The Penn's Grove record., 1905-05-26
FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1905.


Memorial Day next Tuesday.
Don't forget to put your flags out next
Tuesday.
There was a heavy frost last Sunday
morning.
The few Jersey strawberries this
week have been selling two boxes for 25c.
Witch hazel cream for chapped hands
at Johnson's drug store. X
The month of May has been fair, but
cool, so cool that the strawberry crop is a
week late.
There are some very fine clover fields
in this region. The hay crop will be
good, if not hurt by dry weather.
Emmanuel and st. Pauls Sunday
Schools will make a combination excurs
ion to Brandywine Springs On Thursday
June 22d.
For HATS go to Dubell, the halter,
No. 2 East Third Street, Wilmington.
Largest stock and lowest prices in that
city. \
Thomas Salisbury sent the first crate
of Jersey strawberries to Wilmington
market on Monday. Joseph Cochran
sent three ON Tuesday.
Water mains have been laid out East
Main Street to the lane leading..to Benz.
S. Featherer's, also in Mary Street, and
down Harmony to Franklin Street.
Colonies of Italians to pick strawberr-
les began arriving on the steamer Rey-
bold on Tuesday. Ten colonies number
ing about 200 arrived on Thuruday.
To neglect placing your orders with
Snelbaker Bros. for marble and granite
means disappointment on Decoration
Day. Write for them to call on you at
once, at Woodbury. or Woodstown, N. J.*
Most Of the sweet potatoes in this re-
gion are usually set out the third week
in May, but the wind has been so cool
from the north most of this week, made
it unfavorable for the plants to take root
Viola Band cleared $50 by their festi-
val last Saturday evening and now have
more than enough to pay for their new
suits. They wish to thank the people
most heartily who contributed towards
their success. They will appearin their
e suits Oh Memorial Day.
You know Snelbaker Bros, the reli-
able marble dealers. Place yOur orders
with them for Decoration Day. Drop a.,
card to Woodbury. or Woodstown. They
will reply. X
The Salem County Board of Assessors
has fixed the following rate at which
bank stock in this county shall be taxed
this year: Salem National Banking Com
pany 1874 90; City National Bank $132. 90
Woodstown National Bank $29S. 90;
PENIS Grove National Bank $500.
That of the Elmer National Bank will be
left with the assessors there to determine.
Mark G. Dalbow has torn down the
rear end of his house and will rebuild on
a larger plan. 1t was built by the late
Isaac Derrickson in which he bought
poultry and later was used as a
school house in which his daughters,
Mrs. Charles G. Aborn and the late Mrs.
Sarah Davenport kept a private pay
school.
The white potato market is the weakest
in forty years. This time last year white
potatoes were worth wholesale 75c a bas-
ket, and at retail in June as high as soc.
The price remained firm for tens months
at 30-35c a basket and SOC a bushel.
There was a big crop last year and farm
ers held on to them for the big price paid
last year, but they missed it. Old white
potatoes are now worth only from pc to
Csc a bushel and new potatoes from $1.75
to $2.2 a barrel. Some farmers have
been selling them in Pennsylvania at 10c
a bushel and many are being fed to farm
stock.
White Pine Balsam the best for coughs
and colds at Johnson's drug store. n
CHANGE OF TIME
The Patrons of Robbins Pharmacy
will notice the change in the Sunday
hours. Hereafter the Store will open
from 6 to 8 O'Clock in the evening ONLY. II