The Penn's Grove record., 1885-08-15
Tluck is late Ills year.
NJ. \. Hustled has been elected prin-
o{p,I ~ Iridoeport ecbpol

The trustees are having patent td
seats AMI decks rat in the Central
school house.
The excursion steamers have Leen
going down the river this week well
loaded with passengers.
VIM. Gassner, of Salem, and Dory
Fish, of Pennsgrove, who were severe
ly Injured in the "Reyboldrdisaster are
recovering rapidly under proper care.
Perch and rock are plentiful in the
cove at South Pennsgroye. Parties
have been catching them by the basket
full with a small seine.
Vipla Council, No. 20, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ. will make an excursion TO Cape
May on Wednesday, August 20, on the
steamer Thomas Clyde. See posters.
Profs. Adam Gtible and Pemberton
Pierce will be al Emanuel n. L. Church
on next Sunday morning AID evening
tto.morrow)to aid the musical services.
The Millville Mutual Marine and
Fire Insurance Company, of Millyille,
has ceased writing policies and the
business will be closed up as 500 as
possible.
The first carload Of melons shipped
this season left the depot on Tuesday
for Providelc II. L., Job Bevis, the
buyer for John Burk, paid $40 per
hundred for them.
Mr.. Jacob V. Holdcraft, a local
preacher, of Bridgeport, preached in
Emanuel NJ. L, Church last Sunday
morning. Mrs. Margerum took charge
of the eveBing services.
The largest sweet potatoe we have
seen this year is in J. Summeriil q
Dro.' store. 1t WAS raised by Thomas
Shape aud measured 81 inches in cir
conference. Others will soon haze
lots of them.
Charles; sen of Capt. Thomas Nay
lor, arrived home on Thursday from
New Bedford, Mass. where the Cap
tains schooner unloaded a cargo of
acid rock fromIedrakey, jamaica. lie
was absent ever three months.
Water melons and c%antaloupes are
becoming plentiful and the prices low
the farmers realizing but little. Prime
melons heing IS and $40 per hundred
and eantaloupes 40 and so cents per
basket.
A party of twelve from South PENS
grove took a fishing trip ON the sch0on-
er Bessie l.. Stull to Augustine on
Monday and returned on Tuesday
evening. They caught lots of fish in
Augustine creek.
Many Of tue sweet potato patches in
Gloucester county are Injured Ivy the
ground rot. Where the disease occurs
many have taken to planting garden
truck, citrons, melons, and berries
which have been found TO be as prodta-
BILE.
y. p. Leonard, the Pennsgrove
agent fot marble, granite, and White
Bronze, enclosed the lot of Pete Sparks
Jr., in the Sltarptown cemetery last
week. His genial ann and good
work put up is winning "a good reputa-
tion for him.
Abner Simkins, formerly Of Penus-
grove, but now of Camden was down
on Monday booking after his farming
interests and calling Oh his friends,
among them the poor printers. We
appreciate such calls. Let some of
our home friends respond soon.
The new building of j. Summerill s
Bros is nearing completion. The
apartment next DR.. Johnson's will be
occupied by Wm. S. Avis for the post
Office and a dwelling and the end apart
ment by w. Yeagcr for a barber shop
and dwelling.
An a. NJ. L. Camp meeting will be
held at Swedesdoro from August Is to
16 inclusive, under the auspices of the
Swedesboro branch of that church
Rev. ID. r. Croshorne, of the York
town and Swedesboro circuit will be
pastor-ip- charge and will be assisted by
many able ministers OF the New Jersey
A. NJ. E. Conference and Others.
A large colored excursion from
Salem was in the Grove on We'd
pesday. Over 800 came Oh the Della
ware and over 100 drove III wagons
from Fregtown. Many enjoyed them
selves in keeping the floor Of the rink
well wiped, i'll running the fandanso,
and other games. On Thursday there
was a very quiet colored excursion
from Wilmington.
Great numbers of deaddsh are report
ed to be floating in the Delaware Riv-
er between New Castle AID Whining
ton, Del. Hundreds can be seer in
mid-riyer, while the shore is lined with
many more. The cause is supposed to
be a parasite called by scientists sapro-
legnia, which is de%populating the wa
tiers of the Schuylkill. The fatality is,
however, confined to perch and small
shad, the large and harder fish not
suffering from the plague.
The following easy method of de
stroying stumps as recently proven by
a farmer, may be of value to others.
The farmer bored holes in the top of a
number of stumIs which he wished to
and placed in them a quantity
of saltpetre. He then filled up the
holes with water and plugged them and
left them to season. About q month
ago he took out the plugs and poured