The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
HOME HAPPENINGS
HOME BUSINESS NEWS

Chestnut posts for sale. HIS. Barber.
adv. 3-27-tf
Linoleume, oil cloths, oil-cloth patterns
and a new line of cheap wall paper at the
Union Corner Store. L. w. Cook. ad.
Whitesell brothers caught a shad at
Pennsville last Friday.
Ammon Gibbs has broken ground ON
Penn Street for a new house.
The pretty birds with bosoms red, the
robins, have returned with their~cheerIuI
spring song.
Electric lights are being erected on
Penns Grove wharf to accommodate the
travel and traffic at night.
Edward Justice has broken ground adj
joining his residence on Harmony street
for a small dwelling house.
A shsd was caught at lakewood Beach
in Elsinboro last Saturday. 1t was a buck
which weighed five pounds.
George Munyan arrived home from
Southport. N. c., on Wednesday where
he spent the wrinter. He reports fishing
there only fair.
The wholesale price of milk for April
is A cent a quart, set by the Executive
Committee of the Interstate Milk Pro-
duoers Association.
Joseph Clements has erected a brick
building sixteen by fifty feet on the for
merly Charles E. Barber property on
Harmony Street TOR a bakery.
Some early truckers have spotted toma-
to plants in their cold beds. The early
plant brings the high dollar and some
times catches the frost. Sweet potato
beds are being made.
Rev. X. Haraida, a Japanese gave a very
interesting lecture III St. pauIs Church
Thursday evening OH how lie was con-
to Christianity and the great moral effect
Christianity is having on his countrymen.
John r. Sickler is now taking care OF
between 20 and so men in the City Hotter
OH Railroad Avenue. An addition is be-
ing erected to the south side to take in
the porch so as to make the dining room
larger.
The steamer Long Beach will begin
running OIL a new schedule between Will
miugton aud Penns Grove on Saturday,
9th. Eight round trips will be made
between 6 a.. IN. and midnight. See time
in another column.
Harry II. Smith arrived home from
New Berne, N. c., last Monday where he
bought sllad tor a New York firm. The
shad were late in arriving and only a few
had been caught when he left. The price
was high Sl.25 for fine roe stIad.
At the annual school election in Upper
Penns Neck Township Edward M. Sum
merrill and Albert B. Layton were r~e-elec-
ted members Of the Board OF Education.
Homer Wright was also elected for three
years. The appropriation is 81, 600.
The store part OF Sumnlerill building at
the Cove has been nearly completed by
being transformed into fifteen sleeping
rooms. The dwelling part is being ex-
tie nded eleven feet to the south side and
six feet in the rear. The ten bungalows
are all inclosed. Some are plastered.
Frank ID. Munyan has returned from
Georgetown, s.. c., where he bought fish
for New York and Philadelphia firms
He reports the river fishing poor. No.
more than 200 sllad were caught to a net
Fisher men have to go out OH the ocean to
catch most OF the shad. Prices have been
high, 81 for roe shad.
The winter season in past. 1t was the
mildest in this region III the memory of
the oldest inhabitant. There was no
heavy nov nor sleet. The ice lasted
only a few days. For the first time in
the history Of navigation the ferry boat
ran every day between Wilmington and
Penns Grove. st. Patrick's day and the
equinox have been passed without ever a
cold wind or threatening rain.
The Lincoln travelogue illustrated lee
ture in Emmanuel Church Tuesday even
ing consisted Of very fine vlewsof the Ma
tional Parks, also OF the country, and
vegetation of Alaska. 1t is pleasing in
formation to learn that Alaska is not a
cold barren country even tho located far
north. 1t is warmed by the ocean cnrrent !
which comes up from along Asia and
causes some very valuable farm crops to
grow.