The Penn's Grove record., 1893-07-21
FRIDAY, July q, 1893.

lO!k 5 spent Wednesday, aI ~fyV vile,
Del.
On Wednesday an NJ. E. Sunday
School, of Wilmington spent the day in
the Grove.
Truck baskets for sale by Edw. G.
Brick.
Edward Turner is repairing his house
on the farm occupied by Thomas S.
Flanagan.
S. r. Shoemaker has the agency Of
South Jersey for the G%rayburn & Co.
toilet soap.
Remember Higgins sc. cigars are all
hand made and havea rare flavor
The steamer Bridgeton take S an ex-
cursion from Bridgeton to Colchester
this Saturday.
About seventy-flye members of Read
ing, (Pa.,) Press Club took dinner at
Freuch's hotel last Sunday.
Some locals occasionally get omitted
by being handed in too late. All should
be handed in Don as possible.
On Thursday the Hanover NJ. Z. Sun
day School, of Wilmington were in the
Grove. About 800 came over.
The notice of the Township Commit
tee in regards to dogs Icing muzzled is
is obey by u few. Order the guns out.
The Building Committee of Bethel
NJ. P. Church advertise the old Bethel
Church edilice for sale in another col
umn.
Call at Curriden's for shirts, collars,
cuffs and gents furnishing goods. *4t
About 200 came from Bridgeton to
Penn's Grove last Saturday with the
Carpenters excursion oil the steamer
Bridgeton.
When a person trys to check that
they are not interested in because Of
envy Or Jealousy they usually belittls
themselves.
Many from Philadelphia and Will
mington are daily seeking recreation
along the shore either in club houses-or
N excursions.
The steamer Richard Stockton now
lands all her exeursionists from Phila.
delphia at New Castle to view the jail,
whipping post and pillory.
Have you smoked any of Higgins
cigars? They have an elegant flavor.*
The Woodstown Fair will be held
August 20, 80 and 81, instead of the
last two days in August and September
l, as was first announced.
The interest Of the late Joseph 5.
Justice in boat property will be sold
this Saturday afternoon, 22nd at $50,
by Asa Turner administrator.
Those in charge Of New Jersey exhi-
bits at the Worlds Fair say there are
more visitors from Salem county than
from any other part of the state.
Paints and Painters supplies Of all
kinds at Edw. &. Bricks. n
Capt. Joseph Curriden and Daniel
Myers made a trip down the Bay last
week on the yacht Edna and brought
home u load of Cape Shore CLAIMS.
The steamer Elsie Weatherby, Capt.
Benz. Weatherby, will make al excu
sion from along Oldman's Creek to
Chesapeake City, next Wednesday, %.
An eXcursionist lost a watch over
board off the barge at the railway slip
OIL Thursday. James Ssmpkins found it
in the evening at low water. James is
in luck.
Higgins cigars can't be beat, Try
them.*
There will be matinee trotting races
at Woodstown Fair grounds this Satur-
day afternoon, 22nd. Road Carts,
three-minute Glass; three-year.olds,
and 2.40 trotters and PAGERS.
Many complaints were made of raw
ages of cut worms and fleas on sweet
potato plants but the latest reported by
II farmer is that moles have eaten the
manure up out of his sweet potato hills.
Call at Curriden's for shirts, collars,
cuffs and gents furnishing gOods.*
Joseph Ale has begun buying pro-
duce at Penn's Grove station for John
Burk. On Friday he paid 81 IA barrel
for potatoes, 50 Tor onions, rs cents for
cucumbers and 80 cents a crate for
tomatoes Just turning.
On Friday of last week about 1890
many noticed u trembling of houses
and heavy machinery. Some thought
it was an explosion of powder works
but it proved to be a trembling of the
earth like an earthquake.
Those who had many ripe tomatoes
last week had a gold mine. They
brought from s 1925 to Sl.50 in VIII
mington and some sold for 50 basket
in Chester. They brought from rs
down to so cents this week.
Penn's Grove property is reaching
city prices. A lot recently sold on
Main street for about S22 a foot 'front.'
age while S21. 49 a foot frontage was all
that was paid for land at the corner of
Market and Griffith street in Salem.
When in want of good photographs be
sure and go to Beecher's Gallery, 315
Market St, Wilmington. To Jersey Gus
toners he will give an s 0framed pict-
ure wit zach dozen cabinets. /