The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-08

The steamer Major Beybald having
been repaired resumed her run on the
line on Monday booking brighter than
ever from PAINT
List Of letters remaining in Ore po.
Office at p~emnsgr5ve for month eudus
April 30. Lizzie A.. FroNmweII J..
stiles, Harry W. Simonson, Mr.. Hans
p. Sohan, Mrs. c. II. Wall, Isiaa 4.
Washington lcol.,) Luis Smith laaDt-
age.)
We can commend to our readers viii
confidence Of their being well pleased
! ii they will visit j. r. Mullin a. SON.
wilmington for a suit Of clothes.
Theyare as good tail0rs Is can byf3uud
elsewhere and their pleasing manner
fair prices, aud good wo TX viii always
induce a continuance Of patronage.
Read their ad.
William ]. Thompson, proprietor of
the Gloucester shad fishery, has just
enlarged his great seine until it is now
the largest shore net on the Delaware
river. 1t formerly was $50 fathoms
long without the ropes, and now meas
ures 700 fathoms, giving it an en0r-
nous sweep. The ropes are bout 1900
yards long in addition.
The city Of Wilmington has under con-
sideration purchasing the lands along
the historic Brandywine to be preserved
with its present natural scenery as a
public park. 1t will be a great credit
to that city to have the shady walks
and drives by the rippiiug crags of the
stream held in public trust not only for
the health OF the citizens Of that city
but for the pleasure of many pleasure
seekers from other places.
Large numbers of sturgeon are being
caught at Bay Side but as there are
several nets there is bnt a fair catch
for each one. The price of the meat
the first part of the season was 10 cents
a pound but the large supply has re-
duced it to ? cents a pound 50 that
now the meat is being stored in the re-
frigerator at that place. The sturgeon
are coming up the river and tearing
the shad nets somewhat. a few have
been caught at Pennsgroye and ship
ped to Philadelphia.
The corner stone Of the new build
ing of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, Pennsyille, will be laid on
Wednesday, June I'd, at 3 p. m. Ad-
dresses will he made by Rev. I. Han
Ion, ID. d. President of Pennington
Seminary, Rev. Wm. Walton, Of Cam
den, j. L. Roe. of Salem, and Pres!d-
ing Elder G. /. Dobbins, Of Bridgeton.
After the ceremony supper will be pro-
vided III the chapel adj0ined, at fifty
cents EACH. The services will be of an
interesting character, and a general in
vitatioE is extended.
Arbor Day was appropriately cele-
DRAFTED last Friday by the PeIinsgrove
public school. The principal gave a
vely interesting address on the uses Of
trees, tlieir influence on health, impor
lance in keeping up a supply, National
influence, Nations encouraging tree
culture. The four departments then
ma ched to the play grounds, where
four trees were SET out, representing
the four teachers. Each teacher and
every scholar placed some Of the earth
around each tree, there by binding
them to the feeling that it will be their
duty to see that the trees are not wan
tonly harmed.
The Agricultural report on the con-
dition of winter grain makes the fol-
lowing return for South Jersey. Glou-
cester, two months of protection; pres
ent condition healthy and growth lux
urIous. Salem unusually well protec-
ted; present condition is good except in
low lands. Cape May, in protection,
heavy winds have blown sone roots
out of the ground and others froze
Camden, protected two weeks; some
that was sown late has suffered from
the extreme high wind during March,
but the rest is above the average. III
the State at large wheat is reported
AZ 102; rye 101. The average sown is
neatly 5000 less.