The Penn's Grove record., 1885-05-16
MAY 16, 1885.
10 s.
Clean your cellars.

Wall paper at Mrs. Bilderback's
The Cove school closed on Friday of
asst week.
1t is said there was quite a frost on
Tuesday morning.
II. j. White has improved his front
by filling in and plant ing hitching
posts.
Open the drainsto let the stagnant
water run off that which will breed .
pestiience.
St. Paul's Church yard has been
neatly cleaned up and some beautiful
evergreen trees planted.
Have your watch dog on thc leok
ont for the assessor, but don't Call the
dog in when he does come.
DON'T forget the strawberry festival
in odd Fellows Hall next Saturday.
All are requested to tome out
The assessors will commence their
work of assessment and taking the cen
sus on next Wednesday Goth, inst.
S. r. Shoemaker, formerly of this
town, has charge of the Riddle Man
sio., on the Border of Wilmington.
Mr.. Gerry Tussey goes TO Woodstown
next week to make tin cans for the
firm of Dickinson and Lippincott.
Rev. W. Margerum and Rev. J..
Garrison, Of Pedricktown will exchange
pulpit Sunday morning Ito morrow.
Barnum's circus will visit Bridgetpn
next Monday 18th, and O'Brien will lie
at Salem on Wednesday goth, list.
Corn planting has been the order of
the husbandnlan, and house cleaning
that of the housewife during the past
week.
Read the advertisement OF Mrs. L.
Sailor. She keeps a full supply of
ladi es' and children's bOnnets ut the
lowest prices.
The horse disease still continues In
the township. Johu NJ. Beyls has had
five of his six horsrs sick with disteD-
per and pinkeye.
On last Saturday a large barn was
raised on Hon. Wm. SumDerill's farm
Occupied.by John NJ. Bevis. l04 persons
partook of the raising supper.
Bruna & Co., of Salem, have quite a
trade of ice cream in Wilmington. 1t
ia brought to Pennsgrove by the Rey-
bold and taken over by the Mccall.
Mr.. ". Reilly, of Camden, has re-
ceived the contract for making the
Gettysburg monument for the 18th
Regiment. Read his advertiser ent in
the RECORD.
Mrs. s. j. Summerill, of South
Pennsgrove, is having her residence
frightened up by a fresh coat If paint
administered by the skillful artist c.
W. Cable.
Thomas weatlerhy, near Pedrick
town, set out several Thousand sweet
potatoes last week. The early sprouts
grow the high priced potatoes and
Mr.. W. generally has them,
The first strawberry festival of the
season will be held by Emanuel Brick
Sunday school in Odd Fellows Hall on
next Saturday afternoon and evening
May 23d. All are cordially invited.
William d. Fawcett, who has been
working in John Dialogues Slip yard,
at Camden, cut his foot severely with
an axe on Tuesday so he had to return
home.
The first strawberry WI have seen
this season appeared in town the past
week. They were Southern berries
and for sale by Kille and Shoemaker.
They also keep on hand a fresh lot of
spring peas, onions. lettuce, aud rad
Usher.
Last Wednesday afternoon, Andrew
Holton's horse broke off a post in front
of VIM. Divers store at Union Corner
where it was hitehed. After turning, it
run l75 yards and became anchored in
the fence near by. No damage was done
excepting to the wagon and harness.
The schooner, Delaware, Capt. Dan-
ard A. Agnew, arrived at Barber's
wharf on last Saturday with a load of
lumber from Snow Hill, Nd. The
hold was full with shucks for G G..
Green, of Woodbury.. They were ship
ped by beiag transported to the ears.
There was a quantity Of OAK planking
for. JOHN Summeril 81 Bro, and some
pine aoorlns for parties in Wilrnfneton