The Penn's Grove record., 1885-09-05

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potatoes.
Constable Ward has been trimm ng
up some of the trees Oh Main street by
order of the Boroughit is shutdown
ship Committee.
The se~yenty-third celebration of the
Big Quarterly of the colorei people
was held in Wilmington last Saturday
Theyt urned out IN force.
The old butcher stand owned by
Stacy d. Layton aud the property
where he now resides will be offered
for sale in the near future.
A borough is a good thing. Penns-
grove ought to be one. 1t should be
careful however to not let pomposity
and money have the ule.-Register.
There is but a fair crop of peaches
this year and the prices high. Good
peaches bring from S1.00 to SIPS a
basket.
Miss Lizzie NJ. Schuyler, Of blooms
burg, Pa, was in town the fore part
of the week visiting friend She use
to teach at the Pennsgrove school.
Col. French has engaged the service
of the Pennsgrove Band to play in the
! rink twice every week durin & the fall
and winter.
Fence posts of cast steel arc SUPER
ceding posts OF wood in some places.
They are claimed to be cheaper than
wood and ale, practically, indestrueti-
ble.
Secretary James D. lawson, OF
Wooistown. was in town ON Tuesday
looking after the interest of the Fair
which is expected to be the granGest
ever witnessed,
Tlwood S. Layton took two of the
largest water melon to Wilmington
last Saturday that have been received
their. They weighed 100 pounds and
were of The black Spanish variety.
Josiah Summerill has been elected a
Director Of the Salem national BANK
ing Companp by IA unanimous vote to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Richard Woodruff.
Pennsgrove has been we'll p~atronized
by excursions the past summer. JOS.
G.. French states that the present sea-
son has been the most prosperous of
any since 1881.
Isaac Wiley had a horse and carriage
stolen from him last Tuesday week.
| The team was found the next day at
Paulsboro without a driver. No clue
has been found to the bold thief.
The apple crop will be small this
yehr as this is pot The bearing year.
There will be enough Jersey tighten
ing to supply the demand notwitll-
standing,
Tie Major Reybold has been repair
ed and is now better than before the
accident. She went to Salem on
Thursday and is expected to make her
FIRST trip up the river on Saturday
morning TO day.,
Owing t o the sickness of the chair
men the Borough meeting was adjourn
elto be held On next Tuesday evening
in Odd Fellows Hall Sth inst. when it
is de ire that as many he present as
many depressed as possible.
Let the citizens of Pensngrove wake
up to this opportunity of securing a
glass factory in oar town and do all
they can for The project 10y coming out
to the meeting on Monday evening and
by subscribing for stock.
Chas. G. Mount who myster0uslv
disappeared abaut one year ago from
his home in Woodstown has not been
beard from since. 1t is now thought
by some of his friends that he has been
Il victim of foul play, as he had some
money with him when he left town.
The old silver toned bell of the Rey
bold which was so greatly priced has
not been found yet. It is thought that
river thieves have made way with it,
as the river his been drug where the
accident occurred and many other things
found from the wreck.
On Wednesday afternoon while Os-
car Shaffer Of Philadelphia, a lad of
about nine years old WAS playing near
the stone wall in Frtnch's Grove fell
overheard and would have drowned
but for the timely assistance of Miss
darlington who rescued him.
Get your fine stock and produce in
excellent order for the Woodstown ex
hibition. Upper Penns Neck is very
backward IN making exhibits at the
county fair. The farmers of our town
slip and of Oldmans should take more
interest in it.
Large quantities OF Truck are now
being shipped to Philadelphia and Will
mington. The Mccall took about 1000
baskets of produce and about 1900
melons to Wilmington on Tuesday.
There are sixteen other small boats
that carry truck FROM this section to
that city.
Peter Harris of L. A. Creek has in
his possession to copies Of the of old
Salem Messenger, the first newspaper
ever published In Salem county. They
are dated 1918 and 1921. He also has
a copy of the True American, of Tren-
ton, dated 1914. These are quite a
curiosity new.
A meeting of the Board of Free
holders will be held on next Wednes-