The Penn's Grove record., 1908-07-31
HOME HAPPENINGS.

HUME HAPPENINGS,
Bridgeport Sunday School picnicked in
the Grove this Friday.
Alfred K. Brandriff has been elected
principal of Mantua schools.
The Public Service Corporation has
promised Woodbury. 81 gas Jan. l 1909.
The North End F. G. of Wilmington
will play the P. A. AS Saturday August
LIST.
About 400 persons came over on the
Ulrica, on a Hebrew picnic, on Thurs
day.
Farmers received So so a barrel fol
white potatoes at Penn's Grove thi:
week.
About 155 went on the Bethel excur.
sion to B%randywine Springs on Wed.
! nesday.
George Strengthen had the first ripe
Jersey water melons in PENIS Grove last
Monday.
George Strengthen brought the first
basket of sweet potatoes to Penn's Grove
on Thursday.
Golden Orangeade, SC, at Johnson
Drng Store.
Amos G. Justice is having his house
next st. Paul's parsonage remodeled
previous to moving into it.
Ladies night was celebrated, on We'd
nesday evening by the Union League, on
the lawn beside the clubhouse.
Farmers Picnic day at Washington
Park mex Thursday August 9th. Special
trains will be run from Penn's Grove.
Emmanuel Church is being finished
outside by putting cement between the
blocks and painting the window frames.
The P. A. AS and fremont failed to
play their double-header on Saturday on
account of rain. They will play a dou-
ble-header August 22nd.
st. Paul's and Emmanuel Sunday
Schools will make an excursion on the
steamer Springfield to Burlington Island
OH Wednesday, August II.
Emmanuel Church had a favorable
day for their harvest home on Thursday.
A goodly number toasted and were en-
tertained free in the evening. About
$175 were cleared.
The 11-ton steam roller was gotten out
of the ditch at Central school house last
Saturday night by the assistance of a
winch and jack screws. Work is prog.
ressing nicely on the stone road,
There are just now entirely to many
tramps stopping OIL the outskirts of the
town for the comfort of Elmer residents.
1t is said that there are between fifty and
sixty OF these Knights of the road locat-
ed here.-Elmer Times.
Golden Orangeade, delicious and re-
freshing. For sale at Johnson's Drug
Store. n
Travel over Courses Landing bridge
has been stopped since June Sth while
the draw is being heightened. 1t was to
have been finished by July 1st, but with
only one mechanic at work a summers
lob is being put in to the considerable
oss of those who have been deprived Of
travel to a better market for their early
truck. 1t is not likely to be finished for
weeks.
Albert Risner and Clarence Doughten
began buying tomatoes for Baltimore
Gamers at the Cove last Saturday when
a barge was loaded with $500 baskets.
The second barge left Tuesday noon with
$500 baskets. They paid 13c a basket
The third barge load of 5000 left wed
nesday night. Another will load this
Friday and Saturday. Denny Bros have
also bought a few tomatoes at 12c for
Baltimore.
The white potatoes which are a leading
crop in the eastern and southern end of
the comfy are being gathered and sold
to buyers who have been paying from
So. 10 to So a barrel. The crop OF cobb
lers is abundant but the dry weather has
hindered the growth of the green noun
tain variety. The price at Mullica Hill
and Salem last Monday was IS a barrel,
but has dropped to $3.50 to 2.75. Only
a few white potatoes are grown i'll the
region around Penn's Grove. The soil is
too sandy and is more adopted to sweet
potatoes.
Educate yourself to save money by
opening al 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.