The Penn's Grove record., 1910-05-06


About twenty went to Wilmington last
: Wednesday night to see a sparring match
at Brandywine Springs.
The steamer Ulrica has added a late
Sunday trip, leaving Wilmington at 6 and
PENIS Grove at 8 p. m.
The man who set May 9th as Arbor
Day, the time to plant trees, is behind
natures time about a month.
A frost last Friday nipped the hotbeds
that were left uncovered. There was a
big frost this Friday morning.
Barber & Turner have purchaseda Max
we'll touring car Of W. F. Hunt and Mrs.
Barber is rapidly learning to run it.
Denny Brothers have sold the steamer
Admiral to George Vansciver, who will
run it as a freight boat on the upper Del
aware.
William J. Gaventa at Prospect and
Arthur Brandriff at Wiley school house
began setting out sweet potato plants last
Tuesday.
The traffic across the river was larger
last month than in the corresponding
month of 1909, which is crafty ing to the
managers.
Corn planting time next week in this
region. On light ground some have had
their corn planted for three weeks and it
is coming up.
G. V. Dolbow, Josiah Summeriil, j.
Pedrick Sparks and Ammon Raine have
been reelected trustees of Emmanuel
Cemetery Company.
Rosehill ball club is expected OH Satur-
day, 9TH, to play Fenn's Grove. This
will be the first game of the season and a
close contest is expected.
John M. Bevis Is building the largest
barn in Upper Penn's Neck to replace
the one burned last November. 1t is 80
by "a feet with "a feet posts.
The Fenton Beach Improvement Com
pany is having a dredge blow mud on the
low part of their land, between the farm
house and the mouth of Penn's Neck
Canal.
If q young man and his best girl sit up
until an early hour to see the comet this
month it will be excusable because they
will not have another opportunity for
seventy-iye years.
The United States steam suction dredge
is deepening the western channel Of the
Delaware river, from the end of the bulk
head, opposite Penn's Grove, 70 the
mouth of Christians creek.
Capt. Thomas MAYORS homestead was
not sold last Saturday, it being only bid
to $500. The heirs ask $4,000. DIR. G.
P. Lummis bought a lot mex to the home
stead for 5000, The other lots were not
sold.
This time last year uld white potatoes
we're ST. a bushel. The farmers held last
years crop expecting a high price, but the
price has been OIL the decline since last
fall and are worth now so and 60 cents a
busllel.
The w. c. r.. q. will hold a strawberry
festival and cake sale in Odd Fellows
Hall, this Saturday evening, 7th. Also
fancy articles for sale. Proceeds for bene-
fit OF the public fountain fund. All should
be interested in this public enterprise.
Potato bugs and cut worms were never
more numerous and destructive. Early
tomato growers have to pick the bugs
and worms off and put poison OH the
plants to save them. A dozen bugs and
as many as thirty two cut worms have
been found on a hill.
The people of this region got their first
view OF an ~aeroplane last Saturday after
noon at least some. thought they did. 1t
was Edward Munyan's large kite eleven
feet long and five feet across. The novel
ty of it made:the first view think it was q
flying machine.
The freight boat Rambler, which car
ries silad from Bayside to Denny Bros
boat at Hope Creek, unfortunately ran
u kAOuii0 i0ce EAiAoy AAi6tiv 00Oue q Auiio
above Bayside because the machine broke
and anchor gave way. She was ditched
under and pulled off on Thursday.
There are a good many sweet potatoes
still OF hand in Pittsgrove township.
One man has about one hundred and fifty
barrels of second size going to waste as
kIoro 10 ahoolufaf, no oola cNr xA,a,o ~ n
price which will pay to ship them. He
has also about three hundred barrels Of
firsts, with no demand for them. Last
year was the worst season sweet potato
growers have had in twenty years, owing
to the prevailing low prices. Elmer Times.
A few sweet potatoes have been sold from
this region in April for So cent a basket.
The ladies OF Running Water Council,
No. rs. held an Old Maids Association
Entertainment in their Wigwan on the
Sleep Of 30th Sun, Plant Moon, after
which a beautiful Morris Rocker wat
drawn. Thomas Pierson was chosen te
place tickets in hat which was shaken ~
by Mr.. Andrew Yourison and drawn by
Leslie VanDyke. On drawing number
1857 Mrs. Sallie Holmes was the success
full winner of the chair. After which al
present retired their homes after having
spent a pleasant evening.
Sunday, May 9Th, is "Mother's" Day
Get your carnations at s. r. Leap 4
Sons on Saturday.
For SALE-Bean poles, cabbage, toma
toes, egg and pepper plants, delivered t
any part of Borough. Chas. L. Smith. I
To break up a cold try a box of John
sons Laxative Cold Tablets. 25c per DO.
at Johnson's Pharmacy.
Order your strawberry checks at til
Penn's Grove RECORD Office early. tt
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