The Penn's Grove record., 1913-07-18
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Erwin joker sent a basket of cucumber
to Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the frs
OF the season from this region.
Glover seed WAS never so high in price
as now, $l4. so to SIS a bushel. Timoth,
seed is So and was 81 last year.
The German Baptist Sunday School
OF Wilmington, spent Thursday in thu
Grove. About three hundred came.
The Wilmington Automobile Club vii
urday Goth. They will come over on thu
Long Beach.
More tomatoes have been shipped
4 lin crates this week at higher prices thai
ever before from Penns Grove. M. Nit
chell shipped from 5000 to 5000 crate:
each day.
The white potato season opened in Sal
EN- county last Monday when buying be
gan at Salem, Woodstown and Elmer al
from ST. so to $3.50 a barrel. This is
lower than last year.
The "Sans Souci" Sewing Circle took
their annual outing on Wednesday to
Philadelphia by way OF the Wilson line
.%partaking of dinner at the new Hanover
~and returning i'll the evening.
The Patriotic Order Sons OF America
hold their 25th State Camp in Trenton
on September 25tl. They expect to
make the occasion the biggest event in
the history of that Order in the State.
The Penns Grove base ball team has
disbanded because they could not make
it pay. Another team is being organized
by William Morrison, manager. It will
play at Odessa, Delaware, tomorrow, but
will be on the home grounds Saturday,
July 26.
William j. Semple's farm at Forked
Hi4ory cross roads sold at Sheriff's sale
lRat Saturday was bought by James Gal
Rgher who had a second mortgage OH it
The price was $500. 1t consists of about
80 acres Of farm land, and about 80 acres
OF swamp.
The big midsummer races at Wawaset
Park, Wilmington will be held next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July
~, %, Oath. Three races will be held
each day and $500 purse will be given
OH each race. The races begin each day
at 100 p. M.
The rain last Saturday afternoon was
the best soaker this summer. The cool
clouded weather which followed was fine
for growing vegetation. As there WAS no
vain on Tuesday, st. Swithin's day, a dry
THE for forty days is expected by those
who believe in signs and omens.
The excursion of St., Paul's and En-
manuel Sunday Schools took 21O to Will
low Grove, Pa, last Tuesday on the Will
son line steamer, City of Philadelphia.
Capt. George P. Dolbow, a native of
Upper Penns Neck, safely brought the
big steamer to and fromthe wharf.
Harry D%avenport's automobile would
not run last Saturday afternoon so he
III W push IL rom MS ara to tile
UIarage. Then it started and ran into the
corner of the foundation of Prof. j.
Harry Smiths proposed house and partly
pinto the cellar. The auto was only slight
ly damaged, but 'about twenty-five con.
crete blocks had to be replaced in the
wall.
Cleaning, Pressing, Securing, Dyeing,
dc. Suits made like new at VIM. f.
BECKER's. adv.
Gasoline by the gallon OF barrel at V
s. Honan's, 81 Delaware venue, Penn's
Grove. Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. adv If
Haveriurd and Excelsior Motor Cycle
are the go-fast machines you should buy
~ James Workman, Union Corner,
Hpsnn's Grove, adv
Largest sale OF mems boys and wo-
mems shoe at Union Corner store. L.
NV. Cook. ad-tf
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner, Penns Grove. II
adv
BIGGEST and BEST Stock of LATEST
STYLE HATs in Wilmington at Dubell's,
NO. z East Third Street. Children's hats
a Specially. A adv
We send laundry away Tuesday and
Thursday OF each week. Also call for
and deliver same. VIM. f. BECKER. adv
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