The Penn's Grove record., 1895-08-09
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1895.

FRIDAY, AUGUST O., 1895.
Mt fret about the mercury,
Or watch it all the time,
The old Thermometer won't burst,
os However 1t may climb.
ri 1t doesn't do you any good
Z To count up the degrees,
And all you talk about the heat
Won't start a bit Of b eeze." :
Finest Soda in town at J%ohDson's.#
Lamp lighterY oprison has painted
the borough lamps. Nh
Five new buildings are being erected
at the powder works on Carney Point.
John NJ, Bevis shipped the first load
OF Jersey water melons to Chester on
Tuesday.
10 you know there is a law against
2 slDwiDg wild carrot to grow on your
lup Aisfm and road side ?
Truck baskets at reduced prices.
fislelEdw. G. Brick. y
= French's hotel had more boarders
1,ast Saturday night than any other time
his summer.
G. ADog collars at w. L. Denny's. \
Edw. E. Smith s. Sons have a large
tf0t of celery plants for sale. 1t is time
they were out.
81 This Sunday will be the biggest day
at Pitman Grove Camp meeting. Evan.
gelist Naylor will preach.
Josiah A. Kidd has shown us a twI9
cucumber of large size which is a Curl
osity in the vegetable world.
]. d. Whitaker has had a building
built along the Railroad near the sta
ies u which to store his feed and grain.
in 3. Black has put the small
Mary, of Paulsboro, on his truck
between the Cove and Wilmington.
Large quantities of green cantaloupes
bre shipped from Penn's Grove this
eek. They were worth about 81. so a
barrel.
y Leap & Son are changing the office
in their store to the rear side window
so AS to give more counter room to dis
play goods.
E. e. Kiger's steamer Varina is
carrying peaches from Milton, DEL, to
Philadelphia, and will remain ON the
route during the season.
a The iron works at New Oastle are
al buster than ever before and new orders
are being received. The present force
[ ! of $50 men will be increased.
moi On Tuesday 1853 carloads of peaches
lssT we're shipped out Of Delaware. The
'oa prospects are that there will be a fair
crop of peaches and good prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pigeon had a
child to die with diptheria on Wednes-
day. Their other sick with it is re.
ported better this Friday morning.
Our soda trade this summer is better
than ever the patrons seem to select
Robbins Pharmacy.
The excursion to Washington Park
this Saturday gives our citizenship first
opportunity to see that new popular
resort by moonlight and to shoot the
chute.
Ye editortx den contains one sun.
flower stalk Oh hich we're counted
260 blooms and ids before any were
picked off. Wouidaot Oscar go Wilde
over seeing that?
The new shaft of the steamer Repub-
lie, which weights $4,000 pounds has
been forged and Put into position this
week and it Is expected she will resume
her trips to Cape May on Sunday.
The young ladies of Mr.. Eli D.
Strimple's Su~nday-school class will hold
4 a lawn sociable in Elkinton's Grove on
next Wednesday evening, 14th. All
welcome.
Get you dog collar and name on it at
Z w. L. Denny's.
The steamer Clyde stops at Penn's
Grove daily bound down river we'll
loaded with excursionists. None stop
off because the same fare takes them to
Woodland Beach.
The employees of the Edgemoor Iron
Company received the welcomed news
on Wednesday that their wages would
be increased 10 per cent. on the 10. A
few PENIS Grove citizens work there.
Beginning this Saturday, the sloop
Mary S., Capt. S, ]. Hurff, will receivs
truck every Saturday and Wednesday
at Barber's wharf for transportation to
the Philadelphia market. Give it a
trials
There was a small excursion of the
Episcopal Reform athletes, of Philadel-
phia, Chester and Wilmington, in
Penn's Grove last Saturday to partici.
pate in the running, jumping, and other
contests.
China and Japan had some hard fight
ing this year and an illustration of it
will be shown at Lincoln Park On next
Thursday evening, August 10, on the
date of the G. A. r. excursion. Do not
fail to see 1t. Tickets good on all trains.
A special train will leave Penn's Grove
at 7.20 z. M. Returning will leave
Pauls boro at 1890 +. M.
' Every one should know, If they don't
that Hiram Yerger, the we'll known
picture dealer has removed his business
o 419 Market and Shipley SITS. to
his new store IL E. 3rd St., opposite
Bradford's paint store, Wilmington. =