The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-17
delaware River Railroad.

Pe enrfs1 Grove, III s.25 1856 AS SO IS
ON SUNDAY.
Trains leave fenn's Grove station 6-35, a. m:
1855 and 6 As p. m. Philadelphia 8 20 a. M, 6-a
and 10 p. M.
Post once Hours.
PENIS Grove Post ONCE is open from 6.l5 q
between Woodbury. and Penn's Grove at 6.35 a
M, for all points at lis a. m. and 4s30 p. m
Mails arrive at lis, 800 a. m.4.So, $50 =.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1900.
Peaches, grapes and bartlett pears
have been abundant this year.
Notions, gloves, oil cloths, going
cheap at H. s. FrtDch's.
Eli P. Bliss, at Courses Landing, has
been granted a pension of $6 a month
About,35 workinen in the acid build
ings at the powder mills are now laid
off.
School supplies Of every description
at Johnson's Drug Store. =
John L. Corson has bought a build
ing lot of Henry Barber adjoining his
residence.
About twenty residents of Woods
town held a fishing party at Hawks
Bridge on Tuesday.
Dry goods, agate, tin ware and crock
cry, cheap at H. s. Frencl's. y
Woodland Beach closed on Wednes-
day and the steamer Thomas Clydedis
continued her trips.
Rev. Milton S. Nichols. of Marlton,
will preach in st. Paul's M. e. Church
Sunday morning and evening.
We do our own work. Bisbee The
jeweler. 4
The arrest and filming of some young
men should convinced all that fast driv
ing and racing in Penn's Grove is not
allowed.
Several wells in this region have run
low or died up. John Norton sunk
his three feet, and found a good supply
of water.
Wanted. cutters for fancy work. Call
on Mrs. Edw. Naylor. st.
A peach festival will be held this Fri
day evening at Wrights school house
Ifit be stormit will be held this Satur
day evening.
The Ivy Literary Society picnicked
at Dolbow's Landing last Friday after
noon and after supper returned to spend
The evening at A. H. Grenns.
Going to move everything at cost
prices at FL. S. French's.
Daniel v. Summerill, Jr., was elect
ed a delegate to the Democratic state
convention at Trenton on Wednesday
aud James E. SmalIey alternate.
The Chester colored base ball club
accompanied by Wright's Military
Band played at Penn's Grove and got
beat by a score of 5 to 2. last Saturday.
For RENT-A 4-roomed house. Ap.
ply to b. &. WOOD
Harry Hewitt, of Camden, has be Ell
acting as conductor on the Penn's
Grove Branch Railroad a few days
while William Montgomery took a va
cation.
The Salem County Board of Elections
met last Saturday in the Court House,
Salem, and confirmed the names of the
election officers. a list of which will be
found in another column.
The first issue of bank notes of the
PENIS Grove National Bank arrived
last Friday evening aud tie first were
issued last Saturday. They are in de-
nominations of $40 and $40.
Try a bottle of Johnson's Tooth
Powder aL l5c.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Joseph Sailor were Civ
en- a surprise visit Thursday afternoon
by a number of relatives and friends
who went with well-flled baskets and
had an enjoyable social visit as well as
feast.
The Penn's Grove Board Of Educa-
tion has put lis tons of ashes around
the school house. Filling up the school
ground las been needed for years They
came from the phosphate works at
Mantua Point.
A fine stock Of white shirts at cost
at HI. S. French's. =
Because the moon raises about the
sans hour at this time In September
,afid shines SO brightly it affords a long
day for gathering the harvests of wheat
where there is spring planting, conse.
quently it is called the Harvest Moon.
Watches very cheap. Bisbee. \
Penn's Grove public school opened
on Monday with 43 pupils in the Prin.
cipal's room; 81 in the secondary; 81 in
the intermediate; A in the third pri-
mary; 40 in the second primary; n in
the primary. total 281. On Tuesday
there were 2S5.
The members of Acton Post. the
Sons OF Veterans and the LADIES' Relief
Corps gave comrade John Nipe, who il
in his 80th year, a surprise visit last
Friday evening. A bountiful supply Of
refreshments we're taken and an enjoy.
able time made.
Eyes tested, glasses fitted, Bisbee. =
On Saturday evening last a party oil
about eighteen young ladies and gentle
men of u borough enjoyed Themselves
on board the naptha launch sLillie and
Anna. captain B. G. Wood, until thu