The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-26
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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1888
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Tie Penns Grove pier is being re-
paired.
Dairy Maids festival tonight in Odd
Fellows Hall.
Central Sunday School will hold a
strawberry festiya. on June 9th.
The frost on Sunday night damaged
several hot beds and growing plants.
A song service will be held in the
Bethel Church tomorrow evening, 26th.
The personal effects of Matilda Lloyd,
dec, will be sold next Thursday after
noon.
The railroad company has received
a boat load of heavy timbers for bridge
repairs.
The cool weather has not been
favorable for setting sweet potatoes
this week.
Building is not so brisk in PenDs
Grove as in the few years passtd. Only
one house is now being erected.
wilmington has a new evening
paper, the Journal, which started on
Monday, with prospects Of success.
The a tention of our readers is called
to the ad of r. C. Parvm, Agt. and
the reduced prices IF his farm wagons.
One Of the mills at duPont's pow
der works, nea Wilminton, exploded
on Tuesday night with no great dam
age.
Clark c. Turner has built a lime
house in his coal yard and now has a
lot of lime on hand to accom- modate
those wanting 1t.
OF the II, 900 voting citizens in Will
mington only about one half have reg
istered so they can vote at the coming
municipal election.
A newspaper is judged rs much by
what it don't publish az by what it
does. We leave more local news out
this week than we put in.
Acton Post G. A. R., will attend
Ch urch tomorrow: at Emmanuel in the
morning. the Bethel in the afternoon,
and St. Pauls in the evening.
The skiff Rev. Waldo Messaros,
Cnpts. Jordan. Il Simpkins, sailed from
Hope Greek to Penns Grove last week
in q hours. Who can beat it?
THE remains of Charles Peterson
a former resident of Penns Grove, were
brought from Philadelphia last Satur-
day and buried in Emmanuel cemetery.
Sturgeon fishermen who were home
from bay Side on Sunday reported fish
ing good last week but the price on the
decline. Fish are being put in the re-
frigerator.
Frank Featherer, son Of Postmaster
Featberer, of Auburn, aged abo ut 5
years, was kicked by his fathers horse
on Sunday. The little fellows thigh
was broken.
Henry Hates and Caleb Costil
caught the largest cat fish last Saturday
many aver saw. 1t weighted Z pounds
6 OF. and measured % inches long and
Is inches in circumference.
Parker FennimOre made a remark
able catch Of fish IN Monday. There
were SO shad and IS rock fish, the lat
ter all neal each other and weighing
from II to 40 pounds each.
There is n report that the Delaware
River railroad will be- extended to Penns-
willie in u year. II is said the rOmte will
be surveyed in u >eiy short time and
subscription papers for stock issued.
OF, for an editor Stead and a Pail
Mall Gazette to publish Penns Groves
sensation. Such profligste immor-
tally is too vile to poison the minds
of the young 10 we desist from pub
fishing it.
The steamer Delaware will commence
running between Salem and Phila-
delpllia on May 3lst. Isaac Powell, for
many years clerk of the Reybold, will
act rs clerk of the delaware when
she resumes her trips.
The Republican, of Wilmington,
have nominated Austin b. Harring-
ton, a prominent lawyer for Mayor.
Many Democrats are boiling the Demo-
cratic nom;nas and thers ia 81 nrobabil.
-" -. a,a~,.a p-nn.,Iia..
ity Vi '"e e'ec''o' Vi u nepaoi'o"i
Mayor on June End.
The nersonal roperty of r. C Par.
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