The Penn's Grove record., 1895-08-23
FRIDAY, AUGUST %. 1895.

Sure relief Robbins Headache Pow
ders.#
The continued drought is hurting the
crops badly.
Supt. Tussey started canning toma-
toes at Hughes's factory at the Cove on
Wednesday.
The sleeves will grow smaller in next
seasons fashions.
Only u more week before Septem-
Der LIST, when school begins.
Crabs are being caught in good mum.
bers but they are smaller than a month
ago.
The draw of the Upper Canal Bridge
has. not been working right the past
week.
The Borough Council met on Tues
day night and ordered a few current
bills paid.
William M. SingerIy, proprietor Of
the Philadelphia Record is building a
hippodrome at Elkton, Md.
Instead of another slip being built a
new n to he raised and lowered easily
has been built at PENIS Grove.
A small colored excursion, from Will
mingtoD, were in the Grove on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
A few sweet potatoes were shipped
by rail from Penn's Grove this week.
$3.50 per barrel was paid for them.
Finest Soda 10 town at Johnson's.*
George D. Shannon has beaulified his
residence with a delicate pink tint of
paint administered by Samuel Lloyd
and a pretty iron fence.
The large annual picnic at PENIS
Grove of colored people from over the
county and many other places will be
held In French's Grove next Thursday !,
10Th.
The steamer Reybold broke her wheel
on Tuesday by striking a log near Phil
~adelphia. While being repaired the
Washington Park steamer Sylvan Glen
made a trip in her place.
Truck baskets at reduced prices,
Edw. G. Brick. y
The Delaware River Railroad will
run extra trains this Saturday evening
and give a special excursion rats for
those who wish TO 60 see the grand fire.
works at Lincoln Park. See posters.
st. Paul's Harvest home will be on
Thursday, 29th. Col. James M. Scovil
will give an address. See posters for
particulars
People who 60 ont of town to make
purchases shouldn't expect favors from
home merchants. It's the merchant
who stands by you when you haven't
money that should receive your cash
when you have it.
No melons are being bought and
shipped by rail this year from PENIS
Grove as in the past two years. As a
consequence Hurff and Woods truck
line to Philadelphia is being well patron
lied. They had a large sloop load on
Wednesday.
The tug George w. Child's which
was seized at Key West by the U. s.
Government officials ON the charge Of
carrying arms and ammunition to the
Cuban Insurgents, has been released
for the lack of sufficient proof to hold
her.
Soda Water made fine and served &C.
ceptably at Johnson's Drug Store.*
1t is said there is a gentleman in our
town who has never been able to pro.
cure enough cantaloupes at one time
to ford him a square mess. For his
special benefit some of the shippers
along the Delaware River Railroad pre-
sented him with a barrel of the favorite
fruit. Wonder If John got a mess.
Dob't neglect that early cough. Rob
bins Nc. 8 will cure its
The schooner Dove, of Newport.
sank in the Penn's Neck Canal on Fri.
day of last week with a load of sail
hay. The hay was to have been taken
to Courses Landing but was loaded too
wide to get through the bridges. When
the tide fell the boat being on the edge
of the channel, careened over, filled
and the hay fioated off and was seer
4 m the canal to Courses Landing.
81 was raised on Saturday.
BENZ. Mahan escaped the meshes Of
the law last spring for pulling up lamp
posts while on a carousal, by leaving
our town. He returned last week and
1t was thought one experience would be
a lesson, but Oh Tuesday evening he
Way.laid David G. Sailor on Franklin
street about 9 O'Clock, knocked him
down and bruised his face badly. When
Sailer got up Mahan had gone and he
has not been seen since. They had had
no dealing nor words and what led Ma
han to attack Sailor is a mystery except
it be pure d%evilishness.
Every one should know, IL they don't
that Hiram Yerger, the well known
picture dealer has removed his business
room 419 Market and Shipley SITS. to
his new store II e. 3rd st., opposite
Bradford's paint store, Wilmington. \