The Penn's Grove record., 1882-04-15
PEpn1cKrowr LErTFR.

PEDRIcKTowS LETTER.
sUR tie cry is who is Plod? Who
ever he is he never speaks without say
ing something and it is to ba hcprd
that his odd antagonist viii accom-
moda.c him. Time are a great many
people who would Ike 10 understand
how Il MAJ can serve two masters, viz.
he a s.rorg temperance man, and at
tie same time be call' d. bull boy by
the lovers Of the ardent. Pnch in
boys Novus is ready 20 retire ms soon
rs plod gets the harness on, whi@h we
hofe he Will do bof.re long.
Mr.. Charles Piummer. las made
quite an Improvement to lis property
jy the addition Of another building.
The grim mons' er death has visited
our c"mmuu.t y again and removed very
suddenly another victim. Thomas
Hay IS was Frustrated last Friday night
ty pueumonia and on Monday morn
ing wts ii corpse.
MI. Spilzcrs ne~ store presents quite
al attractive appearance. 1t is well
stocked, and he means business. Mr..
Reuben Hunt looks well behind the
counter and il he applies himself as his
brother did while lie was with M.
Piummer, and has as good a trainer he
Will doubtless become a merchant of
no mean attainmeuts at some time not
very far in the future.
Strikes seem to he the order of the
day. We have had the strike against
John ChiDanan, president arthur
put his foot Oil that; God bless the old
mar tor saving our country from that
disgrace). We have had the brick
layers strike, the weaver strike, strikes
on the Pacific coast, strikes north,
south, east and west, and last but by
no means he least. the strike of the
| section men of the ID. Il Il. r. Pres
dent Conner has promised to scceed to
the demand, and the boys are happy.
Miss Robertson, OF Salem, takes
charge of the Bridgeport office this
week. Spark by telegraph, Ell! Tom
ME. Oh, how fine. Amihilate space
and drink the ambrosial nectar i'll
throueh the tympanum. Mr.. Pedrick
returnsto his old place at the Railroad
bridge.
Moving time will soon be over and
then the weather will probably become
settled.
The fishermen were late starting out
this spring, they lave gone however at
last, and report the water wet and the
weather rough. They will Don be
hauling in the shining fish, and the
old familiar cry Of shad, Ito! will greet
the ears of cur people. We do not
care how 0 Q they set cheap enough
! for poor people. we have almost for
gotten low they taste.
We see ly a recent article in a Sa'em
paper. that the Rev. Mr.. Morris. 1or-
merry Of our village has MAZE IA very
fine Impression, and bids fair to be-
come quite popular in his new charge
We are not surprised At the statement.
MIR. Morris did good service while Pas
tor here, he is an able preacher and
ready to do the right thing, whether it
is popular or not. Ills frieEds here
win be glad t, hear OF his success i'll
his new field.
Winter not only ''lingers in the lap
Of spring" but has sat- square down
making it neccssaiylo keep all steam
| on the ta'er beds, and if the weather
does not soon moderate, ONE artificial
means will be necessary 10 perseIye
peaches aad fruits. 1t will be too bad
il they fail again This year. But the
''oid saw" say: It's an i'll wind that
blows no good" and if peaches fail it
Will help tie prices of melons ard
sweets, and that viii benefit our farm
, eIs. Another boom like last summer
would be highly appreciated arouLd
here. We do not wish the peach
growers any bad luck, hut We do not
hesitate to say MAT we are more inter
asted in The price OF melons and sweet
potatoes; and as old soiourner truth
used to say, that's natural
W. forge. to mention last week in
that letter thai did not appear that IN
old friend vii Pedrick, had embarked
Oh the matrimonial voyage amid the
best wishes OF his friends. Tie band
did the honors 10 The extent Of their
stock Of .lusic, which of curse is linz
tied as yet, but if they continnelo i'm
prove IN Of late tLey viii maxi the vel
kin riag at a dayn very lar distant
in the future.
MI. Eai,vr, | resign in favor of PloG
One Of his encisiye epislles makes a
greater demand for the RECORD than
all / haze eyer written, and if his Old
antagonist as he terms it, will just rise
md explain once more | think we will
not haveio 60 10 the great combination
cirens-at Salem. We will have a cir
Gus at home. Let out The dogs of war.
NovUs Homo.