The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-22

ID JULY %, 1904.

JARVIS reeves mas GIle lOuludGlOu Teduy
for a new house on Beach Avenue.
John w. Trumbull has had a stone
fence built in front of his residence.
Soda Water at Johnson's Drug Store
Salem's annual horse show will be
held next Wednesday and Thursday,
1928.
Mrs. Rebecca Naylor has Lad a fine
cement walk put in front of her double
house.
A Hebrew excursion of about 400 from
Wilmington spent last Sunday in Penn's
Grove.
"A mission Sunday-school OF about 250,
from Wilmington, spent Wednesday in
French's grove.
On Thursday the Second M. P. Sunday
School, of Wilmington, spent Thursday
in French's grove.
Remember that the Harvest Home of
Emmanuel Church will be held Thurs
day week, August 4th in Divers grove.
The funeral of George Harbeson was
very largely attended last Sunday after
noon, rs wagons being in line. Rev. j.
II. Boyd ofiiciated.
Boone Ice Cream Co., have put in a
gasoline engine and transferred their
factory from Penn Street to their proper
tv on Main Street.
Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin will exhi-
bit OH the base bali grounds, PENIS
Grove, Saturday evening 23d. Watch
for the big street parade at noon.
A few small sturgeon continue to be
caught because the close season law has
been repealed. These fish would be
worth hundreds of dollars i'll a year or
two.
On next Thursday 2S, the Bethel M
P. Sunday School will make their fourth
popular excursion to Brandywine Springs.
The Ulrica will make a special late trip
that day.
w. A. Sacks new stone and cement
curbing and cement walk on Beach
Avenue gives a fine appearance to that
new street which is to become the finest
residential part of Penn's Grove.
James A. Wentzell, County Superin-
tendent of Schools, was in PENIS Grove
on Thursday settling the school accounts
of Penn's Grove and Upper Penns Neck
with the Collectors and Clerks.
The following have been elected
teachers in Upper Penn's Neck Town
ship: Cove, Matilda Cook; Central, Ella
M. Layton; Wrights, Lizzie G. Wright;
Wiley, Gertrude Whitsell.
The people of Penn's Grove had to pay
two cents a pound more for beef last
Saturday because the beef trust refused
to continue the same wages, thus forcing
their cutters to strike in Chicago.
The graduates of the Penn's Grove
Public School are requested to attend a
meeting at the Borough School house on
next Friday evening, 8 p. m. The OBJ
ject is the formation of an Alumni.
The price of white potatoes has taken
a big tumble within the past three
weeks. From 90c. a basket a month ago
the price has gone down to 25c. A few
shipments were made by cars from PENIS
Grove last week. The price began at
$l.50 a barrel and fell to 81, when they
stopped.
Asbury Mission, Of Wilmington, made
an excursion to PENIS Grove on Tues
day. About 800 were over. In the af-
ternoon Anna Cockerell got knocked in
to the river by walking in front of a
swing. Fortunately the tide was up and
Naylor Holmes jumped overheard after
her.
Produce prices in Wilmington on
Tuesday were as follows: cabbage zoe. a
basket, onions $500, tomatoes $3.50, po-
tatoes 30-35, corn 60, egg plants 1880,
squashes 20-25, cucumbers POPS. South
ern water melons are in market for from
$25 to $50 per 100. Southern peaches
are plentiful, while there were a few can
taloupes and a sample of Southern sweet
potatoes.
The early tomato season is in its height
this week and prices have fallen so that
shippers did not want to buy at PENIS
Grove this week. At Pedricktown about
25c. a crate has been paid, from which
lie must be deducted for the crate leav
ing 14c a crate, about 10c a basket. Last
year a Baltimore canning firm bought
early tomatoes at Pedricktown and great
ly helped the profit to growers of early
tomatoes. Ii the same does not take
place this year soon tomatoes will scarce
ly be worth picking.
All the finest favors in soda at john
sons. n
Just received a fine lot OF palms for
sale cheap, Chas. l.. Smith. *tf
For Hats, go to DUBELL, the halter. M.
East Third Street, Wilmington. Larg-
est stock and lowest prices in that city.
4-1-3m.
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, ARE BEST. Cum
mings' photos 307 Market Street, Will
mington, Del.
When shopping in Wilmington leave
your bundles at Bloomar's shoe store,
All King St., until boat time. y lat
Official Board of st. Paul's NJ. E.
Church will hold their Annual Harvest
Home on August 25th.
One Ladv,s recommendation SoIa
Fifty Boxes Of ChamberIafn,s
Stomach and Liver Tablets
! have, | believe, sold fifty boxes of
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