The Penn's Grove record., 1888-10-13
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1888.
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There was u heavy frost on Wednes-
day morning.
Farmers are busy digging potatoes
aud sowing wheat.
Rev. C. s. Powelson will leave for
Conference next Tuesday morning.
The wood lots of Jos. J. Summerill's
timber sale next Saturday may now be
viewed.
The timber sale by Asahel BortOn
has been adjourned until next Thurs
day, 18th.
The friends of ii. II. DeGrofft, ESD,
are pleased tn see him Out again after
some weeks illness
You should have seen how the chick
ems run on Wednesday when the Dom
inies appeared in sight.
Samuel M. Denny and Jas. d. Tor
ton have been excused from jury duty
because of urgent business.
Presiding Elder Relyea has been UNI
well for some time 50 he did not preach
In either church last Sunday.
The new church at HaineS' Neck i S
nearly completed and will be dedicated
about the first Of next month.
Several of u citizens attended the
Wilmington Fair this week and report
ed it very good and interesting.
James Hutchinson raised the jumbo
pumpkin in this vicinity. 1t measured
SIT. II inches in circumference and
weighed los TBS.
Mrs. Tillie Pierce has bought a lot Of
Clement b. tanning, on Pitman ST.,
upon which she intends building IA dou
bic house at once.
j. Wesley Thompson is building II
iDnse on his farm near Courses Land
ing with the intention of dividing his
farm and moving into the new house
himself in the spring.
Mrs. 5. NJ. Price and Mrs. Alfred
Robbins left Oh Monday to represent
the PENIS Grove W. c. 7. U. in the
State convention ut Passaic.
Samuel Ansink, of Upper Penn's
Neck, has a colt several weeks old
which he is raising on !. COW, the moth
ri of the colt having died when the ba-
by was only three days old.
Miss Lizzie Culin died in Ihiladel-
phia Of u lancer OH Monday and was
brought to PENIS Grove on Tues
day. The funeral took place from the
residence Of her mother OH Thursday.
Clark Petit, of Hedgefeld stock farm
had his blOoded stations on exhibition
at the Wilmington Fair this week.
The fair was one of the best III the
country, surprising Mt. Holly some
Thought.
The sensation in Penn's Grove po-
Ticical circles the fore part of the week
was the resigning Of Chas. Woodley, an
ex-soldier, from the Republican club
and becoming Il member of the Demo-
cratic club. For reasons he says ask
him.
The canning season. closed this week.
The season has been a poor one, some
of the factories having filled only one
half their CANS. II. d. Hughes, Il: the
Cove, has filled $50, 600 cam Of Tomatoes,
about three.fOurlbs of his Intended
pack.
John Summerill 4 Bro. have bought
the lot next their property of ReV. }.
&. Summerill's heirs with the intention
of building a house OH part o lit. Rob
ert d. Hughes has purchased half the
lot and intends building a house next
spring.
VIM. G. Peterson's suit against the
Penn's Grove Pier Co. for personal H.
Jury will be tried in Salem county court
next Tuesday. MI. Peterson's attorney
JOS. J. Summerill will he assisted by r
S. Clymer. G. II. S%innickson is for the
Pier Co.
The Democrats have had some very
fine transparencies painted and placed
In front their HEADQUARTERS. On them
are the white house 'nOt to let" a
rooster, portraits of Cleveland and
Thurman and appropriate tariff reform
mottos. C. w. Gable did the work.
W. II. Blake has put a small propeller
passenger steamer Oh the line between
Penn's Grove and Wilmington. The
same crew which went on the Juriats
is in charge, with James Mcintyre cap
tain. She began running on Monday
and the CAPTAIN says he expects TO run
her until stopped by the ice. The An
ma & Mary is still on the line and suits
the market people best.
The Standard in speaking of the Re
publican convention last week says.
John Wright, of Philadelphia, AN Up
per Neck boy, made a speech that
really shook the foundations of this
Democratic stronghold" 1t is the
general opinion of many Republicans
that he shook their foundation far
worse than he did that of the Demo
Gratis.
"For years ! suffered from the loss
of appetite and indigestion, but failed
to find relief until began taking
Ayers S~arsaparilla. This medicine
entirely cured me. My appetite an'
digestion are now perfect, Fred. G
Bower, 496 Seventh st., South Boston
Mass.