The Penn's Grove record., 1906-06-22

The cherry crop has been large.
Time to prepare for city cousins.
Souvenir Post Cards-Bisbee.
Cook with gas. Safer, quicker, cheaper*
The early white potatoe crop is very
promising,
Fourth of July only one week front
neXt Wednesday.
w. F. Yeager is having a cement walk
laid in front of his lot.
This is the week for hay harry est, with
very unfavorable weather.
The rainfall last Sunday and Monday
is reported to have been COS inches.
Those from other places appreciate the
river shore more than those who live near
it.
The Free Gospel Methodist Mission Of
Wilmington spent Thursday in French's
Grove.
John Jess has had a cement curb and
pavements put around his house on Rail-
road Avenue.
Several ~citizeus of PENIS Grove attend
ed the dedication OF Red Bank Monu-
ment on Thursday.
Fine Writing Tablets-Bisbee. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook entertained
at supper on Thursday a large number Of
relatives and friends in their new home.
James B. Summ9rill sent the first bas-
ket OF squashes to Wilmington last Tues
day. John C. Gaventa sent ten baskets on
Thursday morning.
The sturgeon fishermen are putting
their nets away because so few fish are
being caught. Some have failed to meet
expenses by 500 and more,
The PENIS Grove Board of Education
on Wednesday night gave the contract to
Hudson S. Titus to build the new addition
to PENIS Grove school house.
Fine toilet articles and fine stationery
at JOhnson's drug store. 4
Otis Curriden sent the first basket of
ripe tomatoes to Wilmington market on
Thursday afternoon. Vincent Sparks
shipped five baskets this Friday morning.
The rain last Sunday and Monday ex-
tended along tho Atlantic coast from
New Foundland to Georgia. Torrents of
water fell and furnished too much nois-
ture for the crops.
Eaton-Hurlburt Stationery-Bisbee. n
John NJ. Bevis dug the first white po-
tatos in this region on Thursday. He
sent "a baskets to Wilmington this Fri
day morning. They dug at the rate OF
300 baskets to the acre.
4 few strawberries were picked this
week and all the Italians have returned
to Philadelphia this week, expect those
who remain to pick tomatoes. The late
frost and drought in May made the crop
short.
During the season which has just closed
the United States fish Commission at
their station at the month OF the Susque-
hanna Matched 8, sos, 600 shad, POS, 100000
white perch, 1O3, OO0, 900 yellow perch
and 80, 000, 900 rockfish.
Sixty two powder makers of the du-
Pont Company on Wednesday struck for
All eight-hour day at the same wages
they have been getting for 10 hours. The
men recently formed a union and de-
manded shorter time, which was refused.
Try Bisbee the Jeweler-Optician. X
In the reimbursement OF salaries of Pres
idental postmasters. which is based on
the rec eipts, PENIS Grove has been in
creased from $1,000 to $1,000, to begin
July LIST. Williamstown is increased
from $1,000 to $1,000, while Glassboro is
decreased from $17OO to $500.
For good photographs in style and
finish 60 to Cummings, 307 Market
Street, Wilmington. Il 1eoW.
n Some person attempted to break into
James Sweeten Jr.'s store last Sunday
night. There is a dent on the back VIM
dow where a pry was used. The wire
netting was torn off the cellar window
and one OF the bars ACROSS the window
was filed third-thirds off. The file was
found and a ladder too short to reach to
the second store window had also been
used.
How can a town prosper ard thrive
except its citizens spend their money
with the merchants who are doing
business in it? And how can the bust
mess men expect the citizens to do this
when they themselves set the example
by sending out OF town to purchase articles
that they can get in it?
Look best, last longest, prices to suit
Cummings photographs, 307~ Market,
Street, Wilmington. \ 2eow.
Buy a gas stove. Connections made
free. PENIS Grove Gas Co.
For HArs-Go to Dubell, the halter
No. 2 East Third Street, Wilmington
Largest stock and lowest prices in tina
city.
White Pine Balsam, the best for coughs
and colds at Jolnson's drug store.
A gasoline stove is dangerous an(
troublesome. Buy your wife gas stove
free connections. Penn's Grove Gas Co.
Repairs Anything-Bisbee the Watch
maker. =
FRESH FISH
daily, at the restaurant building, corne
Main and Franklin Street. H. H. Smith
5-15 tt.
A Sad Suicide.
NORRIS j.. KEEN
was found dead at his home at the end