The Penn's Grove record., 1906-01-26

Gardner, near SharptOWn.
Feb. 6-Wm. Gibson, 2 miles below Auburn.
Feb. 8-David XII lie, near Pedricktown.
Look out for the ground hog next Fri
day.
Edword Moore, at Perkintown, RAISED
a new barn last Friday and Saturday.
An iron pipe has been laid across thu
road at Perkintowu mill pond and thu
old wooden bridge filled in.
John Roddick superintendent of con
struction expects to have water in Penn's
Grove, from the works at Perkintowr
mill pond IN February lst.
Editor Charles M. Civilians, OF the
Paulsboro Sun, has purchased the plant
of the Paulsboro Press, for the past nine
years edited by Edwin L. Leonard.
The real estate of the late James Day
near Wrights School House, was sold al
public sale by George w. Hewitt, admin
i~ssrator, last Saturday to Charles Day fol
500.
l am still closing out my entire stock
at reduced prices and my store is for rent.
Mrs. Tillie Smith. st.
The members of the South PENIS
Grove fancy work social circle, were ell.
tertained by Miss Florence Strengthen
last Saturday afternoon with their utile
dulci sub alba rosa.
George R. Pedrick brought to the Re.
CORD office last Friday a Jersey lemon
which measured III and l24a inches
around it and weighed half a pound. Ii
grew it on a tree with two others in his
house.
Elwood S. Layton conveyed the Dan
ser mill pond to E. L. dupont Company
last Saturday for $500. They will re-
build the flood gates and take the water
to Carneys Point by pipe line with which
to make powder.
at Johnson's drug store. \
The Sturgeon Fishermen's Protective
Association OF New jersey has elected the
following officers: President, Luke +.
CARL; vice president, Sylvester R. Bowen
treasurer, Samuel Snyder; secretary
Henry S. Blohm.
Produce in Wilmington market is SELL
ing for the following retail prices. Best
sweet potatoes SOC a basket So. so a bar
val Uhita Dotatooc Q0o a huShol onDla
$4.5O a barrel, onions SOC a basket, cab
bage $I.75 a barrel, lettuce SOC a hamper,
lemons So. 80 a box, oranges So 5 to So.
Fire broke out in an empty stall of
William S. Avis's livery stable, at Broad
way and Cherry Street, Camden, last
Sunday night. A horse in the adjoining
stall made such a noise that the watch
man was awakened. He turned in a
fire alarm and the fire was put out be-
fore much damage was done. The horse
was badly burned.
DIR. Filters dental Office at Penn's Grove
will be closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays after Jan. 22d, st n
A composition house at the DUPONT
Powder Company's Hagley yards, Will
mington, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night. There were several explosions of
nitrate, but the damage was confined to
the building in which the fire started by
the company's fire department, headed
by L. Coleman dupont and Alfred 1. du-
Pont. The loss will exceed $4,000.
The Borough Statement is published in
another column. OF the $2669. go on
hand January LIST, $1,000 is appropriated
for fire plugs $500 gas lights due in June
$500 for hose and other appliances for
fire protection, leaving $685. 80 for the
general purposes as heretofore. Borough
affairs have been very economically adj
ministered the past year especially in re-
CARDS to the streets.
Tomato packers have been taking &C.
count OF stock, and find that by the time
new ones come there will be sufficient de-
mand to avoid any glut. Last years pack
was a third less than the previous year
and the price per dozen advanced from
e65 cents a dozen cans at the canneries in
December, 1904, to $1.10 in December,
1905, with aprobability OF the price going
higher. There promises to be a heavy
acreage in South Jersey this year, sand
packers are urging such a step.
A bad wreck took place on the railroad
below Centre Square station last Sunday
evening about 4 o'clock. A train of five
carloads of coal was coming down Tor the
Powder Work when the wheel on one
car broke and turned the car upside down
on top of the coal where it now lays and
derailed the other cars. An extra
train run from Camden to bring the pas
sengers on the $50 trip from Philadel.
phia and take the passengers up which
left Penn's Grove at 4.20. The transfer
was not made until 9 O'Clock. A wreck
ing crew worked all night to clear the
track.
White Pine Balsam, the best for coughs
and colds at Jollnson's drug store.
Losr-A child's black mitten with q
bow on it above the Cove bridge OH South
Broad st. Mrs. w. A. Summerill. y
WANTED: Men in each state to travel
post signs, advertise and leave sample OF
our goods. Salary $75. 90 per month. S.
per day for expenses. KULHAM Co.,
dept s.. ATLAS BLOCK, CHICAGO. / 26 3m
49,
Church Notes.
ST. PAUL's THoDI EPISCOPAL.
DIR. Stephenson will preach Sunday
morning on "Saving Faith" Evening
on ST oct nDD1.t,;t;ao for Col,,f;or ,