The Penn's Grove record., 1895-08-02
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1895.

Water melons are swelling rapidly.
Cantaloupes are beginning to ripen.
Finest Soda in town at Johnson's.*
The oats crop is the largest for years.
A few sweet potatoes were sent to
market this week.
The happiest maj in town is Harry
Barnart because it is Il boy,
There is a good crop of caterpillars
and cabbage worms this year,
The head business men in a town are
the BARRIERS.
The rain last Saturday night greatly
refreshed the farmers crops.
All kids of Grass Seeds at Edw. G.
Bricks. \
A small excursion tom Wilmington
spent Thursday in the Grove,
William N. Allen, of Auburn, has
been granted au original pension.
The steamer Carrie will begin run.
ming from Courses Landing next Mon
day.
Leap q Son have begun their mid
summer clearing sale. Now is the
time to secure bargains in remnants.
Try a Soda at Robbins Pharmacy. :
Mrs. Richard Lummis has a golden
band lilly with four beautiful blooms
on it.
John Norton has moved his farm
house onto higher ground in front of
his barn.
An excursion of about 600 from West
Chester and Coatsville spent this Fri
day in PENIS Grove.
, The annual1armers' excursion from
along the Delaware River Railroad to
Penn's Grove will come on Friday, the
10Th.
Owing TO the lack of orders several of
the workmen at the Carney Point pow
der works have been laid off the past
two weeks.
Wrights Sunday School had a very
successful picnic on Thursday of last
week and cleared $40 towards purchas-
ing a new library.
DON'T forget the G. A. r. excursion
goes to Lincoln and Germania Parks on
Thursday, August 18th. 81
Samuel NJ. Justice has begun TO build
a new crib house. When it is complet,
ed he win have erected al entire set Of
new buildings on his farm.
The st. Georges Episcopal Sunday
School, Of C%hurchtown, picnicked in
in the grove oil Tuesday and enjoyed
the free treat of Col. French.
Four carloads of Wilmiugtonians
passed through Penn's Grove last Sun
day to spend the day in Atlantic City.
The steamer Republic damaged her
shaft on Monday and it will be two
weeks before she a resume her trips.
Capt. James Munyan has sold his
interest in the naptha launch Elsie May
to Capt. Belford Wood who is now sole
owner.
The Reformed Episcopal Church, of
Wilmington, will make an excursion to
PENIS Grove this Saturday and several
sports will be INDUCED in bYyoung men.
A colored excursion of between 800
and 400 spent Wednesday in the Grove.
They spent more money than any other
excursion here this year. They were
from New Castle and Delaware City.
Flour s~prinkled on cabbage when the
dew is on is said to be a good remedy
to destroy cabbage worms, The worms
are stuck fast with Ilthe paste formed
and the sun bakes the worms.
Soda Water made fine and served ac-
ceptably at Johnson's Drug Store
The pleasure yacht Henrietta, Capt.
Joe Brehm, struck a snag where the
Gordon Heights ferry wharf stood last
year and sank on Wednesday in four
feet of water. Chas. A. Robinson rails
ed her on Thursday.
Emmanuel Sunday School had an en-
joyable picnic adjoining Charles Leaps
residence on Wednesday. The regular
Epworth League prayer meeting was
held in the twilight, being led By Am
mon Raine, in the absence of the Pas
tor.
Large stock of Baskets at Edw. G..
Bricks.
The steamer Richard stockton broke
one of the buckets on her wheel about
1920 on Thursday morning off the Cove
and had to anchor off Carney Point the
rest Of the day while it was being re.
paired. There was a large number of
excursionists on board.
A Penn's Grove farmer, who never
got robbed, sold his tomatoes in Will
mington last week for al extra price
and gave the man 25c. to treat the driv-
er. The man never paid for nor came
after the tomatoes. The question now
is civilian, loan us a quarter?'
Bromo for Headache Robbins Phar-
macy.
Every one should know, if they don't
that Hiram YeTger, the well known
picture dealer has removed his business
room 419 Market and Shipley SITS. to
his new store IL Il. Bird St, opposite
BradfoTd's paint store, Wilmington. |