The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31
Collier weather after the storm.

y Dut little game
notwithstanding the storm on Thurs
dag evening the prOhibitionists held
their meeting in PedricktOwn. 1t was
not 80 much the rain that interfered
as It was the darkness Of the night.
Mr.. J. U. Layton has purchased of
Daniel Bowen his interest in a
restaurant at oil King street Whining
ton, Del. Mr.. Layton now keeps a first
class eating house. Call and see him.
The New York World says: "Prof.
J. Z. Burnett, formerly of Pennsgrove
principal of the Hackensack public
school isthe heaviest pedagogue in the
State and also one of the most popular
He weighs wei 800 pounds.
A hearing was held before Justice
Dec rofft OIL Thursday: Lewis Holmes,
plaintiff and VIM. l~iatten, defendant;
being accused of stealing a gun. There
was not enough evidence put forth to
hold him for trial.
w. d. Griscom, of Salem, is erect
ing another large ice-house alongside
of his old one in Warrington, TO have
a capacity of 1000 tons. The house
will be filled by means Of an endless
chain elevator, which will be run by
steam.
John NJ. Smith is selling building
lots off of his land below the brick
Church. He has sold three. 1t will
tend to increase the population in South
Pennsgrove rs the land there is much
better for building purposes than it is
in other parts wIele it is offered for
building purposes.
The schooner T. NJ. Thomas arrived
on Saturday with a load plumber for
John Summerill 81 Bro. She left
Washington, N. g., with 1O5 600 shin
giles and 5000 feet of lumber. Most
of the shingles were left at Salem TO
stock the new lumber yard opened by
John s. Newell Sc Son.
Charles Haines, a nephew of Joseph
Stout, who left here about twenty-five
years ago and who has been living in
Salt Lake City for oye twenty years
and who is Superintendent of an ex-
tensive stage route and owns an inter-
est in 4 silver mine has been visiting
his uncle, Joseph Stout.
Surprise parties are quite frelunt
now. Henry Tussey, of Courses Ian
ding, attended one recently and met
with the greatest surprise of the even
ing. When lie looked for his overcoat
which was new and cost S2S, to go
home, it could not be found. In its
st cad was an old one split down the
back and a pair of old stockings in the
pockets.
On next Monday evening a prohibit
meeting will be held in Odd Eel
Hall, Pennsgrove, when addresses
will be delivered by Hon. j. j. Gran
dali, of Camden; Rev. james Rogers,
Of Elmer; and Rev. g. F. Garrison, of
Swedesboro. The choir of 81. Paul'S
church will furnish the music on the
occasion. Everybody is invited to be
present and hear the live issues of the
day discussed by these excellent speak
els.
MI. b. s. Russell will open his pri-
waite school at Bridgeport next Monday.
He has secu red suitable Iotms
and fitted them with the most improv.
ed school furniture. Already over 40
students are registered for the ensuing
term, several of them being boarders
On alternate Friday afternoons he in
tends having lectures given by special
lists on popular subjects, to which all
will be Invited. The people of Brideg-
port and vicinity are taking much in
in his work and promises him
their support. Success to him.
Notice is given by the lighthouse
Board that on and after October %,
1885. tho characteristics of the light
shown at Cross Ledge Light station,
Delaware Bay, New Jersey, will be
changed. Instead OF showing as here
tofore, a flash every fifteen seconds
without any period of hxed light, it
will show a fixed light for one minute,
followed by a flash every fifteen sec
onds during the next minute. From
n. N. W., through L. to $. E. by s.,
The light will he white; throughout the
arc the light will be red.
VIM. A. Sack has been very success
full in disposing of all bis sturgeon fer
tilizer. He sold nearly 200 tons and
could have sold more if he had had it.
Mr.. Sack will start South soon to en-
gage in sturgeon fishing. lie intends
to commence fishing near the lower
end of Florida and CONF northward
with the season. After extracting the
oil from the fish the remainder will be
used for fertilizer as the climate Will
not allow shipping the fish for food.
Sturgeon oil is now becoming a subsi-
tude for linseed oil in mixing paint.
1t dries well and leaves a superior
gloss