The Penn's Grove record., 1908-10-02
HOME HAPPENINGS.

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Hudson s. Titus, the contractor, Ina
Harry Woods new house on Walnu
street inclosed.
Fred Kille has the ground broken fo
a new house on North Broad Street mex
to the Catholic Church.
Some of the PENIS Grove Firemen al
tended the Home Coming Day celebrs
ton at Glassboro last Saturday.
Elmer Shoemaker has bought So hors
power engine and a mill for saving log
which he will erect opposite his presen
mill.
Corn husking has begun. The dr.
weather caused it to iipen earlier thai
usual. The crop will be good in thi
region,
William G. Leap sold to Matthew
Mitchell 26 chickens for $37. There
were some in the lot worth $3.50. WIZ
can beat that?
A large monument to the Revolution
airy tea burners was dedicated at Green
wich, Cumberland county, on Wednes
day.
The South Jersey cranberry crop ii
the poorest for many years, and many OF
the boys will not yield over 20 per cent
OF the ordinary crop.
S. R. Leap & Son are selling white
potatoes out of the car at the depot for
fifty cents per basket. 1t
The members Of St. Georges Church,
will give a chicken potpie supper We'd
nesday evening the 14th, in the Parish
building.
Philadelphia will have a big time all
next week when the 225th anniversary
OF the founding of Philadelphia will be
celebrated.
Emmanuel Choir will hold a sale and
supper of clam chowdef on Saturday
afternoon and evening. Oct. 3, at Mrs.
Elsh's. Union Corner.
The new state macadam road is COM
pleted q short distance within the Bor-
ough limit. The first coating of stone is
on to Thomas Cooks and grading is COM
pleted to Union Corner.
New stills are being put under Odd
Fellows Hall. 1t may be surprising for
some to know that the natural surface is
two feet below the stills. There has been
a fhran- foot HII -, a. A . " :
the hall.
Since the rain on Monday night which
broke the drought of three weeks fires
have been needed for comfort. There
was a light frost Wednesday morning in
low ground.
Last week articles of incorporation
were filed i'll the County Clerks office at
Dover, Delaware. for The Farmers and
Merchants Ferry Company, which is to
operate a ferry line between Wilmington
and Penn's Grove.
Dewitt G. Cobb, chairman County Ex-
ecutive committee, of the %Amti-Saloon
League, requests us to nnoun that a
meeting will be called in Salem next
= week to decide upon a candidate who
will represent the local option issue at
the November election.
The tugboat ]. S. w. Holton, which
was sunk in the Delaware river opposite
Edge Moor, Friday evening, September
l 1th, by a collision with the steamer CITY
OF Chester, was raised last Monday by
the Baxter Wrecking Co. of New York
and taken to Philadelphia for repairs.
The Adams Express Company took
charge of the West Jersey express Com.
pany on October 1st. The West JERSEY
has had control of business south OF
Camden since the building of railroads.
Ihe consolidation will un doubtedly
hasten traffic and cheaper rates. to
meet competition with the U, S. Ex-
press Co.
All OF the troops that can be spared
from Fort dupont, Fort Mott and Fort
aware will be sent to Philadelphia
october 9th military day of the
YRS Week celebration, to take
parade. Col. j. r. Villa ms
ware District o has un der
men.
load of choice Maine grown
coming. | solicit your
IURNER. 1t
Ito Dubell the halter.
Street, Wilmington.
pwest prices in that
1Ha0 9-25-3
to a V money by
in the Savings De-
Bhn's Grove National
car you 3 per cent inter-
Ddfd ~semi-annual and you can
8 IA days notice. II