The Penn's Grove record., 1889-05-18
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1889
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Fleas are very thick on some Of tn
growing plants.
ebay Head'' is the new name for Col
lins's Beach.
A 13A pound frog was recently caught
At Delaware City.
The Texas flies are troubling TIN
cattle considerably.
Mrs. Bessie 4 Sickler, Of Salem. |
visiting ID. v. Summerill, Sr.'s
Charlie Munyan and Biddle Somel
caught ali 81 ponnd shad on Tuesday.
Gideon Denny has q cataract growing
on lls eye which is making him blind.
Mrs. James ID. TortOn has two cac'
fuses blooming beautifully in her yard.
The omHiverous slater" bug are on
the potatoes us thick us ever they were.
st. raul's Parsonage Society cleared
about $50 by their festival last Satrr'
day.
Clerk Geo. H. Elkinton is taking the
census of the Penn's Grove school chill
dren.
Postmaster Whitaker has had u very
nice fence built in front Of his resi-
dence.
Miss Verna Black, Of Pilesgrove, was
visiting in Pehn's Grove during the
week.
Mrs. james White, of Mullica Hill,
spent Sunday with relatives in Penn's
Grove.
George Simpkins and wife, Of Cam
den, spent last Sunday with friends in
Penn's Grove.
The friends Of Mrs. Winfield Straugh-
ell aie pleased to zee her out again,
after her serious illness.
The blow last week damaging Mrs.
Anna Weatherby's barn al Norlonville
by blowing some boards of.
1t Is said tina propeller "Wilming-
tom, will run between Philadelphia
and Pennsville the coming season.
Penn's Grove will have had prohibi-
ton f0ur months hen Jos. &. French
receives his license next Tuesday.
Emmanuel NJ. E. Church expects 10
have u strawberry festival in Odd Eel
lows Hall, Saturday evening, June LIST.
1t is reported that the steamer Hen
ry A. Huber will begin running be-
tween PENIS Grove and Wilmington
today.
Harry Peterson, while running
through the grove on Friday evening
of last week, fell and broke his left arm
near the wrist.
Capt. Robert Dole arrived home OH
Monday. He brought u load OF lumber
on his schooner from Georgetown, s. Z.
to Philadelphia.
Fowler Powers, who has heen black
smithing for Lemuel Cochran for near
iy two years, moved to Salem on Tues
day to ply this trade.
Isaac Strengthen, n Of our most
aged citizen, died on Monday evening
after being in feeble health for a long
while. He was buried on Friday.
VIM. q. Peterson has had q cement
curb put In front of his residence. Col.
Jos. G. French, who Is the most skilled
brick layer in Penn's Grove, made 1t.
Charles English had the flesh torn
off the finger Of his right hand OH
Tuesday by getting them between the
two angle irons at the Edgemoore Steel
Works.
Thee. L. Adams has greatly improved
the appearance Of the old Eikinton
building with white paint. 1t was In
morning a long while. probably for its
past record.
Harry DOugherty, alias "Mogy,"
who has been working on the steamer
Greenwich, lad a sturgeon hook run
through his hand on Thursday and had
to suit work.
VIM. A. Sack, Sr., and IT., arrived
home from South Carolina OIL Tuesday
The leather had gotten too warm for
them and also the tsh. He lost his
last shipment of sturgeon.
During the warm days of last week II
few sweet potato sprouts were set nut
in this vicinity. James Tobert and Pc
ter Sparks, Jr., were about the first.
This week more were set out.
Harry D.. Naylor, who for several
years was clerk for Denny & Bro, be-
gan firing on the Greenwich on Mon
day, nitiatory to firing on the John A.
Warner when she begins to run.
County Superintendent Gwynne will
hold u teachers examination in Salem
on Friday aud Saturday, May 31st and
and June LIST. Candidates for LIST and
2ndgrade must begin on Friday.
W.0dstown, Pennsvills and Pole
Tavern will have prohibition this week.
The license Mt these places expired last
Tuesday and the bars will b. closed
until next Tuesday when Court meets. /,
Rev. VIM. H. Wentz. from Hall, w.
Va, a student of Crozen Theological
Seminary. will preach in the Pedrick-
town Baptist church tomorrow even
ing, at 7:45. Pastor Bergen informs
MS the people were unable 10 get in their
small church last sunday and they
hope {, have greater accommodation
soon.