The Penn's Grove record., 1904-08-05

The apple crop is abundant this year.
Soda Water at Johnson's Drug Stores
Black berries and huckleberries were
very scarce this year.
Mrs. Robert Smith has broken ground
for a new double house on Church Street.
The heavy rain on Tuesday forenoon
made an abundance of moisture for all
crops.
Two Baptist Sunday Schools from Will
mington spent Thursday in French's
grove.
The steamer Admiral, Capt. Arthur N.
Denny, is carrying tomatoes from Swedes-
boro to Baltimore.
Cantaloupes are going to Wilmington
market. On Tuesday they were worth
from Doc. to 75c a basket.
st. Paul's Church and Sunday School
will make an excursion to Brandywine
Springs next Tuesday, 10th.
j. U. Layton has greatly improved the
front OF his store property on Harmony
Street by the addition of a new porch
and improved sidewalk.
Capt. Thomas Naylor had his flag at
half mast on Thursday in honor of ex-
Governor Robert E. Pattison with whom
he was personally acquainted.
Mrs. jeremiah Hagan has bought the
fremont Cottage on Railroad Avenue,
lately occupied by Mrs. Sallie Murphy,
and will make it her residence.
The past July was the coolest since
1893. The lowest temperature was 60
on the Sd and the highest go on the
10Th. The average was 74.S. The rain
fall 1882 inches.
Wild carrot is very prolific in some
fields. There is a law against allowing it
to grow on ones premises. Thrifty
farmers have it pulled up before it goes to
seed.
s. l.. Mckee, Wilmington's leading
Optician, will be at Robbins Pharmacy
IN Thursday, August 18th. Ii you need
asses or if you are suffering with your
Eyes In any way you will do well to con-
suit him about them. X
Edw. M. Justice, of Pedricktown, load
ed a with tomatoes at Barber&Turn-
ner's wharf on Tuesday, for which he
paid lie. a basket, an advance of &c. He
took between 5000 and 5000 baskets to
a Baltimore Gamer.
The new turn table was finished last
Friday so the locomotives could be turn
ed. They have been running backwards
from Woodbury. to Penn's Grove since
the old turn table broke during the cold
weather last January.
Last Saturday the PENIS Grove base
ball club played X Wilmington at PENIS
Grove and PENIS Grove won by a score
OF 4 to l. The same clubs will play here
this Saturday, 9th, at $50 when an in
teresting game will be put up. 1t is de-
sired that the public show more interest
in these games as the new manager, Mr..
J. f. Elliott, Jr., of Philadelphia, intends
to increase the interest in base ball sport
in PENIS Grove.
List of Letters uncalled for at the
Penn's Grove Post Office July 80, 1904.
Lucian Baylor, Mrs. Mary Brennan, Miss
Jennie Hartman, Thos. Latimer, Mrs. Jas.
Ludwig, Miss Nellie Miller, John Pacifi-
co, Horace Stuart, Miss Sara Strong,
Miss S. V. Wendt, Mrs. L. Zane. Per-
sons calling for the above letters will
please say ADVERTISED"
j. ID. Whitaker P. M
Your attention is called to Lippincott
d Co.'S adv. of this week, announcing a
reduction in the price of Edison records
from Soc. to 35c. each. Last week
through an error the price was made $50.
and we take this method of correcting
the mistake. Any time you may be in
Wilmington call at Lippencott q Co.'S
store II hear all the new music. They
will be glad to play them for you.
All the finest favors in soda at John,
sons.
Just received a fine lot of palms fol-
sale cheap, Chas. L. Smith. 1t
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, R BEST, Cum
mings' photos 307 Market Street, Will
mington, Del.
Official Board of st. Paul's M. E
Church will hold their Annual Harves
Home on August 25th. II
WANTED a boy to learn the printing
trade at RECORD Office.
Obituaries.
REV. HAMILTON S. MORRIS,
of the N. ]. Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, aged "a years, died on July 23d, a