The Penn's Grove record., 1893-06-23
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| ReDublican, was in Penn's Grove las.
Saturday and stayed until Monday.
What he saw and learned he told il
Tuesdays Republican MS follows:
t.Penn's Grove Is II OF the most
pleasant places to spend a few days in
summer upon the Jersey side of The
! Delaware river. This much can he
verified by u representative of the IL.
nuLlican, who went over TO that
pleasant resort on Saturday and re.
NAMED until Monday morning. There
are but few groves upon the Delaware
80 picturesque and beautiful as that at
tacbed to Colonel French's hotel, and
nobody in the world takes more particu-
lar care in keeping their groves in good
condition than Colonel French himself.
His hotel is a model of comfort and
beauty, fronting on the Delaware.
Three yerandas run the whole length
of the hotel, and from these an excel.
ent view is obtained of the Delaware
and the numerous vessels passing up
and down.
.'Colonel French has his velandahs
decorated with hanging baskets If
flowers. and In a yard In font of his
hotel amongst natural forest trees is IL
large number of vases filled with vines
and blooming exOtics. Colonel French
takes the greatest delight in making
his guests comfortable and providing
for them the choicest Injuries of the
season. In doing this lie has an ex-
cellent and willing helpmate in his
wife, who takes a peculiar delight in
making people feel at home who stop
there, either for u long or short period.
The river breezes here are are delight
full and %healthful, and scarcely anybody
who comes fer tile benefit of their
health goes away disappointed.
"The grove, though the private pro-
perty of Colonel French, is entirely
given up to picnics and excursion par
ties, and is plentifully supplied with
seats and tables. The grove is free to
all who come, but a considerable rev.
enue is reaped by the Colonel from a
large dancing pavilion, in end of
which is a merry-go-round that cost
him $4,000, and In the other end an ice
cream saloon and confectionery stand.
Zone day last week when Kingswood
Sunday school, intending to 20 farther
down the river but being disappointed
in their boat, took the steamer Ulrica
and went over to Penn's Grove. where
they passed a delightful day. On that
day 1900 persons rode upon the merry
go.round, and the swings anil other
amusements were as literally %patroniz-
ed.
Last summer %, 900 people rode on
the merry-go.round. This season he
expects 80, 600 and next eason he ex-
poets enough to pay for his merry.go-
The Colonel, unlike some Will
mington saloon keepers, is a stickler
for 0bsying the license law in letter
and in spirit.
"On Sundays his bar is closed AS
tight as a drum and no one can get
any liquor there, either by front or
back doors. He has been keeping this
hotel since 1865 and has never missed
getting his license.
"Penn,s Grove is not an old town. In
1928 there was only n house in it.
Now it is a busy, bustling village, still
of 1000 inhabitants. Many of
the buildings are large and handsome,
and surrounded by spacious lawns and
summer gardens. The principal occu-
patton of the inhabitants is fishing, but
Of late years that does not pay as well
as formerly. This was an off year in
shad fishing, the most If the fishermen
not making anything and many of them
losing money. Sturgeon fishing used
to be u prosperous business for PENIS
hut now only all occasional stur-
geon is caught in that vicinity. The
numerous seines and gill nets used in
the river for catching other fish, have
driven the sturgeon down to the neigh
borhood Of Auglesea, [Bay Side and
near the mouth Of the bay.
'.There are no very rich people III
Grove compared with rich peo-
Pile elsewhere, but nearly all are well
to do and make good livings. The
very rarely visits the place in
his official capacity. There are no
manufactures at Penn's Grove, except
a large canning factory at Helms
Cove, which during the canning season
nearly one hundred hands.
The Jersey FavOrite" brand of toma-
toes is canned here, and is in demand
not only all over this country, but in
Europe.
''Tle village is supplied with tie
usual number of Stores, blacksmith,
wheelright and shoemaker shops, which
90 to make up the life of y busy village.
In religious denominations the Method
ist Episcopal takes tho lead, besides the
nd Emmanuel Church near the Cove,
Paul's M. +. Church, Il break off
from the old one, is located near The
of the village. The church is II
very large and handsome one, and both
churches have large congregations aud
Sunday schools. The Methodist Pro
denomination has n small
church, and the Baptist hold occasional
services i'll a mission room.
"Neither the Presbyterians, the Epis.
,opalians or the Catholics seem to have
a foOthold in Penn's Grove.
YIN. A. Summerill, the descendant of
VI old and illIstrious family conducts
he Penn's Grove RECORD, the only
,aper published in the place. 1t is an
,nterprising, newsy sheet, which it a n
~ AoiA = ~ w WHICH, tlO push anu cilci ~
IT its publisher is taken into considers
ion.
From present appearances the fam
ers around Penn's Grove are going to
blessed with large crops of truck and
'ruit. They have excellent facilities
'fforded them for attending the leading
markets of the country.
1.-The Ulrica, belonging to the Will
nington and New Jersey Steamboat
company, makes three trips daily to
and return. The steamer
teybold, touching at the wharf every
lay, is largely patronized in taking
produce to Philadelphia markets, and
rains run twice a day directly to New
fork. There is Jome talk of extend
ng the railroad from Penn's Grove
to Colonel DuPOnt's powder
works this summer.
"a number of truckers and farmers
re moi satisfied with the wharfage ac-
.ommodatiOns in Wilmington since the
and New Jersey Ferry
company has taken possession of Front
treet wharf, and they have recently
leld a meeting to adopt some measures
owards securing a wharf at which
hnu N coll Thai. ..Dl,n, Much