The Penn's Grove record., 1883-05-05
The herring trade is aourishIng.

round" &c.
Ice Cream was introduced to the con
sumers of this place last Saturday.
The State Board Of Pharmacy met at
Newark last Thursday.
The Grand Jury at the last session
of the Gloucester county courts had
three colored members.
Harry D~ougherty, alias Mogey, is
President of the bicycle club of this
place.
The United States tax on dealers in
manufactured tobacco is $40 for the
yeas which began May LIST. Heretofore
it has been $500.
Ice two inches thick was seen one
morning this week. Pretty cool, isn't
it?
Miss Anna Steelman, of. Atlantic
City, has been visiting Capt. Thomas
MAYORS during the past week.
Mr.. J. b. Woodruff, of Salem, has
been appointed a deputy keeper in the
State prison.
Persons not receiving their paper reg
ularly, either by mail or carrier, will
confer a favor by informing u at once.
Awhile robin which was seen on a
farm at Pittsgrove last spring has again
made its apr earance and is daily looked
for by curiosity seekers.
Mrs. William Shoemaker started for
Keyport, New Jersey, on Tuesday morn
ing, where she viii spend a few days
with her husband. who is at that place.
Clear up your gardens burn the rub
Dish white wash the fences stear clear
of the measles and mumps subscribe
for the RECoRD-oh! dear, Pm all out
of breathe-and pay for it IN advance.
There will be a game of base ball in
Woodbury. Park Oh the 9TH of July.
Arrangements have also been made
for a first Class race in the morning.
Mr.. VIM. .Bilderback has had so
much work that he was forced to en-
ploy another workman from Philadel-
phia. He is at present roofing the
mammoth house of James Butler &
Sous, above Union Corner.
The hickory pole raised at Pole Tav-
ern in 1880 by the Democrats, has been
cut down, it being unsafe.
Orr estimable friend, Mi. Bowen, of
the Standard Office, paid us a visit on
Thursday and rave us a ride around
town in his Road Cart. Calfagin.
An experienced poultry raiser says
that the best way to break hens of egg
eating, is to break their necks. Ifsyou
don't believe it, just try it.
The Thomas S~innicksen, Jr., Fife
and Drum Corps, of Salem, will accom-
pany Col. R. c. johnson Post, G. A. r.
to Finn's Point on Decoration Day.
We are indebted to Senator Sewell
for two volumes, containing compen
dunn of the 10th census of the United
States, giving all important facts relat
ing to popuEation and wealth of our
country in 1880.
The M. p. ministers Of South Jersey
have been holding a district meeting at
Bridgeton the past week. Among other
in attendance were Revs. J. L. Watson,
Of this place, S. G. Powelson. of Friend
ship, and Mr.. Petty Of Hardingville'
Augusta M. Freeman, of Asbury
Park, has invented, a propeller to be at
tached to an ordinary rowboat, which
it is expected will entirely do away
with oars. The construction of it is
very simple and can be manufactured
at a small cost.
When a young man steps proudly
into a cigar store and demands zone
of the best in the shop" at the same
time holding up his hand showing four
fingers and thumb, "Goody'' at once
,grasps the situatnn-and the box con-
tanning the five-scenters.
The new bribery law has been signed
by the Governor, and is now in force.
| 1t requires the sheriff of each county,
under penalty of 5 $1,000, to issue his
proclamation fifteen days before every
State, county, township or municipal
election, reciting the terms of the law
and warning the people to observe it.
Itsgpenaities apply to primary meetings
as regular elections.
The Fish Wardens of South and
West Jersey met in Camden, at the
| residence of Fish Commissioner, r.. S
Jenkins, William Lawrence being pres
emit. The Salem district was divided,
Mr.. Lawrence taking the shore north
| of Pennsgrove and Mr.. Hannah the
south district. Mr.. jenkins read tie
law to tie Wardens on the subject of
illegal fishing and instructed them to
rigidIy enforce the law about qui ting
at sunset on Saturday night.
The other morning a little boy who
was eating shad became very much ex-
asperated at the annoyance the bones
caused bin, said. Mamma, why don't
somebody make shad without splinters
in them? My throat feels as though it
had been sliding down a cellar door.
We would suggest that his parents feed
him OH herring.