The Penn's Grove record., 1907-08-02

The yield of wheat this year is good.
st. Paul's Sunday School held a picnic
in John NJ. Bevis's orchard on Wednes-
day.
Several big races will be held in Salem
on next Wednesday and Thursday, at
1.30p.m.
The Union Sunday School of Whining
ton, brought about 200 over to the Grove
on Tuesday.
Hln another column is published the
report OF the Borough school fund which
shows where the money goes.
The Epworth League of Sharptown NJ.
E. Church made an excursion to Brandy
wine Springs on Wednesday. About so
we MT over.
The Sunday Breakfast Association, OF
Wilmington, made an excursion to
PENIS Grove on Wednesday. About
400 came over.
John r. Wilson while working at
carpentering in Wilmington last week,
had a narrow escape by having a brick
fall on the top OF his head from a falling
wall.
Tomatoes have been ripening faster dur
are rough. The price on Monday was from
81 to SIPS a basket, but it has fallen to SOC
The latter part of the week.
Isaac ]. Prickett has been appointed
to take the place Of Henry Coombs on
the County Election Board. MIR. Coombs
has moved from Elmer to Wildwood
where he has opened a real estate office.
Ice Cream Sodas and Sundaes at John
sons Drug Store on Saturdays. \
Major c. A. F. Flager will give an
another hearing in Red Mems Hall,
Pedricktown, next Thursday, Sth, at
II noon, to receive information IN re-
CARDS to the improvement OF Oldmans
Creek.
Squire Smith in Salem fined w. A.
Fisher of Port Penn 500 and cost for
fishing in the Delaware river with a net,
with meshes less than 10 inches, the
size fixed by law. He was captured by
Warden Davis, OF Salem.
Daniel Allen, a farmer living near Sa-
lem has captured a large bald eagle that
he believes has carried off many of his
chickens and two young pigs. The bird
measures six feet from tip to tip, and
gave its captors a lively fight.
Soda water, delicate 1avors to suit the
taste at Johnson's drug store. \
The railroad company has put a new
pipe across Main Street at the crossing
and dug a ditch along the upper side of
the DUPONT eXtenion to Railroad
Avenue so that the water which
m from Pitman street can flow out
the Sack sluice instead OF the Leap sluice.
This makes a much better drainage.
The annual harvest home of Emman-
uel Church, given under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid, will be held in Divers
Grove next Wednesday, 18th. DR.. J. W.
Gamble and Rev. j. E. Shaw, of Pedrick-
town, will speak in the afternoon. An
entertainment will be given in the even
ng by James Wilkinson, of Philadel-
pima and Miss Hannah Thompson Car
rell, Of Lakewood, elocutionists. Ad-
mission 10c. Potpie dinner and supper.
25c. and refreshments.
Educate yourself to save money by
opening an account in the Savings De-
partment of the PENIS Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn you 8 per cent inter
est compound semi-annual and you can
draw Oh IA days notice.
Because of the practice of writing
messages on the front as well as OF the
back of post card Postmaster General
Meyer promulgated an order, effective
August /, 1907, providing that the face
side of a postal card may be divided by
a vertical line place approximately
one-third of the distance from the left
end Of the card, the space to the left of
the line to be used for a message, etc.
the portion to the right to be used for
he address only.
For RENT-three small houses on Fast
Main st. Apply to Nina Smith. sgt.
Fine Stationary and souvenir post
cards Of PENIS Grove at Johnson'e
drug store. As rs
For SALE-Twelve bicycles for from
6 to $15. j. X. DUFFY. X