The Penn's Grove record., 1893-06-30

lew lIlllt tame on the DPiaNHIe hlNei
Railroad This Saturday, July 1st, and
where there are changes the trains are
put a few minutes later ~ no N will
get left. See time table at head of 10
cal column.
Superintendent Green will run IN ex
ira train next Tuesday evening July 4,
to allow persons TO leave or return to
penn's Grove AT Il later hour than us.
ual. a train will leave PENIS Grove
at go in the evening and another will
leave Philadelphia at 1915.
Bicycles, Lawn Mowers, Refriger-
atOrs for sale by Edw. G. Brick. K
The New Jersey State Medical So
ciety held its 127tIi annual meeting at
Asbury Paik on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. DR.. ID. Garrison attended as a
delegate for Salem county. He reports
an interesting aud very instructive
meeting which was largely attended,
many representatives. being present
from other States.
The West jersey aud Reading Rail.
road Companies have come TO amicable
agreement in regard TO their Atlantic
City business, and that as 4 result both
roads will increase the round trip tick
ct rate from S125 to 81, 80 between
Philadelphia and the seashoIe. The
fare to Cape May has been Increased to
81. % for round trips.
John W. Humphreys u Co, commits
sion merchants at l15 East Fourth s. {,
Wilmington, have been missing small
sums of money. Suspicion pointed to
Ely Bristow, young colored man aged
10 years, in their employ. On Monday
a $40 note was missed and soon after
Bristow was seen with it. After being
arrested lac confessed his guilt and was
locked up.
Tie Delaware Railroad which runs
from Wilmington down through the
Peninsula, has not begun to run Sun.
day trains yet like most Railroads. It's
general Superintendent, Mr.. Kenney, is
q religious man and is backed by his
counsel, Worlds Fair Commissioner
Geo. v. Massey, who is Il strict Saba.
tartan who neither rides nor walks on
Sunday. Some along the road are try
ing to get Sunday trains.
Call at Curridtn's for shirts, collars,
cuffs and gents furnishing goods. VT
A large crowd assembled on BARRIERS
wharf at noon on Thursday to witness
the launching of E!wond L. kiger's
new steam barge Earina. When cut
loose she would not move off. The tug
Fred Jansen took hold of her and could
not pull her of. The launch was adj
jOmrucd until Friday noon when she
failed to go even with the tug Emily
pulling SO hard as to break a big haw-
ser twice and also a chain. 1t is eX"
pected the launch will take place Satur.
day afternoon.
During the thunder storm on Thurs
day evening of last week lightning
struck the barn belonging to j. Stout,
which stood alone in IL field just below
the lower Canal bridge and burned it
down. The same night lightning
struck ElwoOd Layton's barn and split
the weather boards up badly. The
electric fluid came down inside the barn
within four feet OF the horses. The
nearest it was not affected, but u colt
further away broke its halter and seem
ed stunned for a day. Robert Walkers
barn was also struck and damage by
having the weather boards splintered.
Last Sunday as the steamer Thomas
A. Morgan was on her down river trip,
when opposite PENIS Grove, as they
were fighting II of the men got knock
ed overheard, William B~ourroughs,
Arthur Denny and john Hatch being
ont on the river in Il skill we're close to
the Morgan When she passed and had it
Kot been l0r the young men being so
close they could not have saved him as
lie had gone under for the first when
the boys got to him, and when pulled
out could not speak f0r a few minutes.
The crew of the Morgan having learn,
ed o! the misfortune had stopped us
s0On as possible about half a mile down
river, and when the boys put him M
board where the crew took are Of him,
he was all right except the duclliug did
not take quite all of the corn juice out
Of him.
The RECORD wants local news, es-
pecially personals. There arc lots Of
persons visiting our town during the
summer and many 50 away whom We
do not know. We will give a copy of
Webster's international Dictionary, en-
larged and unabridge edition to the per-
son who sends us the greatest number
of locals between now and Christmas.
This book cannot be bought for less
than $50, To the next greatest num-
Der we will give a copy of the last edi-
ton of Webster's dictionary 1890 edi-
tion, been used some. Each item hand
ed in is counted one whether it be on
the same subject that another hands in.
Other prizes and fuller particulars an
nounced next week.
Every member of the Shad Fisher.
mems Protective Association are re,
quested to be present at a meeting to
be held in the ianitor's room in Odd
Fellows Hall, Penn's Grove, next
Saturday night, Jaly Sth, to elect Off.
GERS for the comming year. We will
also he glad to receive new members at
this meeting. L. S. HARRIS, Pres,
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