The Penn's Grove record., 1907-01-04

1907
Turn over a new leaf.
Time to square accounts.
Happy New Year to all off our readers.
Denny Bros. are having a new freight
steamboat built at Milford, Del, to carry
100 tons.
Boone Ice Cream Co. gathered four
loads of 4-inch during the cold snap
last week.
The rain on Monday brought the frost
out of the ground and made very
muddy roads.
PENIS Grove Merchandise Company,
H. and J. Uditsky, have put a delivery
wagon on our streets.
Five hundred ticket were sold the last
week the Ulrica ran Four hundred being
excursion to Wilmington at the reduced
ate of 15c.
John H. Southland, Of Clayton, is the
Few superintendent of PENIS Grove
Water Works.
James Ford has sold, his interest in
he plumbing bnisness to his partner
laxwell R. Jester.
The Penn's Grove National Bank de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of 3 per
cent on January lst.
w. D. Robbins has bought w. F.
Walker's cigar trade and Will keep a fine
lock in his drug store. ~
Hawks Bride As still outpf commission
pm the effects of Capt. W. P. Wright's
g becoming unmanagable during flood
lie and running into it two weeks ago.
Elmer Whitsell, the tender of lower
Z nal brid ge was attacked with acute in
gestion on Wednesday. He was taken to
ie home Of his sister, Mrs. Casper Dol
ow where he died Thursday morning.
William Weber, who is IN poor health
as kindly remembered by his friend and
cquaiDtance Robert Holdclaft by the
resentation of two rabbits, which were
rea tly relished. Thank you Robert.
Souvenir post cards of PENIS Grove a
peciaity at Johnson's drug store. Il
Ernest Bright, the purser on the Ulrica
lad a severe attack of rheumatism, on the
10Th, the last day the boat run. When
near his home his limbs became unmov-
able and he had to be carried home. He is
bedfast.
William w. the IA year old son of w
A. Summerill was accidently shot thru
the leg on New Year day. The bullet
passed thru the feshy part above the knee
close to the bone. He is rec overing
nicely. 1t was done by a boys bullet
rife.
The brothers, sisters, nephews and
nieces Of Wm. V. Dolbow gave him a
a surprise on Saturday afternoon in honor
OF his birthday. A delightful social time
enhanced by a delicious supper made the
occasion one to be remembered.
The increasing duties on ]. D. Whit
aker as President of PENIS Grove Bank
and as Postmaster may necissitate his re-
linquishment of some of his labors. For
mer assemblyman Thomas E. Hunt is re-
ported to be hustling for.the postmaster
ship.
The railroad companies have decided
not to advertise their time tables in the
newspapers. Everybody is supposed to
know the time the trains leave, the same
as every body is supposed to know all
the laws passed by the legislature and to
obey them even tho they never saw them.
William F. Walker moved his barber
shop from room No 9 in Odd Fellows
Hall to room NOD, on Wednesday. He
has been in room No 2 for 81 years, five
months and one week. Room numbers
one and two will be united for James
Swee ten, Jr's, new grocery store and
meat market.
The telephone central at Penn's Grove
has become a matrimonial palace for young
ladies. Miss Matilda P. Curriden was re-
Gently married to Oliver Adams, of Will
mington, and the engagement of Miss
Elizabeth Perry to Hamilton G. Pedrick-
OF Pedricktown, is announced to take
place in the spring.
For SALE-Twelve bicycles for from
Sc to SIS. j. K. DUFFY.
White Pine Cough Balsam, the best
for coughs and colds at Johnson's Drug
store.
James Patterson, the cancer doctor
will be at Record office on Saturday 9th,
where any n can consult him free of
charge.
An Eueninn With nuuh