The Penn's Grove record., 1885-02-07

tional Bank stock were sold recently
at Mallica Hill for s217 per share; pai
value 800. Salem county Bank stocb
seems to be in great demand as il is j
safe investment.
Mr. T Hell, of Salem, who was haul
ing ice from Allowsy to Salem for a
man by the name Of Davis, fell from
his wagon on Wednesday of last week
ana was run over by both wheels of
tie wagon loaded with a ton aud a half
Of ice. Strange to say not a bone was
broken, but he suffers intensely, it IS
Supposed from Internal injury. He
will probably recover,
The Woodstown Register advoea es
removing the county seat to Woods
town. 1t gives for its reasons that
it is nearer the center of population
and also Of the rich agricultural district.
Woodstown will most likely have a
telephone soon.
The West jersey Agricultural 81
horticultural Association, at Woods
town, has decided to build another ex-
hibition building the same size as the
present one, and also additional build
ing for cattle and sheep. The assoei-
alton has chosen as delegates to the
New Orleans Cotton Exposition and
Worlds Fair, Omar B0rtOn, Col. j. W.
Dickinson and Samuel T. L'ppincott.
Last week q society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals was organ
lied in Salem.
Salem county has a debt of over
10000.
Thomas Shourds, ofHancock's Bridge,
has been eDgagedto furnish a report
of the Hancock's Bridge massacre to
appear in the Adjutant Generals re.
port when issued. Mr.. ShourdS is one
of the best local historians in this part
Of the State aud has furni shed much
interesting history of Salem county,
Last fall, while cutting stalks in his
cornaeld, JOS. S. Dilks, of L. a. Greek,
found an old fppenny-bit dated 1874. |
THIS is w half a century older than |
the one recently found by G. L. Smith, !
near Quinton.
A Young Women's W. G. T. U. has |
been formed in Salem, with Mrs. Paul |
inc Holme as President. |
Amos Harris and wife, of E~lsinboro,
contemplate a visit to the New Orleans |
next month.
Har rison johnson of Daretown, has |
= cat that weighs twenty two pounds.
The firm of virgins s. Bros. who
been carrying on the store b. j.
ness, at S~harptown, Harrisonyille, ard |
will soon dissolve. Oliver |
will remain at Sharptown |
stand, John virgins at Harl isonyille, |
aud Preston virgins at Woodstown.
Last week Sheriff Kelly took Mich |
ael Kilbridge, sentenced at the last term
Of Court to eighteen months in State
to Trenton.
Benz. Patterson, editor of the Stapd-
Ird, is spoken of for the mayoralty OF
THE Prohibition voters, of Salem, |
will assemble at Woodstown
Friday 18th, 1895, for the purpose
Of organizing the Prohibition party for
sHective work, II. c. Opdyke, the |
State organizer, is expected to be pres
emit. |
One day last week, while Elwood G. |
Peterson and two companions from
Woodstown were fishing at Avis mill |
pond, near Daretown, aGerman, living
at Pole Tavern, stepped upon the ice
near the bridge, where the water was
deep, and breaking through, narrowly |
escaped drowning. He was rescued by |
one of the Woodstown party, who drag |
ged him out upon the ground.
Samuel Oliphant, son of William Oil
near Woodstown, who is sttend-
ing Exeter College, New Hampshire,
recently redeived $40, the first prize for
scholarship in the Junior class of that
institution.
Joseph Newkirk of Quinton town
lost several COWS last week from
founder. They got into a feed chest
and helped themselves.
J. w. Foster has been agent at the
station for twenty-one years. |
Sleigh-owners in the Vicinity Of Elmer
took a ride Oh the ice pond last week.
Mrs. Frances e. ". Harper, of Phil
adelphia, Superintendent of this State, !
of Temperance work among the colored
under the W. G. T. U. visited
Salem last week and delivered two ex-
cellent lectures on Temperance e. She
succeeded in forming a Womans Chris
ian Temperance Union In Salem COM
posed of colored ladies.