The Penn's Grove record., 1894-09-21
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1894.

HU VIII COIupLlnC Jul hLo CunPnhg.
Sweet potatoes are now being dug
lively.
Reed birds are now worth Goo. a
dozen.
Canning factories are now in full
blast and putting much money into cir.
culation.
ANY one now wanting to buy a new
wheel should call on ]. II. Alloway, to
see Sterns' Specials
Ebenezer Zane and Gerry Flanagan
have bought John Clark's farm and
will divide it between them.
Wilmington hi rev dog extermin-
ator for killing do, ~ carbonic acid
Where is PENIS Groves dog catcher ?
Kidd, furnisher, Agt Woodbury. Laundry.
The proudest man in town since
Tuesday has been A. j. Trumbull, the
energetic butcher, because it is a boy.
There was a meeting Of the citizens
at the Mayors Office on Monday even
ing to discuss the project of a Board of
Trade.
William tanning and Joseph Allo-
way took a trip down Delaware last
Sunday as far as Middletown and
Odessa.
II. d. Ludwick has been training
* as he will engage in the Tioga
Bicycle races this Saturday. He is an
tered in the 2.30 and handicap classes.
An exchange says that bicycle riders
should raise the handles 50 the rider
can sit upright and not look like a
monkey on horse back.
A little son of Joseph M. Harrison,
keeper of the BrandywiHe Light, died
from the effects of drinking some con
centrated I've, which had been left in a
cup within his reach.
Diamond Council, No. IA, Jr. o. Of
U. A. NJ. of Swedesboro, visited Viola
Council on Monday evening. After
the Council was out the ''boys" did
justice to a rich collation. which had
been prepared for the occasion.
John Burk & Son shipped nine car.
loads about 100 barrels of sweet pota.
toes over the Delaware River road last
Saturday, which is said to be the larg-
est shipment eve made In mi day by
one firm over the Railroad.
You can get a full line of school
companions, tablets, pens, ink, pencils,
colored crayons and school supplies of
all kinds at Johnson's Drug Store. y
About 100 went on the Red Mems
excursion TO Germania Park on Fri
day Of last week. Some of our Repub-
Iican leaders went up and called on
Congressman Loudensfsger. The
PENIS Grove Band enlivened the oc-
casion.
There have been as many as % wag-
on loads of tomatoes waiting to be un-
loaded at the canning factory this week.
Some of the residents at the Cove have
made complaints against the horses and
tomatoes standing in front of their
houses. The Mayor, Marshal and
CounciImen were called out Thursday
who tried to remedy matters bu: it was
not long before tomatoes went along as
usual
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gaventa took a
wagon load of Penn's Grove children to
their farm near Perkintown and gave
them the freedom of the farm, the
melon patch as well. They had an en-
joyable time and their parents wish us
to extend their sincere thanks to Mr..
and Mrs. Gaventa and wish them many
as happy days as their kind efforts
made the day happy for thier children
last Saturday.
Jonas Rain became intoxicated Sat-
urday night and was fined by Mayor
Torton S1.90 for using abusive and pro-
fame language. He afterwards went
to Divers store and knocked VIM. V.
Pedrick insensible and kicked him In
the face Sc he bled a pint of blood or
more. Pedrick had to be taken home.
Rain was fined $40 and costs on Sunday
by the Mayor, making the entire fines
and costs of his spree $23.
Gen. Garlic Brown, who is leading a
portion of Coxey's rmy through South
Jersey, is expected in town to day with
his thirty troopers. Mr.. Sullivan, no
relation to John L., but of Chicago,
was in town on Thursday to engage a
camping ground. Carrie Brown expects
to speak on Saturday evening and
preach on Sunday. When asked what
church lie belongs to the reply was to
the big universal church with no door,
it being all out of doors. They will
camp on Barber's wharf.
Owing to their being a short crop of
water melons and sweet potatoes but
more especially because farmers are
selling their potatoes to barrellers the
truck line from P~edricktown will o
stop and the three lines from Courses
Landing are not paying expenses. The
farmers think they v something by
selling to barIellers while the boatmen
think they should have more patronage
because of the accommodations they
give the farmers in getting manure and
getting away large crops Of melons.