The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-02
Charles H. Reign has sold his house on

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Charles II. Reign has sold his house on
Penn Street TO Walter B. Dougheity.
There is considerable sickness in Penn's
Grove. The changeable weather making
i'll health.
Asa G. Turner has torn down his old
barn on Delaware Avenue which former
ly belonged to Joseph Guest
Apples are worth from S. to S. a bar
rel III the city market. Old citizens never
remember wien they were so high.
The new fire hose for PeDn's Grove
fire fighting arrived on Thursday. The
fire company will oon be in fire fighting
trim.
Capts. Denny have a second old rail-
road scow off their shore, which will be
used as piers for the new wharf they
propose building.
Capt. w. P. Wright had a meeting of
farmers at farmers at Wright School
house last week, to urge them to put in
second early tomatoes.
Clark C. Turner is having his apart
ment houses on Delaware Avenue con-
nected with the water main, the flst to
get water from Perkintown.
John Doyle, who has owned and run
the steamer Major Reybold for the past
twelve years, has sold her to a party
name not yet made public.
Fine toilet articles and fine stationery
at Johns ms dug store. 4
Herring appeared at Delaware City the
latter part of last week and two dozen
were caught. That led some to think
that spring had come and that shad will
soon be here.
The Standard Oil Company's barge
number so, bound for Boston, grounded
on the lower end of Cherry Island Flats
OIL Wednesday, became OF the low tide,
but was fioated.
h northwest wind made an extreme.
ly low tide on Wednesday and the steam
er Ulrica could not leave PENIS Grove
wharf until l o'clock, when she should
have left at 10 O'Clock.
John NJ. Bevis's vendue last Friday
was attended by a large crowd of people
for miles around Those large three COL
or posters printed at the RECORD office
brought them. Advertising a vendue ex-
tensiveiy pays.
On and after Saturday, March, 18th j.
\. Duffy; messenger, will leave Penn's
Grove OH the 40 train, instead of 10. 25.
All business strictly confidential and
promptly attended to. Phone 1896 Mar
ket. 3-2-3t.
The large growers of white potatoes in
other regions held back their white po-
tatoes last fall and in early winter and
the price went up to rs and so cents
bushel. The supply is now being sent
to the cities and fancy white potatoes
are now only 65c a bushel and common
stock as low as SOC. wholesale.
The steamer Glenside from up the
River began running between Penn s
Grove and Wilmington on Thursday af-
ternoon. The Ulrica is off for two weeks
to be painted. Samuel Kenwiler is mas.
ter. During the summer season the Glen
side runs between Philadelphia and Cram
er Hill.
The cold ave which arrived OH Tues
day forenoon brought downy snow which
whitened the earth and pulled the tenn.
perature down to 1So on Wednesday
morning. 1t was freezing weather all day
Wednesday. On Thursday morning the
thermometer registered 230, and went
above melting during the day. Consider
able ice was formed along shore. This
Friday morning spring weather returned
at 800.
Do you keep in mind that a local dent
lst is a convenience in emergencies and
saves time and expense to go elsewhere,
81 Filler, Sparks Building, Mondays,
Fridays and Saturdays. II
An interesting program was rendered
on W~ashington's Birthday in the High
School. Select readings were given by
Lille Harris, Howard Cline, Belle Hew-
lit; Defamation, Ada Dalbow; Grafton,
Emma Dalbow. The interesting part was
a debate on, which was more judicious,
Lincoln or Washington. Paul Stephenson
and edna Turner took the side of Lin
coin, while Edna Cine and Nettie Sparks
spoke for Washington. The decision was
in favor of Washington.
The sweet potato growers have been
getting rid OF their last years crop as fast
as possible all winter. The price has
been from $1.20 to $l.75 a barrel. The
potatoes have kept badly, some having
lost fully half by rot. Last June was
cold and wet and caused the plants to
contract the black rot after being set out.
Many left their potatoes in the ground
until late, and that was another cause of
their rotting.
The first primary room in Penn's Grove
School has been crowded all the year and
some pupils have been allowed to attend
only half a day. Two more teachers and
anew addition to the school house will
be needed next year. In order to get a
portion of the State School money for
the next school year it is necessary to
have a teacher begin by March 10th. The
Board of Education has elected Grace
Gysbers, of Wehawken, to take part
of the first primary pupils and they are
looking for another teacher.
White Pine Balsam, the best for coughs
and colds at Johnson's drug store. ,
Note of Thanks