The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a. 1889.
LOCALS


SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1889.
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Asa G. Turner has built a barn on
his lot on Pitman st.
John M. Bevis will please accept
thanks for u melon received.
The Farmers Picnic at Pennsville
last week was largely attended.
VIM. G.. Peterson has had his barn
moved In the rear of his residence.
An excursion OF over 800 from Pauls-
boro and Gibbstown was in Penn's
Grove on Friday.
One hundred AMI twenty went on the
excursion to Cape May on Thursday on
the Republic.
Samuel Shsble Is building an addition
to the barn on his property on Wissa-
bickon avenue.
w. NJ. Singerly's new yacht was
launched at Moors's ship yard Will
mington, on Wednesday.
The gold diggers in search of the
treasure ship DeBraak, are still at
work scratching" near the Cape.
Tomorrow morning Rev. VIM. Nit
chell will preach In st. Paul's church
upon the theme; 1.-THE Garden of the
Lord"
Lydia Guest has sold building lot
at the corner of Wissahickon Avenue
and Riverton street to e. Ernest
Bright.
Sugar has decreased I of a cent in
wholesale price aud ~granulated sugar
now sells for 8 cents II pound 1t Was
10 cents.
Why not squirt some of that elixir of
life into the new Court House2- Sun-
beam. Letter go Bobby and we'll see
the effect.
Notwithstanding peaches are scare
and high priced 400 car loads have
been shipped from the Delaware and
Maryland peninsula.
The time for the last train to leave
Philadelphia for PENIS Grove has been
changed TO $40 instead Of 9 z. M. as it
has for 4 month past.
Hushes's canning factory at the
Cove run for the second time on Thurs
day when about 700 cans we're filled.
II an on Friday also.
Mrs Ebenezer 5. Pedrick will please
accept u thanks for u large KOlb Gem
water melon. The RECORDS crop may
I've good yet. Who knows?
Committeeman J. NJ. Bevis has been
making a creditable improvement to
the foot paths by filing them in and
giving them y coating of gravel.
Nicholas johnson and Albert l..
Strengthen had their trotters down OH
ThunderbOlt track, near Salem, last
Saturday and showed their speed.
About $50 Wilmingtonians went to
Atlantic City last Sunday by way Of
Penn's Grove, it being the largest num-
Der since the Sunday travel began.
Emmanuel NJ. E. Sunday School will
meet In Mrs. Hannah A. Summerill's
yard, at the Cove tomorrow afternoon
at 30 P. NJ, until further notice.
1t is reported that Rev. j. Embury
Price, Of Scranton, Pa, well known III
this region, has received a call to the
largest M. E. Church in New York.
The sale of the personal property of
Joseph Guest dec, last Saturday
amounted to about 1928, not enough tt
pay expenses Of settling the estate.
The members and friends of Bethel
church will hold their annual Harvest
home In the basement Of the church. on
Friday and Saturday nights Sept. 9th
and 18th, 1888.
The first train over the Baltimore
and Delaware Railroad to Bombay
Hook, which connects with the New
Jersey Southern road at Bayside, was
run last Saturday.
The sale of the Riverview Hotel, a,
Pennsyille, which was to have taker
place last week, has been indefinitely
postponded. Mr.. Charles Brown still
continues in charge.
VIM. J. Elliott. of Wilmington, res
cued a young lady from Seaford, Del,
from drowning ut Augustine Pier OF
Thursday of last week. She had gone
down for the last time.
Thomas b. Stow, OF Salem, ex-Coun'
ty Collector, died Wednesday al thu
age of 76years. For fifty years he hat
been q prominent member of the Bap
list denomination in South Jersey.
Although Dover is right In the
peacl,-growing section of Delaware, thu
fruit in that town is now a luxury b.
reason of its scarcity. The grower
ship thier product to Northern market
Superintendent Met,ausland, Of thu
Penn's Grove and Wilmington Ferry,
wish all to know, who desires to exhi'
bit stock at the Wilmington Fair, thai
the Company will be prepared to carr!
all stock safely
Be sure of Bsecher's, Number 81
Market street, Wilmington, DEL, wheI
in want Of pictures. Fifteen cabinet
photographs, $500, and two extra pict
uras free for Jersey cust0mers.*
For SALE-Two good goose-featheI
beds. Apply to Jos. SAILOR