The Penn's Grove record., 1886-04-24
Mrs. Geo. w. Bevis has recovered

T.. .. fOPp, 81 ooU5tOWN, lSdL Jos.
| J. Summeriil's Office on each Monday
to give legal council, instead Of Thurs.
day us heretofore.
The steamer 5. A. Mccall is being
reprinted prior TO resuming her trips
in a few weeks. We understand The
Denny Brothers have expended about
5000 in rtiittiHg her with new ma
chinery and other repairs and she is
now one of the best boats which ply
the river.
Henry Bruins, Jr. went TO Del
aware recently to became Il lesideut
and fish. AS he moved there since
the first of April and as the visit was
not very cordially welcomed he return
ed to theJersey side of the bay rather
than take the chance of having his
boats and nets coniscated.
j. ID. Claypoole has received four or
five orders since he moved his marble
yard to ~Pennsgrove. He put a very
nice tombstone over John MuuiUn's
grave on Thursday. Al that is needed
for this industry to prosper is for the
people in this yacinity to give him
their patronage.
The Register says: "Suckers are up,
and quite a number are being caught
in the small streams here Oh their way
to the spawning grounds near the
heads of the streams. They are de-
licious eating.n 1t may be a matter
of taste but we prefer shad down here.
1t also says: ''shad fishing will continue
until June 10th. The Register most
probably refers to the sucker seasOn as
the shad fishermen down here fish until
the 18th,
On Saturday 10 inst. Mrs. s.. J. Sum
merrill, was treated toa happy surprise
by the very unexpected visit of about
sixty friends and relatives, from Null
lica Hill, Salem, Woodstown and this
vacinity, who came to congratulate her
on reaching her G2nd birth day. The
social enjoyment together with the
partaking of an abundant supply Of
choice eatables made the occasion Il
very happy one.
The suit of over driving a horse,
Mary ourinson complainant and James
S. Black defendant, for $50 damages,
came off before Mayor Holmes, Of
Woodstown, ON Monday. Jos. ]. Sum-
merrill, ESQ.,, represented the defend
ant AMI Mr.. Holmes acted as counsel
and judge for complainant. The jury
obeyed the charge and a bill to the
amount was found against the defend
ant. The case will be taken TO a high
Ell court
On of he rare sights Our townsman
may see is a lemon tree in the window
of the residence of Thomas j. Viii e
the confectioner. The tree is ladened
with about forty lemons, in the differ
ent stages to maturity, from the bios
som, which has Il similar appearance
and fragrance to a tuberose, to the
rich yellow Iipening fruit. We were
also shown Il jar of canned pluns
were preserved twenty-five years
ago by Mrs White. From their ap-
they look to he in ali excellent
il ate of preservation although they
had decreased some. Mrs. White ill.,
tends to keep them to see how long
they will last.
The catch OF Shad has been very large
This week. John Dolbow canght BIZ
Oh Monday, the highest humber taken
In this vacinity. The average catch Oh
Tuesday was about 100, on Wednesday
about 100 on Thursday about 100. The
brothers are using two tugs this
week the Crawford and Fannie LenoX.
80, 900 shad were taken to mar
set by the line each day on Monday
md Tuesday, and about 10000 Wed
lesday, and about 10000 on Thursday.
they brought SIS hundred in Phil
ON Monday and $l3 on Tues
lay. The buyer on the boat paid $40
A hundred Oh Monday, 50 on Tuesd'y
IS on Wednesday, Sl1 ON Thursday,
md S. on Friday.
A meeting Of tle members of The
Nillville Mutual Marine and Fire In
'urance Co. residing in Pennsgrove and
was held last Saturday even
ng for the purpose of combining for
mutual protection. 1t was decided to
make a voluntary assessment of n
lollar per member to employ counsel
&c. Jos. ID. Whitaker, Jos. j. Sum-
merrill and Geo. II. Elkinton were ap-
an executive committee with
power to act in the premises. The
afterwards organized ly
MI. Summerill Chairman, and
Mr.. Whitaker Secretary and Treasurer.
members were present or rep
'esented. All members of the Com
lany are earnestly requested to join
II this movement to resist any and all
Unlawful! assessments and force a
speedy winding up of its affairs.
List o fJurers
The following gentlemen were drawn
oy Sheriff Kelly, in the presence IF
Judges Plummer, Wood and Hitchner,
lie Court House, Tuesday morning,
o serve AS Petit Jurors at the coming4
May term of Salem County Courts:
l Henry j. Dubois, Pittsgrove
2 Levi S. Grosscup, l.. A. Creek
3 Nathaniel Fox, Quinton
4 James B. Springer, L. p. Neck
5 David Allen, Warrington
6 Gotleib Cress, Upper Pittsgrove
7 David CARL, Salem
s James II. Risley, Salem
8 John L. Curry, Upper Penns Neck
10 Abel Harris, Quinton
II William III. Bowen, Quinton