Evening journal., 1900-08-02
HOUSES IN DEMAND
IN PENNSCROVE
Baptist Sunday School Of
That Place to Picnic
at ShelIpOt Park

Pennsgrove. y. j.. August l.-Th
Baptist Sunday school vii make an ex
eursion Tuesday. August z, 10 Shellpo
Park.
James Moore. farmer who lives a
Eagletown, was badly shaken up an
considerably bruised by falling dow
/ his cellar one day last week
The best white potatoes were sell
ing last week az the station for 81 pc
barrel; the abundant crop this yea
has reduced the price to about one
third from last years prices.
st. Pauls NJ. h. Sunday school hel,
their annual picnic in liewitt's wood.
on Wednesday The shower in the al
ternoon caused a rather unpleasant
ending of the otherwise enjoyable day
The Bethel M. p. Sunday school will
hold their annual picnic at Dalbow'.
Landing, Thursday, August 2.
There Is a growing demand fol
houses in Pennsgrove. For every empt,
house there is a number OF immediat,
applicants, This Is evidently an indi
cation that this is a thriving borough
The Indian Medicine Company, locat
ed here early last week on Simpkini
lot, on Railroad avenue The compan,
consists OF four Indians and the medi
cine man who have been giving per
lformances and disposing of their medi
cine every evening during the pas
week. Their votaries and patrons con
sist largely Of the young. curious an,
lfun-lOvng people who are found regu
lar In attendance at their nightly exhi
/ billions.
Miss Annie 2. Oliver one Of Chester
l bright young ladies, is spending few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w
Werle, OF this place.
/ The light house at the entrance O
Penn's Neck canal. was struck by light
ming during the electric storm on Wed
nesday afternoon. slightly damagin,
the structure.
! George Steelman. OF PHILADELPHIA. al
empl0ye cf the DUPONT Powder works
! had his arm badly lacerated one da,
last week. while unloading large stOn.
from the car. The sharp edge of
large stone fell on his arm. pressing
Il against the side of the car. cuttin,
a long cash and severing an artery
making altogether a dangerous acci
dent.
Mrs G. V. Dalbow. Mrs. Emma Hal
ton. Mrs Gideon c. Dalbow and Mrs
Charles W. Sparks are spending thei
vacation ut National Park. and viii re
main during the camp meeting
The annual Harvest Home OF th
Ladies Auxiliary OF st. Paul's NJ +
Church will be held Wednesday, An
gust 10.
j On Wednesday. two colored excursion
i spent the day in the grove. One wa
! from Wilmington and the other NJ
j Hope NJ f. Sunday school from Salem
I The day passed with but very little dis
turbance not enough % cause an az
rest TO be made.
The Ivy Literary Society spent las
J Friday at Shellpot Park About twent
members Of the society attended tn
/. excursion. and enjoyed the pleasure
b of the delightful park.
q, The St Johns German Luthera
. Sunday school, of Bridgeton, came her
last Thursday with Captain Denny ]
p. the steamer Pokonoket and spent abot
+, four hours in the grove. Between "a
and 500 came on the excursion.
I Prof. Isaac Rissmiler and his wifi
Of Bakerville were here on Friday
select a residence for the coming scho,
year. Prof. Rissmiller has been electe
principal Of the public school in Penn'
grove.
The committee in charge Of the pr,
posed Farmers picnic to Pennsgro,
on August II, have been compelled
abandon the project, as satlsfactor
rates on the railroad could not be al
ranged. The farmers and others alon
r the Pennsgrove branch have been give
5 an opportunity for this outing annual
: for the past fifteen years and many r.
b gret that the excursion win not be ru
a this year.
During the storm on Wednesday a
e ternOon the lightning set fire to II
4 barn of j. Ford Thompson, about OF
r mile from this place. Mr.. Thompso
e by the assistance OF his family and
Z farm hand, succeeded in saving thr'
horses. three COWS and two calves tn
o we're in The barn when It was fire
), The building was entirely consumed .
g ge.her with about fifteen tons OF ha
and one hundred bushels of unthresh'
e wheat his loss amounting to abo
g $1,000, is only partly covered by i
= surance.