The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-12
COUNTY CURRENTS,

After March LIST the painters Of Salem
Nll demand s. per day.
Burdette win lecture in Salem IN the
evening of the East.
The Salem County Courts convene on
Tuesday next.
Diphtheria is reported in North Woods
town. among the children Of James Duf
fly.
BENJAMIN Black has sold to Dr.. c. New
ton, of Sharptown, a farm of 105 acres
near Courses Landing, for $500.
Elias Mattsop, Of Woodstown, has pur
chased a farm of GO acres of Wesley simp
kins. near Auburn, for 50, 700.
The gas used by the city of Salem has
been reduced in price to 50 Is per thou
sand feet, by the Gas company.
Six thousand dollars was raj 'ed in two
weeks to build the St Johns P. E.
ChErch at Salem.
Report says that the Woodstown author
tiles have purchased the old Reliance
hand engine Of Salem, for $3.50.
Protracted meetings have been started
in the Elmer NJ f. Church. Th. cluIch
hts been fitted up with new heaters.
Rev. C. II. Elder, of AIloway, has
preached thirty funeral ermon since be
ing stationed at that place last Spring.
William jordan has sold 81 acr S and
74-100ths of land in oldmans township to
VIM. Newell, for 81, 1916.
J. q. Lawson has sold to B. 3. Hewes,
a lot of 0 acres and S4-1O0ths OF land in
Pilcsgroye, for 500.
William c. Davis has sold a farm of 112
acres in P%ilesgroye to Franklin Davis,
for s14, 200.
Thomas A.. Maskell has sold to Jedc
diah Allen 73t acres of land i'll L \.
Geek, for $1,000.
John r. Curry has sold to W. Il. Dol
bow for 81, 300, twenty-five acres OF land
in U. p. Mock.
Several gentleman from tie vicinity of
Woodstown have gone to Kentucky to
purchase horses.
There is less than one per cent. of the
children of this county, of school age,
who cannot read and write.
A beautiful monument has been erec
ted over the last resting place of the late
Judge York in the st Johns Church yard
At Salem.
Mrs. Lippincott will deliver a lecture
this evening at her residence in Woods
town. Subject, 1.-THE Fits and liuinor
lists Of the 10Th Century
f. T. Scott will speak on the Temper
ance question in HE Friends Meeting
House, Woodstown, tomorrow, at 2;30
p. m.
Jonathan Sanderlin, of Salem, has in
vented u corn and phosphate iroppcr
that is said to be of great value by those
who have seen it work.
The first lot of pots have arrived for
Elmer's glass house. The frame of the
latening and packing house combined
is raised and covered. .
\ schooner recently sunk in Mad Horse
Greek, has been purchased by Harry Fl
we'll, of Elsinboro, who will raise her if
possible.
Application will be made before the
Judges at Salem, on the 18th, for the
.rening ola new street in Woodstown.
The Salem Sunbeam published last
year the marriage announcements Of one
hundred and fiftysix Salem county
couples, and the death notices of two
hundred and fifty residents Of this coun
ty.
The printers at tho Salem Oil Cloth
Works presented a handsome Office chair
20 the proprietor, William Morris, and
also to the manager, S. W. Dunn, on New
Years Day.
Samuel and Franklin Ashcraft have
sold to Thomas S. Weatherby, 10 18th
acres of woodland in Oldmans township,
for 5000.
Mrs. c. Robinson, of Sharptown, met
with a painful aud perhaps fatal accident
one day last week. Size went to the
pump after water and stepped on some
ice, wten she slipped and fell on the
pump box. DR.. Reed was sent fer who
pronounced her injuries Of critical chat
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