The Penn's Grove record., 1893-06-30
FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1893.
Fourth of July next Tuesday.

Bay trout are being caught plenti-
fully.
G. V. Dolbow has built Il new barn
OH his farm occupied by JOHN d. Lay.
ton.
II your business is slow just now give
it Il shove by a live and brainy adver-
tisement in the RECORD.
Hay is worth $50 a ton in France and
the first boat load will soon be sent
from New York TO that country.
Simon Cunningham is the happy pos.
sesor OF a young blacksmith who arriy-
ed this week. Congratulations Simon.
The Mccormick Buckeye Mower
seems to be the favorite in this region.
Denny 81 Aborn have sold sixteen this
season.
Call at Curriden's for shirts, collars,
cuffs and gents furnishing goods
Frank Somers, of Camden, who has
the contract to dig out Salem Creek
above the Canal, will 0 o begin work
on Biddle's bar.
The weather the past week has been
extraordinarily cool for wheat hmrvest-
ing week. The cloudy weather is bad
for curing the grain.
All interested in the w. G. Il. U.
will please attend the meeting next
Thursday afternoon the 9th, to transact
business of Importance.
Harry E. Higgins will open his cigar
store opposite the RECORD office CD
Monday, July 3rd., where he will be
pleased 10 see his friends.
Sweet potatoes along the Delaware
River Railroad look badly. The dry
and cold weather retarded their growth
and many hills are missed.
Joseph Watkins, who lives onSamuel
Thompson's farm took the first Jersey
squashes and eucumbers to market last
Friday from Upper Fenn's Neck.
Reduced hats at Tillie Smiths Al.
The Ferry Company charges 8 cents
a trip for those Wilmington market
men who go every day and Is cents for
those who go twice Il week. They use
to go free.
This June has had two weather
breaking records. Last week it was
the warmest for several years and last
Monday was the coolest day in any
June on recOrdhN q
Dominic Mefhtire has an extensive
reputation as a %connubial knot tyer. A
couple from Camden county drove up
from Salem Wednesday evening to get
married.
Elegant toilet articles at Robbins
Pharmacy. \
1t is estimated that there will be a
crop of four million baskets of peaches
o III the Peninsula this year. This will
be pleasant news for those WHO enjoy
ahe luscious fruit.
Wilmingson's new Republican May
OF. DR.. E.G. Shortlidge, will assume the
empty honor of his effice this Saturday.
1t is all honor rs all the patronage has
been taken away from him by II Demo
cratic legislature.
Bicycles, lawn Mowers, Refriger-
ators for sale by Edw. G. Brick. n
The steamer Bridgeton took an ex-
cursion of 267 from Hancock's Bridge
TO Port Deposit, Nd, last Saturday. 1t
was the first excursion from HancOck's
Bridge and some who went had never
rod on a steamer before.
A number of Mr.. William II. john
son friends treated him to a surprise
party at the residence Of his parents in
Penn's Grove on Thursday night, Re-
freshments were served at II O'Clock.
A short time after which the party ex-
pressing themselves pleased took their
departure.
A Penn's Grove married man appear
ed in the Wilmington Court III Mon
as a witness against a cOlored woman
who kept q house of assignment. He
claimed that he was robbed of sis.
What business has a married man mt
such a place? Was he wise in appear
ing in court against such a character
and place?
A very large peach crop is expected
this year. Isaac N. Mills, special agent
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Co., stationed at
Clayton, estimates the peach crop for
the season at 100000 baskets. The
estimates exceed those of 1891, which
was considered an excellent year, the
shipments then being about 100000
baskets. The present estimate includ-
es the State of Delaware and the Mary
land portion of the peninsula.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Penn's Grove, for the month
ending June Both, 1898, Edward Cam,
James Cancy, Samuel r. Miller, Fred.
fisher, Howard Robson, Messrs Denny
s. Stevens, James G. Friant, Harris F.
Wright, Martin Graham and Robert
tanning. Persons calling for the above
letters please say advertised.
j. d. WHITAKER, 2. NJ.
When in want of good photographs be
sure and go to Beecher's Gallery, 80
Market ST., Wilmington. To Jersey Gus
toners he will give an SIX 10franled pict-
IRE with each dozen cabinets.