The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-03
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Oysters R ripe.
School begins next week.
The reed bird season opened on tn
LIST. They are scarce and poor.
Harvey Sparks had his trotter Billy il
the 2.27 race at Wilmington this Friday.
About 200 went each day OH Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday from PENN
Grove to the New Castle County Fair.
The dry weather is making the Della
ware river run low. The water is 81
salty off Penn's Grove that sea turtles
are caught.
The price OF late tomatoes for Balti'
more Gamers is fifteen cents a basket.
The Ladies Of Liberty will hold a pie
and cake sale Saturday evening at Liber-
ty Fire House.
Sixty-eiglH went from Penn's Grove,
and 100 along the Penn's Grove branch
to Atlantic City on Wednesday.
Israel Dalbow, Jr. has opened a green
grocery store in Wilbur H. Sparks's
house, at the foot of Franklin Street.
Charles D. Humphreys has on ex
position at the New Castle County Fair
a water melon which weighs sixty-ive
pounds, the largest one there.
Jon. L. Dalbow Jr., caught a sturgeon
last Friday for which he received $l06.
rs. 1t had sixty pound of roe. He
caught one on Monday worth $50.
The new steel steamer Clio, built in
Philadelphia, for the Odessa Steamship
Co., is ready for use in the passenger and
freight service between Philadelphia and
Odessa.
This is the best season for water mel
ons and cantaloupes for years. Dry
weather is favorable to their growth and
they have brought a higher price than
for years.
Joseph Schlafer had his left hand
burned badly with acid last Monday at
the Powder Works. On Thursday Frank
Durr had his wrist cut badly in a cutting
machine.
A new steel tower lighthouse is to be
erected at Reedy Island rear range light
station. Captain Rand, United States
Engineer will open bids for the towe
construction OH September q,
The members of the Liberty Band were
given a set-out ON Monday evening by
Capt. A. Ehrstien who resides in one of
Henry Miller's cottages. All who were
present had a fine time.
The New Castle County Fair at the
Wilmington Driving Park four days this
week was well worth attending. There
were fine exhibits of machinery, farm
stock, culinary and art needle work, and
he races we're interesting to thousands.
Sunday travel is now quite heavy. 1t
took ten cars to accommodate the people
along the Penn's Grove branch last Sum
day. About 200 got OH the Steamer
Thomas Clyde last Sunday evening and
some were not allowed to get aboard,
because she had her limit by law, 1900.
William Reybold OF Delaware City and
two companions had a narrow escape
from being drowned while fishing from
a launch in the Delaware Bay, on Sum
day last. The launch caught fire and
burned to the waters edge. They es-
capped in a skiff that they fortunately
had in tow.
A complete line of stationery, and
toilet articles at Johnson's Drug Store. n
Produce has been bringing the follow
ing prices in Wilmington this week.
Sweet potatoes 5000 cents a basket.
tomatoes $3.50, white potatoes $3.50
apples $3.50, egg plants 15c, peppers, Is,
onions so, cantaloupes $3.50, cucumbers
35, pears 60-70, grapes so, water melons
s., $15c per 100.
Lamertine Longacre had an autombile
accident on the w. J.& Seashore railroad
last week by running onto the railroad
in Atlantic county where there was no
3sign board nor plank crossing. The auto
was badly damaged and the occupant in
jured but not seriously. A damage suit
with the Railroad Company is expected.
Educate yourself to save money by
opening an account in the Savings De-
partment OF the PENIS Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn you 3 per cent inter-
est compound ~semi-annual and you can
draw on IA days notice.