The Penn's Grove record., 1912-12-06

&C.. by Thos. X. Salisbury, near
Central School House.
Capt. w. P, Wright has purchased a
new Mitchell Runabout.
M. Mitchell o buys ponltry all day
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The steamer Adelaide made her last
trip between Philadelphia and Salem last
Saturday.
A new front porch with colonial pill
lars is an attractive improvement to Ed
ward MAYORS residence.
Because of a heavy fog the steamer
Ulrlca missed her 9 O'Clock trip to Will
mingtoh last Wednesday.
Leap year is nearly over, but it seems
there will be plenty of girls left for the
man who hasn't been asked.
Christmas trees of Balsam fir, and
Eastern spruce pine for sale by GEORGE
JORDAN, 256 Harmony St. 61l-2t.
The price of laurel for Christmas deco
rations is $3.50 a hundred yards. Ship
ments have been made from Penns
Grove.
: Subscribe for the Youths Companion
and Popular Mechanics for your boys and
girls. 1t will pay big dividends in the
knowledge they learn from them.
Farmers in this region are killing fine
poultry that will weigh from twelve to
sixteen pounds to the pair. Chickens are
worth from II to 90 cents a pound.
County Superintendent O. O.. Barr
visited PENIS Grove schools last Tuesday.
While noticing Improvements others are
urgently needed in the teaching force
aud in building facilities.
Holiday stocks are in and displayed for
easy selection. Look at what we have to
offer in gifts for Men and Boys, even
though you are not ready to purchase.
advt. W. S. LEAP
No better Christmas present to a dis
tant friend can be given than a years
subscription to the Penns Grove RECORD.
1t will be a weekly reminder OF your
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Because Pitman street between Penn
and Delaware Avenue was cut down to
grade last spring, F. H. Elliott, superin-
tendent OF the Water Supply Co., has
lowered the main so as to be below the
freezing line.
at the shooting match OF the DUPONT
Gun Club at Wilmington on Thanksgiv-
Ing day Penns Grove was we'll represent
ed. Ralph 2. Willis hit 48 out of so
shells, and won one of the fifteen turkeys.
Only three hit more.
Herbert Hutchinson, who is in Hahne-
man Hospital, Philadelphia, is in q SER
ious condition from the Shot gun wound
III his right leg. Shot had punctured
arteries which had to be tied up OH Wed.
nesday. He is very weak from loss of
blood.
Walter Kidd, who has been advanced
to the position of one of the first assistant
electrical engineers for the E. l. dupont
Powder Co., will leave this week for
kenville, N. j., where he will have
charge of installing a new electrical
system at the plant there.
Clarence Walker and Walter Fisher.
who were arrested some weeks ago for
breaking into and robbing cottages along
the shore in Penns Grove, have been
sentenced to the State Reformatory at
Railway. Both boys plead guilty and
confessed they had been released some
months ago ron the Delaware Reforma- |
tory.
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-fast machines you should buy
Of James Workman, Union Corner,
Psnn's Grove, adv
DR.. F. c. Smith, Dentist, has moved
from 81 Market Street, to 1856 Market
Street, Wilmington. adv 7-l9-tf.
BIGGEST and BEST Stock of LATEST
STYLE HATS in Wilmington at Dubell's,
No. 2 East Third Street. Children's hats
a speciality. adv 9-27
Wnen you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner, Penns Grove. n
adv
Gasoline by the gallon OF barrel at V.
s.. Homan's, 81 Delaware Avenue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. adv If
All kinds of furs bought by B. G.
Wood. Muskrats, 35-44c; mink, 1886;
coons, 1882. so; opposums, 25-75c.
adv. st