The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
HOME HAPPENINGS.

prospects are that rem s OTOVe VIII
continue to grow this year as in the past.
The clearing out sale of mems rubbers
is now on at Sweeten's Store, Union Cor
ner, Penn's Grove.
Notwithstanding the heavy all-day rain
last Tuesday the icebergs along the river
shore have not entirely dissolved.
The steamer Adelaide is expected to re-
sumo her trips between Salem and Phil
adelphia next Monday, touching at
Penn's Grove.
Twenty-four years ago last Tuesday
was the great blizzard. 1t was town
meeting day. Trains were stalled and
roads blocked with snow.
The pleasant weather on Monday was
followed by a fall Of two inches of snow
during the night. Rain began falling at
dawn and continued all day making fog
and slush.
Lemuel Fisher, the head painter at the
Powder Works, has moved his family
from Wilmington into George r. Ped
rick's house corner Pitman Street and
Delaware Avenue.
The two and a half inches of rain
which fell on Tuesday flooded lands and
filled cellars more than has been done for
a long time. The water ran off and near
ly all soaked away i'll a day. Another
ali-day rain is now falling this Friday.
Col. Joseph G. French has set fifteen
fine sugar maple sugar trees in his grove
to make additional shade in the future.
In his forty-three years as landlord one
of his prides has been the improvement
Of his property.
Seed white potatoes have been arriving
in heated cars the past week. Those who
engaged early paid $3.50 a sack. The re-
tail price for those bought now is $40
and SIS a sack. They are of the cobbler
and green mountain variety.
Thomas s. Flanegan's team Of horses
took fright at the train which arrived
last Saturday at 4 p. M, while he was
loading manure at the station. They ran
into French's Grove and were stopped by
a large sycamore tree. The wagon tongue
struck the tree and was broken. Fortu-
nately the horses were uninjuried.
Announcement is made in another col
umn that the steamer Ulrica will resume
regular trips between PENIS Grove and
Wilmington next Thursday, Dist. Start
ing las been delayed a week i'll order to
have repairs to the boat fully completed.
The schedule of two round trips in the
forenoon and three III the afternoon gives
greater accommodations for travel.
1t is a courtesy to your guests to see
that their names appear in the Local
newspaper. 1t is due to your friends and
yourself that when visiting, their names
would appear in the paper. Someone in
the family should inform the paper OF
sickness in the home. Remember that
the newspaper is made by human hands
and brains, and if the item concerning
yourself or your friends does not appear,
III is largely your 1ault.
Next week will be the last of the shoe
sale. Plenty OF women's $3.50 and $4.00
Oxtords, Pumps and Colonials. Reduced
to 81. Sizes p to a i'll this sale,
W. S. LEAP
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner, Penn's Groves
Gold fish, fish food and fish grass for
sale at S. NJ. Hunts. 4
Gasoline by the gallon OF barrel at V.
S. Homan's,3ll Delaware Avenue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
tt
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycles
are the go-fast machines you should buy
of James Workman, Union Corner,
Penn's Grove, \