The Penn's Grove record., 1894-08-31
FRIDAY. AUGUST 81, 1894.

Oysters II here.
School begins next week.
The grape crop is bountiful.
Bananas are so plentiful and cheaI
Summer is gone and vacation ia
ended.
that they are becoming a popular article
of food.
Our citizens had their early morning
mail restored on Monday morning.
The fire on Tuesday morning should
awaken our citizens to the need of fire
apparatus.
A few sweet potatoes have been ship.
ped this week at $1.75 per barrel, which
is low as hut few have been dug.
The Central Sunday School held their
picnic in John Norton's woods below
the old brick mill last Saturday.
The last excursion of this summer
was in the Grove on Thursday. 1t was
a Baptist excursion from Wilmington
of about 300.
The statement published in the Phil.
adelphia papers that this town has no
fire apparatus has started the agents for
fire apparatus here.
Somebody wonders if the gentleman
has yet discovered that he was holding
the wrong lady's hand on the straw ride
a few evenings ago.
The Borough Council held a special
meeting on Tuesday evening and ap.
pointed James s. Yourison, lamp light
er at SIS per month.
1t is amusing to read special dis
patches in The city papers that are
written and embellished in the city Of.
flee, when they guess amiss.
Nokomis Tribe of Red Men, of Penn's
Grove, will make an excursion to Ger
mania Park Oh Friday, Sept. 14th. This
will be the last Of the season.
Miss Verna Cheesman had the mis-
fortune to have her bicycle run into last
week and badly damaged. She was
also thrown off and badly hurt.
st. Paul Auxiliary will hold a har-
vest home in Sheble's grove along the
river front ON Wednesday, the 18th.
The speakers will be announced next
week.
Edw. Smith and John s. Dolbow
caught a 13-pound carp at the Cove in
a net on Wednesday. 1t was the largest
ever seen. Their meat is u~nrelishable
food.
Reduced freight rates on farmers
produce to Chester and Philadelphia by
steamer Rey bold.*
The Schooner Rillie 5. Derby reach
ed Philadel lhia with ice on Thursday
of last week and Capt. Naylor and son
Charles have been spending the week at
home.
Francis 2. Walker n Of our Oldest
citizens died last Saturday, after a
lingering illness of over two months,
aged 70 years. He vas buried on Tues.
day in Emmanuel Cemetery.
John NJ. Brandiff has a nice peach
crop, The only n in this region. On
Monday he picked 100 baskets, which
he sold at $1.25 per basket. Would
that more farmers had them.
Mayor Torton has been quite busy
The past two weeks in reprimanding
breakers, and getting fines for the
Borough. The lookup is the best of
scare crows, and a restrain on many.
A special excursion will be run TO
Lincoln Park on next Monday evening,
Sept. 3rd, from along the Delaware
River Railroad. Special train will
cave Penn's Grove at z .. m. and
Paulsboro at 1880. See posters.
William P. Lippincott & Go. will
nave another public sale of COWS at
Woodstown next Monday. Mr.. Lip.
.'incott's superior ability is selecting
profitable to the farmers has
made their sales popular and profitable
% both buyer aud seller. See adv.
You can get a full line of school
tablets, pens, ink, pencils,
,olored cfayOns and school supplies of
kinds at Johnson's Drug Store.
The shad fishermen of Marcus Hook
ire much opposed to the dumping of
mud off their from Petty's Island by
he American Dredging Company as it
destroys their shad fishing grounds.
they have appealed to their representa-
ives but Major Raymond, gives them
10 satisfaction. The dredging COM
ANY has been ordered to dump the mud
lear the mouth of Raccoon creek which
will also interfere With the fishermen.
List of letters remaining in the Post
)Aice at Penn Grove. for the mouth
August 81. Mrs. Lizzie Stanley.
Mrs. Mammie Jugold, Mrs. Anna
srringston, Miss Emeline Green, Miss
iebecea Davis, Mr.. L. d. Stevens, j.
;. Mathers, c. Dalks, H. L. Dalboro,
)orey Balten, Harry Demer and Miss
rillie Stumeler. Persons calling for
he above letters, please say advertised.
ID. v. SuMMERILL, JR., P. NJ.
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