The Penn's Grove record., 1907-04-05
HOME HAPPENINGS.

HUME nAffENlNuO.
March winds instead of April showers
Clip Cummings coupons in another
column.
Last Sunday was a bad day for Easter
bonnets.
William Stiles, was unfortunate to have
his hotbed burned on Wednesday night.
Fine Stationary and souvenir post
cards of Penn's Grove at Johnson's
drug store. As \
William Diver, Mark G. Dalbow and
Lewis w. Cook have been elected Trus-
tees of Emmanuel Church.
The tide was so low on Tuesday morn
ing because of the northwest wind that
the Ulrica could not get away from Penn's
Grove wharf until IL o'clock.
The Italians who come from Phila-
delphia to work on the water pipe line
return almost as fast as they come.
Many do not like to work in the
wet trenches.
Arbor day will be next Friday, y, by
proclamation of Governor Stokes He
recommended that the public schools pay
special attention to the day and that the
children be taught the value OF the
preservation of bird life.
The new steel tower for the fire bell
has beer erected by R.sF. Willis. Lib
erty Fire Company is working to be every
ready for any fire which may break out.
The bell is thirty-siX feet high and was
rung first on Thursday night.
Samuel j. Hurff hes moved into their
W property, formerly DIR. John Croft
property, recently vacated by H. H. Bis
bee. Capt w. P. Wright, of Paulsboro,
will succeed Mr.. Hurff in Amos Justices
house, formerly the Forbes property.
Postmaster Hunt has made a COM
mendable improvement in rearranging
the lock boxes near the door so the
holders of keys can get their mail and
lOoNO WIN "olblliS III q ClOhh.
Penn's Grove needs larger quarters for
it's post office.
Last Friday was the hottest March
day on record for over a hundred years,
The temperature was over 500 in the
shade and 800 in the sun. Last Saturday
was also a summer day with the temper
ture at 500. Grass and tree buds never
started so much in March as in last week.
Most people were surprised to view last
Monday morning, the snow which
whitened buildings and the earth, after
the cold northeast rain on Sunday.
There was ice. On Tuesday morning the
temperature was down to 260, with ice
and ground frozen. 1t was down to 500
on Wednesday morning.
The Union Railway Company, OF
Philadelphia, alias Penn's Grove Water
Water Supply Co., have procured a con-
tract from the Railroad Company to
take $4,000 gallons of water per day to
supply their locomotives at PENIS
Grove. More wells will be sunk at the
Perkintown pumping station. Thirty
five took advantage of the free connect
ion to the curb, making one hundred
and ten water takers The water is now
excellent for household use, being soft
and good for drinking.
Educate yourself to save money by
opening an account in the Savings De.
partment of the PENIS Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn you 3 per cent inter-
est compound %semi-annual and you can
draw on IA days notice. n
For HATS, Go to Dubell the halter,
No. 2 East Third Street Wilmington.
Largest stock and lowest prices in that
city. 4-5-3 m X
White Pine Cough Balsam, the best
for coughs and colds at Johnson's Drug
Store. X
For SALE-Twelve bicycles for from
6 to SIS. j. X. DUFFY. X
LARGEST, stock of wagons in South jersey
at Joseph s. Blacks, SharptOWn, Nd, l3-5-tf