The Penn's Grove record., 1904-06-24
FRIDAY, JUNE "a, 1904.


July 4th only one week from next
Monday.
Green is the prevailing color now being
put on houses.
A Baptist Sunday School from Whining
ton spent Thursday in the grove.
After a week of warm growing weather
a cool wave arrived on Wednesday.
Hollis Ashcraft has decided not to re-
build on the lot where his house was
burned.
Samuel M. Justice brought the first
ripe Jersey tomatoes to PENIS Grove on
Monday.
Boone Ice Cream Co are enlarging
their ice cream saloon and building a
second story front.
About two hundred Italian berry
pickers left last Tuesday morning on the
steamer Major Reybold.
John P. Clark brought the first early
white potatoes to Penn's Grove last Mon
day. He dug twelve baskets.
Soda Water at Johnson's Drug Store.*
George Beck, Of Philadelphia, preached
last Sunday in the Baptist Church and
will preach there next Sunday.
Edward R. Davis of Salem and Thomas
]. Torton of Penn's Grove have been
reappointed New Jersey game wardens.
A free entertainment of music and
stereopticon views will be given at the
Brotherhood festival in Divers Grove
Saturday evening, June 25th.
Since the administration claims credit
for endeavoring to stop the ravages of the
cotton weevil, New Jersey wants some
attention given to the mosquito.
Some whose strawberry patches did
poorly think there is a bug or insect which
is injuring the plants, and that it will
soon be necessary to spray strawberries.
Miss Ella May Layton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Layton was gradua-
ted from the State Normal School last
week. She has been elected teacher of
Central School.
A number of relatives from PENIS
Grove attended the 18th birthday party
of Miss Catherine May Zane, daughter
OF MIR. and Mrs. John Zane, near Swedes-
boro, last Saturday evening.
Smith H. Hoffman, son of Nathan
Hoffman, died of typhoid fever near
Swedesboro last Sunday aged 81 years.
He was buried in Emmanuel Cemetery
on Wednesday, beside his parents.
For Hats, go to DUBELL, the halter, No.
East Third Street, Wilmington. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices in that city,
4-1-3m.
Biddle Wright sent the first basket of
Jersey cabbage to Wilmington market
last Friday for which be got Coo. Jacob
W. Gaventa sent two baskets of suuasles
the same day, for which be received 81. 10
a basket.
A Salem countian who has been view
ing the educational exhibit at the St.
Louis Exposition says from Penn's
Grove were exhibited the papers of Edna
Leonard, Jennie Peterson and Walter
Kidd.
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, RI BEST, Cum
mings' photos 3U Market Street, Will
mington, Del.
Mrs. Maria Dugan a~nnoudces the mar.
riage of her daughter, Mary Helen and
GEORGE Huston Jeffries on Wednesday.
June 10. Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffries will be
at home at 1914 Jefferson street, Will
mington, after June %, 1904.
Jr. League boys of Emmanuel Church
since seeing Pawnee Bills Wild West
Show have procured a tent and red-skin
suits. While playing in Divers woods
on Thursday some OF their bravery was
tested by the appearance of a man dressed
up as an Indian Chief.
All the finest favors in soda at John
sons. x
Official Board of st. Paul's M. E.
Church will hold their Annual Harvest
Home in August.
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