The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-15
SATURDAY, JUNE Is, 1889.
-LOCALS.-


Reimer Hendricks will have a grass
sale on Tuesday.
Acton Post, G.. A. r. cleared $29.1s
by their recent festival.
Capt. Peter Huges is repairing his
house on Harmony street.
John Patton is having his residence
improved at the Cove by a new portico
This summer will not have much
sunshine II 1t continue as it has be.
gun.
Assessor Morris began taking &C.
count of the township property this
week.
Acton Post &. A. r., will make their
annual excursion to Atlantic City on
July 31st.
The Central Sunday School cleared
about $22 by their festival last Satur-
day evening.
Fifteen ministers graduated at Croz-
or Theological Seminary, Chester, Pa,
on Wednesday.
Don't fail to read our advertising
column as there Is something new in
them every week.
The Friends College at Swathmore.
Pa, will hold its annual commence
ment IN next Third-day, 18th.
The friends Of Mrs. Jos. G. Summer
III and Mrs. Maggie Stull are pleas
ed to hear they are recovering.
About So Of Disston's employees, Of
Philadelphia, took . ''planked' shad
supper at French's hotel on Monday
evening.
Next week will be hay harvest week.
1t Is thought all wheat will be cut
before July 4th, ~ it has begun to turn
a golden hue.
Hurrah for the Fourth of Jnlyl
Penn's Grove has never had a celebra-
tion within u memory, but will have
one this year.
John Denny has been serving rs Sec
ond engineer on the steamer City of
Chester in Samuel MAYORS place while
he has been unwell.
Harry Smith and wife, began house
keeping at the Cove on Thursday. A
number Of friends made their starting
. home a pleasant occasion.
The pastor Of the Bethel church be-.
ing absent, Rev. Jas. Singleton. of Ches-
ter, Pa, will preach in his stead tomor-
row, both afternoon and evening.
The steamer Richard Stockton, began
her trips between Philadelphia and
Bay Head collins Beach) on Monday,
stopping at Pennsville (Silver Grove).
We have been requested to publish
thanks to the Bethel Church for the
basket of beautiful flowers given to
EmmAnuelchurch last Sunday evening.
Harry Hewitt, Woodstown's genial
and accommodating Postmaster, was In
town on Friday and gave us a call. He
says W0odstown will soon, have electric
lights.
Miss Florence Strengthen, at the
Cove, was most joyfully surprised on
Thursday when a new Burdett organ
arrived Unexpectedly which her mother
had purchased for her.
John b. Hutchinson moved lis
household goods to Columbia, Pa, on
Wednesday. He has had them stored
in Mrs. Rhoda Shannon's store build
ing for about two months.
Samuel H. Avis, Of Camden, is spend.
ing a few days with friends in PENIS
Grove, lecuperating from IN attack Of
malaria. He has been with St~rawbridge
& Clothier about a month.
John Diver has sold 400 boxes of
this season. His was
about the earliest and also of large
aua'''y "'u ioSoisou q s"ou price ioi
many Of them, 8 and 10 cents a box.
Miss Abbie Kidd, who has been a
teacher in the primary department of
Inc salem schooi Tor three years
declined a reelection and Miss Mary
oil near Auburn succeeds
her
Emmanuel NJ. E. Church has decid-
cd to hold a Harvest Home and Fourth
OF July celebration IN Divers WOODS on
July Atm. Inc DECLARATION OF Ihde-
pendence VIII 10 read ana addresses
will De delivered.
Produce sold at following prices in
Wilmington on Thursday: peas SO and
20 cents a basket; Strawberries, from