The Penn's Grove record., 1904-08-19
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904.


Angling is now a popular pastime. The
catch is small.
Soda Water at Johnson's Drug Store.
Bradford G. Leonard moved his family
to Harrisburg, Pa, this week.
A Hebrew excursion from Wilmington
spent Thursday in French's grove.
Peaches for canning purposes. Price
to suit all. ]. Ford Thompson 1t
Some OF the workmen laid off have
been taken back at the Powder Works.
Mrs. Josiah Dubois has bought a build
ing lot of Charles Smith on South Broad
Street.
Fl. c. Conrad, formerly city attorney
for Wilmington, teaches commercial law
at Goldey College.
One hundred and six went from PENIS
Grove on the special excursion to Allan
tic City on Thursday.
John s. Dolbow and Winfield Straugh-
en- caught nearly a ton of rock fish in the
Cove on Monday morning.
A large number from this region at
tended the farmers picnic at Washing
ton Park on Wednesday.
Over 500 barrels of sweet potatoes were
shipped from Swedesboro last week, for
which the farmers received So a barrel.
The Baptist Sunday School will make
their annual excursion to Brandywine
Springs next Thursday, 25th, on the 10
O'Clock trip.
Station platforms on the Penn's Grove
r branch of the West Jersey & Seashore
Railroad are to be lowered to conform
with those on the other branches.
K. d. Hughes's canning factory began
canning tomatoes OF Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Hughes, of Woodbury., was down to
witness the starting.
Hudson S. Titus has bought two
building lots of Henry Barber on North
Broad street opposite the School House
on which he will build double houses
sometime in the future.
PENIS Grove is to have gas lights
within four months. Mr.. Starr. of Phil
adelphia, n OF the engineers in the
construction of the gas plant informs the
RECORD that the Company expect to have
the plant in operation by December 1st.
The Delaware parties who ~bargained
for the steamer Pokanoket have cancelled
the deal. Denny Brothers have chart
cred her to run on an excursion route on
the Potomac, from Washington to Col
onial Beach. She began running there
last week.
The market in Wilmington has been
better this week, because the low-priced
produce has been sent in smaller qaunti.
ties. On Thursday egg plants and toma-
toes sold for from 10 to 15c a basket, an
pies 25c, c%antaloupes % to 4Oc, water
melons 10 to 14c, peaches 60 to 75c.
The picnic of Emmanuel Sunday
School in Divers grove on Tuesday was
not as largely attended during the day as
on former occasions, but 1t was esti-
mated that there were 600 present in the
evening. A neat sum was cleared from
the stand towards a new library, after
treating all members of the school.
All the finest lavors in soda at john
sons. n
Just received a fine lot of palms for
sale cheap, Chas. L. Smith. *tf
LOOK BEST, LAST BEST, ARE BEST, Cum
mings' photos 307 Market Street, Will
mington, Del.
LAYTON'S AUGUST SALE.
This has been a banner week at Law
toms New Store. Our sales have been
immense. For the next ten DAYS it will
pay you to come to our store and select
your goods eve if you want us to hold
them for future delivery. Our prices
will astonish you. Come and get a crack
a-jack washer while they are reduced.
Mattings and Enamel Beds are marked
very low. Come see us we will surprise
you. j. U. LAYTON. x