The Penn's Grove record., 1903-06-05

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1903.
For an enjoyable time visit the Central
festival this Saturday evening.
The steamer Thomas Clyde made he,
first trip on the excursion season last Sat-
urday.
Joseph Whelan who has started pickle
factory at Salem wants growers at Penn's
Grove.
House for sale by Josiah H. Smith. =
The Epworth Choir concert in the Be-
thel Church has been postponed until
next Tuesday evening.
Grow black birds have been de-
vouring the peas 80 badly at the Cove
that scare crows had to be put up.
Frank D. Munyan has gone to Long
Branch Il buy fish until next fall. His
family will move there next week.
Ice cream soda on Saturday at John
sons drug store.
Misses Hannah and Sarah Summerill
entertain the Book Lovers Club on their
spacious lawn at the Cove on Thursday
evening.
Prot. ]. Harry Smith will attend the
Supreme Conclave of Heptasophs in
Richmond, Va, next week as a represen-
alive Of Penn's Grove Lodge.
Children's Day will be celebrated in
the Bethel Church on Sunday. In the
morning Pastor E. E. Somers will preach
on Parental Obligations" In the ev-
ening exercises will be given by the chill
dren.
Nathan S. Wood who had his butcher
shop in Odd Fellows Hall closed during
the fishing season will open it with a new
and fresh supply Of meats and green goods
this Saturday. Old patrons as well as
new ones solicited.
Look BEST, LAST BEST, R BEST, Cum
mings' photos, 3O7 Market Street, Will
miDgton, Del.
The drought of six weeks was broken
by q nice rain last Friday night, when
one inch Of water fell. A lighter shower
fell OF Sunday which also helped vegeta-
ton and made it favorable for setting out
sweet potatoes and late tomato plauts.
Kate NJ, daughter of the late Capt.
Joseph Forbes, of PENIS Grove, and
wife Of Joseph Davis, a Camden paper
hanger, died last Sunday aged "a years.
She was stricken about a week previous
with paralysis. Her remains were
brought to Penn's Grove on Wednesday
and buried in Riverview Cemetery.
Miss Olive Harker who has been assist
tant post mistress for seven years has re-
signed to join the order of benedicts soon.
Her sister Sarah who was her assistant has
also resigned to take position at Cape
May. Miss Amanda Bowen became first
assistant Postmaster on June LIST and
Miss Bessie Townsend second assistant.
For Hats, go to DuDell, the halter, No.
2 East Third st Wilmington, Del. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices in that city.*
The yellow murky condition of the at
mosphere on Thursday and this Friday
was caused by smoke from large forest
fires in Burlington and Ocean counties.
Far greater forest fires in the Adirondack
region of New York have also been raging
owing to the drought which continues, as
there has been only a few local showers
within the past two weeks While Ne
braska, Kansas and Missouri have been
suffering from floods the East is drying
and burning up for need of rain.
The strawberry season will close this
week after q length of two and a half
weeks. The dry weather made the crop
and berries email. An increased acreage
kept the market well supplied the last two
weeks and some berries sold as low as sc
Q box the latter part of last week and
during this week. It took extra good
stock to bring 7 and8 cents. Last year
and year before last big money was made
off small patches. This year with a small
crop there will not much be made. The
large increase in acreage will about bank
rupt the berry raising business the next
two years. II has been estimated that
la0 more acres we're planted to strawber-
ries in Upper PENIS Neck and Oldnans
townships this year.
Doctor William Ziesel, DentiA 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. Ap-
pointments by mail or otherwise.
Letters remaining .uncalIed for in the
PENIS Grove Post Office May 81, 1903:
Miss Ray Ballinger, Harry Greasy, Smith
Davenport, Stella billiard, Mrs. Kate C.
Neill, Mr.. H. B. Tarpin. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say tad
vertised." ]. D. Whitaker, P. NJ.
The students and faculty of Goldey
College have arranged to have a number
Of trips this summer. =
birthday Anniversary.
Mrs. Lydia Guest has been visiting her
relatives in Camden this week. On Thurs
day evening there was a family gathering
q the residence of her daughter, Mrs
Robert Garrison, 4O7 Steven ST.. to cele-