The Penn's Grove record., 1899-02-10
St. Valentines Day.

49,
New hope may bloom
And days may come
OF milder, warmer beam;
But there's nothing half so sweet in
life,
As loves young dream. Moore.
KIondikish weather.
About 20 men were taken back to
work at the Powder Works on Thurs
day.
John II. Wilson states that he ex-
poets soon to start in the undertaken
business.
To make the hands soft and smooth
use Johnson's Witch Hazel Cream. y
The boys in the 4th N. J. Regiment
now at G~reenville, S. c., expect to be
mustered out in April.
Harry o. Weber, at Courses Land
ing, has a COW which has given birth
to twin calves three years in succession.
Robt. S. Diver will sell at his vendue
bUlIC iOtti III co"o ehoo kiNSo WV
two buckets of milk a day. '"
Charles H. Patten, OF Wilmington,
formerly of PENIS Grove, has had his
license papers raised to be chief of a
200 ton steamer.
There is an unusual nun her of VEN
dues in Upper Penns Neck and Old
mans Townships this year and will be
an unusual number of m0vipss.
DR.. S. G. Wallace, (Dentist) will be
at Johnson's drug store, Penn's Grove,
every Tuesday. y,
Miss Abbie L.. tried kerosene
on her fire Wed evening. Her
hair and hand Slightly burned
and the stove pip, 'wn to pieces.
The entertainment by Prof. Hall in
the Bethel Church last Saturday night
was well %patronized. SAB. so were tax
en- at the door and S25 cleared for the
Church.
1.-The members of Bethel NJ. p. Church
y, y hold a Martha Washington L pal
ty in Odd Fellows Hall. next Saturday
evening, 18th. Supper only 25c., all
invited.
The price John McCarson recently
paid George II. Sutterly for the Law.
renee farm of SO acres was $500. This
was a $1OO-aere farm 80 years ago,
now S2S.
Maria II. Eakin the sec ond mort.
gage holder bid in the Rebecca Walker
farm of 109 sold last Saturday AZ
Sheriff sale for 81, 200. The farm was
mortgaged to 81, 500.
NOTICE, On and after Sept. 18th, DR..
DoOlittle, (Dentist) will be at Mrs.
Davis every Saturday instead of Thurs
day, as heretofore, =
Joseph A. Robbins has sold his res
tauIant stand in the ElkintOn building
to William NJ, Davis, who is moving
his barber business into the oom ad-
joining the restaurant.
Senator Miller will accept our thanks
for a copy of the Legislative manual.
1t is a most valuable reference book on
State affairs and our readers are well
coined to consult it at any time.
Notwithstanding the heavy ice in
the river, most of which is driven to
the eastern shore by the wind the steam
ers Brandywine and Chester continued
to run between Wilmington and Phil
adelphia, until this Friday.
For SALE-my grist and saw mill
Oak ST., Penn's Grove. Good stand
and for sale on account of other bust
ness. j. ID. WHITAKER. 27-4t
With COWS giving birth to two and
three calves, with a big jump in the
price of sleighs, with a big ice crop,
splendid sleighing and shedding, skating
on the side walks, zero weather for the
coal dealer, the hens getting ready to
lay on st. Valentine day and the grip
epidemic about over, what more can be
asked for in winter on the bright side
of life.
Isaac J. Wright, brother to Henry
M. Wright, whom We announced last
week AS having died suddenly at New
ton, Iowa, died on January oath, aged
80 years lie went west aboIt 81
ago. In 1870 he married Sarah j.
Green and settled on a 300-acre farm
nea Kellogg, For the past nine years
he has been living in Newton, having
earned ii competency. lie leaves IA
widow, one SOL John aud two daugh-
teTs, Kate and Ora.
Old newspapers tor sale at the RE
CORD office. If
The annual meeting Of the Shad Fish
ermen's Protective Association met at
the home of Edw. S. Harris last Sat-
urday night. The old officers were re
elected as follows: President, Edward
S. Harris; Vice Pres, George Watson;
Secretary, Geo. p. Cam; Treasurer,
George Jordan. The fishermen present
decided to have the President TO confer
with Major Raymond to get him TO hold
off dredging during the fishing season
and to get him to have some buoys re-
moved which greatly interfere with the
drift nets.
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To Cure A Cold In one Dry