The Penn's Grove record., 1907-07-12
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Ice Cream Sodas and Sundaes at John
son Drug Store on Saturdays. \
Mrs. James p. Youiison will continue
the restaurant business on Penn Street.
Great changes and big Improvements
are being made to the interior of Leap &
Sons store.
Frank Summerill picked three boxes
of Strawberries on July 10th, the latest
ever known in this region.
Zion Lutheran Sunday School, aof
Wilmington, spent Thursday in the
Grove. About 25O came over.
The early tomato crop will be short
@this year because the cold weather and
rains in June made many blossoms drop.
Denny Bros. have sold a lot on Del
aware Avenue adjoining their wharf prop
erty to Samuel w. Combs, OF Whining
ton, who is a master car builder in Cuba.
The catch Of fish along the Atlantic
Coast was never larger. Weak fish are
selling for less than two cents a pound
and are being put into ~freezers by the
tons.
Because of no boat line from PENIS
Grove to Philadelphia, farmers have to
ship early produce to Wilmington and
thence by steamboat to Philadelphia,
paying two freights and two carriages.
The Board of Education of Lower
Alloway Creek have elected the following
teachers residents of Penn's Grove: Harry
j. Cable, Principal of Hancocks Bridge
School; Nettie Sparks for Harmersvill;
Carrie Blandriff, for Cross Roads School.
Viola Band was treated to a ride on the
river Tuesday evening, together with their
sweet hearts and wives by Prof. Harris
IN his launch Hla watha. They rendered
several selections to the enjoyment of
those alcng the shore who were eager
listeners. He did not strike a rock and
had no occasion for an exciting rescue.
Bryon Spaun's show of moving pic
ture will exhibit in a tent at the round
house, Penn's Grove, every evening next
week. Free show given outside and a
little Coney Island inside, for IOc. He
has been exhibiting in the hall in past
years.
Soda water, delicate favors to suit tn
aste at Johnson's drug store. X
The committee on Education have Sc
lected for county superintendent of
public school John NJ. Glaspell for Cum
berland county and James A. Wentzell |
Tor Salem, both to succeed themselves; |
and d. B. Steelman, for Gloucester coun-
ty to succeed the late w. H. Eldridge.
The Franklin College base ball players
OF Wilmington came to PENIS Grove last |
Saturday and beat the boys by a score of
to 4. PENIS Grove had better wake ND |
and get in trim as they are losing too
many games this year.
Beginning with July 1st every resi-
dent Of the United States can send
special delivery letters by attaching
ten cents extra postage in ordinary
stamps and writing the words Especial
delivery on the envelope. The latter
provision is perhaps the one that is
most likely to be forgotten. 1t is well,
therefore,, to call attention to it.
Educate yourself to save money bv
opening an account in the Savings De-
partment OF the PENIS Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn you 8 per cent inter
est compound s~emi-annual and Won can
draw on IA days notice. X
Fire broke out in Joseph CIine's cot
tage on Divers point about 1890 Thurs
day and destroyed everything inside.
leaving only a charred shell. 1t originat-
ed from an oil stove on which dinner
was cooking Fortunately the tide was
up SO water could be carried in pals to.
put out the fire before all was consumed
and other buildings damaged. $500 will
about cover the loss. The cottage was oc-
cupied by Mrs. Cline and Mrs. Frank
Walker, OF Philadelphia.
Fine Stationary and souvenir post
cards OF Penn's Grove at Johnson'e
drug store. AZ No
For SALE-Twelve bicycles for from
b to 81 3. j. X, DUFFY. X