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The Penn's Grove record., 1888-12-08
SALEM COUNTY HISTORICAL sOcI-

The annual meeting of the Salem
County Historical Society was held OIL
Tuesday in Salem. The old officers
we're reelected, The annual address
OF report of the executive committee
was read by DIR. L. S. Sharp. 1t was
decided to have a lecture in the near
future by DR.. G. C. Abbott, of Trenton
on the early mai of New Jersey"
for the benefit of the society, also a
loan exhibition of historical relics in
the society's rooms. W. L. billiard
and George Mecum were elected
delegates to the New Jersey His
torical Society.
The committee to erect monument
over the grave of John Fenwick, was
instructed to place the monument by
the fence of the field in which the grave
is located, in Ease they cannot place it
Oh the spot.
A cOmmitte VAS appointed to wait
upon City Council and request that
body to restore the old name of Felwick
street to East Broadway.
A number of presentations were
made to the society.
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Read the Following; MIC TT, MOTIFS, NewarK,
Ark. says; Was down with Abseess OF Lungs.
and friends and physicians pronounced me an
Ineurable COnsumptiye. Began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery for omsnmptlon, am
now on my thir bottle, and able 10 oversee the
WORK on MY farm. II is the finest medicine
ever made" Jesse MiddlewaT. Decatur, Ohio,
saws: "Hsl il rot been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption | would have died
of Lung Troubles s. Was given up by doctors.
Am now in best of health" 1ry 1t. Sample
bottles free at Al. JOhnson's Drug Store,
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The Best salve in The world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, salt Rheum
Fever Sores, letter, Capped Hands.
Chilblains Corns, and all skin Eruption
and positively cures Piles, OF no pay IT.
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded Prie,
Is cents per box. For sale by NJ. johnson
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ErTARs P. O., YORK co.. PA. Scots. 'Ss
MIR j., F. TRUITT. Bridgeport MI:
Enclosed find S2.5b for which please soad me
six 10y boxes Of your Lozenges, and | do say
they are the best In the world They have dome
me more good than any medicine / ever used,
and shall recommend them to AM can.
Yours truly, ELxxR 1. BauSzER.
This article has no equal for dyspep-
STA in any form. You can eat what
ever you wish and at the same time be
cured. Price SOC abox. For safeat Div
er & Summerill's store or py mail.
Good men wanted to cNnvaAs every
home in every county. J.. Fl TRUITT,
nu~facturer, Bridgeport. MI. M922
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Plaids are at their brightest.
A wealth Of them, as if every
tartan possibility had been
sun-stamped on these warm,
soft woods. We don't pre-
tend to count them. There's
nothing short Stripes and
cluster stripes and broken
stripes, prism tinted, crossed,
cris-crossed and tangled. Moth
ing that seems dull or dead.
Let one Of the quierest,
simplest styles stand for all.
a plaid camel hair, cut into
half.inch squares by half-inch
wide stripes both ways, and
sprinkled with bright specks
like buttercups in a June
meadow. A first. class, good
weight, 4a-inch stuff, 1t has
been sI.a5, now 75c. Not a
grain ofreason for the drop,
or for the drop in dozens more
dress stufs-except that we
don't wait till shutdown Of a
season to do such things.
2greens olive
8 browns plum
gray navy
There isn't in all the land
such another gathering of rich
Novelty Dress Stuffs. W.
hear it from all around. Nc
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Danamaktr's

odds whether the visitor is from
about town or from New York
or Chicago or where not, that's
the word we get.
Ribbon . striped Novelties,
rich and exclusive.
Silk-corded Borders. in fairy
traced patterns.
Persian Borders, splendid
with color-glimpses Of the
! Orient.
/, Ye.. can put in half an hour
among them and see a new de.
light between every breath.
More and more room for
Handkerchief. 1t is always so
this time ofyear. 81 feet of
counters does very well for
samples, but that's before the
quick steps Of the Holiday
buying begins. There is now;
One long counter for Silk Handkerchiefs
Onel long counter for r'eH's Linen Handker-
chiefs.
Two long counters for woWen's Linen
Handkerchiefs.
The Linen is pure LINEN.
We've said that time and
again. but you can't hear it
too often. Itwould be much
easier tor US to get cotton-and-
linen or all-cotten Handker-
chiefs, just as most other stores
do. 1t would be quite as. easy
to keep on in the common rut
and call them Linen But
we don't do things that way.
Linen is Linen here, just as
everything else in the store is
exactly what we say it is.
The little Handkerchief for
boys and girls are just as true
flax as the big ones for bigger
folks. You may have them
printed reyered
embroidered scalloped
hemstitched diced
or with fancy sewing.
Let one kind-Ladies' En-
broidered White Linen Hand.
.kerchiefs-show how varieties
run: One Aund,red and Bly-
ae distinct styles, Csc to 81
each. Everyone new this sea
son. We never had anything
approaching them for sorts.
And we've made no count Of
the thicket of Women's White
Linen Handkerchief, embroid.
cred or hemstitched, at 25c
and under Ia wonderfully good
one at I2Hc), or Of the higher
flight into white, lace edged
goods up to Sc each.
Women plain White Linen
handkerchief, /, n, /, N,
and ? inch hens, 81 to S4.2o a
dozen.
We believe our Women,s.
124c white unlaundcred Initial
Handkerchief the best for
the money ever sold. Dimes
do as muchaccordingly for you
in Another grade.
Misses Handkerchiefs, seal
Hoped, hemstitched, embroid-
cred and printed, 10 to 35c.
Boys Colored Handker-
chiefs woven border, S, 6,
and SC.
And so the story runs-but
you haven't had half of it.
john WANAMAKER.
| Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall square
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COUNTY ~GLEANrNGs.
The Salem Band has disbanded.

lilo todlCii Dhiu iluo oiobntaShs
George Lawrence, li~yingnear We AZ
town, had a fore-fnger blown off last
week while loading his gun.
The lower room of the NJ. r.. Church
of Woodstown, will be r~e-seated with
opera chairs. The money foyj this pur-
pose has been raised by works $ in the
Sunday-schOOl.
The Atlantic and Pacific Op>Refn-
ing Company is erecting i lar se dSrss,
ervoir on Sale '~eek below the Gov.
cred Bridge 10 be u.s. riUy
centre for South Jersey towns.
By the analysis of the water it has
been decided that recent cases OF dips
liberia in Salem was caused by impure
water.
VIM. Jones, of Salem, had II ear
shot off and the side of bis face LAGER.
ated by the accidental discharge Of a
gun by Herman Morgan on Thanks
giving day.
Sheriff Butcher has received An order
to summon a commission de lunatico IN.
quireado, to enquire into the sanity oi
David Sparks, Jr., Of Warrington.
The jury will sit at the court house on
Saturday, Dec 18th.
Several young men of Salem, are
contemplating chartering the steamer
Greenuich and taking a party to Wash
ington on the 4th Of March. The
steamer will accommodate 40. persons
and those who go are to board on the
boat during their stay at Washington.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY NOTES.
The December term Of the Gl0uces'
ter Co. Court opened at Woodbury. on
Tuesday. Judge Reed presided as
Judge Garrison is presiding In Camden.
In his charge to the Grand jury
Judge Reed referred to the new Local
Option law and explained its provisions
especially in the county which voted
dry at the recent local option cleo
tion.
The Grand Jury completed Its iabors
Wednesday and returned IL true bill
| of Indictment, as follows: Bribery, 3
assault and battery, 8: Illegal liqsol
selling, 2;-grand larceny,i 2; highwa,
robbery, /. The defendants were called
and all plea led not guilty. Thomas J,
Stratton and Joseph Harker, Of Green
wich township, we're Indicted fol
attempted bribery at tn local option
election.
The townships Of Glessboro and Clay
ton will hereafter iA,e two polling
places as more than GOO votes were cast
in those places at the last election.
A majority OF the people Of Mnllics
Hill have decided that name suits then
for their town and 1t will continue tt
be Mullica Hill.
Thomas Davidson, q prominent ship
per, of Swedesboro, has made an assign
| ment.
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The schooner J. r. p. Moore, Capt.
Joseph Gaskell, arrived at Salem with
her load of North Carolina lumber for
John Summerill & Bro. last Sunday.
Part was consigned to Newell & Son
at Salem, part was unlnaded AT the
Cove. and part taken to Philadelphia.
She left New Berne, n. c., on October
30th, and, after being out two days,
ran back to Ocrucoke on account of
bad weather and stayed until Nov. Goth.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER s, 1888.


L O S.
The steamer Greenwich is laid up on
shore above PENIS Grove.
Tue Penn's Grove public school will
hold a fair on the Dist and 22nd.
Revival services continue with inter
est in both Emmanuel and st. Paul's
Churches.
The personal property of Jos. W.
Cooper will he sold at assignee's sale
next Wednesday, the 18th.
Mrs. Tillie Pierce's new double house
Oh Pitman st. is being inclosed. Hud.
son $. Titus is the builder.
Everybody welcomed at Stites's.*
The st. Pauls NJ. E. Sunday School
will hold their ith Annual Christmas
Entertainment Oh Christmas Eve.
Walks have been dug around EN-
manuel church and filled in with gray
ell which is a great improvement.
Capt. Biddle Somers makes his last
trip to the Wilmington markets today
with the sloOp Fannie and Annie.
Township Committeeman Springer
has had the streets in Penn's Grove
greai ly improved by a coat of shells.
Hot soup at Stites's restaurant today
The bins of the Pennsville coal deal
ers are empty and some of the residents
are getting their coal in Wilmington.
Capt. Robert Dole arrived home on
Wednesday from Georgetown, 5. e.,
He brought Il load of lumber to Phila-
delphia.
Elmer Page, of Chicago, has selected
a site near Port Penn, and will shortly
build a large plant thereon to make
pottery-ware and bricks.
Sweet cider for sale at Stites's today 4
James J. Harris has greatly improved
his property on Main Street by having
the front filled in. James is becoming
one of our progressive bust less men.
The parties who purchased the wreck
of the old steamer Juniata had wreck
ers to work on her a few days but gave
I'M the contract. Consequently she
was offered for sale again on Thursday.
Edward S. Harris aud William E..
Morrison will leave this morning for
Mayport, Florida, near the mouth OF st.
Johns river, where they will fish for
shad during the winter. There has
been no yellow fever there.
A well-known doctor says that the
fumes of Kerosene, when "A lamp is
turned low, are likely to cause dipther-
ia. This should stop the habit of some
who are accustomed to sleep with a
lamp lighted in their room.
Fresh candies and fruits at Philadel-
phia prices at Stites's restaurant
All of the bids for the improvement
of the inland waterway between Della
ware ami Chincoteague Bays and for
the improvement of Mispillipn River
aid Duck Creek, Del, have been re-
:...o, h,, ro Wa dsu,r+maut as heiug
too high,
The project advertised to have a part
of Upper Penn's Neck set off and made
a part of O,dmaus township, 50 us to
avoid making two polling places in
,hie ,ow,shin is creatinr some talk
.m,,o ,h. n,liticians some fail to
- u,nh,a Urr.r Neck will he benei .
"a, bv ,oosiug Gonna of its territory.
tho post
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'in.e' ao,t 1905. ,,;,. A.,
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BE sure of number 315 Market ST.
Wilmington, Del, when in want of
pictures. Cabinets 50 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 OH the Juniata. SO
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Net
To Rent.

A farm of 100 acres neal Courses Lane
which Jos. Mhitsell now lives. For pa.r
apply to MRS. HANNAH A. SUMMER
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DrED

Died
HARRIS-In Salem on the both ult.
John e. Harris, in his 59th year.
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A suitable reward offered for the
boys who broke Stites's Windows
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Pursuant to an order of the Orphans Court
Vt the County Of Salem, made at the October
Term, 1883, the subscribers, administrators of
element A. Borden, deed, will sell at Public
!, sale in front Of the Court House, in the City of
hSalem, on
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is a student at
ut a few days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
HIS yAME WAS sOMEwHA1 LIKE 7AscoTr.

Chicago, sept. 20.-It seems that the young man
arrested I'm Denver yesterday Tascott was really
a naive of Memphis, Tenn, wherc his parents live.
a dispatch from Memphis says: General q. r.
Turner received telegram yesterday afternoon from
Denver from his son, I. Scott Turner saying that he
had been arrested as the Chicago murderer and i'm
plorlng his father to get him out Of the scrape
Young Turner answers to the description OF Iascoit
and carries a watch with the words " r. ecOti' en-
craved on ths inside Of the ii is supposed that
The inscription has been read TaScott by the persons
who arr-sild tho young man al Denver.
Denver Sept. 29.-Shcrif Weber at noon to-day
released Carer, the man arrested yesterday on tho
A. J. smell Of Chicago. having satisfied himself that
there was no ground for OBTAINING him
Chicago, sept 20.-Thc Administrations Of the estate
of Amos ! Smell who was murdered by burglar
alleged be william Tascott, February last, and
who havo offered reward OF 100000 for the apprc
henslon OF the murderer oer additional reward
Of 81 the recovery Of the papers and documents
taken from the SMELL house at that date.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
CARRYING AID TO THE SOUTH.
NO MORE NURSES NEEDED AT JACKSONVILLE
NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS.

NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
Major Joseph ii. Durkcc, OF the Florida Auxiliary
Relief Association, received a telegram yesterday
from DR.. Neal Mitchell, president of the Jacksonville
Board OF Health, saying that in consequence of the
nurses. The Finance Committee has received from
the Metropolitan Board Of Fire Insurance Brokers a
check for 1888 %, 10 be added TO the fund. Tho
association mailing a special effort to sell $500
tickets for the entertainment at the Peoples Theatre
next Sunday evening.
The Fcnandna Relief Committee completed its
organization yesterday by clecting Samuel a. Swami
chairman, and W. b. c. Duryce secretary and treas
The committee has already raised S507 for the
relief of Fcrnandna Among the largest contributors
are f. 5 Jaffray & Co., Aiken Son & Co., and william
ID. WhcelIfgh & Co., who give 800 each
The Tribune received yesterday for the yellow
fever fund the following sums: From "A Boy 70 i;
-. t. S. Total amount received to date, S6I4 81.
The subscriptions received at the Mayors Office yes
terday amounted TO $J,0O3 50. making the total sum
forwarded by the Mayor $56,422 05. Tho Associated
Ale and Lager Beer Brewers Of Ncw-York, $4,000 {;
through Tho Tribune, S74 through The Times,' So.
The action Of the New-York Press Club, in passing
resolutions commenting the heroic devotion to duty
manifested by Mr. r. Bowden City Editor of The
Timcs-Unon," Jacksonville and resolving to raise a
ing a favorable response. Che committee acknowledge
the receipt of the following contributions W. ii.
England. 80; Coroner MesSemcr x25 Toronto
Globe go; Joseph Howard. jr, $l5; others, $1o
given by Miss Cora Tanner and company at the Four
teenth Street Theatre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
the treatment DR.. Mackenzie's strong point is
that the operation proposed by the German doctors
was likely to be rapidly fatal.

that the operation proposed by the German doctors
was likely to be rapidly fatal.
No steps whatever are being taken in London
for q Congo expedition. SO far as the English
committee is concerned, it is paralyzed. The
German expedition is making progress, and the
result is likely to be that the Congo will become
German. Fainter and fainter grow hopes Of MIR.
Stanley and the fear now is that the white man
the Bahr-el-G Ghazel is not he
remarkable exhibition is being visited by So
ciety to-day at the New Gallery the latest home
of English aestheticism 1t portends revolt Of the
artistic host With few exceptions the disin-
guished men and artists who have led the way in
the reform Of decorative art, both ecclesiastical
and domestic, have been anonymous. All the
credit given to the manufacturer The
capitalist makes reputation the artist is left un-
known. The artists now determined that the
public henceforth shall know them. An Arts and
Crafts Society has been formed, and its first ex-
hibition opens on Monday privately viewed to-day.
The leaders of the movement are Mr.. Burne-Jones,
Mr. Morris, Mr. Holiday, Mr.. Walter dc Morgan,
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Day The exhibition is full Of
all kinds of decorative work Mr.. Burne-Jones
is seen in what to the London public is new light.
His caslxets decorative panels and painted windows
are more delightful than his pictures. Mr.
Morris, already well known as decorator, sends
most beautiful specimens of earlier and later art
Very beautiful moudngs and filings are dis
played, especially by Mr.. Webb The American
colony is largely represented at to-day's private
view, and it is probable that many pretty things
will find their way to America in consequence Of
the exhibition.
Mr.. Mansfield appears on Monday night at the
Lyceum in A Partisan Romance Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" is therefore superseded. The
business of the American company is improving
as the holiday season ceases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
SEEKING A PARDoy FOR HENRY J. SPENCER

Baltimore, Sept. 30 jspccial)- women Of
Maryland are trying to Henry J. Spencer from
the paows. He 10 have been hanged at
Cumberland yesterday, but Governor Jackson grant
I'd him rcpricvc until October 90. Encouraged
by securing this delay the hundreds of people
Interested In his behalf now bringing the strong
est influence to bear upon the Governor for a
pardon Spencer killed the man who brutally
assaulted the girl to whom he betTothcd and
whom lac afterward married. scott Dawson, her
Assalant, served six Years In state prison for rhe
crime Spencer In the meantime married the girl
and she ana her baby died two years later. Some
amc after Dawson left prison, Spencer killed him
and was convicted and sentenced 10 bc hanged.
lie did not fear death, but two weeks ago at
tempted suicide by opening vein In his arm, 10
cscape the disgrace OF death on the gallows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
THE MURDER OF MRS. HowEs.

Andover, y. b., Sept. 29.-Miss Philippine whose
testimony at the coroners inquest in the IIowes
murder case fastened the crime upon the shoulders
Of her brother. Henry Philippine, and his partner,
Fank Traften, and whose testimony yesterday caused
the Judge say, "what on earth did you tell such
pack of lies at the inquest for?n took the stand
again later in the day and swore positively that
she had been swearing falsely in the morning, and
now desired rctract that statement and have placed
on record the version she gave at the inquest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
THE .,-srp1aN EMPEROR IN DANGER.

Vienna Sept. 29.--The artillery practice yesterday
ar which Emperor Francis Joseph narrowly escaped
being shot took place at the steinfeld ranges The
Emperor ordered that the buge sound the signal TO
cease firing order that he might inspect the target
The officer in command of battery located thousand
yards away did hear the signal. and as was I'm
possible for him to see the Emperor as he advanced,
owing TO depression in the ground, the battery again
fired Fortunately the Emperor and his suite were
ont Of the line of fire. and consequently not
hurt Orderlics rushed to the battery and prevented
any further firing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
SAILORS DROWNED AT TURKS ISLAND
VESSELS BEATEN TO PIECES IN THE RECENT
GREAT HURRICANE.

VESSELS BEATEN TO PIECES IN THE RECENT
GREAT HURRICANE
Washington, Sept. 29.-The Department Of State
has been informed by the consul at Turks Island,
West Indies that hurricane passed over that place
on september Q, causing much damage both on land
and at sea- The schooner Sidney G. Hupper Of
Thomaston, Maine, Samuel Watts master, which
was loading at Turks Island, went ashore and became
a total wreck. The crew. ten in number, were all
saved. The schooner Lewis A. Hodgson, Lewis
master, of Booth Bay, Me- lying at anchor In the
harbor, dragged her anchor and went to sea- The
vessel turned bottom upward in the channel and all
hands were washed overheard. The only known
survivor a seaman named Samuel Holm, drifted on
some wrcckage TO North Caicos shore whence he was
rescued jn a suffering condition. The bark Sas
Fish, of Now-York. J. ". Covert master, left COCK
burn Harbor in a eaky condition a few hours before
the hurricane for Turks Island. She was struck by
the hurricane before her arrival and was wrecked in
the channel The master. in an injured condition,
and one seaman named Quinton Paul, difted ashore
on some wreckagc on of the Caicos Islands
II is probable that they are the only SURVIVORS
Aid has been sent them. The schooner Norena. OF
Portland Me-. landed the of the schooner
Joseph NJ. Hayes, of Bath, Me-, which fOundered at
sea on August %. After landing those men the
Norena was driven before the gale through the
channel and was struck by the full force Of the hur
ricane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
FINDING A KEG FULL OP GOLD.

Franklin, KY, Sept 20.-Yesterday morning two
welldressed strangers arrived here and inquired the
way TO an old mill operated by Mr. Whltesldes. They
went out to the mill and spent the entire day in
digging up the earth in various places They told
business here turned out profitable they would reward
H. some OF the country folks, seeing their strange
thc old MILL and man named Hendricks went out
this morning with a pick and spade and unearihed
an old hcg with s2,7O0 In gold carefully packed
thor n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30

London, Sept. Gothic officers OF the lnman Steam
ship Line state that the dispatch from Queenstown
yesterday saying that two passengers the steamer
City Of New-York thrown to the floor and sus-
tanned fractures Of their ribs and that another be-
came insane and placed In a strattacke during
gales while the vessel was on her last voyage frOm
New York, was untrue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
PITCHER GETS SEVEN YEARS.

Montreal Sept. o9.-In the Court Of Queens Bench
Today Chief Justice DorioD sentenced C. A. Pitcher,
lately teller of the Union Bank Of Providence seven
years In the penitentiary for bringing stolen money
into Canada. The Chief Justice said there was no
doubt but what Pitcher had committed gave crime.
lie had done his best 10 wreck the bank by which he
was employed and not only had he defaultcd In tho
limited STATES but he had tried the same game I'm
Montreal by purchasing bill OF exchange with stolen
money. Pitcher received his sentence Inmoved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30
rur WHEAT cROP OF DAKOTA.

Minneapolis. sept. CIV I. sheridan, satstican
of Dakota, estimates the wheat crop at 33,o00-o00
against 52,000O00 produced in tho Territory last
ycaE He has received reports from l25 correspond
enis In ffty-two counties, principally In south
Dakota and the general average he Iads TO DO nine
and three fourths bushelS.