The Penn's Grove record., 1910-08-26
HOME HAPPENINGS.


e summer Is on the waive.
New Castle County Fair will be the a.
traction next week.
A Hebrew excursion of about 800 cam
over from Wilmington OH Thursday.
Jersey cantaloupes are in their prime
and the luscious water melons are ripen
ing.
The new fall styles in "Cluett" anC
"Monarch'' shirts now in stock at W.. )
Leaps.
Wilbert F. Sailor has sold his fine bay
driving horse to G. R. Budd, OF Philadel'
pllia for a big price.
The deposits in Penn'sG Grove Bank are
1925, 900 less than last year because OF the
failure Of the early tomato crop in this
region.
One canning factory is operating III
Salem this season. So a ton is being paid
for tomatoes which is about 10 cents a
basket.
Harry S. Bowen began building a
cement block house on Delaware Avenue
on Thursday, the first of that kind in
Penn's Grove.
A few late tomatoes have been ripenIng
the last week. Only IL cents a basket is
being paid by Capt. W. P. Wright for Bal
timore II
About two hundred Went On the moon
light excursion Tuesday night given by
the Sons OF Veterans. A stop was made
at New Castle.
The Executive Committee of the Phil
adelphia Milk Shippers Union has fixed
the Wholesale price of milk for September
at A. cents a quart.
The annual reunion OF the Twelfth reg
iment, New Jersey volunteers, will be
held here in the Methodist Episcopal
Church on Monday, September 5.
The leading Magazines for sale at Jol n
sons Pharmacy.
One hundred forty three went from
PENIS Grove, on the special excursion to
aJIdIltlC Siby Oi hSuiIScdog Sohu ONNi wv
from along the PENIS Grove branch.
A steamer load of dynamite was
shipped from Gibbstown last week to Pan
anna for use on the canal. This was Die
first shipment of a IA, 900, 900 pound or
der.
The increase OF business at the PENIS
Grove post office warrants better accom-
modations. Government officials are
seeking a place in which to move the
office.
Liberty Fire Company will make a
moonlight excursion OF the Ulrica next
Monday evening 26th, leaving PENIS
Grove at s O'Clock. The boat will stop at
New Castle.
Claude Kille, of Camden, has just in
stalled a hot air heater in Joseph Divers
residence on Pitman Street. The work
he has done in this town has given excel
lent satisfaction.
Joseph Fl. Newcomb, at Church Land
ing, has brought a large apple to the Rec
ord office, the largest we ever saw grown
in this region. 1t measured fifteen inches
in circumference and weighed one and
a onarter pounds. The variety is not
known.
Marks Amheim's Tailoring samples for
fall and winter are now ready. Now Is
the time to order: w. S. LEAP
Capt. David A. English, agent for H..
S. Justice and Co., began buying tomatoes
at Denny Bros wharf on Monday Tor a
Baltimore Gamer. He will continue
buying there until frost comes if the sup
pIv warrants it. 10 cents a basket is paid
for the early variety and II cents for tile
variety. The earlies are about done.
The low price OF white potatoes this
year will put some large growers on the
verge OF bankruptcy. Samuel Cohen a
Pittsgrove farmer has bankruptcy pro
ceedings made on application OF j.
E. Tygert and Son. Cohen sets forth his
liabilities at 81, 49, 50 and his assets
about So, 1000, principally compromising a
large patch OF white potatoes, undug and
value unknown.
Matthew Mitchell broke ground this
Friday morning at Union Corner Tor a
large building to comprise three store
apartments and two residences. 1t VIII
cost about 5000 and be the biggest inn
riovement to the Borough made in recent
wears. The house formerly occupied by
the late DIR. Henry NJ. Flanagan has been
moved to the rear OF the lot and will be
made into a double house.
Ice Cold Soda Water at Johnsons
Pharmacy
After the big dinner try some of john
sons Digestive Tablets. 25c per box. at
Johnson's Pharmacy.
The person who took the bicycle which
was left at the ball ground and which
did not belong to him last Saturday will
confer a favor 10y returning to the owner,
Nn w SummpriI