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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
STEAMERS.
INLAND ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND ROCNEAND

Commencing Monday, July 8, 1897 until fur
Their notice. sTMK. MEKKYCONEAG, |. l.
Archibald; Master, leaves Tillson's wharf. Rock
land. Monday. Wednesday, and Friday AT Gao
a. m. for portland, touching at Tenants Har-
Dor. Port CLYDE. Friendship, Round Pond, New
Harbor and Boothbay Harbor, arriving in Port
land in season to connect with Boston and New
York Steamers sans night
Returning leaves Portland Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday, Portland Pier at $50 and
Boston Boat Wharf at 100 a. M, for Rockland
making way landing as above, arriving in sea-
son TO connect with steamer Tor Boston.
Fare, Portland to Rockland, only S1.25
G. 5. AT WOOD. Agent, Portland Pier
j. Il. FIVE, Agent. TiIlson's Wharf, Rock
land lyl2dtf
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Through Tickets On Sale,
l1;;I1,yl!hlil.!llll.l|lls (

ON and after MONDAY. October Ain, ie
trains will I'LL as IoIioWs
LEAVE.
For Auburn AMI Lewiston 7.05, 500 a. NJ;
l.3O. 4. 90, GOOD. IN.
For Gorham, Berlin and island Pond 500 a.
For Montreal and chicago 500 a. nj and
For Ouepec 500 a. m. and.6 90 p. IN.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn $50 l1l5
a. M, 3l5, 500 and Gao p. m.
From Island Pond. Berlin and Gorham $50
and IL Il a. M, and 0G ?. m.
From Chicago aud Montreal $50 a. NJ. and
900 .. N.
From Quebec $50 a. m. and GOO p. III,
SUNDAY TRAINS
For Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Chcasl.
600 p. m,
For Lewiston and Auburn, 7.3o d. H., GOO
For Gorham ana Berlin, 7.3o a. M, and GOO
+. III.
ARRIVALS.
From Island Pond. Berlin, Gorham. AIou real
and West, $50 a. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn $50 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains and parlor cars on day trains.
TICKET OFFICE DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
CRAS NJ. HAYS, Gen Msrage..
PORTLAND. October 4tn 1897, oct4tt
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores.
porde2ts of the Press.
NORWAY

NORWAY.
The following intentions of marriage
are recorded here: William P. Harri-
man and Alma S. Hutohins.
CORNISH.
Cornish, Nov. 3.-Lewis R. Hunt has
moved into the Pugsley house on Main
street.
Mrs. Abner Cakes, who has been visit.
ing friends here the past week, returned
to her home in South Berwick, Tuesday
morning.
Rev. NJ. B. Greenhalgh has moved into
the Thompson house on Cross street.
Harry B. Aver, Esq, who has been
visiting his father. j. G. Aver. returned
to his home in South Berwick Wednes-
day.
The funeral services of the late Hattie
Chick were held at the residence of Vim.
II. Smith. Nj. D., Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. G. F. Millward, pastor of the Meth
odist church, officiated.
l. Il. Pike is making extensive repairs
James @. Aver, D. D. G. NIB Ma.
sonic District, John Parker, William r.
Lopp and Ezra B. Pike will attend the
Masonic convention to be held at Mason
IL. Hall, Portland, Thursday, Nov. 4th.
At the tated meeting of Greenleaf
Lodge No. III F. & A. M, Friday even
ing, Nov. s. the M. M. degree will be
conferred on two candidates. Refresh.
lnents will be served during the evening.
SANFORD.
Springvale, Nov 3-The farmers are
finishing up their harvesting with better
crops than was feared.
Charles M. A bbott's old friends in
Shapleigh were much pleased to have
him with them all last week, what time
he WAS not out cunning.
Miss Maggie Smith, of Rochester, made
her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Smith, short visit last week.
Electric clocks have been put in the
office of the Worsted Company and San
ford Mills. They are self winding and
self setting, and will keep standard time.
Rev. Messrs. Clements of Buxton, and
Belknap of Sanford exchanged pulpits
last Sunday.
Mrs. Atwood Allen and son are visit
ing friends in Massachusetts.
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Do you get what you want when you
ask for goods advertised in this news
paper? The publisher would be glad to
year of any case where substitution had
been practiced or attempted.
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HARPsWELL STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning October list, 1897 steamer Aucoois-
co will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily, Sun
days excepted, as follows:
For Long and Chebeague Islands. Harpswell,
:, bai ls,! 5 ana Ofr :, Island. go ?; m.
Fridays, 200 p. m. =
Return for Portland Orr's Island, by
way OF above landings, 100 a. IN. Arrive Port
land, $50 a. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS. Genl Mgr.
seplt diff
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
by Telegraph

10y Telegraph
NEW YORK, Nov. a. 81
Money on call easy at 11a@2 per cent: prime
mercantile paper $50 GAIA per cent. Sterling
'Nchange was steady with actual business in
bankers bills 4sS1sa4 Ss1s for demand and
ezs4 "a 1924 for sixty days; posted rates
oSs4 s61S- CONNECT bills slsz.
Government Bonds strong.
State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds weak
Bar Silver 56M.
Mexican dollars 435s.
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International Steamship Co.

- FOR -
Eastpon, Lubee Ca'als, ST. 10 W. N. B., Halifax MS.
and all parts of New Bruins wick Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
favorite route to Campobello and st. Andrews
n. b.
Fail Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Sept goth. steamer win
leave Portland on Mondays, Fridays and
at p. m.
Returning leave st. John and PASSPORT same
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. ag-Freight received up TO 400
p. m.
For Tickets and Stateruoms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square or
for other information, at Companys Office.
Railroad Wharf, foot OF State street.
j. B. CoYLE. Gen. Man
sepa0dtf HIP. G. HERSEY Agent
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STEAMERS.
CASC0 BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House wharf,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Commencing Sunday, Sept 26, 1897.
STEAMERS.

For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings
Peaks Island Little and Great Diamond
Islands, $50, GAO, 500 1890 a. NJ, 2.15, APO
610 p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 500,
1870 a. M, 2.15 p. m.
For Dushing's island 6 40, 1880 a. M, 4.2O
p. m.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing, G.2O720, 9.15
11.45 a. m, $50. 500. e.25, y. m.
Leave Trefethen's. QUO TOO, 300 11.3o a.
M, 3.15, A.. 45, 6.45 .. IN.
Leave Little Diamond. s, 1o,.715 $40. 11.4o
a. ~, 1926, 4.35, =. 35 D. NJ
Leave Great Diamond, 500, 7. 10. sos. 11.35
a. M, 3.2O. 4.4O, $40 p. NJ.
Leave Ponce's Landing Long Island.
$40, 10 a. H., 300 p. m.
Leave Cushing's island, 7.25, so a. m..
b.O5 p. m.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings,
Peaks Island. Little and Great Dia-
mond Islands, 800, 1890 4. m, 2.l5,
4.20 p M
or Ponee's Landing, Long Island, 1880
a. M. els, 4.20 p. M
For Cushing's Island. 1890 q. M, 4.e0 p. m.
G. w. T. COOLING. General Manager.
Gept2idff
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Retail Groeers sugar Rates.
Portland market-cut loaf Z; confectioners al
''r; pulvCrised &c; powered, 6s; graduated
OLA coffee crushed Be: yellow A..
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago Live stock Market.
tBy 4legrapn,
CHICAGO Nov. l. IS97.-Hogs-recelpt
440Uu; left over $500 fairly active, steady light
at s SO a. 10: mixed at 4013 10: heavy 20
as thorough 2Oa4 80.
Cattle-receipfs II 500; strong to 10c higher
beeves at 00G5 so: cows and heifers at Z 90
ga DO: Texas steers at S5G3 80: westerns at
8 30@4 Sd; stockers ano feeders 8 o0G4 80.
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Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON. Nov. 4. lS97-The following are
to-day's quotations of Provisions, etc..
FLOUR.
Spring patents. 5 z56 5 3d.
Spring, clear ana straight,l4 1866 40.
Winter patents. 1aG5 65.
Winter. clearland straight, 40@6 20 q
Extra and Seconds CO.
Fine and Supers
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Nov AR schs Cam
bridge, Winterport for Boston; Westerloo, from
Bluehiil for New York; Triton. Georges Bank,
with loss of ancnor and rigging damaged.
Sailed schs Carlton Belle, McChntock New
York: Nellie | White. do; Susan Stetson, and
Arthur Clifford, Boston,
ROOKPORT, Nov 4-Sld. schs Annie Wild
err, Greenlaw Boston; Silas McLoon Merrill,
and Mary Snow. Cameron. do; George Z, Bar.
ton. st John, NIB.
Ar, sch LaVolta, Whitaker, FIN Rockland for
Ellsworth.
WISCASSET, Nov AR. schs Ella Prsssey.
New York; Ellis P Rogers, Campbell, New
York.
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Portland, Mt. Desert & Mashias SfhOat Co.

MATE ST. WHARF.
Commencing Friday. April 2, the steamer
Frank Jones viii leave Portland Tuesdays and
Fridays at ii y. H., for Rockland, Bar HarhoI
Returning Mondays and Thursdays, leaving
MachiaSpOrt at 400 a. M, arriving in Portland
at II p. m, GEO. /. EVANS, Gen Man.
+. L. BO0THRY, &. 7. s. I. A. mar25d1
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Railroad Eeceiuts.

PORTLAND, Nov. a.
Receipts by Maine Central r. k.-For Por =
and, l4o cars miscellaneous merchandise; tor
connecting roads 127 cars.
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flour.
Superfne g.
low grades.4 oo94 ri
Spring Wheat bag-
ers.cl ana sta 3oQ49,
| afeni eprns
WneaJ... 8 1896 81
Mlch. su'gin
rollef.... 5 20d5 AZ
clear do. A 9Oa5 OF
tl.ouis sTg
roller -. 8 20 Go Ak
clear do. % o0@5 Ii
" nt'T wheat
pa1engs.. s S006 90
fish.
lBuylng& selling price,
Cool arxA
Shore ....475 M5OC
small do. 2 Dogs sc
Pollock IL 5G3 OC
daddeck. L 70@z &C
hake.. ....2 00@z 2t
Il errlng. boz
Scaled 80. 11@16c
a ackerei. b,
Shore Is S22 004S2e
Shore 70 SIS oOXS2(
Large IS $120Sls
produce.
Cpe Cran.crate OR2 2E
do Dbl + O0@S7 OF
New YORK
Pea Beans.1 35@1 A
Yellow Eyes.l 55@I II
Cal Pea....l 66@l III
lrishFotat's. Dus00@nt
40, Dbl Q 20 az 81
eJsJerSey300@S IT
40 Norrolk2 50i@2 "a
do Vineland, o u
Onions. EgpSO U0@O OF
do Natives 2 26Q2 b(
Chickens. -. 140l(
TURKEYS. Yves. I4@lht
Northern do. 100000
FOwls... @lz
apples.
Eating apDPs3 5O@4 90
do common S2@3 OC
Evap u N 1890
Lemons
MessIna A 00G6 DC
oranges.
Messlna a
jana ca o 90
Valencia. 100000
Eggs.
NelrOvs.s. 2l02x
Eastern extra. 2OG2 ]
Fresh Western. @2C
Held...... 179le
butter.
Creamery ..2I@2z
Gilt huge VrmJ.1SG2C
| Choice. 14@1 5
Cheese.
n. Y. fct1ryl0A@il
Vermont "a. l0H2 OIL
sage ..sssl2 Gl22
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The greatest trip OF the year comes No
vember 11lh.
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Portland wno,e..le nIare

PORTLAND. Nov 4.
Flour was weak and lower to-day. Wheat
lower. Corn about steady with Oats unchanged
but very firmly held at the advance.
The following are to-days wholesale prices Of
Provisions. GrOcerIeS: GIG
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Excursion to Boston November 18th;
$500 for the round trip.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
ALLAN LINE
ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, Call.
ing at LONDONDERRY.

From From Trom
Liverpool Steamship Montreal. Quebec.
so Sept. California, I8cct. II Oct. 8 a. N
Oct. Laurentian. 70 Oct. 23 Oct. 3 pm
IA Oct Parlsian, 80 Oct. 81 Oct. 8 a m
FL Oct. Numf,ian q Nov Nov Il ;. m
The Saloons and StaIerooms are IN tue cen
trai part, where least motion is felt Flee
trieity is used for lighting the ships through.
out. the lights being at ths command cs the
passengers at any hour OF the night. Music
Moons and Smoking Rooms ON the promenade
GEEK. The Saloons and statsrooius are heated
Rates OF passage $50. 30 to.S7O.Go. A re.
dIction Is made Oh Round Trip Tickets.
second Cabin-fo Liverpool London ard
aonaonoerry, $34.oo and S36.25; return,
steerage-,To Liverpool, London. Glasgow,
Belfast or Londonderry. including every Te-
m For uckets Or tI-ther Information apply to
i. T: McGOWAk. A1S Congress St, j. &,
KEATING, 511a Exchange ST., q. s. A, AL
Ian. Montreal and 81 Stape St.. Boston.
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Go to Boston on the cheap excursion
November 18th.
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Portland Daily Press Stock Ouoratton,.
Corrected by Swan 81 Barrett, Bankers, 1se
Middle street.
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is lowarn1 DOL, Nov. 4, 1se7-Cotton market
1900 bales sr1can middllng at sszd sales
lion and export Aooo o"io' A'A 'Fo
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Print Cloth Market.
1rlFALL RIVER, Mass. Nov. O. l897.--The
print Goth market is inactive at 2ssc.
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES
Ar at Port Spain Oct goth, sch Lucy DAVIS
McKown, Portland.
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/ GraiB.
Corn car 37@3S
do bag lots. 40
Meal Dag LOTS. ass
Oats, ear lots 29429 ~
oats. bag lots 4LS2
Cotton Seoc-
car lots 90 00@23 90
bag lots O000924 90
Sacked Br'r
car LOLA. Is 60@14 so
bag lols14 50415 So
Middling 81 OBJ GIT 90
bag OTIS. .S17@1S 90
Coffee.
Rio, roasted 11@15
j ava&Mocha do25W2S
81 DlasseD.
FOrto RICO, .26NSO
Barbados. ....26@26
Fancy. .6OGS3
Tea
Amoys s...s..lbG20
Gorgeous. $500. 1890
pan. $3.50 s.s.lS8be
FormoS0. .224b0
sugar.
StandardGran 5 O9
Elk cline quality s 90
! ExJrAC..... q II
Yellow Extra C...41a
Seed
Timothy. 3 66Q3 7b
Glover. West, 6M 90
do N. Y. 9M010
AlSlke, lO@l01a
Red Top, 16@l7
Rrovisi0ns.
Pork
heavy IL 7e@13 90
medlumll 75@l2 90
MEDIUM ca
Beef-light. IS 6O@8 10
heavy. 8 76@i0 26
Snlests IN Dc s 75G
Lard. ties ano
IN bbl.pure 517a@55s
do e0m'n0. 4A @6
Dails. compd 51a M5M
pals. pure 612@51s
pureln S1@GSM
HaDls sess y @yL
90 cov'fa =.
Oil,
Kerosenel20 ts q
LigonIa. 8
Centennial ...... Q
Pratt's AstIai Ill
In half bbls lie extra
Raisins.
Musctl. 80 10 bxs506 "
London lay'rll 10000
Coal
Retail-delivered.
Cumberland OUoG4 SO
ChesGnuy.sas Mti 90
FranKiia..ss 8 90
Lehigh.... &c 90
Pea. ...... 400
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( Otlon "A ar koSs.
by Telegraph

NOV. 4, 1917.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-u"y
EASY; mlddling uplands &c; do gull Ga c; SAFES
527 balls.
CHAKLEsTQN--The Cotton market to-day
was quiet Mdaling 6-l6c.
GALVESTON-Cotton market today was
quiet; middling 51ac.
NEW oRLEA Ns-The Cotton market to-oay
was easy; middhng b%sc
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market today was
steady; mild tnss 6Ssc.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day WAS
quiet; midOl,ng SAC.
sAvANNAA-rhe Gotten market to-day was
quiet; middling Bloc.
European Markets.
BY Telegraph.
LONDON. Nov. 4, iss7.-Consols closed at
LIZ 1-l6 for money and L IL 4. q for ACCOUNT,
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European Markets.
BY feterranb

LONDON. Nov. 4, iss7.-Consos coseo at
1I2 1-16 for money and liz g. 10 for account
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NORWAY.
The following intentions of marriage
ara recorded here: William P. Harri-
man and Alma S. Hutchins.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26

At the Town Meeting in j.. p. Neck
the citizens appointed Robert Sea.
graves, Charles Lindzey, and Charles
". Powers a committee to appear be.
fore the County Board of Assessors.
The Township Committee of U. T.
Neck have appointed Josiah Summerill,
Benz. w. C%heesman, and DR.. John NJ.
SummeIill 10 appear before the County
Board of Assessors. Other Townships
have also appointed committees also TO
appear and ask for a general reduction
in assessments on farm lands. The
Board meets next Wednesday, 31st.
Every assessor and committee appoint.
ed should be present.
Good horses are advancing rapidly in
price. at "Hedgefeld" you will find
Bellman 2.143 who leads every speed or
beauty sire Of New Jersey, and Mo-
quette, trial 2 81, the only member of
the great Wilkes Mambrino tribe in
South Jersey. v
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26
sHAD FISHING

has begun in earnest. Those who fish
in the Bay have left with the boats and
cabins, and most of those who fish off
Penn's Grove have dipped their nets.
On Friday of last week Edward S.
Harris showed us a u pound shad
which was a beauty. John Burk, at
~PedricktowD, got it. Shad are running
small as a general average.
Last Saturday John Patton caught
81, and the average catch among the
twenties.
On Monday John Stanton was high
with 65 and 2 rock. The high catch
since has been about 25.
Denny Bros. began running the steam
barge Ella on ttss shad line on Monday.
She formerly RAJ from Smyrna, Del,
to Philadelphia. They took 5000 to
market on Monday night and 1900 on
Tuesday night.
The weather has been so rough us to
hinder fishing the past three days.
Elkinton & Munyan and Thomas f.
Hunt have begun buying and shipping
shad on the end of PENIS Grove wharf.
Geo. s. Kille & Son have charge of
the lay boat off Penn's Grove.
Shad brought from $40 TO $50 per 100
this week.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26
AN EVENING COMPANY.

The home of Mi. and Mrs. James
Borden was very much enliyened last
Friday evening, when a score of young
friends came to take complete possession
of the house and to join their son How.
ard in making a merry evening with
joyous festivities. AT an early hour the
happy folks proceeded to make merry
by playing many interesting and viva
cious games, which were not only anus
ing but instructive as well. Many
tricks were also played upon the seem.
ingly innocent guests, which aroused
much enthusiasm and laughter, among
them being Mr.. Ralph Smiths famous
shat trick" which did not fail to bring
the house down. After exhausting
most of there energy in the preceding
manner, the elated couples assembled
around the well loaded and bountiful
table, where ice cream, cake, oranges,
bananas, and apples disappeared with
astonishing rapidity.N The hands of the
clock we're rapidly approaching the mid.
night hour when Howard's friends,
after having spend a delightful evening
babe him goodnight, wishing him a
happy and successful life and many
more social companies. His parents
were also congratulated upon the sue.
cess of the delicious and ever to be re-
membered banquet. .
Those present were Mrs. Jos. FIani-
gan, Misses Minnie Baker, Helen Kille,
Louie and Lille stiles, Bessie Town
send, Edna Barber, Lizzie Cream. Olive
Dolbow, Amanda Bowen, Florence
Broadway, Sara Torto,. Messrs. Harry
Blohm, Howard and Marshall Walker,
Ralph S. Smith, Harold s. Higgins,
Fred Shannon and Edard Munyan.
A SPECTATOR
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26

Nine persons from Penn's Grove re-
eeived baptism at the Baptist Church
last Sunday.
Miss Abiah McKarson spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
McKarson at AlIoway.
Harry johnson, who has been quite
i'll with typhoid fever, is reported much
better.
Grant and William Layman started
Monday morning for Bay Side, where
they will engage in fishing.
Moving is over and all are in their
new homes.
Geo. II. Pedrick had a bad breach in
his bank last Sunday.
Our Sabbath School have begun to
think about the Easter service.
Supt. GwyDne, of Salem, was in
town on Monday and visited our school.
Madam Rumor tells us Il couple Of
young men from Woodstowp stayed in
our town quite late a few Sunday nights
ago. We wonder where they stayed so
late.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26
OVER THE COUNTY LINE.

Josiah Pedrick, widely known
throughout West Jersey, died at bis
home in Bridgeport, on Sunday, after a
lingering illness, at the advanced age
of rs years. He was one of the early
settlers in this section, and fought with
the Jersey troops through the civil a
J.. N. Thompson, a hotel keeper at
Berkeley, Gloucester County, was break
ing a colt Saturday, but ii broke him.
He was thrown from the carriage and
had his left arm and ankle broken. De-
spite his injuries he chung to the lines,
righted the carriage and drove a mile
to Paulsboro.
Probably never before has there been
so much money invested in plant oys-
tiers as at present. 1t is estimated that
five vessels loads are being placed in
the Maurice river cove daily, and each
load is valued at $500. Twelve vessel
loads of Chesapeake plants were put in
the river in one day.
A farmer just outside of Yardville
Whose few acres have not been prolific
of big crops for several years has turned
his farm into a frog pond. A shallow
pond was made, and to protect the frogs
from enemies, bushes were planted
along the edge. These bushes attract
insects. upon which the frogs feed.
Once placed in the pond the frogs need
little or no attention. They command
a ready sale and the frog farmer is
I%rospering.
The property of the South Jersey
Traction Company. including the troll.
ley lines in Bridgeton, Millville, and
the line connecting the two, together
with the power houses, rolling stock,
etcc., was sold by ID. J. Pancoast, the
master in the Chancery proceedings, on
Wednesday. 1t was bid in by f. l..
Lewis, trustee, for 500, 00O and it is
understood he represented President
Freas, OF the company. The present
local management will probably con-
tinue the organization.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26

Charles E. Atkinson and wife and
William Hannah and wife spent last
Sunday in Vineland.
Rev. j. II. Hutchinson started for
conference OIL Tuesday. a
The Epworth League will hold a
social at the home of Isaac Fowler this
Friday evening.
Bishop Scarborough, preached at st.
Georges Episcopal Church at Church
Landing last Sunday afternoon.
In the absense of the pastor next Sun
day, the morning service will be under
the charge Of Lewis Washington and
the evening service will be conducted
by the Epworth League.
An epidemic of measles is prevailing
in this neighborllo0d.
Miss Sara Summerill, of PENIS
Grove, was entertained on Sunday by
Miss Matte Jenkins.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-26

Thursday, 25th, was general moving
day, but some had taken a change Of
residence before.
Nathan Mattson left Geo. j. Bevis's
farm in U. p. Neck Township and
moved to the VIM. Newell farm in L.
p. Neck. owned by James Newell who
moved on his farm in Warrington, near
Salem, where lie formerly resided. JOS
eph Atkinson succeeds Mr.. Mattson,
and Jon. L. Dolbow moved from E. s.
Kiger Il Bros. farm in Warrington to
Jehu Aliens farm adjoining Wiley
School, occupied by Mr.. Atkinson.
James Sparks moved onto the Samuel
G. Springer farm and Joseph Sailor
succeeds Mr. Sparks on Robert Kidd's
farm.
John Shoemaker has moved into Will
mer X. Layton's house at the Cove.
Alfred Hufnal has moved into one of
George J0rdan's houses on Harmony
street. Richard II. Layton and Harry,
KiIle succeeds him in Joseph V. Clark's
house on Main Street.
Hazard Lndwick succeeded Mr.. Lay
ton in G. II. Elkinton's house on Penn
street.
James Fenton moved from E. L.
Smiths house to his house in l.. p.
Neck. Joseph &. Dolbow moved from
his farm in Georgetown and sukeeds
Mr.. Fenton.
Frank Dilks moved into Harry Kille's
house and Jos. G. Boone succeeds Mr..
Dilk's in the tenant house on J. M.
Bricks farm.
Frank Justice moved into the Vain.
wright house IN Pitman street recently
purchased and Richard Richardson sue
ceeds him in the Harris house on
Franklin street he recently purchased,
and George Stiles succeeds Mr.. Rich.
ardson in the house he purchased on
Harmony street. Isaac Homan sue
ceeds Mr.. Stiles in the Keen house
above Union Corner.
Mrs. Batten has moved from hard
tack row, the last to leave. This old
row is an eyesore and Main street would
be greatly improved by its removal.
Mrs. Susan Lippincott succeeds Mr..
Stiles in the VIM. Gibson house and w.
Harry Smith succeeds Mrs. Lippincott
in one of the VIM Smith houses.
Robert Murphy succeeds Mr.. Smith
and Frank Dolbow succeeds Mr.. Muir
ply in Amos Justices house near the
Railroad station.
Joseph Watkins o onto the
Thomas DoIbow farm near Wiley School
House and Robert Davenport succeeds
him on the S. S. Thompson farm.