The Penn's Grove record., 1885-07-18
Where Oil where IS the street sprin-
kler these hot salty days2

It as II will most a5SIr dig give stLl3-
faction.
Miss Ella Weed eldest daughter Of
Fire Marshall Wood, Of Ridge Ave.
PLila., is visiting our village, the guest
If her cousin Mr.. Penn. Pierce.
The Township Committee has Earn
est Bright engaged in repainting the
finger board, all over the township.
Oar suggestion Of q few weeks ago is
Icing carried out.
Are you going? Going where2 Why
to Atlantic City with the Psnnsgroye
Band Oh Thursday, July 80? Yes: am
going. Well, dou'y forget Thursday
IS tie day.
a Connecticut man claims % have a
J cat that eats cucumb"rs. Maybe all
cats d., and that the music We bear
from the back Canaos, lust ad Of being
the out pouring OF Joyful cat hearts,
is The vail Of the unrequited cucumber
down in the deep recesses of the cat.
Come to tlink Of It. it Understandable
Tie suppositi0n that the Baltimore
ard Ohio RAILROAD Company will get
possession Of The Delaware II. r., aud
extend the line 10 Camden, is without
any reliable information. Neverthe'
less such an arrangement may be d
fact sometime in the future, and may
even now be in the minds Of tile rail
road officials. Liberal Press.
The Post Once Department has is
sued All order which is desigaedto meet
a Want long felt. 1t is to the effect
that postal clerks must hereafter stamp
letters with eligible postmark, under
penalty Of be ng reported for VOCATION
osthe regulation o.. the subj act, for,
astonishing rs it may seem. there sand
probably hts been Tor some time past,
such 4 regulation in existence.
The third regular meeting Of the
Salem County Historical Society viii
lie held in the new Library building, on
on Tuesday, Jaly 18th, az ) O'Clock, p.
II. An article on the lille Of F.5aWiGt
before leaving England will be rea 10y
Dr. j. II. Thompson, and one OIL the
public buildings by Mr.. William Pa
;crsan.
To Judge hy jhe action Of the board
Of Freeha!do sail the pr:Hop pie bridges
in the county will in tire be of iron.
They VIII put u burden on the tax ply
crs, but it viii be most economical in
theend, as tEey will I've at j &c expense
q! ter one constructed. Tho Upper
end Brdg3 is III for repair
a gain. 1t will soon have to be recoli-
structed OH 4 pivot a The lover enc has
been, fer the cana, IS gradually under
mining Is { u:.dation.
This IS certainly picnic week. Two
pielies lave been !ieldil Divers woods
and foa~rexcursions in the grove. On
NJ i3Iay there Was an excursion from
WilmiaGlono Of about eco pcrSoiss. On
Tuesday abouJ 500 came OF the ext"r-
sion Of Tie Reformed Episcopal Church
os the Redeemed Of Wilmington. On
" diesf,y the WDolbary ". Z.
Church made its annual exclusion to
Pennsgrove brinsiug trncals ard about
400 people. On Thursday the Warren
Atil tic Association OF Wilmington
@>as over with d 1900.
A silver dollar weighs very neatly
an ouHc". Hence any letter not heaV-
i + THAI tie dollar can so Cor a sin
Il. tv o.cent stamp. tbs is easily re-
embered. If you want TO be more
exact, take a silver dollar and 4 silver
4 e-ctftt piece, 8ud you have, All ounce
almost 10 a feathers weight. Provided
yol haven't tie sil?er dollar handy, ,,
ne two halves, or il you have hicAles
only five Of them and a s}aal copper
cent WA gile you very nearly thcoHuce
Asliue.y-r!ae letters out Of ahuidred
VII ftl with the ounce weight, this
simple system Of weighing vii serve
for sei eral use,
There was quite en- exciting contest
between the steamer Delaware and tie
S. y. Mccall on Wednesday afternoon
IS the Mccall was on her way tp the
river with woodbury. larty She came up
with the Delaware leaving nenasvLle.
1t has been the boast Of Tire Delaware
that size could pat run any bodt o. her
class ON the ri9cJ, So she thought sfc
would take his opportunity to shu@
the Mccall the way up the river.
The Delaware was alb ut a len-tn
AHEAD on the start. Seou the black
smoke began 20 r4lt in clouds froM
hnth the steamers Capt. sam pre-
pared for 4 run by bottling the steam
while the Delaware used hers OF the
start, 50 the Mccall passed her when
off the canal, When passed the Dela-
ware Stacked down. AS a poor eXcas4
is better thaa none they said they were
holding back for the Major Reybold.
A cores yondent OF the Saabe1n
says:
Joseph Norton owns Oidman's Ll1nd
at the Mouth Of Oldnan's creek. Per
haps this is Il G best meadow OF any
along tie Delaware. There are LIS
acres that is worth a voyage across
the river to see. The soil Is high and
is u mixture Of sand ana mud. About
seventy years ago they used to take
speed horses ovtr on Il sew and run