The Penn's Grove record., 1892-08-19
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1892.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1892.
Frogs legs a,e worth 81. so per dozen
In Philadelphia.
The pavilion In Elkinton's grove la
bern torn down.
A colored excursion from Chester
spent Wednesday In the Grove.
Wesley Mission Sunday School, OF
Wilmington, was In the Grove on
Thursday. !
The Fourth NJ. Il. Church. Bridge
ton will come TO Penn's Grove this Sat
urday on the steamer Bridgeton.
These hot days keeps the soda fixing
pretty lively at Robbsns'.
Grasshoppers contain formic acid
worth sixty cents an ounce. 1t pays 10
sell your frogs and grasshoppers now.
With peaches selling from 81 to
$500, the grower who has a portion Of
u crop this year is in a fair way to be-
come q capitalist.
Only excursion to Cape from Penn's
Grove next wednesday oath, on steam
Republic. Leave on steamer Delaware
at'S.l5. Fare 81. Don't fail TO go.*
Iron-Tone is a popular drink just now
ut Robbins'. 1t invigorates the system
The infant son of William IL. jeff
reys. Of Camden, and great grand son
OF Mrs. Mary A. Holton was buried 10
Woodstown on the 18th.
Nancy Hanks is now queen of the
turf. She broke the fastest record of
2.0S4 by Sunol on Wednesday at Chica-
go by trotting a mile In 2.O73.
Special things in Dry Goods a
Leaps
Samuel and David e. Simpkins have
sold a building lot on Delaware Avenue
to Charles P. Somers and Mr.. Somers
has broken the ground for a new house.
]. D.. Claypoole exhibited his cleo
tion booths before the Delaware State
Department Of Election in Wilmington
oil Tuesday.
Nearly 600 went OH the Bay Ridge
excursion on Thursday, about 500 be-
ing from along the Railroad. Enough
went from Salem, pennsville and Will
mington to make nearly 700.
Robbins' sodas are the coolest aud
best.
Edward D0lbow, who lives on Jas.
ltedstrske's farm in Haines Neck, Is
said to have sent the best melons from
Courses Landing this season which
brought 80 a 100 more than others.
All members of the W. G. 7. U. are
requested to be present at the meeting
next Thursday afternoon, especially
THE Superintendent, SO they can make
their repo rts for the county conven-
Iion.
Job Bevis, VIM. Justice & SONS
agent. shipped the first sweet potatoes
from Penn's Grove on Wednesday.
They were purchased of Mrs. Elizabeth
Layton for 81 q barrel.
There will bs a bicycle race, free to
an. on the grounds of the West .Jarsev
Agricultural & horticultural Associs.
tAp,. W~oodstown. ON the first dav of
the Fair, Tuesday, August Both.
Tvan,v.a,,,. .,,eor... n..;.,,.. :.
aayors IN soda water ut Robbins, Trv
some.
The body Of Mariana White was
found floating in Christiana creek
Tuesday morning at Wilmington.
Thomas Price has been arrested on the
charge of murder us she had cohabited
with him for Eve years. They were
known to get drunk and quarrel.
The worlds pacing record was beaten
ut Chicago ON Thursday nv Hal
Pointer going a mile in 2.O5I. breaking
Ola Jobntson,s record 80 . q ~. ana
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m,lea In n a-21-,onna ,ov.whao,.a s,,,,,u
J
WIN pnOuu'at'c tife anu oaii bearings.
Our thanks are due Mr.. Alfred HUFF
nal for copies Of Detroit paners. He
49, ~.
Z nv. Hass'ihs III .nat sectioh. Inc
Detroit Ifsoun'c on Monday contained
. account OF the shooting fracas at
Wnodstown. John and Nm. S~eagrayes
~. 80 a. s.s so'
The township Committee Of Upper
:Penb,s Neck have discarded the wood