The Penn's Grove record., 1888-10-06
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1888.
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next the post office for their headquar-
ters.
Jos. J. Summerill will sell S'acres of
timber near FOrked Hickory on the
Goth.
The Democrats erected a transpar-
ency at their headquarters last Satur-
day night.
II. &. Parvin has erected a platform
near his factory and shipped some wag
on 8 from il.
The members and friends of Bethel
M. r. Church cleared 500 3 at their
Harvest Home.
The farmers have been getting Sl.30
u barrel for their sweet potatoes at the
Prnn's Grove station this week.
Rev. W. Margerum, of Mauricetown,
has been visiting his former parishion-
FRS in Penn's Grove the past week.
The Lodge of Lady Masons, of
Penn's Grove, have opened their chart
er % all who desire to join can enter
now OH very liberal terms.
James D. Torton received the prize,
a Harrison and Morton silk handker-
chief, for the beat needle work at J. d.
Whitsker's last Monday night.
The greatest improvement of the age
is that the blacksmith shop at the Cove
has been repaired and white washed
for the first time in its history.
1t will he lawful to shoot wood cock
the last fifteen days in this month, and
from the fifteenth day of November to
the twenty.ffth day of December.
1t is said that chewing gum will ef-
feet the eye sight from the continual
chewing. An excessive chewing of
gum will also cause white ulcers in the
mouth.
Some of our citizens noticed an un-
usual looking gun boat steaming upthe
river on Tuesday afternoon. 1t was
the new dynamite-gun cruiser Vesuvius
on her trial trip.
The Republican club has u dandy
Transparency in front of their head
quarters. On it is a 10y cabin with a
coon OH the roof and = hard cider bar
rel neal tile door. Artist G. W. Cable
did the fine work.
Quarterly meetings at the Penn's
Grove NJ. Z. churches tomorrow. Pre-
siding Elder Relyea will preach in st.
Paul's in the morning and in Enman-
uel in the evening.
The friends OF David &. Simpkins
and Harry DolbOw are glad to see them
out again after their severe illness OF
Southern fever with which they return
home from North Carolina week before
last.
Housekeepers will all he glad to know
how 70 make the backing that hard
ware dealers put OH stoves. 1t is SIM
ply black variisli dissolved in turpen-
the and mixed with any ordinary good
stove polish.
Vice Chancellor Bird has decided
that when MI obligation falls due on
Sunday the day is not counted, and
compliance with the stipuiaLions OF
the contract ON the next day is deemed
in Law u performance.
Ii IS said a man in Upper Neck re-
Gently married his second wife Just
one week after the death Of his first
one. Truly it be said in the words
of shakespeare 1.-THE funeral meats
answered for the marriage supper"
The Delaware county pa farmer
who recently advertised for a wife has
already received, over 100 letters from
women of various ages, who are will
ing To marry him. The advertiser is
said to be TO years old and very well to
do.
w. H. Blake, owner of the Juniata
has sued W. p. Somers, the captain of
Juniata y week previous to her being
burned, for a settlement IN the court al
Wilmington. Capt. Somers offered %
settle with him previous to his dis
charge if he would come to Penn's
Gruve.
The steamer ,Junis,a was insured for
q NM in the ROYAL company. An agent
of the company was III town last D "
urday and said the company liz not III