The Penn's Grove record., 1896-08-28
D AUGUST %, 1896.

ps III.
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1896.
School begins.
Summer is ended.
Fine Soda is rare. Try Johnson's. 4
This is the season to gather your hay
fever crop.
Miss Lulu Thompson will teach at
Nortonville school, beginning on Sept.
It'll.
The Salem County Convention of the
W. q. II. U. will be held at Hancocks
Bridge on Sept. 23d.
The seventh Baptist Sunday-sehool,
of Wilmington, spent Thursday III the
Grove. About 500 were over.
DIR. Doolittle, dentist, of Paulsboro,
will be at Johnson's Pharmacy every
Saturday. n
The second base ball club of Penn's
Grove was defeated last Saturday by
the WoodstOwn club by a score of s to
ID.
The schooner Rillie s. Derby, Capt.
Thos. NaylOr, left here on Thursday
with coal from Philadelphia for Lynn,
Mass.
Read and take advantage of Cum
mings' photo offer in another column
Next Thursday September 3rd, will
be the closing day of French's Grove,
when the last excursion of the season
will be here.
When you read our editorial page
keep cool. The dog days are about
over. The RECORD used ice last week
but did not this.
Another colored picnic was in Penn's
Grove on Wednesday, but not 80 large
as two weeks ago. They enjoyed them
selves and kept in fair order.
Soda Water at Johnson's this Saturday.
For pictures and frames 60 to Hiram
Yerger's, IL E. Sd St., Wilmington -24
Rev. A. M. Benefits Sunday morn.
ing subject in the Baptist Chapel will
be 1.-THE Kind Of Obedience" Evening
subject, Evolves in wooden jackets"
Henry Davis. of Halltown, the leader
of the riot two weeks ago at the colored
picnic in Penn's Grove is now resting
in jail, on the charge of resisting officer
Jac0by.
Are you thirsty2 Try a glass of
Johnson's Fine Soda Water.
Dr.. Doolittle will make tie best set
Of teeth for 5 1850. No charge for ex-
tracing when teeth are ordered. ~
The Epworth League connected with
the Haines Neck M. E. Church will
hold u peach festival on the church
lawn on Tuesday and Wednesday Sep.
TENDER s and o.
Last week q young sparrow bursted
from an egg which had been lying on
Capt. Samuel Pedrick's mantle, near
Wiley School house. The hot weather
Matched 1t out. Can old X beat that.
Mr.. A. s. Clark, teacher of music,
will resume work IN Pedricktown and
Penn's Grove during the first week in
September. New pupils solicited. Con-
~seryatory methods taught. St.
renn's Grove Public School will be-
gin next Tuesday, Sept. 1st., with the
following teachers In charge. j. Harry
Smith, Principal, Miss Ella Murlin,
Miss Hattie F. Hoffman, Mrs Anna
F. Barber, Miss Abbie l.. Kidd.
1t is earnestly requested that every
member Of the W. C. T. U. be present
at the Union next Thursday, Sept. 3rd,
as 1t is the annual election of officers to
serve for the ensuing year. Some of
the county officers r expected to be
present.
The village camp at Perkintown has
been well attended by some Of our citi-
zens, the mestings have been interest.
ing and there have been two or three
conversions. There will be meetings
this Saturday and all.day Sunday, clos
ing Sunday night.
For pictures, looking glasses, crayon
and ART goods go to II e. Sd ST., VIII
mington, Hiram Yerger's. 424
The dry weather has hurt the corn
crop badly and hindered the growth of
sweet potatoes SO that few have been
dug. notwithstanding not over 100
barrels have been shipped from this vi
cinity sweet potatoes were down 10 30c
u basket last Saturday. OF course over
production is the cause.
Capt. Putnam johnson has christen-
ed his skiff "Annie E. Smith, in honor
Of Mrs. Annie E., wife of W.. Hart
Smith, of Philadelphia, who with his
family is a regular summer resident Of
the Grove, stopping with Mrs. May
Smith. Capt. johnson had his skiff
out on Tuesday flying her new colorsh
Prof. James u. Layton, of whoseN
good work rs q school teacher u Dias
Creek correspondent has frequently
made mention, has this season shown
that he knows the secrets Of the soil as
well as how to teach. His Jenny Lind
cantaloupes, ice melons, aud goldes to-
matoes have 20 ~superiors in our mar
ketss-Cape Nay Go. Gazette.
Beecher, Photographer, 315 Market
st., Wilmington, viii make for his Jer-
sey Customers one doz cabinets for $500
and also give free an extra half dozen,
OF make fee Q half dozen OF a filend or
aRy member Of the family. 5.29*