The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-20
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1906

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gin August 4th.
Crabs are being caught in large
numbers but they are small.
Cook with gas. Safer, quicker, ~cheaper*
Dog days. Too many dogs have their
day i'll PENIS Grove.
The Borough grass crops along the
streets has been cut.
Miss Eva Leap has been elected
teacher OF Perkintown school.
The Broadway Me. Sunday School, of
Salem, are spending to-day at Penn's
Grove.
Souvenir Post Cards-Bisbee. n
Eighteen horses went on the steamer
Major Reybold to Salem last Monday to
enter the races on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The game of base ball between PENIS
Grove and Paulsboro last Saturday,
at PENIS Grove Ball Park resulted in
a score OF 9 to 8 in favor of P~aulsboro.
Try Bisbee the Jeweler-Optician. \
Albert Biddle, on James Divers farm,
sent two baskets of cantalopes to Whining
ton market last Friday, 18th. That was
the first Jersey cantalopes sent to market.
Denny Bros. have sold so feet CT their
river front below the wharf to Robert
Burns, of Wilmington, and 20 feet
above their wharf to Henry S. Miller, OF
Philadelphia.
County School Superintendent J. A
Wentzell was in Penn's Grove on Monday
and saw the settlements of the Board of
Education OF Penn's Grove and Upper
Penns Neck with the collectors. The state
ment of the Township appears in another
column.
Fine Writing Tablets-Bisbee.*
st. Stephens Lutheran Sunday School,
OF Wilmington spent Tuesday in the
Grsve. About 500 came over. On We'd
nesday the Peoples Settlement came over
with abont400. The Second MI Church.
brought the biggest excursion of the sea-
son on Thursday, 800. Easlake lie.
Church came with $50 this Friday.
The Philadelphia collectors of the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company accompanied
by their families and friends made their
annual excursion to PENIS Grove, on
last Saturday coming on the steamer
Thomas Clyde In the morning there was
a game of base ball, while in the after
noon there was all kinds OF games, races,
etc. to furnish amusement
Fine toilet articles and fine stationery
at Johnson's drug store. n
There was a notable attendance of old
folks at st. Paul's Church last Sunday
morning, and all sat in one pew where
no others sat. These combined aged were
335. The Oldest was John T. Burden aged
81 Lydia Guest and Peter Keen 50. and
S. r. Leap 70. All are in good health and
have full possession OF all their faculties,
except Mr.. Burden whose eyesight is fail
ing.
The top fell off the early tomato mark
etthis week and prices are down to where
the Gamers have begun to buy. In
Philadelphia on Monday they sold for
5Oc a basket; on Tuesday from 80 to 45c:
Wednesday and Thursday so to Soc. In
Wilmington on Monday the price was
40c and on Tuesday % to SOC. Agents
tor Baltimore Gamers began buying at
Pedrlcktown on Wednesday at 28c and
paid from % to 25c on Thursday. No
Que has begun buying for Gamers at
Penn's Grove.
Capt. w. P. Wright took about 1000
baskets OF tomatoes from Penn's Grove
to Philadelphia on each trip Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. A representa-
tive of Warren M. Stanton & Co, who
rented nearly all the wlarves along the
river and creeks last year appeared on
Wednesday and announced that they
&eVere ready to buy tomatoes for Gamers,
consequently Mr.. Wright had to quit
PENIS Grove and began loading forBaIti-
more Gamers at Pedricktown on THURS
pay. Stanton u Co. announced that they
were ready to bny for l5c a basket, but
the farmers are not ready to sell. The
tomatoes are being carted to Pedricktown.
E~aton-Hurlburt Stationery-Bisbee. \
For good photographs in style and
hnlsh go to Cummings, 307 Market
Street, Wilmington. Il leow.
For HATs-Go to Dubell, the halter,
No, 2 East Third Street, Wilmington.
Largest sock and lowest prices i that
city. II
White Pine Balsam, the best for coughs
and colds at Jolnson's drug store. n
A gasoline stove is dangerous and
troublesome. Buy your wife a gas stove.
Tree connections. Penn's Grove Gas Co. n
Repairs Anything-Bisbee the Watch
maker. =