The Penn's Grove record., 1891-08-07
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1891.
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Only four week before school begins.
Henry Barber is repairing his wharf.
This summer has had very poor ice
cream weather.
Owing to the wet weather there is a
big second crop of grass.
Charles Denny has Miss Lena Hew-
tits house ready for the plasterers.
Sharptowu Sunday School held a pic
mic in French's Grove on Wednesday.
The damp weather and cool nights
are killing the cantaloupe and melon
vines.
John G. Reed, wife and son, OF
Montclair, are visiting friends in
Penn's Grove.
About 200 piling at the Finn's Point
jetty have been driven in the wrong
place and are being drawn out.
st. Paul's Parsonage Committee will
hold their annual Harvest Home in
Divers woods on Tuesday, 18th.
Next Thursday 18th, is big THUS
day with the colorei people of Salem
county in Penn's Grove. About 5000
will be present.
Zion A. M. E. church, OF Whining
ton had an excursion of about 800 in
the Grove on Thursday.
Penn's Grove has prettier girls than
those who come on excursions, but then
handsome is as handsome does.
Boats began carrying freight cars
from Woodland beach to Bay Side for
shipment to New York last Mond ".
Pitman Grove Camp meeting is in
full blast and thousands are s%ojourning
there. Sunday will be the big day there.
The trustee of the Brick School, above
Penn's Grove, are refurnishing the
school house yithdew patented seats
and desks. 3 h4Itl~
Rev. d. W. g. McIntire's Sunday
morning subject will be Faith and
Rest" Evening subject "WorIdly
ADJUSTMENTS"
PENIS Grove Flute Band is making
a good noise for a yearling. There is
plenty Of good musical talent in Penn's
Grove. All it needs is %cultivating.
The grass seed did not grow in many
wheat fields last spring and they will
be plowed for reseeding. Sowing grass
seed in August gives IL better grass crop
il Is said.
The schooner Relecca NJ. Smith,
Capt. Grace, from Salem, Mass, arriv-
I'd at Penn's Grove on "Wednesday with
3403 barrels for John l1ulk aud VIM.
Justice & San's.
The strain-r B~,i,iscton, Cilns. llh,-
Lys, brnnght an excursion of about 400
from Hidgeton 10 i'enn's Grove on
Wednesday. They arrived at abou II
o'clock and left at $3.50.
Mrs. II. j. Patterson, President Of
the County W. G. Il. IT,, was present
at the meeting of the Penn's Grove W.
G. T. u, Thurs lay afternoon making
arrangements for the County owen
ti0n. 1t is desired That all members
attend the next meeting.
j. Wilmer Clark received the follow
ing prices for produce in Wilmington
market on Thursday: Tomatoes, 30
cents per basket; cantaloures, so, APP
pies, 25; squasIues, Is; egg plants, 80;
cucumbers, 10; sweet potatoes large,
Sl.25; small, 65; cora, 65-75; melons,
SIS per hundred.
Bessie Townsend and Florence Brad
way, aged about II years, fell over
board at Barber's wharf on Thursday
while grabbing and might have drown
ed, as the water was over their
heads. Willie Layton gave them assis-
tance until Jos. Ma'l,ck arrived aud
helped them out. Willie has bern
qni;e u life guard of late and President
Harrison should give him a medal
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Penn's Grove, n. j., Tor the
month ending July 81, 1891: Mrs. Kate
OFT, Ammon Rainp, Prof. Viii.
liam Schwall, John W. Williams
Edgar johnson, John r. Justice, Jabez
ii. Gardiner, James Garrison, William
A. Fisher. John Dixon, Mrs. j. Bailery,
Mrs. Harry c. Brown, Zebba Il. Oday
(care of James Black), Go. Blek. Per-
sons calling for the above letters
will please say advertised.
J. d. Whitaker. z. Nj.
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