The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-09
ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

There is a good crown set Of tomatoes
on most plants.
The cold rain on Wednesday made fire
necessary for comfort.
The Italian steamship Angelo left Deep
Water Point last Saturday with a cargo
OF explosives tor Genoa, Italy.
Jersey Strawberries are now plentiful
aud delicious at 10 cents a box.
The cherry trees have abundant berries
on them. Very have cherry trees.
Gideon C. Dolbow is rebuilding his
residence into a doutle house on South
Broad Street neal Union Corner
John L. Corson and Edward NJ. Sum-
mreill have fields Of fine alfalfa, which
is now IN bloom and ready to be cut.
w. A. Sack is having State Street grad
ed by having the dirt hauled FROM be-
tween Beach Avenue and the m eadow TO
the ditch.
Buy a lot. Build a home. Settle
down. Become a good citizen by taking
an interest in your aeighbor, in social and
civic affairs.
New stores continue to he opened in
Penns Grove. Persons from all parts of
tile world come here to get rich in the
new Eldorado.
The DUPONT Company have filled in
ana graded the grounds around the cot
tsges on the Cove tract so that the homes
are very attractive.
William NJ. Wheatley, deputy internal
revenue collector, will be at F.. w. Law
tons store next Wednesday, 18th, to col
lect special taxes which must be paid be.
lore June Both.
William Shaffer caught % sbad on
Monday. Only a few other nets were
drllted. Two, Jour and six shad were
caught. William NJ. Davis caught a
small sturgeon OIL Tuesday
Wriglts Sunday School will hold a
Strawberry Festival in Wrigft's School
House next Wednesday evening. l4tb.
Pretty country girls and the good cakes
they make will be the attractions.
Work on the piling for the extension of
Penns Grove wharf is progressing SLOWLY
Some days the laborers work and more
days nothing is done until tile Wages not
needed are spent for that not needed or a
detriment.
AT the meeting of the Camp Meeting
Association OH Monday night, the Pas
tors OF the Churches announced that ar.
Engagements are being made to hold
services in tile Tabernacle from July
10Th to August 9th.
The first of the Jersey crop of straw.
berries in Wilmington market last week
sold for from s to IL cents u box. On
Monday there were so many Mayland
and Delaware berries that the price was
from 8 to s cents a quart.
Fenton Beach, the summer resort be-
tween Penns Neck Canal and Deep Water
Point, mostly frequented by Wilmington
people, is uuder new management this
year. John Govatos & Co. have charge.
A formal opening was on Memorial Day.
An entertainment will be given by
Emil Gloss, q Swiss Hand-bell ringer and
monologist, of New York, in St.
Pauls M. E. Church Thursday June. 22nd
8 p. IN. Tor the benefit Of the Boy Scouts.
Admission 70 cents. 6 9 ct
Those who had their minds OH the
ethics OF the dust last week, either i'm a
sad or happy mood, have been enjoying
moisture of the mud since the heavy rain
on Tuesday night. The rain was greatly
needed by the farmers, especially those
who did not have their late tomato
plants set into the fields.
Dupont City is the newest and latest
suburban town which has been made in
land development, below Penns Grove.
The twenty-five acres along Penns Neck
Canal on the south side OF Salem road.
bought of Frank R. Locuson, has been
plotted into building lots and put on the
market by Kagay-Marshall Realty Com
pany which has an office at 1873 Main St.,
Penns Grove.