The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17
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Birds are nesting.
Early gardeners have begun blowing.
Easter comes early this year, April2.
Frogs were croaking on Sunday
evening
A lew carp are being caught in Sa-
lem creek. They run small.
The shad and sturgeon fishermen are
busy getting their nets ready.
Denny Bros. will carry shad on the
steamer Eudeavor this spring.
The Bethel Church cleared $50 by
theiI supper Saturday evening.
To make the hands soft and smooth
use Johnson's Witch Hazel Cream. n
This is st. Patriek's day in the
morning. He is very temperate this
year.
The time for the ground hog to let
go on The weather was Thursday. He
may come out now.
The personal property of the late
Joseph II. and Elizabeth Clark will be
sold this Saturday afternoon.
The demand for houses by the Pow
der workers is not only advancing rents
but starting a building boom in Penn's
Grove.
The Borough Council held q meeting
on Tuesday evening aud paid current
bills. The annual meeting will be held
next Monday evening.
NOTICE, On and after Sept. 18th, DIR.
Doolittle, (Dentist) will be at Mrs.
Davis every Saturday instead of Thurs
day, as heretofore, y
Samuel Il. Hillman and John Corson,
Jr., have bought building lots on North
Broad Street of Henry Barber and will
build thereon this spring.
Nathan $. Wood says he is not down
hearted by his defeat. He ran twice
before being elected Councilman and
twice before being elected School Trus-
tee.
Ezekiel S%impkins, who has been in
the soldiers home at Kearney, N. j.,
died on Tuesday. The body was
brought to Penn's Grove on Thursday
and buried this Friday morning.
Mrs. Tillie Smith invites you to her
millinery opening next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, opposite Odd Eel
lows Hall.
The new Presiding Elder for the
Camden District, Rev. George L. Rob-
bins, was Presiding Elder of Bridgeton
District a few years ago and is a son
in law of Rev. Socrates Townsend.
A sturgeon boat owned by r. Ander.
son 81 Son, of Delaware City, contain
ing five men left there last Friday, and
the menihave not been heard from. Al
though the boat in a damaged condi-
tion was picked up near Lewes.
DR.. S. G. Wallace, (Dentist) will be
at Johnson's drug store, Penn's Grove,
every Tuesday. \
Rev. Sanford M. Nichols and Rev.
George L. Harris returned from Con.
ference on Tuesday evening. About
seventy members of Emmanuel congre.
CATION anne to the parsonage with lots
of eatables and gave the Dominic a re-
ception on his arrival.
The Legislature passed a law this
winter to reduce the pay of election of.
ficers from S. a day Of s hourst to ''S3 for
each registry day and 81 for the cleo
tion day, including the counting of the
votes and the delivery of the returns
and the ballot box" 1t was adopted
February 9th.
George Shultz had a horse and buggy
stolen from French's hotel sheds,
PENIS Grove on Monday about IL a.
m. At first he thought his son had
taken it 1t is supposed that Joseph
York, discharged workmen at the
Powder Works took it, as he has dis
appeared. The latest report is that it
has been found in the lower part of the
county.
For SALE very cheap, a Nonpariel
feed mill and Scientific feed mill suit
able for grinding feed by horse power.
j. ID. Whitaker.
The steamer Republic which has
been plying between Philadelphia and
Cape May Point for the past 20 years,
in fact ever since she was built, and
carried from 500 to 1900 passengers
daily during the excursion season, will
not be on the route this year, as she
has been chartered to make two trips
day between New York and Long
Branch.
Rev. E. Edwards, pastor Of the English
Baptist Church at Minersville, Pa, wher
suffering with rheumatism, was advised Il
try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He says
"a few applications of this liniment prov
ed Of great service to me. 1t subdued TIL
inflammation and relieved the pain. Should
any sufferer profit by giving Pain Balm
trial it would please me-" For sale b,
Sweetens'
Mrs. II. j. Diver
respectfully invites you to lie
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