The Penn's Grove record., 1885-09-19

from st. John, New Brunswick, where
he has been engaged in sturgeon fish
ing the past summer since the season
closed here. lie has done right wei
there.
The schooner Amelia Ireland, which
uisIun into Ivy the British Princes:
and sunk above the Fort last July, was
Ia.sed by wreckers Oh last Sunday and
towed off Carney's point where she was
unloaded and pumped out.
Tie thirty-frst Annual Exhibition
of the Pennsylvania State Fair viii be
held upon tine permanent grounds OF
the Association at board and Iehigh
Avenue, in Philadelphia Oh next We'd
nesday 2Sd.
On next Thursday "a, the steamer 5.
A. Mccall will make her 9th annual
excursion to the Geological Garden
Fairmount Park, the Pennsylvania
Museum, and Horticultural Hail.
All enjoyable time is expected as this
excursion is quite popular.
The schooner T. M. Thomas, Capt.
Weeks. arrived on Monday with 49,
600 shingles and 10000 feet Of lumber
from Washington. N. c., for John
Summerill & Bro. The schooner We'd
more, Capt. Monroe also arrived the
the samed day with 10000 shingles
and 10000 feet of lumber from tAe
same place and for the same firm.
If Won want fresh fch of any kind,
cleaned and delivered at you houses;
fresh oytesrs or elams, by the quart;
potatoes, cabbage, corn, tomatoes or
other vegetables Leave your order at
Hewitt & Dolbow's shop on Penn st.
opposite the livery stable, and you will
be served at the lowest prices in the
shortest time possible.
yThele is going to be just the live
lest kind of a circus when the over
seers meet to vacate the roads leading
to the Upper Canal Bridge. The end
of the matter has not yet been reachtd.
.Sunsbeam. Some say there viii be such
a racket as to upset the whole County,
politically, but how or where has hot
been found out yet.
A horrible accident occurred on the
railroad near Salem Monday. As the
morning train was Ell route TO Philad-
elphia the locomotive struck the 2-year
old child Of William Lecolnt, who had
wondered upon the track, and literally
cut il into within sight of its mother.
The body fell on one side OF the track
and the head Oh the other. The engin-
Ger says he thought the child was a
dog.
On Wednesday a middle aged wom-
en- and "A girl about ten years old can
yassed the town for what money they
could get. They gave some lame ex-
cuse in plea for the money and upon be-
ing questioned said they lived ut Vim
centown, near Mount Holly and beg
ging for a living. When told she ought
to go to work and earn her living the
woman said she would not have
so much money as she had now. 1t is
no charity to give such able bodied peo-
pie. They should lie driven out of
tow2.
On Wednesday afternoon a profess
sional horse jocky brought Il good oOk-
ing black horse over on the Mccall
from Wilmington and offered it fer
sale or trade. 1t was not long before
one of our professional horseman who
knows all about a horse or at least it
is supposed he does. took him up on a
trade and gave SIS to boot. The Della
warahor5swas geared to the wagonalong
side of the Pennsgrover's other IL and
the team started home. When opposite
the old butcher shop the driver found
out he was stuck and SO was the horse
for it flounced about and woulln n go
any further. It "a ungelrel and
take back but the Dclawarean refus-
ed to trade back and held on to his
horse. Hot words were used and a
Sullivan-M'Caffery tilt seemed II ear
az hand, but the Jersey SuIliyas being
much larger the Oelewareau relentel
and agreed to trade back for s. watch
was done. Cur genial friend then
drove his old hnr"e, home wiser by be-
ing $50 out of pocket.