The Penn's Grove record., 1912-07-12
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Mems and Boys Bathing Suits, 25c to
$3.50 at w. S. LEAFS.
VIM. 6. Summerill had a new automo-
bile to arrive last Saturday.
John p. Leaps new auto delivery
wagon is a new attraction OH the streets.
The farmers never had finer weather
for their hay and wheat harvest. The
hay crop is the best for some years.
The dry weather makes the river brack-
ish, consequently crabs have arrived
earlier han usual and are being caught.
Wlth>the prospect of having an electric
light plant in Penns Grove all houses
now building and built hereafter should
be wired for electricity.
The Young Peoples Society of the First
Lutheran Church, Wilmington, brought
about 200 on their excursion to Penns
Grove on Thursday.
Nelson K. Davidson was taken to the
Delaware Hospital last Tuesday for an
operation for appendicitis, but it was
found that he was suffering from a cancer.
He has since been in a critical condition.
All voters favorable to the election of
Woodrow Wilson to the Presidency are
invited to meet next Thursday evening
at s O'Clock in the Justice building to or
ganize for the camgaign, Edw. ii. Keen,
Executive Committee.
A regular meeting OF the Borough
Council was held Tuesday evening. A
few bills were ordered paid. An ordi-
nance presented by Fred Bagwell, OF Bal
timore, to permit the use of the streets
for an electric light plant was introduced.
The combined excursion of St. Paul's
and Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Sun
day Schools will go to Woodside Park
and the Geological Gardens, Philadel-
phia, July oath. The Wilson line steam
er will stop at Penns Grove that day.
Returning leave Philadelphia $50 p. NJ.
See poster for full information.
Chancellor Walker has granted the
Prudential Insurance Company an exten-
sion of one year in which to dispose OF its
holdings in the Fidelity Trust Company
and the Union National Bank of Newark.
The Legislature of 1907 passed all act pro-
hibiting insurance companies from hold
ing more than 20 per cent. of the capital
stock of another corporation. The time
limit expired under the law on Monday.
The early tomato market has been
better this week than last. Last Mon
day they We're down to 81 a crate but adj
vanced to $l.40 on Tuesday. A few were
sold for ST. 90 to finish out a carload. The
farmers have stripped their vines of all
marketable and received from 81. 25 to
Sl.40 a crate. Matthew Mitchell has
been shipping carloads to New York and
Boston, and G. S. Hewitt to New York.
The temperature has been in the COS
this week. The hot dry weather has
done much damage to early tomatoes on
light land, also to white potatoes. A
light shower on Wednesday evening and
another on Thursday afternoon cooled
the atmosphere and settled the dust. A
heavy rain fell Thursday night which
was greatly needed. The showers pulled
the temperature down to 20, but the hot
sun this Friday pushed it up into the SOS
Ii you have clothing to buy, read our
adv. this week. W. S. LEAP. 4
Envelopes, all sizes for sale at the REC
R Office tt
Gasoline by the gallon or barrel at V.
S. H~on'an's,3l Delaware Avenue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. tt
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-last machines you should buy
of James Workman, Union Corner,
Psnn's Grove,
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner, Penn's Groves
Flannel, Khahki and White Duck
Trousers. W. ). LEAP. II