The Penn's Grove record., 1899-02-03

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FEB. 10-Josiah Iiaine, below Auburn.
Feb. l1-R. f.. CorsOn, Pedricktown,
FEB. I4-Robert S Diver, in Penn,s Grove.
Feb. III. Howard Thomas, near Wiley School
Feb. 2O-James A. Black. U. p. Neck.
Feb. 2l-James G Norton, Near Church Land
ing, Lower Neck.
Feb. 22-James Moore, in U. Z Neck.
There was a big influx Of drummers
in Penn's Grove this week.
For bargains see =. d. Leaps annual
shoe sale in another column.
Sweet potatoes have advanced to
Sl.40 a barrel at Penn's Grove.
The boys have been enjoying fine
skating on the river above the wharf
the past two days.
To make the hands soft and smooth
use Johnson's Witch Hazel Cream. y
The half Of winter is to come and
mole. The ground hog SAW his shad-
4ow Thursday morning.
The schooner RiIlie s. Derby, Capt
Thomas Naylor, arrived at Jackson
vile, Fla, on Friday of last week.
The many workmen who have not
been taken back at " Powder works
would prefer II vacation in the
summer.
Bank stock is sill on the raise
Twenty shares of the Salem Nationa
Bank were sold last Saturday for Sl43.-
62R a share, par $50.
The official Board of Emmanuel
Church have UNANIMOUSLY asked their
pastor Rev. George Il. Harris to re-
turn for another year.
The Penn's Grove fishermen in
Georgia have been catching a few shad
but no sturgeon. Fresh shad are way
up in price this winter.
Henry NJ. Wright has received word
that his brother Isaac Wright, who was
visiting him about a year ago, died sud
denly last week at his home in Iowa.
About 30 aoikman were taken back
to the Powder Works Thursday morn
ing. Next week more will be taken
back to run the 80 callber mills night
and day.
". S. G. Wallace, (Dentist) will be
at JohnsoB's drug store, Penn's Grove,
every Tuesday.
Congress on Wednesday refused to
make an appropriation for beginning a
80 foot channel in the Delaware. $500
600 is appropriated to complete the 26
foot channel.
Tie 18th anniversary Of the dedica-
tion of st. Paui's NJ. E. Clldrch will
be celebrated on February 23d. Rev.
Patrick j. Kahn, of M%anayunk, will
preach.
Edward Keen las his fin, new dou-
BILE house on the "hard tack" lot Ell
closed. 1t is the biggest improve
ment in contrast made in Penn's Grove
in recent years. Penn's Grove needs
more such houses.
The Woodbury. Constitution notes
the fact that the wedding crop has been
above The average in South jersey tn is
winter and HAT the boy crop greatly
exceeded the girl crop last year. 1t
should'in the time of war.
A~ssemblyman Wright shows his
interest in the fishermen by writing TO
Major Raymond and asking that there
be no dredging to interfere with shad
fishing. The Major wrote that dredg-
ing will not begin until May 10Th.
Prof. ii. II. Hall will give an enter
tainment in the Bethel M. Z. Church
this Saturday evening, 4th, at Z O'Clock,
with biograph, %phonograph and projec-
toscope. Don't fail to hear the songs,
and see the wonderful moving pictures.
Admission zoe. children Toe. y
1t is rumored that Pierre Dupont
will leave the Powder Works on Carney
Point with which he has been connect
ID since they we're started and go west
70 look after a manufacturing plant
which he has heired by the death of an
aunt.
Rev. George 7. Harris subject Sun
day morning in Emmanuel Church
will be "Do this in remembrance of
me-" followed by administering the
sacrament of Lords supper. Even
ing subject, g. fession of SIM"
a Philadelphia paper stated last
week that Penn's Grove was to have
an ice plant. 1t was in good working
order Tuesday night with the tempera-
ture down to 12o. Fine 8! inch ice was
gathered this week by ice dealers
from the ponds.
The committee of Gloucester Coun-
ty Freeiolders reported to the Board
at their January meeting that they
thought the Pedricktown bridge could
be repaired to last. eight or ten years
The committee was continued, the
clerk instructed to ask the Salem
County Fieeholders to make the ne
cessary repairs.
The river and harbor bill contains an
appropriation of $1,000 for Alloway
Greek and 10000 for Mantua Creek.
Salem Creek from the mouth of Penn's
Neck Canal to Courses Landing has
more than both the other
creeks and should have an a%p2ropria-
tioD, but there is no Congressman nor
ex-CoBgressman interested.
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