The Penn's Grove record., 1903-01-09
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1908.

Elkinton, Commissioners.
LAM 3LPersonal Property of j. 8. !Dolb0w
Wiley School House.
Jan, 2-Sherin's Sale N. B. Dolbow farm Al
John Giblin has had his pension in.
creased to $12 a month.
John Cheesman had the end of his fin
ger torn off in q corn shelter last Sunday.
Revival services which began in the
Bethel Church New Years v will con.
tinue next week.
John Halter, Of Wilmington, formerly
of this place, is suffering with a bad
wound in the abdomen.
The Revival meetings in st. Paul's
Church are well attended and the meet
ings are of deep spiritual character.
Don't miss Rev. B. F. Shorts lecture
in Emmanuel Church next Thursday ey-
ening.
The second snow storm this winter or
Wednesday evening covered the earth
with about an inch Of chrystal beauty.
The thaw up and rains made bad roads,
until the freeze on Wednesday night.
The cold got down to l6o this Friday
morning.
A barge load of about $500 bushels of
oyster shells arrived for the Borough on
Tuesday and have been put On East
Main Street.
Mrs. w. d. Robbins gave a luncheon
on New Years Day to Mn. Daniel Garri-
son and her friend Miss Eva Heyer, of
Philadelphia.
William V. Dolbow and Mayhem Dol
bow who left last week for Darien, Ga,
to fish for shad, had q rough passage
around Cape Hatteras.
Joseph Sayres, Jr., has moved onto
Kezia Layton's farm and Clarence Sayres
succeeds Joseph Jr., on the Summerill
farm in Oldman's township.
Rev. DIR. B. c. L~ippincott,s subject in
Emmanuel Church next Sunday morning
will be God Our Refuge" Evening SUBJ
ject, Ruth and Naomi. Everybody well
come.
The past year has been conceded very
successful to the living, it has not been
for u~ndertakers. Mayor Torton reports
less funerals than any year since he has
been in the undertaking business.
For Coughs and Colds try Johnson's
Compound Syrup of White Pine.
The e Scent postage stamp is the
first to bear the portrait of a woman. On
it is the likeness of Martha Washington,
who never saw a postage stamp because
they were not invented until about 1916.
At st. Paul's Church, Jan. 18th, will be
Decision Day. Pentecostal service at 9
a. m. Sermons at 1890 and 7.3O by Rev.
Samuel MacBurney, D. D., of Philadel-
phia. Sunday School at 2.3O and Ep-
worth League at $50.
Acton Post, G. A. r., gave a camp fire
Thursday night. Several visitors were
present from Salem. After supper a large
audience was entertained in the lodge
room with negro songs, tricks, speeches
and sleight Of hand performances.
Barber &. Turner received a carload Of
coal on Monday, the first to arrive at
Penn's Grove this year. They disposed
of it in half ton lots at S. a ton. They
received a second carload on Tuesday and
R. F. Willis received two carloads on
Wednesday.
The old Harris house on Main Street,
near Franklin, was torn down on Mon
day to make way for q new house for
Mary D. Barnart, widow of the late Rev.
w. s. Barnart. The old house was built
about 1885 and was one Of the first frame
houses erected after Penn's Grove had a
name.
The following officers were elected by
Emmanuel Epworth League on Wednes-
day evening: President, Pastor B. G.
Lippincott, LIST Vice, Joel Corson, I'd
Vice, Mrs. D. Y. Denny; Sd Vice Miss
Emma summerili; 4th Vice, Mrs. Mar
garet Elsh; Secretary, Miss. Clara Layton,
Treasurer. Miss Sarah Summerill.
On last Tuesday q very enjoyable even
ing was spent at the home of Miss Alice
Graham Garrison when she entertained
a number Of her young friends. After a
merry time spent in games and s'under
the mistletoe, "they we're ushered into the
~tastefully decorated dining room where a
menu of sandwiches, cocoa, cake, fruit
and nuts were enjoyed by the many
guests, after which the company departed
for their several homes.
List Of letters remaining in Penn's
Grove post Office Jan 9th. Mr.. S. Ander-
son, Amos Alloway, Howard Brennan,
Miss Bessie Bilderback, Howard Bramon,
William Darlington, John Henry, Vannie
Hand, Mrs. Munyan, Miss Iona Sectts.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
]. p. Whitaker, P. M.
After Jan, |, 1903, Dr.. Ziesel, Dentist,
will be ct his PENIS Grove Office every
Friday instead Of Thursday.
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