The Penn's Grove record., 1895-06-28
JUNE %, 1896.
Wheat harvest this week.
Bad weather for harvesting.

IA harvest ILLS Week.
Bad weather for harvesting.
Finest Soda in town at Johnson's.#
Miss Areta johnson has a beautiful
new sign W. the drug store.
The steamer Riverside runs between
Wilmington and Augustine Pier.
Mrs. Capt. johnson has a fine poll
parrot which uses no profane language.
A lawn festival this Saturday even
ing at the Baptist Church of this place.
The Fish Hawk matched out 31,416,-
600 shad during her stay at Gloucester.
The W. q. T. U. cleared about S42.19
by their supper and festival last Satur-
day night. -
John Stevenson who moved to Della.
ware last year, has moved back to
PENIS Grove.
Hay IS per ton from the field, Josiah
Summerill.
Jos. A. Robbins has had a bay win
dow put in his restaurant, which will
give more light.
E. E. Smith and sons tell you about
their plants and nursery stock and veg.
etables in another column.
The farmers have big crops Of clover,
S. NJ. Justice found clover in his field
four feet eight inches in length.
Quench your thirst with cold Soda
at Robbins Pharmacy.
The schooner Eva A. Danenhower,
Capt. VIM. johnson sailed on Tuesday
from Baltimore for Georgetown S. g.
George Jordan is having his sloop
Geo. W. Brown repaired on Barber's
railway to carry truck to Wilmington.
Bethany Baptist Sunday school, Of
Wilmington, spent Thursday in
French's Grove. About 300 were over.
Christ's Episcopal Church and Sun.
day School, near Wilmington, spent
Friday in French's Grove. About 200
we're over.
L. S. Harris informs Us he has fol-
lowed shad fishing for forty years, being
twice as long as we published in his
letter last week.
All members of the w. e. T. u. are
requested to be present at the meeting
next Thursday afternoon to attend to
business of Importance.
There are but few very early toma-
toes as so few of the crown setting llv.
ed. The weather has been favorable
for Q fine growth of vines.
A. G. McCausland has been ousted
from the Board of Port Wardens, of
Wilmington, and E. I. Warner, a Re-
publican, elected in his place.
Two sisters had to clear each others
character up on Monday before Squire
Elkinton by being put under 500 bond
to keep the peace for mi year.
Capts. James Munyan and Bedford
G. Wood have bought the naptha
launch Elsie May, which Hysoie & Co.,
ran to Gordon Heights last Summer.
don't like these cold, precise, per.
feet people, who, in order not to speak
wrong, never speak at all, and in order
not to do wrong never do anything
Henry Ward Beecher.
The annual combination excursion
along the Delaware Biver Railroad to
the seashore will be run this year on
July 18th to Wildwood in connection
with the Epworth League excursion.
Ho for the mountains Remember
Wednesday, July oath, st. Paul's
Church and Sunday School excursion
to Reading for $1.00.
Lewis Bowers, aged 81 years, fell
overheard in a 6t from the steamer
Elizabeth Vansciver. at her wharf in
Bridgeton last Friday and was drown
ed. He has been subject to fits all his
life.
Delaware farmers are already selling
this years crop of wheat, which has
not yet been harvested, and some have
received 30 cents and 81 per bushel.
Others are holding off for still better
prices.
Fish Warden Robbins investigated
All0way mill pond on Wednesday. 1t
is such a fine lake Of water that the
State Fish Commission will probably
stock 1t with valuable food and game
fish.
The steamer Elsie Weatherby, Capt.
Benz. W. Weatherby, will make an ex-
cuIsion from P~edricktown to Lincoln
Park on July 4th. She will leave Ped
ricktown at 10 a. m. and return after
the fire works in the evening. Fare
40c.
While raking hay for Edwin Leap,
Edward Keen, Jr., got his heel fast be-.
tween the rake head and axle frame of
the rake and was hurt very badly, on
Monday. A bolt had to be taken out
to get his heel out and he has not been
able to sork since.
Beecher, Photographer, 315 Market
st., Wilmington, DEL, will make for
the readers of this paper and their
friends one dozen cabinet pictures and
o extra in a nice frame, all for two
dollars. II