The Penn's Grove record., 1882-03-04
March came in rather stormy.


ring in the lock at Delaware City.
The contrary scatter of March las
already been experienced.
Work has been temporarily suspen'
ded at tie phosphate factory near Pauls
boro.
Farmers have done a considera' c
pl0niug.
Caucus meetings should be called at
onc for nominating tickets for the com
ing township election.
Bowen and Denny have commenced
She erection Of "a house On Harmony
street, for Captain Joseph FORBES
Mr.. James Black has moved into his
new store on Main street.
Ed. Harris sells his household goods
at public sale this afternoon, in front
of Mr.. Joseph CHESTS.
1t is row known why February is the
shortest month in the year. Some of
the days are Lent.
Navigation will he re-opened on the
Delaware and Raritan Canal OH Mon
day morning.
The Grafton Of Hon. J. G. Blaine vt
the memorial services III honor IF our
late President, on Monday, was "a mas-
terly stroke of eloquence, and reflects
great credit on Mr.. Blaine.
On account OF the storm on Wednes-
day the sale OF stock and farming utep-
sis OF NJ. L. IL. Green. near pedrick-
town, was postponed until to-day at
II o'clock.
On wednesday Conductors Holton
and Simpkins changed trains, and will
here after run tbs freight between
them every alternate month.
When you see n man beating o horse
over the head with a butt-end of a
heavy whip, you may gamble that the
horse possesses the greater intelligence
of the two.
The snit of Dresden McCarty against
the Penn's Grove Pier Co, argued by
John Ii. Fort FOR plaintiff ana G. ii.
Sinnickson fordsfendents, was decided
last week by the Supreme Court i'll ia
yor of defendants.
In the financial report last week ia
disbursements of School District No
~, it should lave read for Returning
$l5.06, assessing and Collecting S35.-
60, instead of s35.06 and SS5.60
The Steamer Susie A. Mccall has
left her winter quarters, and went to
Wilmington on Tuesday to have some
painting and repairs none prior to her
iesuming her trips between here and
that place.
Tie eighth annual reunion Of the
Twelfth Regiment, New Jersey Nolun-
tiers, WAS held "a Woodbury. on the 22d
ult., and was attended by about one
hundred of the veterans.
The large orders that have been re-
ceived at the Rupauno Chemical Works
have necessituted the {. King OF The adj
ditional hahds. An order for 100, 600
pounds was received last week.
The gravel train on :he Delaware
River Railroad will commence running
nrxt week. We und srstand Conductor
Leap will lesume work at that tine.
John @. A. Denny has just received
the finest lot of wall PAPER ever offered
| for sale in PENIS Grove. Call and ex-
anime it, and then purchase enough 10
have your house papered.
The Township Elections will take
place on TUES day week. So far as We
can learn but little movement has as
vet b.en made in this county in refer
ence 10 the election of Township Off
GERS. We hope our friends i'll the va
rious townships will be ''upa and doing"
{ in this matter, and see that good men
are placed in nomination, ard the yo-
tiers are a. the polls on election-day.
Special attention should lie paid to the
nomination of Chosen Freeholders, and
only frst-class men put in nomination
and elected. This is very important,
for the welfare OF the county is al
sake in this matter.
Acton Post No. 33, &. A. r. at their
stated meeting last Saturday evening,
resolved, that d vote of thanks lo
rendered 20 tie Pepn's Grove Cor
net Band for their magnaIimous and
patriotic accompaniment with them TO
Woodstown; also the Post holds III high
esteem the Commander of Acton Port
for his valiant and no,le defense ma9e
in behalf of the bs.s in blue at the re-
ccption Of Foster Post. Much c,nld
he said in behalf of the citizens OF
Woudstown, but Acton Post Will evtI
keep green in her memory the hospi-
tally extended towards them.
We have receised Il number OF tie
Oriental (aItt, "a new monthly edited
10y Emersoa Bennett, and published by
l.. Lum. Smith, of Philadelphia. II
contains IL lagesof Literary gems, and
is gotten UP in the most magnificent
form. If any of our readers wish 10 Sc
care a Mt ] ligtsted literary paper, they
should promptly address l.. Lum Smith,
Ne. 9l2 arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa,
enclosing two dollars, which is tha sub
scriation price.
The Woodstown correspondent Of The
National STANDARD speaks IS follows
Of the recent camp fire at that place
Tile camp fire at McAllister's hall
last Thursday evening, was a lew
thing FOR Woodstown, and many of the
visitors were attracted there on the oc'