The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-17
FRIDAY, APRIL II, 1896.


Spring has come in earpest.
Spring hats at Ella Tussey's. n
Fine cream cheese at Titus's. y
Spring chickens are SOC a pound.
Soda water at Robbins Pharmacy. n
Measles are depicting Penn's Grove
school.
Have you been stricken with spring
fever +?
Finest fresh groceries at Titus's. \
Consult our advertising columns be-
fore buying.
Biddle Somers who moved to Cam
den last fall, has moved back again.
The schooner Lem Meta has been on
Barber's railway the past week for re-
pairs.
Soda water at Robbins Pharmacy.
No n from Penn's Grove attended
the Republican State convention at
Trenton on Thursday.
The term of Fish Warden Jos. A..
Robbins expired On the 18th. He has
made an efficient officer.
1t is time to plant your garden seeds
and time to plant your spring advertise
ment to bear a harvest of business.
Something new! Call at your earliest
convenience for fine hats and bonnets at
Mrs. II. j. Divers, Franklin st.
While burning some grass on the
Diver farm, on Thursday, the fire
got away from Charles Flanagan and
burned some fence.
[AThe schooner Rillie s. Derby, Capt.
Thomas Naylor, arrived at Richmond,
Va, on Thursday with phosphate rock
from Charleston, s. G.
Edward Griffee, ST., died at his
daughters in New Castle on Monday.
His remains were brought we and
buried at Haines Neck this Friday.
Landreth's Fresh Garden Seeds for
sale at J0hnson's Drug Store.
Our coal dealers, having sold out their
old stock of coal at $3.50, now have to
sell their new supply at SIS per ton be-
cause the coal combine raised prices.
Finest millinery at Ella Tussey's.
Soda water at Robbins Pharmacy. X
Last year some of our sturgeon fisher
men got colored men from South Caro-
lima to help them, but this year all the
firms have succeeded in getting white
help.
1t has been hot enough for spring
weather this week. Fires were not
needed for comfort on Thursday when
the temperature was 500 in the shade
and go in the sun at 4 O'Clock. This
Friday il was 900 in the shade.
Coffees and teas a specially at Titus's*
DR.. Doolittle, dentist, of Paulsboro,
will be at Johnson's Pharmacy every
Saturday. \
Ernest Bright who has been in South
Carolina the past winter buying fish
and caviar for Max Ans, returned
home on Monday to engage in sturgeon
fishing in Delaware Bay. He reports
sturgeon scarcer in those waters than
last year.
Commander Geo. c. %Iteiter, U. S.
Navy, Fourth District Light House In
spector, has kindly place a buoy over
the wreck of a sunken schooer, abreast
of Ship John Light at the solicitation of
the Sturgeon Fishermen's Protective
Association.
have a good milliner and a fine
supply Of Easter hats for spring wear.
Errands done in Philadelphia free Of
charge for my customers. Mrs. Tillie
Smith, opposite Odd Fellows Hall. \
William A. Sack, who has been look
ing after his sturgeon fishing interests
in the Southern states from Georgia to
Maryland, the past winter, returned
home on Wednesday. He reports stur-
geon scarcer and the prices of caviar
and Albany beef sturgeon meat) much
lower than last year.
Read and take advantage of Cum
mings' photo offer in another column
D. D. Leap, Penn's Groves enterpris-.
ing and wide.awake clothier, is making
some fine improvements to his store. A
hard wood hat case has been erected in
the rear and mirrors have been put in
the sides and rear of his front windows.
The store Is being papered all over and
will present a much brighter appear
Rnce when finished.
johnson & Stokes 1896 seed catalogue
now ready, free at Bricks Hardware
and Seed store. \
Penn's Grove will have stons roads.
q. G. Turner, who is interested in q
quarry In Berks Co., Pa, has present.
ed the Borough with four carloads of
trap rock screenings which have been
put on Main St., from the wharf to
Oak Street. This should make
an excellent road on top of oyster shells
where the road is all ready good.
WANTED, a girl to do housework in
town. n who can cook and bake. Ad-
dress box E. PENIS Grove, N. ].
Am buying, RENTING, selling TYPEwRIT-
ERS of all Kinds for business, family and priv
ate use. Also selling new books, and all late
publications, on payments Of about 1 cents per
day. Also buying Job and odd lots OF merchan-
disc Of any kind. Please advise wants and offer
tngs, II. II. Mansfield, 245 Broadway, NY.