The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-07
HOME HAPPENINGS.

HOME HAPPENINGS.
The wet weather has made a fine crop
of grass.
Another heavy rain on Thursday made
weeds as well as grass grow.
The fine summer weather the past two
weeks has made crops grow very rapidly
Last Sunday was a hot day with the
temperature 80 in the shade and l05 in
the sun.
Arrow Collars-Quarter sizes. W. S
LEAP.
n Arthur Brandriff picked fifteen bas-
kets OF peas on Monday, the first sent to
4 Wilmington from Penns Grove.
M. Mitchell began loading strawberries
on Tuesday for which 4 to Z cents a box
were paid. They were sent to Boston.
David Sheets, who has been Penns
Groves jeweler, and watch and clock re-
palrer for 80, years offers his stand for
sale because of failing health.
Arthur Brandriff made a trip to Shiloh
7 last Monday and found crops needing
rain there. That is All anomoly when
rain has been so abundant some miles
away.
There were twenty-fOur children born
4 in Penns Grove between Jan. l and Nav
l.. From the average one may judge
what school facilities will be needed in
five or six years.
The steamer Thomas Clyde made her
first trip OF the season on Memorial Day
and began Sunday tIps from Philadel-
phia to Augustine Pier last Sunday, stop
ping at Penns Grove.
Leslie Wood has moved into his new
bungalow on Delaware avenue, which
was Just recently completed. John Toy
has moved into the house he bought of
r and vacated by Mr.. Wood on Penn street.
SwEEr-ORR, "CANTRIPUM" and BROTH
' ERHooD Overalls, the three best makes.
w. S. LEAP x
A large band of gipsies stopped on the
Cove school ground last Saturday and
went to Wilmington on Monday. Anoth-
er band was in Peterson's woods on the
Sharptown road, three miles from Penns
Grove.
The white potato crop is growing fine
ly and some will have cobblers large
enough to dig soon. They were worth So
a barrel two weeks ago but are now worth
81 wholesale and 81 a basket retail. Old
potatoes are soc a basket.
Oliver Keen fell overheard in Oldmans
Creek OH Thursday night about 9 o'clock
and was rowned. He was with other
fishermen who at once made preparation
to get the body which has not been
found. He was a son of the late Philip
Keen, OF Sharptown, and aged about 45.
The crop OF strawberries in this region
will De small this year. Because of the
low prices two years ago several plowed
up their patches. Last year being so dry
many plants died in the fewer patches
set out, consequently there are fewer ber-
asl.sf the best quality. Patches two
KS Ns&Rkl and older do not produce the
&HHlf3 l and two o'clock last Satur-
~ |841 ing the house on the farm where
i ~ II harles Leap lived took fire and
own with all the household
Ig8 Erein. No one has occupied the
83 Vince Mr.. Leaps death on May /.
aERB6B8RlE fB@SFe some articles found near the
3ee&Bbkf ch had been left most likely by
lD1B1 61&3HW who undoubtedly set it on fire.
f31s bss is about $1,000, covered by partly
bnce.
ator j. Warren Davis and Jam es
IH88 fa# NJ Davis secured the largest verdict
&8a3H(643{B. Holly on Tuesday of this week
8sa4f las been gwen III an accident case
gH@A&9lHsa arlington County for rs years. Chas.
s1HRBttB&& I#H4 est was killed at the crossing of Es-
83I<63e838k on the w. }. & S. S. r. K. in
f6MaaeRester in the summer of 1910, and
ssa8 58anghter Myrtle Fest was bruised and
#Hed. The executors of Mr.. Fest got
a#&a&&8&#sfdlct oil twenty thousand dollars and
ISIS Fest one thousand and twenty-five.
8H@U3 Hsle Railroad were represented by Gaskill
a41fkatB Gaskill an d Walter Bacon, Esq.
&a# l have started in the commission bust
lay ness at 4th and French St, Wilmington.
# Patronage OF farmers solicited. j. FoRD
4 THOMPSON.
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-fast machines you should buy
OF James Workman, Union Corner,
P9nn's Grove,
BIGGEST and BEST STOCK of HATS in
Wilmington at Dubell's, No. 9 East 3. st.
Chlldren's straws a speciality. 4 9-l5-3m
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddlngton or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner, Penn's Groves
Gasoline by the gallon or barrel at v.
S. HoDan's, 81 Delaware Avenue. Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. tt