The Penn's Grove record., 1912-08-09
HOME HAPPENINGS.

The first 81 excursion to Atlantic City
goes next Wednesday, 18th.
Harry %Strimple's new concrete house
on Delaware Avenue is inclosed.
The price of white potatoes was higher
this week, from 20 to rs cents a bushel.
Mrs. John Stanton is improving after
suffering eight weeks with a broken arm.
The camp meeting which is in progress
at Courses Landing will continue over
Sunday.
Last Saturday, Sunday and Monday
the temperature was down to go. Quilts
) were needed for comfort.
Harry A. Dolbow has bought a lot on
South Broad Street OF Charles L. Smith.
Oh which he expects to have a double
house built this year.
Denny Brothers are taking tomatoes
from Swedesb oro to Baltimore. Justice
& Co., are buying at Denny Brothers
wharf, Pen us Grove.
Do not call another mans wife "dear-
ie' in Penns Grove, especially in her
husbands presence. 1t may cost you
$3.50 like it did one man.
Several farmers from this region attend
ed the Grange Picnic at Alcyon Park this
week. On Thursday an immense crowd
was there, estimated to be $4,000.
Grace Locuson, OF Churchtown, has
been elected teacher OF Wright School,
and Gertrude Neglee, of Halltown, has
been elected teacher of Wiley School.
Miss Anna Louise Price has sold the
cottage Oh corner of Railroad Ave. and
Airy Ave. known as "Ralph W." to
Mrs. Rosa Pyle, OF Wilmin gton, Del.
The first Methodist Protestant Sunday
School, OF Wilmington, made its annual
excursion to Penns Grove on Thursday
Many of the 250 who came took dinner
and supper at Bethel harvest home.
Col. John Wainwright, oil Wilmington.
Del has secured a widows pension for
Mrs. Kesiah Somers, of Penns Grove, n.
j., widow of Charles Somers, late U. S.
Navy. She is granted SIP a month from
May 81, 1912.
All the cottages along the shore are fill
ed With summer sojourners, from Will
mington and Philadelphia. A large num-
Der OF visitors came on Sunday. A week
or two outing is a happy relaxation from
the City grind.
With plenty of moisture and cool
cloudy weather the early tomato crop has
continued to be prolific this week. Par
ker Locke has shipped a scow load each
day this week from Barber's wharf, car
rying from 5000 to 10, 123 baskets. The
largest load was OH Tuesday. The farm
ers got l8c a basket.
Capt. W. P. Wright shipped on Satur-
day from Pedricktown &c, 900 baskets of
tomatoes to Baltimore and Oh Monday
shipped 5000 baskets from Pedricktown
and Biddle's Landing. Tuesday he ship
ped 10, 900 baskets from P~edricktown and
5000 from Biddle's landing. Saturdays
shipment was the largest of the season
thus far.
The second annual harvest home of the
First Baptist Church will be held in
Sheble Grove next Thursday. August Is.
Besides the chicken pot-pie dinner and
supper, ice cream, candies, fruit and fan
cy articles will be for sale. Dinner and
supper So cents. Children 20 cents. Mrs.
DR.. q. Ii. Woolston, with the Choral
Union of the East Baptist Church, Phila-
will furnish music. Good speakers will
also be present.
Dir. F. G. Smith, Dentist, has moved
from 81 Market Street, tu $50 Market
Street, Wilmington. 7-l9-tf.
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner, Penns Grove. X
Gasoline by the gallon OF barrel at V.
S. Homan's, 81 Delaware Avenue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. If
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-fast machines you should buy
of James Workman, Union Corner,