The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-04
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Vacation is over.
Schools begin hext Monday.
r. F. Willis is having a fire hydrant
put in his lumber yard.
Frank Lawrence las bought r. F.
Wiliis's Maxwell automobile.
The New Castle County Fair attracted
several Jersey folks this week.
Look at our new lines of Boys' and
and Girls School Shoes. d. D. Leap. \
The late tomato crop is very short
The price has advanced to lie a basket.
The West End Sunshine Society, of Will.
mington made an exucursion to Penn's
Grove on Thursday.
Arthur Workman has picked one crop
OF grapes and has a second crop now
growing on the same vine.
The cunning season for reed birds open
ed on Tuesday, September ist. They
were not very plentiful in this region.
Mrs. Joseph Harbeson, While chop.
ping OH Wednesday, was hit in the eye
with a stick which caused much pain.
The stone road is progressing slowly.
1t is completed thru Divers camp meet
lngwoods and graded to the ~Boroughline.
There were two beautiful rainbows in
the east on Tuesday evening
at sunset. The inner one was exceed
ingly brilliant.
Chester fishermen have been catching
several sturgeon this week, some of them
quite large. A dozen lay on PENIS
Grove wharf on Tuesday.
Two dollars a barrel were paid for
sweet potatoes last week and until We'd
nesday OF this week when they dropped
to $l.S5. Thursdayto$l. rs.
Two immense lines of Fall Tailoring
Samples to select from. Now is the time
to order. b. ID. Leap.
Sweet potatoes sold for from 45c to 6Oc
a BASKET retail ill Wilmington market,
and in Philadelphia on Monday from 40
tc 45c.
Golden Orangeade, &c, at Johnson's
Drng Store. II
The late boat from Wilmington last
Saturday was named Fortuna, but was I'M
Fortunate to get too close to the jetty at
the mouth of Christian creek as to break
her gunwale on it. The jolt threw the
passengers into a panic and life preserv-
ers were jerked from their places. One
lady tainted.
Harry, the 11-year-old son of Enos
and Jennie Hates, in Camden, we'll
known in Penn's Grove, last Saturday
fell from a second story roof, while after
a ball, and received a broken wrist O
cussion Of the head and internal in
jury. He was taken to Cooper Hospital
unconscious, where he lays in a critical
condition.
Three hundred attended the Salem
County Changers picnic at PENIS Grove
last FIlday, but not so many as there
would have been had not three days pre-
vious stormy weather made farm work
urgent. j. Warren Davis of Philadelphia,
made entertainment with a humorous
address while State Lecturer George w.
f. Gaunt gave an instructive address on
what the Grange had done and is doing
to advance the interest of the farmers.
The Democratic caucus last Saturday
evening nominated former Chosen Free |
holder Clement B. tanning Freebooter to
succeed Daniel V. Summerill. David A. ]
English and EdwardH. Keen, Jr., were
nominated for Councilmen. The terms
OF Mr.. English and Charles L. Smith
expire. ID. V. Summerill Jr., was elect
ed a delegate to the State convention.
and ID. V, Summerill, Jr., and j. K. DUFF
fy delegates to the Congressional conven-
ton.
l wish to inform my patrons that |
will not be around to collect laundry dur
ing the Fall and Winter months, but all
laundry may be left at Johnson's Drug
Store on Monday and the same will re-
celve prompt attention. MAYHEM JOHN
son. Split 4
Golden ~Orangeade, delicious and re.
~freshing. For sale at Johnson's Drug
Store.
Educate yourself to save money by
opening an account in the Savings De-
partment of the PENIS Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn you 8 per cent inter-
est compound semi-annual and YOU can
draw on IA days notice.