The Penn's Grove record., 1888-08-18
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1888.
10 S.

The Us festival last Saturday night
was a failure.
Rev. j. o. r.. Corliss has been trans.
fered to New Gretna, Burlington Co.,
from Auburn.
Truck is late this year. A few in
:hls vicinity have been trying their
sweets to see how they turn out.
Very few can dig yet.
The schooner Meta Pierce, Capt.
John Denny, will begin loading truck
at Barber's wharf next Monday, 10th,
for the Philadelphia markets.
The intermittent showers last Sun
day made it very unpleasant for those
who went to PitmaE Grove Camp Meet
ing and stopped many from going.
Our old friend Reimer Hendricks
has again remembered us with one of
h $ line melons in raising which he
can't he beat. Thanks, Reimer.
County School superintendent
Gwynne gives notice in another column
that the next examination for teachers
certificates will be held next Saturday,
25th, in Salem.
Don't forget that the only opportu-
ity of tile season to go to Cape May on
the Republic will he when the Juniata
connects with her from PENIS Grove
OH Wednesday, August 29th.
James 5. Harris, is not only noted as
a re~stauranteur al No. l, Franklin St.,
but rs n gardener. He has vegetable
curiosity on exhibition of seventeen
tomatoes growing Oh u stem.
The steam barge Victor is being
pushed rapidly to completion in Bar
ber's ship yard. She is expected to be
ready to carry truck from Wright's
and Biddle's landing about the latter
part of next week.
James s. Layton being the first to
ship watermelons from Penn's Grove
was also the first to remember the prin-
tiers with the favors nature had given
him. Friend Layton, that Icing was
greatly relished. Thanks.
1t is reported that after he has visit
ed the drug stores Inspector Vandegrift
will turn his attention to hotels and
saloons, to ascertain how much pure
li,,,nr 10 cnlJ Not n,ItnI ,ln,nnr of
that as the law has been Il dead letter
so long that it would be IA phenomena
to have it enforced now.
James ID. Lawson, Of WoodstOwn,
Secretary of the West Jersey Agricul-
tural and horticultural Fair was in
town on Wednesday. AS the County
Fair is hess than n month off Il farm
ers should be looking after some pro-
duce or stock to take. Your entry
may not he the best but by taking it
you not only show your interest in this
useful enterprise but help 10 make the
fair mor interesting. Send to the
Secretary catalogue.
The Democratic Clubs OF the State
of New Jersey will hold a convention
at Trenton, next Wednesday and Thurs
day. I'D and 23d. For the benefit of
those desiring to attend the Pensylva-
mia Railroad Company will sell on
August 21st, 22d. and 23d excursion
tickets from all principal stations in
the State to Trenton at the rate of a
single fare for the round trip. The
tickets will be good for return passage
until and including August 24th.
Carl Voelker manager of Egg Har-
Dor City Bank and Hubert II. Shoe
maker, bookkeeper in the Merchants
Bank of Atlantic City, were in Penn's
Grove last Saturday, talking with some
of our business men to see what action
they will take towards starting a branch
of the Merchants Bank in Penn's Grove
They were favorably impressed with the
project which will be a reality as soon
as some of our business men take some
action to advance the interests of our
town.
Elections under the local option fea-
ture of the new liquor law have been
ordered as follows: Cumberland county
on Tuesday, August 2Sth; in Salem
and Warren counties, on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 4th; in Gloucester and Cape
May counties on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 9TH. In Camden and Burlington
counties enough signat ures were OBJ
tanned to the petitions, but adjourn
ments of the hearing defeated the hold
ing of elections this year. In Pas
sale county not enough signatures were
secured.
BE sure of number 315 Market st.
Wilmington, Del, when in want of
pictures. Cabinets So a dozen, and a
frame size given extra with each dozen.
Customers from Penns Grove will be
given two extra pictures which will be
more than their fare m the Juniata. TT
2yer's Ague Cure is an antido.e for
malaria and all malarial diseases,
weather generated by swamp or sewer.
Neither quihine, arsenic, nor any other
injurious drug enters into the compost
tion of this remedy. Warranted to
cur fever and ague.