The Penn's Grove record., 1904-05-27
FRIDAY, MAY ~ 1904.

FRIDAY, MAY Z. 1904.
Sweet potatoes are being set out.
The strawberry crop is full of promise
The cool backward spring has produced
few flowers for Decoration Day.
Good old summer time has arrived az
tn g mercury stood in the COS on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
The potato bugs have not been trouble
some this year. The extremely cold win
ter must have killed many.
The steamer Ulrica will resume he1
6.15 a. m. trip from Penn's Grove and
6p. m. trip from Wilmington on June LIST.
All the finest f1avors in soda at John
sons. \
Harry Backer, of Wilmington, has been
elected General Freight and Passenger
A gent of the N. J. and Wilmington Fer
ry Co.
Boone Ice Cream Co.. moved their sa-
loon from Summerill's block on Penn
Street to their property on Main Street,
on Thursday.
Jersey strawberries will not be ripe I'M
til next week in this region, two weeks
later than last year. Italian pickers will
arrive in numerous colonies next week.
Samuel Townsend has a contract to
build a boat for John Powell, of Han
cocks bridge, 80 feet long, Is feet beam
and 6 feet hold. 1t is to be run by a 30
horse power gasoline engine.
George R. Pedrick is having his house
corner of Delaware Avenue and Pitman
Street enlarged and improved. While
it is. being done William Bradway's family
ly is living in Mrs. Hess's cottage.
Samuel Townsend OH Tuesday launched
the 30-foot boat he built for Paul Zook
of the American Dredging Company. E.
S. Harris and son lowed it to Camden OH
Wednesday.
Denny Bros. have given the steamer
Pokanoket into the charge of the recent
purchasers, who are Dover (Del. } parties.
They intend to run her between Little
Creek, three miles from Dover, and Phlla-
delplla.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given by Bethel M. p. G. E. So
ciety Saturday evening, May 2Sth in Odd
Fellows Hall, PENIS Grove. Admission
&c. Refreshments for sale. Come and
enjoy a good laugh and social n
Soda Water at Johnson's Drug Store.*
Walter S. Springer has resigned at
agent for the New Jersey and Wilmington
Ferry Company on the end of the steam
boat wharf, because of so much night
work. David p. Featherer will take
charge on June LIST. Mr.. Springer has
been a faithful and reliable agent for
nine years and five months.
Supreme Justice G. E. Hendrickson
will hear argument June Is for a new
trial in the breach of promise case of Mis-
Agnes Justice and Rev. John Davis, of
Pedricktown. The case was tried at the
January term OF court. The jury was
out two days and returned a verdict Of
no cause for action.
Mcfarland and Holders, the new show
which opened at Woodbury. last Satur-
day, was to exhibit in PENIS Grove on
Thursday did not appear because of being
stalled between Woodbury. and Woods
town. The heavy wagons and green
horses failed to make time. PENIS
Grove had to be cut out SO the perfor-
mance could be in Salem on Friday and
Saturday.
Fol Hats, go to DUBELL, the halter, No.
2 East Third Street, Wilmington. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices in that city.
4-1-3m.
Letters uncalled for in PENIS Grove
Post Office May 23d. Mrs. Lizzie Arm
strong, Spencer Berry, Mrs. Lizzie Beach
board, Mrs. Lizzie Dalbow, r. Hundley
Gillespie, F. G. Hadley, Roldon Hazard
Elmer E. Lott, John Sites, Jerry Vim
cent. Persons calling for the above let
tiers will please say advertised.
j. d. Whitaker P. M
WANTED, plain sewing Mrs. Lizzie Pit
man, 1924 N. Broad st. PENIS Grove. ct
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, ARE BEST, Cum
mings' photos 307 Market Street, Will
mington, Del.
Strawberry checks printed at Record Of
tce. Order at nee. If.