The Penn's Grove record., 1885-01-03
Mr. VIM. Sacks mother is in very

Mt. Chaa. Rain has moved into Mrs.
Rheda Shannon's house, lately occupied
by Nj. Gerry TIs5cy.
Vino and where is Susan Y. Fogg? is
what a i1ancier in Salem, would like
to know just now. But no Il Is III
Rld lyness TO tel him.
Charles Pedrick, of Pedriektown, is
making preparations TO build a neS
barn in place of the old one, and intends
soon to rebuild his re 5iden3e.
The Pelricktown Band hal an en-
on New Years eve for which
they received $l0o. They went to
Philadelphia to accompany shooting
party on their rounds Of serenade.
George Lawrence has moved his
place of business from the foot Of Har-
mony street, to the Clark Turner's
building on Main street.
Bumor reports that u present
Efficient Postmaster, 5. Il. Leap is to
resign soon and Mr.. Furman 5. Barber
will succeed him.
The Wilmington glass works which
were partially destroyed by fire Oh No
yembsr 10, the burning OF which was
visible on this side of the river, has
been rebuilt and work resumed with a
full set of hands.
We shall have two full Moons in the
month of JANUARY. The moon fun on
tue lst, CweItysix mi ,utes after mid
nighl, and also Oh tue 3Jth, at nineteen
minutes after ii 0 clock in tue morHins.
The hog cholera has been and is yet
raging in some parts of this country.
We have heard of the following who
have lost by the disease: John WEIGH,
80; Samuel Smith, 20; Black Crispin
several, and Champion Atkinson, 2.
RegiSter.
January 15t has come and gone, but
the new church is not finished, nor
have the Peans Neck people the new
ron bridge to travel across. Tine will
accomplish many things.
The RECORD has moved its residence
from its old home at the corner of
Man and Oak street, TO more commo-
diou5 quarters in DR.. JohnSon's old
drug store building on Main street.
Mr.. John Swell, formally of Auburn,
who has been farming in Maryland, has
sold out there and returned to live a
Bridgeport. Mr.. Swell has had bad
health while in Maryland.
TIE farm on the road leading from
Auburn to Pennsgrove, late the prop
erty of Jane Guest, decd, was sold Oh
Saturday by David Taylor, executor,
at public sale, to David Strong, for S27
per acre.
Mr.. Samuel Borden, who has been
engaged i'll the produce business i'll
Philadelphia, has moved to Corses
Landing. He will move on his fathers
farm, where his brother james now
ives, in the Spring. james expects to
move to Toms River.
/ Summerill & Bro, on Tuesday killed
the remaining five of their pen of hogs
weighing 3IS, 3l2, Ala, 40, ALB, lbs.
respectively. The three killed some
time ago weighed Asa, 3So, 316 lbs.
each. Their aggregate weight was B.
l23 lbs. an average of 39l lbs. a piece.
The frame for George Jordan's house
on Harmony street was raised ON Tues
day. Nearly all the lots on Harmony
street are now taken. Some of our
business men should throw building lots
open in the lower end of the town, and
draw the tide of population in that
direction.
Mrs. Thomas Clarke met with an
accident last week which might have
been serious. She was just leaving
home in IA dido wagon when the horse
became frightened and turned 50 short
around as to upset the wagon ana
threw her out. She escaped with slight
injuries.
Mr.. Nelson Layman, of Pedricktown,
who has been command a vessel plying
between Havre de Grace, Md, and
Washington, died on Sunday of paral-
ysis after ten days illness. Ills body
arrived az Pedricktown on Tuesday,
and will be buried on Sunday.
David Scull, an old resident of this
county, died at Philadelphia last week.
Nr. Scull has for many years been
trading in cord wood at Philadelphia.
He is credited with being the first
Sunday school workers in South jersey.
Mr.. john NJ. Springer OF this place was
n OF his scholars.
Capt. Thos. Naylor has heard from
his schooner Riuie s Derby, whicl
arrived at CAarleStown, 5. G., ON Dec
10th, with a cargo of guano from Dos
ton. Capt. Smita r. Thurber reports
they had the worst weather on the voy
ace that he ever saw. 1t showed and
blew a terrific gale, and froze so no one
| could stand ON deck, but they arrived
| safe although The vessel was loadec
deeper than ever before. They CONT
very near coliding with another schoon
er on the voyage.
| The State Board of Assessors has the fol
lowing valuation and taxes on the prop
erty of the Delaware River Railroad
The valuation of main line is placed at
S159,0jl; tangible personal property at
SI2, 209; real estate used for railroad
other than main stem, 81, IOO