The Penn's Grove record., 1885-12-12

Ms. Anna N. Moore died last Tees
day morning at her home at Union
Corner from cancer In her side which
she has been 2aTerining from for ssy-
eral years. Sae was buried Oh Thurs
day In tha Western Friends b rying
Ground in Philadelphia.
The township committee have beep
Smelling the Sharp WI road fiom G.
w. Bevis past ID. v. Snmmerill's.
Anntlcr boat load Of shells are expec-
ted soon and will bs put on ths 'al
from the Cove school house to Charles
Ellie, ia Farmers who lave much
diving and carting will greatly anpre-
ciate this good work of the Committee.
David d. Simpkins and Joseph Drn-
nj who ~jourdeyed to Jacksonville, Flor
ida, with Capt. John Smith Of Han
cocks Bridge, arrived at TIER lies ira
ton on December lit. They were fivs
weeks in max ing the journey. 1t is
said they had n narrow escape from
drowning while going out Little River
Inlet, nrar Georgetown Sc.
Property owners in Upper and Lover
Meek have caveated the return of the
commissioners vaeatiup and laying out
new roads in the ne%igllborllool Of the
upper canal bridge. Tnis takes TIE
matter before the January term of
court, when six members of lhe Beard
Of F~rreholders viii be appointed, whose
decision will be final.
A portion of the United S ates N
gineer corps has been at work survey
iug fIpm Collins Beech e. belew the
mouth OF Smyrna creek, on Bombay
Hook. II is reported that the Govern
ment will build a dyke from the form
er to tine latter point next Spring, for
the purpose of protecting tie channel.
IL is said that tie washing from this
shore is lie great cause o. trouble.
hace the prop sed dyke. 1t will lie
built five feet above the hlgii WAGER
mark, and the cos IS estimated to
reach nearly 81, 200, 900.
For taxal ION purposes, the west Jer-
sey Railroad las been as ,esscd al 81,
3y9, 539; thu West Jersey and A aut-
ic at $Sol .354 tile Salem at 81 i.875 I;
the SwedesInro AT S25l ,94l ;lle Gods
toxin and Swedesbaro at S166 ,392 tire
Delaware River at S135, loo. fir as
sess. ent IN the West jersey Is IS, l3lg
less than last year. that Il tbe Noeds
town AID swe,iesboro 1854 less Tilt
OF the Dela~ar" r YER, IS 524. hr
assessment o. the West jersey ts3 A.
lantic has bee Increased S4J,tI9 the
Salem So, $50 ; ths Swedesbnre, s62
236.
There are 100, 900 carp ponds in the
United ,tates. Judg WIN. A Waoi,
ut Wing l.are has The only one in sd
lem County. TIE Mofrlstown Jcfssy-
ma makes the following om that kind
of fish: Parties WHO are gnsa *
pleased at Tie pro CT of having arp
will wonder, after fullr a~cqfaimtA4 .
with he astl, Why the STATE ssh CsJt-
mission ever dtstr bnsed tn TlnFY
are o. The very poorest q tai or afai
viii not take IL II AID bal 1)k ost
s.l2 .nl. and make mud ie sy~s
., NJ { f,,, .,on,tTAt t.,.. no on
tn b, tom rs t.ity AWAY IS
miserable fish,.
job Griscotnb, Il form q OF
Salem coasny, now livit ar
us, NJ /. LAM is vis'tm ! 5is at
Bridgelor and Hart W ssca .fet1
by his wife AID iaugll er are
deligh ed afth tt.e Ma slast some
Rus Steward, another Sdleh Co &,
man, in hi> nri-hb ring t ere, a Z. his
brother-in-.aw, executor Comp o., f
til PEN riv e aorl his be trl.k
lug for Mr.. J val, his at'ieF- riaw
Editors d. nat oft ! get elevated alto
farmers. These Msryiamtfr Il nls are
doing a@ll rtsng tu.k. Tnat is
plenty of eleg mi firms ID II ryland
adapted o truck LII. IN Suabean
CLARK L. Tlrner, our poul ~ deal4f
sometime ago wail to Vreinla asri
bought about 200 Q. ese with the inten-
ti0a of faiten:ag them for Christmas
trade. He paid for them and saw To
shipped all right a.ld the ots4er loo wee
to be shipped soon ate, wards Mr..
Turner received word from his brother
this week living hear HarrisoavIiie
STATIC TO whom the geese we're sbipp d
stating that all the ges 81 had arrived
Tut mai the last ones received had the
feathers picked off of them aud dur
ing the II cent co i snap they eoald be
heard all over the country. This Was
rather a mean trick played on II
townsman who should STOW this Vir-
giniaa some jersey justice.
Last Friday week J. D. Tnrton, ID
v. SummerilI, ST., and II. 5. Layton
returned hFme fl IN thfil cunning ani
pleasure trip to Islua Heights. They
had a pleasant lime and good shooting
but the tides we're too high to get the
game hut they shit ~ ducks Mr. =.
SHOT tae first duck. There first night
there they put up III Shocks AK along
the beech. They woke curly aud in
The dusk of the morning Messrs iorlon
and La.ion u, booking our Saw q duck
near. They soon called to NJ. Sum
merrill TO gr, his gan and shoot 1t wh 'ch
he did after having some difficulty in
getting aim with apiece Of paper on the
gun barrel H soon put after it ia q
boat aud when he got 10 it the duck
was setting up. He gave it a bit with