The Penn's Grove record., 1893-06-16
Hay harvest is at hand.

trlIS OIL MONDAY.
Edward E. Smith began cutting early
cabbage on Monday.
Reduced hats at Tillie Smiths At.
Elijah Barber has had his house
frightened wit. fresh coat of paint.
Assessor Amos Morris is now engage
ed in finding out what you are worth.
Charles Smith has been picking ripe
tomatoes for three week from IL hot
house.
The steamer Thomas Clyde will be-
gun her daily trips down the Bay on
Sunday.
The Bay Ridge excursion committee
will announce the date OF their annual
excursion soon.
John Harker has opened his fish mar
ket and has the fish fresh every day
from Angle Sea.
Wednesday was flag day, the 10th
year since the Continental Congress
adopted the stars and stripes.
Bicycles, Lawn Mowers, Refriger-
ators for sale by Edw. G. Brick. \
Warren b. Kille has just laid in IL
large lot of Quick Meal gasoline stoves
which are finding rapid sale.
We extend the good wishes and con.
CALCULATIONS of the RECORD to all the
newly married in PENIS Grove.
There was an excursion of about
1000 in the Grove on Tuesday from
Wilmington and a small one on Thurs.
day.
Charles b. Springer, has a card in
another column, offering his services as
n surveyor, collector and to keep the
Peace. NJ"
Postmaster Whitaker has sold his
share of the schooner Lewis X. Cot
tingham ard will hereafter stay on
solid land.
Edward 5. Harris dipped his sIlad
net for the last time OH Tuesday and
caught six. John DOlbOw caught two
on Wednesday.
Fourth of July is three weeks from
next Tuesday. Why should and why
cannot Penn's Grove havea celebration
worthy of the day?
John W. Humphreys will have IA
grass sale on his premises in Lower
Penn's Neck next Saturday, 24ih. See
advertisement in another column.
William Curriden, Jr., who has been
clerking for Diver s. Summerill, has
rented of DR.. Johnson the old RECORD
building and opened a gents furnishing
goods store.
The Delaware River railroad carries
on III average 40 half barrels Of beer to
the BillingspoIt boat house every Sat
urday, and the complies" go back Mon
day morning.
Postmaster Whitaker put in Il large
new Herring Champion burglar proof
safe on Tuesday and is now ready to
act as broker and take good care of val
liable securities.
Edward Sites has moved his family
into the dwelling part of his restaurant
building, has %tastefully fitted up his ice
cream parlOr and erected an attractive
sign in front of his building.
Charles P.Kidd, who has been IL clerk
for d. ID. Leap for several years, has
rented the Jos. V. Clark property, will
move his family there and start y she's
Store in part of The building soon.
To accommodate the people l have
changed my peddling days to Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays. hoping all
will appreciate the change by their pat
ronase. A. j. TRUMBULL. y 3t.
A novel scene was recently witnessed
in a field above Wiley School House.
1t was a ~S-year-old boy sucking u COW
just like a calf as she stood under a
tree. He must have been very hungry.
The new steel yacht Pilgrim was
launched at Pussy Il Jones' %shipyard,
Wilmington, on Monday. She was
bnilt for a Boston firm and is intended
to he a fast racer to defend the inter-
national cup.
Harry Higgins, who has been a cigar
maker for Chambles Conover for about
a year, has rented the shop occupied by
James d. Jorton, on Oak Street, has
put IL bay window in it and will soon
open a tobacco store.
Bicycles, Lawn Mowers, R~efriger-
ators for sale by Edw. G. Brick. \
Owing TO the increased drunkenness
and disorder within a year many have
come to the opinion that PENIS Grove
very badly needs a lookup and some
police. The cause of this is agood sub
ject for taxpayers and thinking people
TO consider.
Several farmers who sell truck in
Wilmington met at Squire DeGrofft's
Office last Saturday evening and APP
pointed a committee to secure a wharf
to land and sell truck on in Whining
ton. The committee will report at a
meeting this evening.
The schooner Kate Spencer, of West
Point, Va, loaded with wood for Phila-
delphia, ran aground on Cherry Island
bar opposite Penn's Grove last week.
When the tide arose, instead of right
ing up, she filled and lay broadside on
the mud. The whole deck load was
lost.
Charles Belnap was badly injured in a
drunken fight on Thursday of last week
by having his collar bone. %brokenand be-,
ing badly bruised so he was insensible
some time. The fracas started between