The Penn's Grove record., 1906-08-24
FRIDAY, AUGUST "a, 1906
)ne more week of summer.

FRIDAY, AUGUST "a, 1906
One more week of summer.
A few rock fish are being caught.
Weak fish are being caught in large
quantities in the Bay.
Harry Blohm had a foot mashed last
Sat urday by a block of ice falling on it.
William F. VanCulin moved into his
new house on North Broad Street on We'd
nesnay.
The Southside Baptist Sunday School,
Wilmington, came over on Thursday 400
strong.
Fine toilet articles and fine stationery
at Johnson's drug store. n
Ernest Bright has accepted the posi-
ton of clerk OH the steamer Ulrica. He
began duty III Tuesday.
Capt. II. o. Webber started his truck
line between Courses Landing and Phila-
delphia last Saturday, when he took a
large load OF water melons,.
Seventy-three went from Penn's Grove
to Atlantic City on Wednesday. The
last s%eashore excursion will be made
next Wednesday to Wildwood.
Tie New Castle Changers are arranging
to hold their annual county fair at the
Delaw are Horse Show Park, Wilmington,
OH September 4th 9th, 9th and 7th.
Messrs. Harry Smalley and James Ford
gave a dance to a number of their friends
in French's rink last Friday evening.
Music was furnished from Philadelphia.
The trade carnival, planned by about
fifty merchants of Salem to take place
the latter part of August and the first of
September has been abandoned until
e year.
The Penn's Grove Juniors and New
port (DeI.) Juniors have arranged to
play three games for a purse of $50. The
first game will be at PENIS Grove on
on the Baker lot Saturday afternoon 25th.
k. +. Shannon, Esq, returned home
from the Bay Oh Wednesday evening
with IA fine lot of trout. He has the
thanks of the Record for a large string
OF themt
r. ID. Hughes has about 175, 900 emp
ty cans left over from last year which
he hopes to fill with tomatoes at his can
factory at the Cove. Farmers are con-
tracing to deliver tomatoes at SO a ton.
Cook with gas. Safer, quicker, cheaper*
Amos G. Justice has his new double
house inclosed on Pitman Street OH the
lot he purchased of Mrs. Hannah Ash
craft where her house burned two years
ago. G. E. Barber is the builder.
The stea mel Major Reybold broke down
just before reaching Penn's Grove wharf
on Thursday evening of last week. The
freight and passengers were unloaded and
she. was taken to Wilmington for repairs.
She resumed her trips on Monday.
William S. tanning, who is in the en-
bloyee OF Blasius Co. is home with a
broken arm. While unloading a piano
at Villa, Pa, fifteen miles beyond Phila-
delphia, on Wednesday of last week the
team backed the wagon against his left
arm and broke it between the elbow and
wrist.
The old double house and lot on Main
Street nearly opposite Odd Fellows Hall,
belonging to William d. Smiths estate
was sold last Saturday at public vendue
by Special Master in chancery Morris
Stratton to Harry S. Barber for $1,000.
The lot has a frontage OF t~hirty-five feet.
Mr.. Barber bid it in for Mrs. Tillie
Smih.
Harvey S. Justice began buying to-
matoes at PENIS Grove last Monday for
Baltimore Gamers. They were put on
Denny Bros. boat. He began buying at |
Course Landing also and putting on H.
o. Webber's scows. Those bought at
the Township landing adjoining Biddle's
wharf are put on the launch Rambler
and transferred to the scow. Twelve
cents a basket is the prevailing price.
The hot humid weathergives the people
a desire to leave the cities on SUNDAYS.
For the past two Sundays large crowds !
OF people from Philadelphia and Wilm-
ington have been in PENIS Grove. The
Ulrica has carried on each trip as many
as allowed, 1t is stated that 1000 persons
were in PENIS Grove each Sunday and
spent the day along the river shore. The
Ulrica bought over 700.
For good photographs in style and
finish go to Cummings, 307 Market
Street, Wilmington. II 1eow.
Post cards of Penn's Grove for sale at
Johnson's druy store. n
A gasoline stove is dangerous and
troublesome. Buy your wife a gas stove.
free connections. PENIS Grove Gas Co. Il
Church Notes.
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