The Penn's Grove record., 1886-06-12

allows Silad nSllIilg.
Strawberries are plentiful and cheap,
selling at G to 8 cents a quart.
Miss Lizzie Sharp, the evangelist was
visiting friends at the Cove last wefk.
James ID Torton is recovering from
his illness so as to be able to he out
again.
st. Pauls Sunday school took about
500 on their excursion to Beverly on
Thursday.
Cherries are ripe and there is a good
crop of them but the birds get the
first choice.
Benjamin Dfks, who has been sick
for over a month, We arc glad to see
about again.
Miss Annie Peterson, of Woodstown,
is spending the week in P%ennsgroVe,
visiting friends.
The Board of F~reeholders held their
monthly meeting in the Court House
Ell Wednesday.
James Sharp, near Sharptown, has a
cow that recently dropped a calf which
weighed 100 pounds.
When YOU want a cool refreshing
drink go to DR.. JohLson's soda water
fountain. 1t tizes for all.
A letter directed IN a foreign Ian
guisge has been received at the post of
ace from Wilmington, Del.
1t is June Quarterly tomorrow with
the colored people and the usual big
time will be held at Bushtown.
y water snake having four legs
three feurths of an inch long was re-
centiy'kined neal Woodstown.
The Presbyterian and BartistChurch-
es, of Woobstown, are without pas
tors, and bave been for some time.
Summer has come to judge by the
weather on Thursday which was the
warmest day that has been this year
The Sons Of Veterans, of Woodbury.,
will run their second annual exc ursion
to Pennsgroye on Wednesday July a.
The schooner i. j.. Stull, Capt. /. u.
Ililman, started down the Bay on
Wednesday to engage il carrying salt
hay.
The strawberry festival of the Cen
trail Sunday school last Saturday was ii
success. About $40 was cashed ana
$40 cleared.
Last week our type made us say that
Mis-. Pierce read an essay at the W. G.
T u. entertainment. 1t should have
sad Mrs. Price.
Did YOU attend the floral service last
evening at Emmanuel church? If you
did how we've you pleased? Ii not, you
missed u good entertainment.
Children's Day services We're held n
the Bethel Church last Sunday. y
p|ro.usiom of flowers and the appropri-
ate exercises made it a pleasant occas-
ion.
Most of the sturgeon fishermen have
C me up from the bay. Most IT them
hive had IA good season. They viii
continue fishing ~ the river for some
time.
Charles z. Barber has bought AL en-
CINE to run his machinery is his sash
factory. A road will be opened from
his fuctory along the railroad to Main
street.
Judge Nixon of the State Supreme
~ ..t. L.. n,, trn,od tho cnfn nf the
schooner Meta Pierce by the U. S.
Marshal, and. John Denny has taken
charge of her.
The old steamer-baIge John S. Ide
has been the subject of much litigation
fer a long time. The U. S Marshal
at Philadelphia has attached her for
$1,000 salvage.
Samuel Sheble has had his cottage
treated to a fresh coat of paint DR..
johnson ard Mrs. William Harris are
having their residences beautiied with
different colors.
A fair and fruit and festival will be
held on next Thursday evening, June
17th, on the grounds adjoining st.
Georges Church, Lower Penns Neck.
The public is cordially invited.
The schooner Irvan b. is at Bar
ber's wharf loaded with oysters shells
from Baltimore with which the Town.
ship Committee are patching up the
roads in the PennsgrOve district.
1t will be illegal to catch shad after
Thursday next, June 10th.-S. jersey
man. Not if you can catch them il
wont be. The law in this section Of
the county permits them to be caught
till the 18th.
Our readers will excuse the small
amount OF reading matter this week
as the County Statement, which is of
great importance aud should he read
with interest by every tax payer, oc-
cupies Jul space.
The Prohibition League held a meet
ing in Odd Fellows Hall on Monday
evening. Another meeting will be
held ON next Monday ev eniug. The
League has rented the privilege TO use
the Hall every Monday evening until
next 25th of March.
1t has been definitely decided TO
abandon Supawnna meadows, at the
mouth of Salem creek, in j.. p. Neck,
as no contractor can be found who will
undertake the work Of embanking the
tract.
On Monday while Willie Batten and
Eugene Irvan were amusing themselves
with a lawn mower tie latter tried to
u it on Master Bltten's feet. To
protect himself lie put his hands on
the mlchine and the fingers o. one
hand We're badly cut but no bones
were broken,