The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-07
LOCALS

Jan. 25. Biddle Stanton's, near For
ked Hickory.
Feb. 4-Timber land, A. Borton's
estate.
Write it, 1888.
John Denny left on Friday for George.
town, s. G.
Joe. v. Clark lost a valuable horse
last Saturday.
Squire DEG rofft has returned home
from Baltimore.
Mrs. DR.. Croft is visiting relatives in
Baltimore, her native city.
Revival services began in the Beth
oil Church last Sunday evening.
This Is leap year. Tie girls and the
Presidential candidates have a chance
this year.
Only a few new year paraders dress
ed in fantastical garb and masks with
= cslithumpian band were about on
Monday morning.
William Smith who kept a record,
says there were q snow and So rains
In Pennsgrovs in 1887.
David Dennis, of Dividing Creek, ali
uncle to the Leaps, is visiting his re.
latives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Frank II. Walker and Mrs.
Mamie Barber-spent the latter half Of
last week in Washington with friends.
They arrived home on Tuesday.
The ste amer Reybold got aground
ut Delaware City on Thursday of last
week and did not reach Salem until
Tuesday, ending her last trip for the
season.
William Smith ate a totter recently
which weighed 9 pounds and had 4s
eggs in it. 1t was caught in Lees
mill pond.
Jos. q. French was the first to b.
gin filling his ice house last Saturday
with good ice about four inches thick
frUm Amos justices saw mil pond at
Perkintown.
Rev. r j. Andrews, editor of the
Methodist Herald, was in Pennsgrove
canvassing for his paper on Monday
and preached in Emmanul church in
the evening.
Charles W. Norton and family,
keeper of the Egg Island Light house,
is visiting relatives ear Pennsgrove,
Charles Diver is keeping the light in
the mea time.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, of Philadelphia
WAS in PepHsgrove on Wednesday and
conducted the services in Emmanuel
church in the evening.
The snow of last Saturday was soon
vanished by the all-day rain Oh Sunday
which also took the frost out Of the
ground, flooded the meadows and caus-
ed q breakup of ice in the river.
st. Pauls and the Bethel Churches
held watch meetingsl last Saturday night
notwithstanding the snow stormy night.
The old year WAS rung out and the new
in by the sounding Of the church bells.
The steamer Republic has been sold
to the syndicate that has purchased
the Delaware Bay and Cape May Rail-
road. She will be run as usual next
season on the Philadelphia and Cape
May route.
This year will be hard on the prin-
ters' 8 box. In some type they will
have to buy an extra number of IS.
Three like figures coming together to
mark the number of year has not occur
red since Ill years and will not oc-
u again until 1899.
Pennsgrove wants q theatre train
one night In the week and through
trains to Philadelphia all the time.
The change of cars at Wood
bury is an inconvenience Sunbeam.
The first Is not needed and would not
pay. The second would be a great
convenience.
List of letters remaining in the
post office at Pennsgrove for month
ending Dee. 81, 1887: John Avis,
Maria Bowen, Charley Miley. c. ii.
Meredith, Jennie Riley Mrs. NJ. S.
Stowe. K. X. Wiskena, Samuel Spines,
d. 8. Warner. When calling for these
say advertised"
The real estate Of s. D. Layton, de-
ceased, was offered for sale in Penns-
grove last Saturday. The farm next
Oiiphant's mill was bid no higher than
at Swedesboro, $61 per acre, The
butcher property in Pennsgrove WAS
bid to S760 above II mortgage of $1,000.
Nh. Layton paid 5000 for the prop
crty twenty yeara ago. Tie tract of
land on Pitman street, nearly nine acres
with . house and barn, was bid to
Sl750. Mr.. Layton paid S27O0 for it
twenty years ago. The heirs decided
to not sell ut that price. The proper
ty is held for private sale.
Health is impossible when the blood
is impure, thick, and sluggish, or when
il Is thin and impoverished. Such
conditions give rise to hollis, pimples,
headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism, and
other disorders. Ayers Sarsaparilla
purides, invigorRtes, and yitslizes the
blood.