The Penn's Grove record., 1908-08-14


Farmers began digging sweet potatoe
plentifully this week.
The second excursion to Atlantic City
will be run next Wednesday 18th,
Catalogues have been plentiful ant
cheap this week. The quality varied.
The wet weather has improved TIN
quality of cantaloupes which are nov
plentiful.
Several farmers from this region at.
tended the Changers Picnic at Alcyor
Park this week.
James Sweeten, Jr., has received hi
Franklin automobile he purchased OF
his recent trip to Syracuse.
Don't forget st. Paul's Harvest Home
next Thursday, August goth. There will
be automobile rides during the after
noon.
The Methodist Sunday School Of
Auburn picniced in French's Grove Oh
Wednesday. About fifty came down.
Golden Orangeade, sc, at Johnson
Drng Store. y
The cogs on the railroad bridge oven
Christiana creek broke down Monday
morning and boats did get thru until 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
Denny Bros. continued to buy toma-
fnoo rnorlyot fhio uraalr nj f,Arn IN tn 1Qo
a basket. On Monday and Tuesday they
took about $500 baskets each day.
The Courses Landing bridge was made
passable for travel last Saturday. The
Board of Freeholders met there last Mon
day, but the bridge will not be accepted
until completed.
Six cases of typhoid fever were report
ed in Salem last week and one person
died recently there OF that disease. The
Board of Health has warned all citizens to
drink only boiled water.
School teachers were plentiful in South
Jersey a few years ago, and some were
t eaching for as little as $33 a month, but
now positions of $40 go begging and the
School Board of Pilesgrove township is
advertising for teachers at that price.
Capt. w. P. Wright quit buying early
tomatoes at Pedricktown on Monday and
began loading at Biddle's landing on
Wednesday. The price was lac a bask-
ct for the best fruit.
Albert P. Biddle was taken to St. JOS
eph's HOSPITAL, Philadelphia, on We'd
nesday of last week and operated OIL tor
appendicitis. He is recovering nicely
and will be home in a few days.
Three hundred and eighty persons
went on the excursion of St. Paul's and
Emmanuel Sunday Schools to Burling-
ton Island Park on the steamer Spring
field OH Wednesday. They arrived home
at IL o'clock after a beautiful moonlight
ride.
The barn Oh the Samuel Doughten farm
tenanted by Jesse Doughten, near Au-
burn, was destroyed by fire on Sunday,
with it four head of horses and Many
tons of feed and hay. The horses were
valued at $500 and the total loss at $500.
Mr.. Doughten was away from home.
The origin of the fire is unknown. In
surance covers part of the loss.
The steamer Ulrica broke her shaft
Saturday morning before reaching Will
mington and had to be towed by the tug
Emily all day, making much delay and
inconvenience to travel and traffic. She
was taken to Pusey and Jones Co, Oh
Sunday and the stern paddle wheel
steamer Fortuna has been running in the
Ulrica's place. The Fortuna was built
in Chicago in 1908 for use on the Miss
issippi river. The Ulrica resumed her
trips Wednesday evening.
A general alarm of fire was turned in
about $50 Wednesday evening and the
fire company responded but did not know
where to go. The fire was neal Hurff's
b%Oat-hOuse where an awning was
burned at a cottage, it having caught fire
from a gasoline stove. While the peo-
pie were congregating OH South Broad
st. below Union Corner, considering the
location of the fire, S. NJ. Justices and
Thomas Weatherby's wagons collided.
Mr.. Justice had two posts to his carriage
broken and the crossbar to Mr.. Weather.
y'sbuggy was broken and the axle bent.
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 Penn's Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn you 8 per cent inter-
est compound s%emi-annual and you can
draw on IA days notice. \
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