The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
HOME HAPPENINGS.

lave you noticed the brighter street
nights Gene has given this week?
The tax rate in PENIS Grove this
year will be sl.67, which is Sc lower than
last yeal
The milk shippers Union rave fixed
the wholesale price of milk for October
at &c a quart.
Oysters can only live in water which
contains thirty-seven parts of salt to
every 1000 parts of water.
Matthew Mitchell now buys poultry
every Monday and Tuesday until 9
o'clock iii the evening and on Wednes.
day until 6 o'clock.
The Steamer Ulrica will discontinue
her 6 O'Clock A. M. trip from Penn's
Grove and 6.15 p. M. trips on Saturday
The late trip is on Saturday is contin-
ued.
Miss Bella Hewitt. OF Beasley Neck
School, L. A. Creek, spent from Friday
until Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hewitt.
Bedford G. Wood has moved the COT
tage he bought of William Townsend
back from the river and made a double
house of it for summer boarders.
Fine chickens are now worth 25c a
pound. A few haye been getting over a
dollar apiece for chickens. Joseph Perry
sold II for $22; John A. Featherer IS
for SIC; George Strengthen 9 for 81.
For Hats go to Dubell the halter;
No. 2 East Third Street, Wilmington.
Largest stock and lowest prices in that
city. 9-25-3
PENIS Grove Packing Company, Harry
A. Dalbow, manager, is putting up a
fancy stock of tomatoes in glass jars by
the vacuum process for the high class
trade i'll New York. Corn, beans, beets,
and squashes have been canned as sam
pies OF the New process.
David II. Shultz brought to the Record
office a sweet potato which weighed Q!
pounds: His crop is so large that he can
pick out from 60 to 65 which will fill a
barrel. The potatoes from so hills will
a barrel. They are grown in the sand
with fertilizer only, 2 ounces to a hill.
The tax rate in Upper Penns Neck
Township this year will be ST.. 10, consist
ing OF county 56, state school 23, town.
ship %, township school IL. Last year
the rate was 5 LOG, the county being 48.
Last winter the Legislature passed a law
limiting the County rate to 6Oc, the for
mer law limited tito SOC.
Harrison Holton and Councilman ,Jere
Long have bought the general store in
BARRIERS building at the corner of Har-
mony Street and Delaware Avenue OF
John P. higgins who has conducted the
stand for nineteen years. These genial
young men who have had some expert
ence in business will undoubtedly get a
fair share of the trade they may merit.
1t has been suggested by the State au.
thorities that all schools should practice
fire drills as often as necessary. This is
especially required i'll school buildings
OF two stories. The matter is already
receiving attention in the PENIS Grove
schools, the pupils have been instructed
as to their positions and the order of exit
etc. On Wednesday morning an alarm
was struck as a surprise to the pupils and
an entire exit was made by way of the
center stairway in thirty seconds. nv the
east stairway in thirty-five seconds, by
the high school stairway in thirty-fve
Seconds.
am closing out my millinery stock
and fixtures at low prices to quit bust
ness, because of poor health. Bargains
for everybody. Mrs. Tillie Smith. n
Educate yourself to save money by
opening an account in the Savings De-
partment of the Pefin's Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn youS per cent inter-
est compound %semi-annual and you can
draw on IA days notice.