The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Farm crops never grew faster than the
.past two weeks.
Repairs and Improvements have be-
gun on st. Paul's NJ. E. Church.
Peaches are scarce and high. They
are selling for from 81 to s. .75 a basket.
Summer is on the wane. Boys and
girls begin to count the time until school
begins.
The warm weather has ripened the
cantaloupes and melons rapidly the past
ten days.
H. s. Titus & Son have broken ground
on Delaware Avenue for a new house for
Frank d. Munyan.
For antiques attend "Aunt" Lizzie
Hamilton's sale opposite Friendship Sta
tion, next Wednesday 23d at 1.3O.
The Hebrews, of Wilmington, came
OIL the Ulrica and spent Thursday in the
Grove. More than 400 enjoyed the out
ing.
Three medium size sturgeon were
caught at% PENIS Grove ON Thursday.
The meat in the rough is worth seven
cents a pound.
The Baptists cleared about $3.50 by
their harvest home OH Thursday. The
members of Pedricktown Baptist Church
gave much help.
The Baltimore packers continue to buy
tomatoes, paying 10 and 20 cents a basket.
4econd earlies and a few late ones bring
the highest price.
J. d. Torton lost his two big hogs from
cholera last Sunday. They would weigh
about 700 pounds. Robert w. Bevis has
lost one hog and six pigs.
DIR. C. P. Lummis moved into his new
house adjoining the Capt. Naylor house
OH Wednesday. Walter johnson will
follow him in part CT Thomas E. Hunts
house.
The picnic season is now upon us with
TIE usual accompaniments-fieas mo-
squitoes, grass chiggerss and gnats. But
there is bushels of fun III a days outing,
anyhow.
Ezkiel Borden sent the first sweet pota-
toes from PENIS Grove to Wilmington
on August 9th and has continued to send
a few since then. They were worth $1.25
a basket last week and 81 this week.
1.-Two hundred and thirty-four persons
went on the dollar excursion to Atlantic
City on Wednesday. Ninety-seven were
from PENIS Grove. That was the larg-
est number even ON the first excursion.
Gov. Wilson drew the largest crowd OF
South Jersey farmers 70 Washington Park
i'll years on Thursday, farmers picnic day.
He spoke Oh the new era OF honest poll
tics which the new laws ale expected to
establish in the State, Several from
Penn's Grove attended.
There are some people who are mighty
careless about throwing old truck into
the alleyways. Such people should be
taught a little civic pride by a modest
fne.tIt is impossible for the authorities
to keep places clean if people will persist
= ouch practices.
PENIS Grove Bank has about $3.50, 900
on deposit, the largest amount in its his
tory. 1t mostly belongs to farmers who
sold early tomatoes. Other banks in Sal
EN- and Gloucester counties have extra
ordinary deposits from the tomato and
white potato crops.
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner. Penn's Groves
The only Paper Hangers with the larg-
est and best assortment of low priced
Wall Paper in town,
PARKINSON & BALL. y
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-fast machines you should buy
of James Workman, Union Corner,
Psnp's Grove,
After the big dinner try some OF john
son'sDigestiv We Tablets. 25c per box at
Johnson's Pharmacy.
Gasoline by the gallon or barrel at V.
S. Homan's, 81 Delaware Avenue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. tt