The Penn's Grove record., 1883-04-21

! Oh, aproposl are you going to hear
the Ministries next Wednesday evening,
in Odd Fellows Hall.
The steamer Thomas Clyde has taken
the place of the steamer Major ReybOld
the latter steamer having gone to Will
mington for repairs.
We hove the parties Interested, will
excuse us for leaving out that article
last week, as ii was unintentiohally
overlooked.
The Pennsgrove Cornet Band have
an engagement at Camden ON Decora-
ton Day.
Mr.. Clement tanning is having a
porch built on the side and front of his
house.
The house of Adam jess, is being
pushed rapidly toward completion. 1t
is now enclosed, and will soon be ready
to move into.
Mrs. Mary Ann Justice, is having a
board fence erected ON the back part of
her lot by the barn.
Our readers will find in another col
umn, the advertisement of Mr., Ed
ward Brick, agent for all kinds of farm
ing machinery, aud Barbed Steel fence
ing.
The household goods of Mrs. Sarah
Ann Roberts, decd, will be sold at pub
lie sal on Saturday, April 2Sth, in
Pedricktown, the advertisement of
| which will be seen in another column.
Yes, we are going to hear the Min
strels next Wednesday evening and see
Harry Armstrong, of Philadelphia, the
famous lend man."
The other evening we heard some
one make the following remarks:
''Isil't that a nice shed oVer the Hook
and Ladder? Do you suppose that the
Truck would fall apart if you was to
Try to pull it?" To the latter question
we will say yes.
The new two-cent p stage stamp will
soon be printed and distributed for sale.
~ medallion of Washington in n panel
is the most prominent feature, and "a
round the top the words UNITED States
Postage are placed. This is a depart
ure from the present system, where the
initials ~. s." are used. At the low
Ell portion of the stamp are the word,
Two Cent" divided By the figure ''2".
On Thursday evening the band, after
paiading OF the streets until they be-
came quite fatigued, We're invited at
the eyer hospitabe residence of Thos.
J. White, for the purpose of sereRadfng
estimable friend, Mr.. Harry Kidd,
who has lately chosen for himself a
wife. After playing several popular
ais" they were called on to partake of
the cake (which they known how TO get
away with and lemonade which was
put on the table for their disposable.
The Squire was there and of course
made things lively in general, by ex-
horting some Of his "kwaint, kweer and
kurious kwirks." The ba,.d, after
wishing the couple a long and happy
life, started Oh a go-as-you--please
marchffor their headquarters. We UNI
derstand that Mr.. Kidd will return
with his wife to Rowayton, Conn,
where he expects to make his future
home. May they eve remember the
Squire's advice and the joy he wished
them in his touching piece of poetry.
Next Wednesday night the Salem
Ministries expect to give an entertain
ment in Odd Fellows Hall. Those
who wish a.grand treat had better be
on hand as they viii be here one night
only.
A $1,000 BIBLE REWARD.
The publishers OF Rutledge's Monthly
Offeritwelve valuable rewards in their
Monthly for May, among which is the
following:
We will give $40 90 in gold to the
| person telling us which is the shortest
chapter in the New Testament Script
ures mot the New Revision) Ivy May
10th, 1888. Should two OIL more cor
rect nswer be received, the reward
will he divided. The money viii be
forwarded to the winner May 18th,
1888. Perso trying for reward must
send 20 cents in silver mo postage
stamps taken) with their answer, for
which they viii receive the June Month
ly, in which the name and address OF
the winner ofshe reward and the Cor
rect answer will be published, and in
Which several more valuable rewards
will be offered. Address, RUTLEDGEi
publishing COMPANY, Eastop, Penn.
The birth of an eccentric child in
Turkish Kurdlstan is announced by
the Diarliekir newspaper. The infant,
who is an object Of interest not un-
mingled with alarm to all in the neigh
borliood, was. bonn with a beard and
mustache, a perfect set of teeth, and
with no fewer than forty distinctly
formed fingers. Its behavior from the
moment of its birth has been far from
satisfactory. II is excessively nuisy
and violent, and, owing to the cruel
bites it inficts ON all who come with
in reach of its mouth, it has been found
necessary to extract all its front teeth.
Notwithstanding this disagreement
the chpd's appearance is, if not prepos-
sesSino at least imposiup. No one