The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-23
HONE HAPPENINGS.

The Baptist Sunday School picnicked
at Dalbow's landing on Thursday with
the Pedricktown Baptists.
st. Lukes Reformed Episcopal Church
brought their annual excursion over On
Thursday. About $50 came.
Edward M. Summerill who grows
alfalfa, sold the first load recently, ever
reported sold in Salem county.
The Sunday Breakfast Mission, Of Will
mington, gave the children of its Sunday
School and their mothers an outing
to Penn's Grove on Wednesday. The
Ulrica brought over about $50.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
offers three $1-excursions to Atlantic
City to the people along the Penn's
Grove branch. See the dates in another
column and keep them in mind.
Wheels to hire, also three frst-clas
tandems. J. X. Duffy. 79-tf.
Burning grass off the meadow bank on
Carney Point "a the Powder Works
on Monday caused persons on the river
to believe one of the powder mills had
r exploded. A large volume of black
smoke followed by a flash of flames, was
noticed.
A small excursion under the auspices
OF the tuberculosis Association came over
from Wilmington last Monday. The x
cursion was not for the afflicted ones, but
for the purpose OF securing funds with
which to assist the afflicted and for the
work of preventing a further spread of
4Rthe disease. About 100 came over.
The Board of Protectors have posted
notices that they are on guard to flag all
all who abuse their personal liberty by
getting intoxicated. The law forbids the
sale of Intoxicating Liquors to all of intox
icating habits or under their influence.
The new law forbids buying for or giving
to such.
Jacob Zimmerman, a caterer, of Will
mington, who has a summer cottage at
i - . 81 WV IA q MIA bOab
with Harry Buckius and Andrew J.
Dickerson, off Penn's Grove last Sunday
when a swell from a passing steamer
swamped the boat. Zimmerman, not
able to swim came near drowning but he
was rescued by Buckius and Dickerson
who are good swimmers.
Hawks bridge which has been under
going repairs for six weeks is nearly
completed. The repairs will cost in the
neighborhood of 81 600, because the
Government engineers ordered the work
done in a most substantial manner, and
several rows of piling driven, A double
row was driven on the Warrington side
Of the creek 10 protect the boats, where
none were before. The bridge was
thoroughly repaired twenty years ago.
I am o selling my Winchester coast
er brake bicycles complete for $21. 95.
Come early and get your choice, as the
bargains will not last long. j. K. Duffy
Justice building, Penn's Grove.
The drought in the East which began
June 18th, was broken in north Jersey
last Friday by a gust which extended
down as far as Trenton. On Saturday an
other extended down as far as Oldman's
creek: Sunday evening another gust gave
rain as far south as Psnn's Grove.
Little rain fell below the Borough limit.
What fell was soon dried up. On Thurs
day a light drizzle began at 7.30 a. IN.
Little water fell before midnight, but a
substantial soaking rain has been falling
since up to Friday noon, with intermis-
sions.
A complete line of stationery, and
Toilet articles 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 3 per cent inter-
est compound semi-annual and you can
draw on IA days notice.