pedrick will open his ice cream
parlor at Union Corner, Saturday Both.
All invited to visit his newly furnished
parlor and partake of delicious creams
and ices. Oysters and CLAIMS in all Styles
Some very fine Jersey strawberries are
being sent to market from low ground.
Jersey berries while hurt by the dry
weather are finer than Delaware berries
and sold this week for from &c to 10c a
box. Last week the finest berries brought
from 10c to 13c.
The Salem County Board Of assessors
have decided to assess bank stock as fol-
lows: Salem National Bank, $92; City
National Bank, 1924; and the Woodstown
Bank $3.50. The valuation of stock in the
PENIS Grove bank and the new bank at
Elmer will be decided at a later meeting.
Services in Emmanuel Church on Sun
day as follows: 10 O'Clock lovefeast. 1890
object sermon to children on "When
boys and girls are every bit good" Regu-
lar sermon by Presiding Elder Rev.
George L. Dobbins, ID. d. Evening SER
mon by the pastor on SIS God against
the grateful sinner and for the foTgetful
and disagreeable Christian.
Ifyou want to yet a good position next
winter, enter GoIdey College now. Write
for the catalogue.