The Penn's Grove record., 1895-02-22
February 22nd.

March John w. humphreys, near uppel
canal Bridge.
February 22nd.
Robert Cross has rented Williams
Sacks farm.
Trim your grape vines before this
month goes out.
Ice dealer Blohm has stored an extra
large quantity of ice.
Washingten's Birthday. The Father
Of his country was born February 18th.
A channel was broken in Christiana
Greek with dynamite and by doing so
thousands Of fish were killed.
The warm Sunshine destroyed the
sleighing last Sunday, cleared the fields
and reduced the snow hanks.
Any person not a subscriber who
wishes a copy Of the township state
ment a get 1t free at the Record
office.
George W. Hewitt planted a potato
Last spring given him by Josiah Sum-
merrill of the Rural Blush variety from
which he raised a truck basket full.
Best coal in town "a in the yard and
$3.50 delivered. Cash dowH--C.-C.
Turner. y
The expense of clearing the roads of
the snow blockade has made an extra
expense not expected and makes an
unfavorable balance report in public
statements.
The Borough CouHcil held their reg
ular meeting Tuesday evening, all being
present but the Mayor. Current bills
were ordered paid including $40 for
shoveliDg snow.
The Philadelphia Ledger has been
giving u citizens a free copy to show
our citizens what an admirable paper
they are now putting out. 1t gives
more Jersey news than any other paper.
Half Of the double house on Pitman
> street, the estate Of Tillie Pierce. dee.,
was sold last Saturday by Walter s..
Springer, executor. to Maggie P. Bilder-
back for $3.50. The other half was sold
at private sale last fall for 81, 100.
John T. Whites big vendue on Firms
Point will take place Thursday, Febru.
ary 2Sth. See adv. *2t.
Some of our citizens have received
income tax blanks and have made out
their reports. The tax is 2 per cent. on
the net income over $4,000, Of the past
year, which vas not assessed by the
local assessor, but will be this year.
The Bethel Church supper last Satur-
day was well patronized and the free
entertainment had a crowded house.
The pantomime marching was new and
well rendered. They deservingly clear
ed $3s. so, because much was given for
nothing.
Capt. William P. Wright and joseph
III. Dalbow left Penn's Grove about
-four weeks ago to buy a steamer down
lin Maryland to run truck from Courses
Landing to Wilmington. They had
proceeded 100 miles towards home to
Honga river, 25 miles from WiRgate,
the nearest post office in Dorchester
county, Nd, where they were froze up
February End. A letter since received
by a friend states they are well and liv-
ing on chicken and oysters, which are
gotten by cutting holes in the ice. The
steamer Is q shallow one like those
which ply, in Southern rivers with a
cabin IN the upper deck for passengers.
About 9 O'Clock on Thursday the vast
area of ice In the river broke loose and
the rising tide pushed the ice with such
great force as to carry entirely away
the middle of Penn's Grove steamboat
wharf and wrecked the shed on the end
of the wharf. Ice was piled fifteen feet
upon the end Of the wharf and higher
alongside Of 1t. The pilings at the end
of the railway slip and where the ferry
wharf was, were also carried away.
Messrs. Dupont were on the field of ice
when 1t broke and men from the powder
works rescued them with a small boat.
One of our citizens 81 years old said he
never saw SO much ice and 40 much de-
struction by 1t.