The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-24
HOME HAPPENINGS.

H. NJ Green and James Workman sold
twenty-five Ford automobiles the past
season.
Albemarle Megill and wife who moved
to Reading the fore part of last summer
have moved back to Penns Grove.
Sweet potatoes were never larger in
this region, but have not reached the
size OF one sent from North Carolina to
President Wilson which weighed g
pounds.
Acting Governor Fielder was to have
toured Salem County last Wednesday.
Other arrangements caused it to be post
poned until November Sd, the day be-
fore election.
Mrs. William Diver has a garden Of
the most beautiful dahlias in town. Not
only has she a great abundance Of the
common varieties but also many rare and
new varieties.
The Executive Committee of the Inter
State Milk Producers Association has
fixed the wholesale price of milk for
November, 1913, at 5 cents per quart un-
until further notice.
The New Jersey Electric Company
- which has a plant at Salem, now fur
nished electric lights for Pitman. 1t is
the intention of the Company to furnish
electric lights for other towns in South
Jersey.
Mrs. Mary Reed Cory. of New York
City. a noted lecturer on Civic Righteous
ness will speak for the Progressive party
in Odd Fellows Hall, Penns Grove,
Saturday evening, 25th on ''The Era OF
a New Order"
Mr.. Brayan is scheduled to make a
speech in Salem next Thursday at 3
O'Clock. II he comes by way OF Penns
Grove-Wllmington ferry that will mean
that he will leave Wilmington at 1I.00
= a. m, arrive at Penns Groye at lI.30
The northeast wind which brought
rain last Sunday also caused very high
tides. ihe vest wind on Monday lashed
the water on the high tide f~iercely
against the wharves and shore. Some
small boat were damaged, and consider
able washing away was made along the
shore.
Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, has
the greatest white potato crop in a
decade and the farmers have a slogan.
"a dollar a bushel or bnst," for their
crop. The price OF sweet potatoes has
nothing to do with white potatoes. The
growers of sweets in this region are get
ting $l.00 a barrel and busted, on profits
All the Protestant religious societies
and patriotic orders in Camden and for
miles around will have an immense
parade in Camden, Saturday evening.
Viola Council Jr., Mechanics and Camp
No. AZ, Patriotic Sons OF America, of
Penns Grove will join the parade taking
Liberty Band for music. They will leave
OH the 4 80 train.
The Democratic Executive Committee
has been endeavoring to get Secretary of
State William j. Bryan to speak in
Salem County and on Tuesday it was
announced that he would come, but the
report on Wednesday was that he was
indisposed with a cold, but may come
later. He spoke in Camden Thursday
night. The plan was for him to leave
Ithe \train in Wilmington, cross over
the II liver to Penns Grove, make a short
k.sfdraess, tour+o Salem, make an address
and procede TO Camden for the evening.
Henry A. johnson, a business man Cf
LAnse, Mich, writes: For years, Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and
colds has been our family medicine. We
give it to our children, who like it on ac-
count of its pleasant taste. 1t is IA safe
cure for cough and colds" 1t contains no
opiates L. w. Cook. adv
At the Union Corner Store we lave
Boys Wei Shoes in sizes 103 to Is inclu-
sive, Reduced. l.. w. Cook. adv
BIGGEST and BEST Stock of LATEST
STYLE HATS in Wilmington at Dubell's,
No. 2 East Third Street. Children's Hats
a Specially. adv. 9-27-3m
Cleaning, Pressing, Securing, Dyeiug,
&c. Suits made like new at VIM. f.
BECKER's. adv.
Gasoline by the gallon OF barrel at V
s. Homan's,3ll Delaware Avenue, PENIS
Grove, Also batteries, oils and electric
supplies. adv tt
Haverford and Excelsior Motor Cycle
are the go-fast machines you should buy
OF James Workman, Union Corner,
P9nn's Grove, adv
When you need a bicycle do not fail to
get a Reddington or a Dayton of James
Workman, Union Corner, Penns Grove. 4
adv
We send laundry away Tuesday and
Thursday of each week. Also call for
and deliver same. VIM. +. BECKER adv