The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-08
FRIDAY, JUNE s, 1894.

Inc 1eStlVal OF the SONS OF veterans
WAS we'll patronized last Saturday night.
James g. Smalley has had "a store
house for bananas built next to the Re-
cord building.
A large stock of spring hats very
cheap at Title Smiths opposite Odd
Fellows Hall.
John Hinimier and Jos. Munyan have
had their house raised and a foundation
put under it.
George Munyan, of Philadelphia,
buried an infant in Emmanuel Gene
terry on Monday.
The rain has put farmers behind two
weeks with their work and some orn
fields are getting very grassy.
The wet weather nearly ruined the
early water melon and cantalOupe crop
so they had to be replanted again.
The change of a few minutes in the
early train has deprived PENIS Grove
of the early morning mail when most
needed.
The damage to the Delaware River
Railroad by the recent storm will
amount to $1,000, not counting the
traffic lost.
William G. Flanagan, of Brooklyn,
bought the H. II. DeGrofft house and
lot sold last Saturday by Jos. j. Sum-
merrill, agent for 1926.
The new excursion and picnic grounds
at Gordan Heights, nearly opposite
Penn's Grove, will be formally opened
next Saturday, June 10Th.
Thomas S. Weatherby has "a mud
digger at work making extensive re-
pairs TO the meadow banks at Norton
vile. The water is not off the meadow
YET.
W. Z. Lippincott q Go. will hold
their fifth sale of cow at Woodstown
next Wednesday, 18th, when an Oppor-
tunity will be offered those who need
cattle.
Paris Green and Plaster for sale by
Edw. q. Brick.*
Several new passenger cars for tue
South Jersey Railroad Company, just
being built to Cape May, have been sent
from Wilmington Car shops to their
destination through Penn's Grove.
J. Merritt Lingo got his first bath of
the summer last Saturday by the upset.
ting of his batteau while sailing neal
the wharf. Harry Dougherty rescued
him from his wet and embarrassing
position.
The steamer Thomas Clyde has been
overhauled and repainted and looks as
good as new. She took a Sunday School
excursion from Wilmington to Wood
land Beach on Tuesday. She will be-
gin her regular trips Oh Sunday 18th.
Go TO Smith & Denny's for a full line
of spring and summer millinery. See
our new styles.
BY reading the County statement
taxpayers will see where the county tax
is expended. Because a bill is made
out in a Freeholder's name, persons
must not think he got all the amount
for he paid most of it out to laborers.
Two of Salem's tipsy tipplers rode to
PENIS Grove last Sunday and so ill
treated the horse they were driving that
it was taken away from them until they
sobered up some. One fellow fell out
of the buggy. They were good sub.
jects for the lookup.
AS a Blood Purifier, one bottle of
J0hnsOn's Liver Searcher will do more
good than four bottles of any other Sar-
saparilia. II cures Malaria as well as
Dyspepsia and all skin diseases. \
Benjamin Reed met with a serious
accident while repairing William G..
Summerills barn last Saturday. His
Ratchet slipped from his hand and cut
his shoulder bland, while he was work.
ing above his head. 1t cut a nerve
leader and made a serious wound.
The committe appointed by the Board
of Freeholders to remove the wreck of
the sunken schooner at PENIS Grove,
met on Saturday and awarded the con-
tract to Jordan & Justice. for $50. This
firm refused to sign the contract and on
Monday it was awarded to Captain
Pattin, for S125.
About a year and a half ago there
was an account in the Philadelphia n
pers about a child being raised IL an
incubator. The mother died and the
child at birth not being of natural ma
turity was placed in an incubator and
carefully watched by several doctors.
1t grew is nearly two years old and is
now spending the summer in PENIS
Grove.
The Borough Council held a special
meeting Wednesday evening and re-
ceived a communication in regards to a
soft coal smoke nuisance from Boone's
boiler and a barb wire fence on Frank
lin street. The 1874 bill for 1867
bushels OF. shells and $50 freight bill
was also discussed. Capt. Denny agreed
to take $40 off the freight bill. There
was a chicken bill for Sc.
You can get strictly pure extracts of
lemon, vanilla, orange and bitter al
monds very cheap at JohnsOn's. Also
the finest Perfumery, all odors. \