The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-10

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1889.
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Don't forget to prepare something
for Woodstown Fair.
Emmanuel M. E. Church is to be
painted sO0n in side.
The roads need scraping and repair
ing badly In some places.
About $50 WilmingtonIans spent
Thursday In Penn's Grove.
Tomorrow will be the big day af Pit
man Grove camp meeting.
The Delaware River r.. r. Company
is repairing Its bridge over Raccoon
creek.
WOodstown Fair comes on the 9th,
18th, and 10Th, Of this month. Don't
forget 1t.
The Fourth M. 4. Church, Of Bridge
ton, will make An excursion to Penn's
Grove o
About 200 Wilmingtonians went to
Atlantic City last Sunday by way of
Penn's Grove.
Que hundred went or the Emmanuel
Sunday.School excursion to Brandy
wine on Thursday.
The wreckers to raise Capt. MAYORS
schooner, the Rillie s. Derby, had not
arrived on Friday.
The Wiley Sunday School held Il pic
mic at the White Hills, Courses Land
ing, IN Wednesday.
About It's went on the excursion of
the %Pedricktown Cornet Band to Allan
tic City on Friday.
John Tnssey and John and Asbury
Armstrong were down the Bay this
week and caught a shark about five feet
long.
About 225 passengers came down OH
the steamer Reybold last Saturday and
returned on the Clyde.
The steamer Haber will meet the Re-
public on Thursday, 22nd, for a special
excursion to Cape May. Fare only 85c.
See posters.*
Squire DeGr0fft bound VIM. McDan-
iels under $50 bail last Saturday to an
swsr at Court for assault and battery
on Alfred Leach.
Communication between Baltimore
and Cape May has been suspended
since the steamer Whilldin ran into the
schooner Rillie 8. Derby.
The PENIS Grove dudes are In the
hsighth Of their glory, as they have a
delightful time flirting with the girls
on the excursions and on the excursion
boats.
There we're two colored excursions in
Penn's Grove on Wednesday ,ore Of 100
from Salem and the other of abont 200
from Woodbury., accompanied by IA
brass band.
Last Sunday being a clear day, there
was Il large attendance At the colored
AMI In Divers woods. Owing tn the
stormy weather the camp will be o
tlnued Over tomorrow.
Weeds along the roadsides and fences
should be cut before they go to seed as
It no only improves the appearance Of
the premises hut stops the growth of IL
larger crop next year.
On July LIST u new law compelled all
salnon keepers In Delaware To enlov
the NJ, Gems from their windows. Since
then many saloon windows In Whining
ton have MOI been washed.
Joseph Cnrriden, ST., and VIM. Cline,
Jr., we're down the Bay fishing this
week. Besides catching q good lot Of
trout they caught two sea turtles which
weighed about 20 pounds each.
"Are you going away this SUMMER"
said one merchant to another. "No;
Pm going to the store every day. But
have made arrangements to take a
rest" "HOwr' ''Took my advertise
ment out of the psper."-
The axle Of John r. Wilson's milk
wagon broke on Friday Of last week,
letting the wagon down and throwing
Mr.. Wilson and the milk ont. About
Is quarts Of milk were lost and Mr.
Wilson was severely bruised.
The Wilmington Board of Port War
dens has decided that the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroads
new bridge across the Christiana Creek
near its mouth and within the limits Of
Wilmington, Is an impeachment to navi.
igati0n.
About ITO went on the Eagles excnr
sion to Atlantic City from along the
Delaware River railroad on Thursday.
The train reached PENIS Grove about
$50 Friday morning. Between .7O
and 800 went from Woodbury. on I
train of three sections.
Some fine paintings In the window O
the RECORD office have been attracting
the attention and admiration of ouI