The Penn's Grove record., 1891-02-06

FEB. Q Deborah Roberts, Centre Square.
FEB. 26-Thursday, personal property. Of WIN
Austis: dec; pilssgroys, Mary a. Austil
There are 147 tugb0ats In service OF
the Delaware River.
The farmers are getting large guam.
titles OF mxnure by the cars.
Apple palsy Is the new name for be-
ing str uck by Jersey lightning.
Norval D. Leap has returned to
PENIS Grove from Philadelphia.
Revival services continue In ST.
Paul's Church with renewed interest,
The now handsome NJ. E. Church In
Woodbury. will be dedicated on Feb
ruary 22nd.
Timbers are now being made ready
in Wilmington for the repair Of Penn's
Grove wharf.
Revival services closed at the Bethel
last Tuesday week and at Emmanuel
last Sunday evening.
The man who invented perpet ual
motion is desd.-Dela,care City Ne,cs.
Is God dead in Delawarep
A band Of gypsies with about "a
horses and numerous children have
been encamped in Divers woods.
There are 95 applicants for divorces
before the Delaware Legislature. Mar
rlage seems to be somewhat Of q fall
ure In Delaware.
The Cumberland county Board Of
F~rseholders has accepted an invitation
to join the Salem county Board at
their meeting in February.
The township Committee made its
annual settlement on Thursday and
next week we will publish the state
ment.
Sheriff Newell took Joseph Giles,
Wsiter Jones and John Accoo, who
were sentenced to State prison at the
close OF Court on Friday, to Trenton Oh
Monday.
The Thomas Pedrick farm, near
Auburn, was sold by Eb. s. Pedrick,
Adm, to Miss Maria Pedrlck an heir.
for $3.50 per acre. The farm consists
of about $50 acres.
The Delaware River Railroad should
have q track of its own to Camden or
a clear way at Woodbury.. On Tuesday
evening the last train WAS delayed there
hour by q freight train in the way.
The Parsonage Committee Of St.
Paul's Church will have a shad supper
in Odd Fellows Hall, Saturday even
ing, Feb. 14th. Every one is invited
to bring their best valentine with
them.*
On Monday night Jos. b. Curriden,
with John Summerill & Bros market
wagon, ran into Nathan W. Dunn's
wagon. Upsetting the former and break
ing the shafts of the latter was the
only damage dsne.
Monday was such q beautiful sunny
day that the ground hog would lave
suffered sunstroke II he had remained
out long. The dreary rain on Tuesday
and the arrival of a cold wave In the
evening insures the old prediction that
winter is not ended yet.
The Census ONCE announces that OF
Delaware's total population Of 16S, 493,
there are 139.429 white persons, 29,022
colored, 4 Indians and 80 Chinese.
Since go, when the total was LAG, 442,
the whites have increased 10 per cent;
the blacks, 9 rs per cent.
Clara Chambers, q colored woman
rs years old, committed suicide in Will
mington last Saturday by jumping into
the creek at the foot of Shipley street.
She drowned before assistance arrived.
"A faithless lover and unrequitted love
was the cause of the tragic end.
blythe burning Of a potato and crib
house on A.. Vests farm in Lower
PENIS Meek last week, the tenant, o.
R. Hurley looses his corn, pork and
about / 900 baskets of sweet potatoes.
The loss on the building and contents
will amount to about $1,000 with no
insurance. Mr.. Hurley will feel the
loss OF his hot he'd sash most as he will
need them now o
List OF letters remaining in the Posi-
Office at Penn's Grove for the month
ending Jan. 31st. 1891: William H.
Bolten, Friedrich Dalbow, Mrs. Eliza
Dalbow, Robert P. Elish. William W
Patterson, John q. Richards, Dam
N. Snitcher, Mrs. Donnelia Straweu
Edward Springer. Persons calling fol
any of the above will please say adver
tised. Jos. D. WHITAKER, p. NJ