The Penn's Grove record., 1901-02-01
PeDn's Grove Up-To-Dafe.
It's History and Development
REPRESENTATIVE Business Houses and Successful Dealers.

testant element split from Emmanuel
and built a church, the Mariners Beth
el. A new and modern edifice was
built in 1895. This church, has about
$50 members. In 1884 st. Paul's Meth
odist Episcopal Church was built, being
another branch of Emmanuel. This is
the largest building and the most influ-
entail church in the Borough, having
about 400 members.
In 1892 a Baptist mission was started
and in 1894 a chapel was built. With
the churches are connected Epworth
Leagues. Jr. Leagues and G. f. Socie-
ties. There are 3 cemeteries.
SCHOOLS.
PENIS Grove has an excellent high
school. with a male principal and five
assistant lady teachers.
SUMNER RESORT.
PENIS Grove Is widely known as a
summer resort for boarders and excur-
sions, In the prettily shaded Grove at
the Rivers edge, fronting the hotel,
there is always a refreshing breeze in
summer, which is an inducement for
many excursi0nists from Wilmington.
PHILADELPHIA and along the Railroad, to
spend a day of recreation there. Be
tween the steamboat landing and South
Peuu's Grove there are located rs sum
mer cottages, cabins and club houses,
which are filed with citizens from Viii
mington and Philadelphia during the
months of June, July and August.
Tley are along an ideal river shore for
A summer outing with splendid bathing,
boating, fishing and grabbing. The
well arranged and Hospitality managed
hotel has bren well-flled with summer
boarlers in past years. Two boarding
houses are usually filled to overlooking
and private families accommodate many.
1t is the special delight of ''city cous-
jns'' to have some one to visit in Penn's
Grove in summer, e if it be only over
Sunday.
INDUSTRIES
Until ten years ago most OF the water
melons and potatoes were transported
to Wilmington, Philadelphia and New
York in vessels and fishing skiffs. Since
the decline Of water melon growing,
caused by Southern competition and the
superior and home market facilities for
sweet potatoes made by the Railroad
Company, little freight is carried in YES
sells. This use to make work not only
for boatmen but boat-builders. Pre-
vious to the eighties, vessel building was
quite an industry, which has passed
with the advent of more rapid COM
merce. In the last ten years a steam
4, .v, ,,t g,,U-g bnVa ham hltilt Tho
largest ever built was a 30O-ton seow
last year by a master builder. The
building of skitfs for shad and sturgeon
fishing is quite an industry, piled by
three men. PENIS Grove also has a
marine railway where boats are repaired.
One canning factory has been in eX-
istence at South PENIS Grove for 20
years with a capacity of 100000 cans a
season. A saw mill and sash factory
furnishes frame stuff and mill work for
building purposes. One shirt factory
employs 20 operators
MERCHANTS.
PENIS Grove has 7 general stores, l
clothing store, / bakery, 5 restaurants,
l ice cream factory and confectioner, 4
meat markets, 3 milliners, 2 jewellers, 2
druggists, 4 coal dealers, feed mill and
flour dealer, , t~obacconists, l fish deal
er, 2 poultry dealers, l lumber yard,
l hardware store, l stove store, l ag-
ricultural implement warehouse, l for
list, 3 milk dealers, 2 news dealers, | ice
dealer, 3 insurance agents.
PROFESSIONAL.
PENIS Grove has 3 preachers, 5 ply
%siclans, | dentist, ! lawyer, l undertake
er, | surveyor,
TRADES.
There are 4 blacksmith shops, 3
wheelwrights, ) contractors and build
erS, 4 stone masons, / carriage builder,
l marble yard, 3 BARRIERS, 2 harness
makers, Z k~xtcS@ I~%tETHct~NHSy
NEWSPAPER.
The RECORD is the only newspaper,
having been established in 1873. The
present editor took charge In Septem-
Der 1884. The RECORD is printed on a
cylinder press in its own building. 1t
is a firm believer and an advocate of
Organism, but is especially devoted to
the local interest of PENIS Grove, Up
per PENIS Neck and Oldmans Town
ships.
GOVERNMENT.
IN 1892 PENIS Grove separated from
the Township and formed a Borough
government, with a Mayor and six
Councihmen, The people are so good
and orderly that one Marshall and two
Justices of the Peace can not find enough
to do, to pay them for holding office.
The streets are well lighted with 80
Kerosene lamps. The side walks are eX-
cellent and the oyster shell roads are
not surpassed in New Jersey, making
splendid bicycling for "a miles from the
Borough.
LODGES.
PENIS Grove is noted for its fraternal
orders. The oldest and richest is Muir
al Lodge No. Sc, |. O. 0. F., vas in
stituted in 1913. 1t erected Odd Eel
lows Hall in 1871, a building 32X60ft.,
with 40 foot posts. The first floor is
occupied by four stores. The second
story is a public hall with a seating ca
pacity of 300 The third story is alodge
room, in which they meet Thursday