The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-01
HOME HAPPENINGS.

First day of spring.
Bank statements appear in this issue.
The ice has been disappearing rapidly
from the river.
A large flock of wild ducks passed over
flying north on Thursday.
George Dutton and vile have moved IN
with her father, Isaac P. Simklns
Sllad are being caught in large mum
bers in st. Johns river, Florida, also at
Georgetown, S. G.
IL. S. Bowen shot a large mink on
Tuesday just above Penn's Grove. The
hide is worth about S. or S..
Those who buy white potatoes for seed
will have to pay from 50. so to So a bar
rel sack. That is 81. 70 a bushel.
Asa L. Richardson and wife have mov-
ed in with his mother, Mrs. Phoebe Rich
ardson. He will rent hIs home on Penn
Street.
The Executive Committee of the Inter-
State Milk Producers Association has fix
the wholesale price of milk at a cents
y per quart.
The green grass is peeping from winter
beds which were kept warm by the COW
ering OF ice and SNOW during the severest
cold weather.
Joseph Teti who has been the resident
tai lor for four years, moved to Philadel-
pima on Thursday because of lack of work
during the winter and summer.
Tile heavy rain on Monday was accom-
panied by thunder and lightning. Much
water fell which soon soaked away and
took much frost out of the ground.
Sweeten's store at Union Corner, Penn's
Grove N. j., is offering a clearing up
sale oftwo hundred pairs OF mems wom-
ems and cllldren's shoes at half price. *2t
The ice has disappeared from the
creeks but there is considerable along the
river shore. The eastern channel was
full this Friday morning with a supply
from up the river.
William Whitsell has moved from Mrs.
Joseph S. Blacks farm at Courses Land
ing where he has lived several years, into
the house OF his sister, Mrs. |. d. Hill
man at the Cove.
In two instances at least, the prevail
ing prices OF horse1esh is considered
high. Ephraim Davidson, OF Swedes-
horo, paid $464 for a pair, and john
Budd, of Woodbury., paid $575 Tor a fine
pair.
Mrs. Joseph fl. Pedrick, of Lower
Penn's Neck, who was 60 years old on
Wednesday, Feb. 28th, took her first
ride in the steam cars last week to Phila-
delphia to see her daughter, who is in
the hospital.
Street Supervisor Joseph Sailor has re.
suned work taking out the maple trees
on the northeast side of Harmony Street,
which obstIucts the gutter line. After the
fences are set back between the Hurff
property and Simpkins' row the street
Will NC SiCdtiN inIpIOfcu ny tte NlueI-
ing.
Capt. Horace Wilson, accompanied by
officers of the Wilson Steamboat Compa-
ny of Wilmington, made a trip to Penn's
Grove on the steamer 'UIrica'' on Sun
day and took dinner at French's Hotel.
While here they viewed the wharf prop
erty and talked over the contemplated
Improvements.
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddlngton or a Dayton of James
Workman, Onion Corner, PENIS Groves
Gold fish, fish food and fish grass for
sale at S.. NJ. Hunts.
Gasoline by the gallon or barrel at V.
S. Homan's,3l Delaware Avenue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. tt
Haverfurd and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-fast machines you should buy
OF James Workman, Union Corner,
Psnn's Grove,
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