The Penn's Grove record., 1895-08-16

Mails arrive:
40 =. m. woodbury. and along Delaware r.
40; south Of Woodbury. 20 p. m.
DANIEL v. S~UMbERILL, JR. p. M,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1895.
Miller Whitaker offers flour at a re.
duced price.
The potato bugs are unusually de.
struct just now.
A cool wave is predicted for this
Friday evening.
Water melon parties are now the
popular amusement.
A colored excursion of about 800
spent Thursday in the Grove.
The high tides In the evening are
now favorable for boating and bathing.
Finest Soda in town at Johnson's.#
BY the way truck is selling it looks
like a poor year for farmers even with
big crops.
A party Of fifteen young folks took a
straw ride to Woodstown OH Wednes,
day evening.
Preston Burgess lost his watch on
Wednesday on his way home from
Penn's Grove.
A second slip is being built for the
landing of cars from floats at Penn's
Grove station.
Acton Post wishes us to thank the
public for p~atronizing their excursion
on Thursday.
Hurff &c Woods truck line to Phila-
delphia was well %patronized this week
for a beginning.
The way drinkers flock in at Robbins
Pharmacy is evidence they like good
soda waters
The extremely hot weatherer and
drought is hurting vegetation and max
ing the roads a bed of dust.
The building at the powder works on
Carney Point to take the place Of the
one burned down is nearly completed.
Three carloads of people from along
the Delaware River Railroad went on
the excursion TO Washington Park last
Saturday.
Joseph r.. Sparks is SO pleased over
the arrival of a fine son that he took
five days vacation. Joseph is to be
congratulated.
Charles Z. Barber has moved his
sash, doors and window frame business
into Turner's glass factory building
where the shoe factory Is located.
Truck baskets at reduced prices.
EdW. G. Brick. =
About 500 from along the Delaware
River Railroad came on the Gloucester
county's farmers excursion to PENIS
Grove this Friday.
Putnam johnson has sold his fishing
skiff Fannie Springer to John Lower,
of Philadelphia for 800, through his
private secretary w. II. Smith.
Counterfeit silver dollars are report
ed to be in circulation. A silver dollar
can be a counterfeit and contain more
pure silver than the genuine dollar.
The new woman with her boomers
has been seen to pass through Penn's
Grove on a bicycle. They are certain.
ly more convenient for bicycle riders.
About 400 went from along the Della
ware River Railroad on the G. A. II.
excursion to Lincoln Park on Thurs
day evening to see the fireworks which
were grand.
Corn used to be shipped from Penn's
Grove in past years by the thousands Of
bushels but o there is not enough
raised for home consumption, for it is
shipped here.
Andrew ]. Trumbull and wife have
dissolved partnership and quit the
Lloyd farm, near E%agletown. James
Curriden has moved there and will
gather the crops.
J. W. Delaspia, of Wilmington, was
fined S25 and cost Of trial by Justice
Wood, in Salem. last Saturday for over.
driving a horse belonging to liveryman
Clement tanning rs PENIS Grove.
st. Paul's Harvest home will be on
Thursday, Goth. Col. James M. Scovil
will give an address. See posters for
particulars
A wax figure Of a woman, valued at
about 500, on exhibition in the store
window of Mitchell & Bash, in VIII
mington, was melted into a shapeless
mass by the extreme heat of Sunday.
Maurice Hillman's family has moved
from W. d. Torton's house in the Cove
to Mrs. Lees house vacated by VIM.
v. Layton. Cooper Sparks has moved
into the house vacated by Mrs. Hill
man.
Harry U. WeDDer began carrying
truck from Courses Landing to Phila.
delphia, on his scow on Monday. E.
E. Kiger will uss n of Mr.. Webber's
scows to carry truck on the Wednesday
trip until the Varina returns.
Soda Water made fine and served &C.
ceptably at Johnson's Drug Store,
Beecher, Photographer, 315 Market
St., Wilmington, DEL, will make for
the readers of this paper and their
friends one dozen cabinet pictures and
n extra In a nice frame, all for two
dollars.
Business practice from the start is the
splendid new departure at Goldey Will
mington (Del.) Commercial and Short
hand CoIleOa. If leaking for a GOOD plane