The Penn's Grove record., 1911-06-16
FRIDAY. JUN Is . 1911.
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Ned Henry sent the first Jersey squash
to Wilmington on Monday.
DIR. ii. L. Fleming has purchased 6
new Regal automobile Of V. S. Holman.
James Sheets who was stricken with
paralysis of the right side on June 2Stl
last, is able to be out doors again.
DR.. William S.. vanneman will give g
lecture on missionary work in Persia in
Emmanuel Church on Tuesday evening,
9th.
Rosehill M. E. Sunday School came
from Wilmington OIL the Ulrica Oh Thurs
day and spent the day in the Grove. 1t
was the first excursion this summer.
Trout are plentiful in Delaware bay
Last Wednesday Edmund Justice, Cliff
ford Crispen and James Johnson, OF
Salem, caught III trout off Frotsqne with
soft-shell crabs for bait.
n delegation OF ONEIDA Council, OF
Woolstown, with Past Great Pocahontas
EstillaB Regain, OF Paterson, paid visit
tc Running Water Council at Penn's
Grove on Friday evening.
The straw berry season closes this week.
Many of the Italian pickers returned
to Philadelphia the fore part OF the
week. The dry weather made the crop
short and the rains and hot sunshine
made many of poor quality. While a
few have the Candy variety which are
bringing 9 and 10 cents a box, the other
varieties bring only from 4 TO 6 cents.
The preachers of the New Jersey Con-
ference hold a weekly meeting every
Monday i'll Camden. The members take
an outing every year. Rev. Dan E.
Clair, the secretary, has arranged for
them to come to Penn's Grove next Mon
day and see what a pleasant spot is here
and what a luscious dinner the ladies OF
st. Paul's Church can furnish. The
Wilmington preachers have been invited
to come over. SoNthere will be a bigger
amount of goodness in Penn's Grove next
Monday than ever before.
White potatoes are very high in price.
The old crop sold two months ago for 30
cents a bushel. They are all out of the
market. There is a shortage in the early
crop which always sells at a high price.
that has not come down. They are
worth S.. so and Sc a barrel, and $l.lO to
$l.2O a basket, and not very large for
that. The dry weather has hindered the
growth of white potatoes greatly. Some
are usually dug in this region by this
date. Farmers report very few potatoes
set on before the rains this week, which
may swell the tubers rapidly.
There will be no more milk sold IN
Sunday at my store. | will have fresh
milk Saturday nights until IL o'clock.
j. U. LAYTON \
BIGGEST and BEST stock of HATS in Will
mington at Dubelrs, No.2 East Sd, St.
Clildren's straWs a specially. n 4-14-3m.
For %Ilat pain in the back try a box OF
Johnson's Kidney Pills, SOC
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington ora Dayton OF james
Workman, Union Corner, PENIS Grove
Gasoline by the gallon or barrel at V.
S. Homan's,3 81 Delaware Avenue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. tt
The only Paper Hangers with the larg-
est and best assortment of low priced
Wall Paper in town.
PARKINSON & BALL. \
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-fast machines you should buy
of James Workman, Union Corner,
Psnn's Grove,
r. E. Hansen has opened his photo
graph gallery on Blohm's shore, adjoining
HuIff's boat house. At \