The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-13

FRIDAY, OCTOBER -, 1893.

Election is only three weeks from
next Tuesday.
William Shoemaker is manufacturing
%sOurkrout for this winters use.
Joseph X. Shultz has begun building
a new house on the Bridgeport road.
The Penn's Grove Band have changed
their headquarters to Turner's Hall.
The election boards organized on
Tuesday and began registering voters.
The sloop Edna, Capt. Joseph Curl
den, arrived here on Monday with a
load of oysters.
Owing to the heavy fog the steamer
Ulrica did not make her early trip
Thursday morning.
Paints and Painters supplies Of all
kinds at Edw. G. Bricks. y
Mrs. Samuel Bowen has broken
ground OF Harmony street for Il new
house. Norris Keen is the builder.
1t is reported that the Democrat con.
veniion, to nominate II county ticket,
will be held in Salem next Wednesday
Miss Rehecea Weber, at Courses
Landing, has a lilac which is in bloom.
The bush has had several flowers Oh it.
A special train will be run to Ped
ricktown this Saturday evening to ac-
commodate those who wish to attend
the Red Mems parade there.
The wood on the old camp ground
: sold for about $40 per ere loot Satur-
day. Owing to the ~cheapness of coal
and gasoline timber is cheap.
Banker j. ID. Whitaker has moved
his office from the real of the post office
into the Office in old Odd Fellows late
y occupied by II. II. DeGrofft, Esq.
While Annie McIntire was climbing
into Nathan Fawcett'J wagon Monday
evening the horse started and caught
her leg in the wheel aud hurt it badly.
Mrs. George ID. Shannon was given a
surprise visit by her Sunday-Sehool
class on Thursday evening. Refresh
ments were served and ~apleasant social
time enjoyed.
Mrs. Ellen Holton has had a very
handsome and substantial granite mon.
ument put over the grave of her late
husband, Samuel B. Holton in En-
manuel Cemetery. J.. d. Claypoole
did the creditable work.
1t has been reported that Mrs. Jane
Costill found a pocket-book in the street
opposite The Riverside House. She
wishes to state that she did not find a
pocket-book but i red sweet potato and
any n wishing it may call and get it.
The steamer Sheridan which lands
above the bridge at Courses Landing
had a $40 freight on Monday the larg-
est freight ever taken out Of the Canal
: at this time of the year. She will quit
carrying truck this week and begin
manure.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Bethel NJ. P. Church had
a very pleasant time after prayer meet
ing on Wednesday evening. They ell
joyed a treat of cake, coffee, tea and a
good collection and Il gain of six new
members.
am now ready to accommodate the
people with fall and winter hats. [ have
a very stylish milliner and keep trim
med hats on hand. Tillie Smith, oppos.
lite Odd Fellows Halls
Some of our citizens were awaken
about four O'Clock Thursday morning
by al explosion. 1t was at the gun.
cotton works. A still in which were
about $50 pounds Of powder blew up by
spontaneous combustion. 1t made a
loud noise, u blue blaze and a few hun
bred dollars damage.
The barge Bette, of Auburn, has
been libeled by United States Marshal
Lannan, in Wilmington and an order
has been issued by Judge Wales to sell
the barge under claims of the seamen
for wages and under claims for repairs
presented by Colonel Enoch Moore.
The steamer Republic was taken on
to New York to take excursionists to
witness the international yacht race.
1t is reported that she will probably re.
main at New York and a new, larger,
faster and better boat, will take her
place next season on the Cape May
route.
Senator Butcher will be sworn in and
take charge of the office of Internal
Revenue Collector of the First District
of New Jersey next Monday. Isaac
Moffett will have held the office four
years and three months. Mr.. Butcher
will not appoint his deputies until he
has familiariZed himself with the duties
of the office.
Here is another true snake story. On
Saturday Charles Mattson saw some
snakes in a brush heap ON his lot. He
called James Harris with his gun be-
cause James is well posted in military
tactics and very fond of game. James
fired into the nest of snakes and killed
sixteen at one shot and Mr.. Mattson
killed seven with a club while two got
away, making twenty-five in the nest.
They were garter snakes. Probably
a.
the killing of eighty snakes recently by
Miss Lottie Armstrong.
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