The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-01
FRIDAY, JULY l, 1904.

FRIDAY, JULY l, 1904.
The frame of William G. Summerilrs
new house was raised this week.
About 5000 persons from fifteen states
have attended Goldey College.
Last Sunday was the hottest June
day for many year, The temperature
was 95.
About 20 acres of grass offered for
sale by James O'Neil last Monday
brought $3.50.
Walter Allen has the most patriotic
house in PENIS Grove. 1t is painted
blue with red and white trimmings.
An excursion from Wilmington spent
last Friday in the grove and II from
New Castle spent last Wednesday there.
When shopping in Wilmington leave
your bundles at BlOomar's shoe store,
All King St., until boat time. \ 1T
Ex-Mayor James d. Torton brought
out for the first on Monday a hand
some new ambulance, with plate glass
windows.
Invitations have been issued nnoun
ing the marriage of Miss. Alice Judson to
]. Fletcher Ruark, July 18th in the First
M. E. Church, Hoboken, NJ.
The Layton Fireworks and Carnival
Company ard the Central Labor Union
will hold a festival of fire at Front and
Union ST., Wilmington the week of July
4th.
The wheat harvest is late this year.
Usually much wheat is in the stack
by July 4th, but this year cutting did
not begin until the latter part of this
week.
Henry ]. Blohm and his sturgeon
fishermen arrived home from Bayside
last Saturday. He brought a large sea
turtle with him, which measurse five
feet in length,
Just received a fine lot of palms for
sale cheap, Chas. L. Smith. *tf
While white potatoes are backward
in this region and the prospect is for
a light crop because dry weather made
them set light, the price has dropped
in Wilmington market to 4Oc a basket.
Col. John Wainwright, of Wilmington,
has secured a pension for Mrs. Elizabeth
Burden, of Penn's Grove, widow of Will
liam +. Burden, Co. X. Oath Reg't N. j.
Vols, $8 a month from February 16, 1904.
Sturgeon have been caught in large
numbers this week off Penn's Grove.
One net cashed over 500 last week
and caught on Monday 20 sturgeon.
They were principally small bucks. The
meat is worth 4c a pound as caught.
The grass crop is light and late this
year. The hard winter seems to have
killed most of the clover. Usually
the upland hay crop is gathered by
June 25th but this year some of it will
not be gathered by July 4th.
Soda Water at Johnson's Drug Stores
Thomas the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
P. Clark, was givena birthday surprise on
Tuesday evening by a large number of
relatives and friends. A enjoyable time
was had and Thomas received a watch
and other presents.
Samuel NJ. Justice took the first Jersey
tomatoes to Wilmington last Friday, Jas
Norton got SIS for two baskets of prime
and $3.50 for a basket of culls. About
40 baskets were in Wilmington market
last Tuesday and sold for from 50 to
1925 a basket.
Col. John Wainwright, of Wilmington,
has secured a pension of $40 a month
from May 7, 1904, for Alinda Poulson,
widow OF the late Henry L. Poulson'
OF Co, H, 107 Pa. Vol, OF Penn's Grove
This is very quick work on the part
OF Mr.. Wainwright, the expert pension
attorney whose advertisement appears
weekly i'll tins paper.
For Hats, go to DUBELL, the halter. No.
2 East Third Street, Wilmington. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices in that city.
4-1-3m.
The steamer Ulrica will run midday
trips leaving Wilmington at 1890 and
Penn's Grove at 1.30 only on Saturdays.
A late trip leaving PENIS Grove on Sun
days at 8 p. m will also be added to the
summer schedule. On July 4th the u
RIGA will run the midday trip also leave
Penn's Grove at 7.15 p. M, and Will
mington at IL p. m.
T%wenty-four graduates of Goldey Col
lege are employed by the H. K. Milford
Company, of Philadelphia.
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, ARE BEST, Cum
mings' photos 307 Market Street, Will
mington, Del.
While the New Jersey Legislature
repealed the law last winter which
made a close season for sturgeon after
June Both, the Pennsylvania law catch
ing and selling of sturgeon is still in
force. Capt. Doyle, of the steamer
Mayor Reybold and dealers in. stur-
geon have been notified that sturgeon
meat must not be shipped into Penn
sylvania-
All the finest lavors in soda at john
sons. y
Official Board of st. Pau's M. E.
Church will hold their Annual Harvest
Home in August.
Doctor William Ziesel, Dentist of 1888
North Franklin Street, Philadelphia, will
be at his Penn's Grove office, Delaware
Avenue and Pitman Streets, every Fri
day. Grown and bridge work, filling,
extracting and artificial deAtures. APP
pointments by mail or otherwise. ,
BIG RETURNS ASSURED
For labor and time is what every business maj