The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-23
Merry Christmas.

Christmas coming next Sunday will
make a holy-holiday.
The green gatherers are getting fair
prices for their laurel.
Oranges, grapes and nut at Boones',
Main st <
Geo. G. Sparks's new office building on
Main Street is inclosed.
Sweet potatoes have advanced to 1925
a barrel at PENIS Grove.
Walter Shape has sold his house at the
Cove to Mrs. John M. Summerill.
Christmas entertainment at Emman-
uel Church this Friday evening.
There was no Council meeting Tuesday
evening because of the lack of o quorum.
Some predict lots of snow this winter
because there was not much rain in the
fall.
White Pine Balsam the best for coughs
and colds at Johnson's drug store. \
Few sleighers are out considering the
fine sleighing and pleasant weather.
Must be too busy.
Miss Sarah Thompson, of Course Land
ing has accepted a permanent position
in the school at Paulsboro.
See our home stock of jewelry at d.
Sheets before buying elsewhere. Prices
there to suit your purse. \
The prices of Christmas poultry is good.
Chickens bring 17-19c a pound, Turkeys
Pop, ducks Is, geese 1914.
Send the Penn's Grove RECORD a year
to a distant friend for a Christmas pres
ent. 1t will be better than a letter writ.
ten every week.
Witch hazel cream for chapped hands
at Johnson's drug store.
A shooting match will be held Satur-
day afternoon, oath, at R. F. Willis's
PENIS Grove. The prizes are a $25 ham
merless gun and a $25 gold watch.
Miss Esther Straughen has a live Christ
mas tree self decorated. 1t is a dwarf
otaheite orange tree on which is thirty
two oranges, from the small green to the
golden ripe fruit. The tree is in a pail
and only about two and a half feet high.
The largest orangeis is73 inches in cir
conference.
Fire Insurance calendars for 1905 can
be had at VIM. +. Walkers and at my
home. j. w. Trumbull, Insurance
agent. Il
The steamer Ulrica came over from
Wilmington last Sunday morning, but
the ice became so heavy that she did not
come out Oh the afternoon trip and quit
for the winter. Several persons who
came over in the morning, expecting she
would return in the afternoon had to go
home by the way of Philadelphia.
Gold, silver and nickel watches, large
and small at d. Sbeets's' \
A. G.. McCausland, superintendent of
the Atlantic City Railroad, has been NOM
mated for the presidency OF the Camden
Republican Club. When Mr.. McCaus-
land lived in Wilmington and had bust
ness in Penn's Grove he was a democrat
In 1896 he left the Democratic party on
the question of money and the income
tax.
The new tax law which gives persons
to understand that all taxes must be
paid by December Goth is working
splendidly. Tax collectors John M.
Bevis in the Township and Edward JUS
tice in the Borough both say that taxes
have been paid better than in former
years. All except about $25 have been
paid in the Township.
The finest assortment of candies and
toys for Christmas at Boone's ice cream
saloon.
George w. Hewitt has bought of Will.
lam G. Casperson, of Kansas City, one
hundred acres of swamp land in Eagle.
town along Salem Creek. About twenty
years ago Joshua Atkinson sold this lane
to a company which intended to dig the
muck from it to be. used as a basis fol
fertilizer. The project did not prove .
success and the land was sold by til,
Sheriff afterwards. Mr.. Atkinson receiy
ed $4,000 for it.
Baby rings, gold rings, diamond rings
rings with opal, emerald and garnet set
at ID. Sheets's, Penn's Grove.
The Gas Company is ready to begiI
making gas as soon as the tank is file
with water. Owing to so few rains thi
fall and winter the we'll at the gas work
gave a very small supply of water.
pipe was laid down Pitman Street to til
river and a small engine began pumpin
last Friday, but the cold froze the watt
in the pipe which had to be taken apai
and thawed out on a fire. The pipe h;
been laid under ground this week.
The Y. P. S. c., of Bethel Church wi
hold a Halle Gailie Masquerade Soci
on New Year eve in Odd Fellows HaI
Admission SC. Refreshments for sal
Everybody invited. ct.
Sterling silverware, pins, brooche
knives, bracelets, buttons, chains, muI
cal instruments, pen knives and founta
pens at D. SheCUs's, PENIS Grove.
NoTIcE-Dr. c. P. Lummis has NOV
his residence and Office to No. 318 Hi
mony st, Penn's Grove At
For HATS, go to DUBELL, the haiti
No. 2 East Third Street, Wilmingtc
Largest stock and lowest prices in I'll
city.
Stores CI0aad