The Penn's Grove record., 1882-04-29

There Is no use In traVetlng through
the world with a long face. Look upon
the bright side as much as possible.
A number of our people were Attic
ted with spring fever on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week.
The long haired medicine man was
in town the other night and sold some
what o. his "sure cure"
The blast of the Bakers horn is now
u famili II sound about half-past six i'll
the morning.
A stranger in Penn's Grove during
the past week would think this a musi-
cal town, as there has been emusic in
the air" every night this week. The
baud was practising on their new in
struments.
Give your children plenty of out
door air. 1t is so cheap, so good, and
so necessary that no child should be
denied access 10 it.
We call the attention of farmers in
need of agricultural machinery to the
advertisement of Lemuel Cochran in
another column. Purchase your i'm
plements at home from 4 reliable agent
There we're 110'cold days last winter
but you won't be able to make the ice
man the coming summer believe that
there We're more4han1.
The steamboat Perry WAS launched
off heraifway of Mr.. Enoch Moore,
at Wilmington, on Tuesday week. She
has had a new hull put on her and re-
ceiyed other repairs which adds to her
appearance aid makes her more secure.
When a man comes to his work late
in the morning now lie Dies. MT get
locked, because the boss lakes it for
granted that his faithful employee had
shad for breakfast and that tbs delay is
therefore excusable.
Mrs. H~artranft arrived home safe
from Long Island on Friday week,
where she has been visiting her SOUS
for some months.
The baker continues to improve the
appearance of the premises in which he
lives. He has had a handsome wing
and stoop erected in trout Of his store.
1t is surprising to what dimensions
the trade of w. III. Denny & Bro. has
grown, An immense stock of dry
goods, groceries, ship torres, etc., rap
idly disappear from their store, and IL
OF the firm is kept constantly busy
making purchases to replenish their
stock. There is nothing our people
need but what they will find them
ready to supply. Cali aud see for
yourself.
A fatal disease, thought to emanats
from drug stores, affects the dogs in
Florence, Ala, We would have no
serious objection to It's visiting Penn's
Grove for a few week ks.
The brilliant aurora borealis which
illuminated the northern sky last Sun
day night week presented a beautiful
spectacle. Many who were returning
home late after sparkling hours saw the
phenomnoh in all its sriliiancy. Quite
a number of our citizens got up, think
ing it WAS daylight, but after the phen-
omenon disappeared they found them
selves i'll total darkness, and were ccm
PEELED to retire for the rest of the night.
G. Splitter, of Pedricktown, keeps a
full and complete stock of everything
and anything that can be found in a first
class country store. His prices defy COM
petition. Give him a cali and convince
yourself.
County Superintendent r. NJ. Holmes
visited our school on last Thursday,
and announced that Miss r. F. Bowen
and Miss Belle Alloway were the only
two that passed the first grade exami-
nation.
One day last week while Miss Susie
Simpkins was visiting Capt. Forbes
new house she stepped on a loose board
and fell into the cellar, fortunately
without any injury.
The PENIS Grove Cornet Band has
been engaged 10y a Lodge of Knights
of Pythias in Wilmington to attend
the dedication at New Castle oil Mon
day. Our band has become SO prof.
Gent that its services are now desired
by all who have heard Of it. The boys
certainly deserve credit for their per-
severance and success.
The wages of workingnen ara adj
vancing generally, but as wages ap-
preeiate, the prices If all kinds Of life's
necessaries appreciate prolortionately.
Flour, meat, vegetables, coal, rent,
ETC., have all advanced and are likely
to move still further in the same di-
rection. Thus, while wages have un-
dergone a material increase, the re-
ciepients will really be in no better
condition than when they were getting
smaller pay, from the fac. that the in