The Penn's Grove record., 1889-01-12
SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, 1889.
LOCALE
New Castle city is free from debt.

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New Castle city 10 free from debt.
Mrs. Jacob Shoemaker has been Sc
verely i'll during the week.
Abner Il. Simkins and wife spen
Sunday at J. Wesley, Thompson's.
Hot oyster soup at Stites's today
Sheriff Butcher and John 2. Flynn
of Salem, were in town on Friday.
Thos. Parsons and wife, Of Islant
Heights, is visiting relatives in PENN
Grove.
Get your vendue bills printed at tn,
RECORD office cheap.*
Charles Sheets is making some no
ticeable Improvements on the Thos
Price farm.
The farmers are shipping quite a lel
Of sweet potatoes, at prices from $1.7t
50 per barrel.
John $. Black, wife and daughter
Clara have been stricken with sickness
during the week.
We know where you will find 'White
Caps.n Just look In q marble yard OF
mill and you'll zee them.
The ladies Of the W. G. T. U. will
hold an Ice cream festival In their room
on Saturday evening, January 26tli.
Capt. Alvin Hatch has LAID up bis
schooner, Jennie Middleton at Staten
Island and is now home for a vacation.
Harry Kille has been elected leader
Of the PENIS Grove Band to fill the
vacancy caused by W. s. Avis moving
away.
H. H. Detroit. Esq, arrived home
on Thursday evening from Baltimore
where he has been spending two weeks
vacation amid boyhood scenes.
Alpheus B., 0 OF Senator Newell
and Walter w. Acton, are the most
formidable candidate from Salem coun-
ty for Fish Commissioner, against Jos.
j. Summerill.
About twenty young friends Of
James B. Summerill made him a snr-
prise visit OIL Thursday evening and
enjoyed q social time in honor Of his
21st birthday.
The steamer Major Reybold discoil-
tinued her trips on Monday. AS she
got tired Of waiting for a freeze up to
stop her, she has stopped TO- allow the
freeze up to come.
F lies supplied with oysters and
CLANS at.
Carlo are 0ns ~. . marriage Of
Miss Lizzie Dickinson, daughter of
Edward Dickinson, the Firms Point
light house keeper. to Mr.. Samuel q.
Powers, on the 10th inst.
James D. Morrison bought the farm
Of p. A.. Hoftman, decd, "a Ped
ricktown, sold by Sam1 G. Hortman,
adminjstrato Tor. for $74.50 per acre.
This 10 considered . good price.
William Burden and his new wife
moved from Pepn's Grove on Thursday
to Charles Curriden's farm which he
viii manage this year. Mr.. Curriden
will retire and move to the Cove.
Albert Summerill aady james Gala
CHER arrived home a Monday evening
from i week 3 trip4oN Norfolk and Rich
mond, Va. They ware delighted with
their trip and saw many new sights in
the beautiful city on seven hills
joseph Ailoway has gone to Tampa,
Florida, to aid c. 8. Washington in
fishing for sturgeon with the plant of
the late Jos. b. EIkinton who died
their. Mr.. Washington needs further
incite to the business before be can
manage il Himself.
A silver dollar weighs very nearly an
once, 50 thst any letter not heavier
than . dollar : go for = two cent
stamp. A FIVE cent piece added will
give the ounce. II you have no a sill
yer dollar, Eve nickles and a copper
cent will give the ounce.
A political club Of Philadelphia has
engaged the Psnn's Grove Cornet
Band to fnrnisl, music for them in the
parade at Harrison's Inauguration. The
boys are elated ' going to Washing
ton and are now p~racticing some fine
music for the occasion.
While Jsmes and Michael Askins,
two lads about IA aud 16 years old,
were ehopH VA tree down on Thurs.
day Of las James made amiss
stroke an serious and painful
cash In n 8 knee. /: is thought
he will 10 ose the use Of his knee.
The Jan nary term Of Court will be-
gin at Salem next Tuesday. Among
the cases for trial 10 the suit Of William
G. Peterson against the Penn's Grove
Pier Company for PERSONAL injuries re-
csiysd last hummer and the snit of
Fish Warden William Lawrence
against smith 4. Banks, Of Red Bank,
for fishing fyke metz.
James sweeten, at Pedricktown, has
taken hi, son Preston Into partnership
in his bookkeeping business and busl-
ness will hereafter be done under the
name Of James sweeten & Son. With
the induction Of young blood in the firm
We rrerict renewed energies to accom-
modats the people Of that vicinity and
consequently greater success. Read
their card | smother column.