The Penn's Grove record., 1883-08-25
THROUGHOUT HE STATE.

Many snakes have made their appear
ance at Mays Landing this summer.
Several ladders and Dlacksnakes have
heen killed by various persons.
An experimental hanging occurred
in Glasstown, a few days since. They
hanged Dick Scull with a leather strap
thrown over the sign At MAYORS store
until his tongue Gomez out several inches.
Boys DON'T fool.
A l6-year-old girl Of South Vineland
eloped last week.
James Kane, 6 hostler at Parl's hotel
Woodbury., was robbed of S73 while in
a daunken sleep in the stables one day
last week.
A huge shark weighing 1000 pounds,
and a sun fish weighing 500 pounds,
were caught in the ocean near Sea
Bright the other day.
Cedarville girls order as many as six
spoons with N plate of ice cream
They must be ~''spooney."
On Saturday, Mr.. Thomas McPeak,
of Vineland, dug sweet potatoes on his
farm che of which weighed IL pound.
No s'smalI potatoes" about thst.
Two petitions are in circulation in
Elizabeth, one fayoring paying the
debt of the city in full, the other favor
ing a settlement ut fifty cents Oh the
dollar. Both are being rapidly signed.
The question of wages between the
glass manufacturers and the blowers is
II It yet settled, but it is hoped that an
agreement will be reached shortly.
A fire started one day last week
from some unknown cause in the
woods about two miles below Mays
| Landing, near High Bane, and coGtin-
ued to burn iol three days. Ii burned
over a large tract of young timber and
did a great deal Of damage.
One of Philipsburg's noted preachesr
on Sunday reminded his delinquent
rewl. olders of their Indebtedness by in
orming them that he would receive
trade dollars III payment for his arrear
ages.
The premiums to be offered al the
| races OF the Monmouth County Ag.i-
! cultural Society, this fall, amount to
| 81 800. The fair will begin september
18th and last four days.
John Canary, Il farm hand employed
by ex-sleriif Thompson, oI Monmouth
co laty, died at Atlantic Highlands,
NJ unday, from injur. es intlic,e ed by all
Infatuated Jersey bull, which gored
hi n in the abdomen and thiew lhm
over Il fence.
Three boys supposed to belong at
Bridgeton We're huekleberrying at Back
Neck OH Wednesday last and flied the
woods. The fire broke out at the rear
! of L. ID. Westcoal's hlrn and was first
seen by his children. 1t required a
number of men and hundreds of buck
cts OF water TO ~extinguish the flames,
the men working vigorously from IL
O'Clock a. IN. until nine O'Clock at night
SEA Isle City has been set off as a
sch,1l district by the prop i author tiles
having control of such IN l.tVrs.
Sa mel Gallagher and CHI rles Ed
ridge; of Bridgeton, have canght 4,6u4
cat fish this week.
A button-hole operator in q Bridge
ton shirt factory made 1920 holes IN
four hours recently.
The State Gdzete gravely informs its
readers that il Nineland MA intends
to raise owls for the market.
IL. Il. Ellis is marketing two tens o.
grapes per day from his 80 acre vine
yard, which is one of the best in Vine
land. Mr.. Ellis is also shipping proper
tionately large quantities VI Bartlett
pears.
A young lady at Atlantic City fell
desperately in love with u Nell-d'essed
stranger until she discovered that he
was a bunko sharp who only "a little
while before had swindled her father
out Of 800. Moral; Don't judge a
man by the amount of ready cash he
happens to have about him.
Rumors are rife charging a certain
Cape May City official with blackmail,
ing. As we have heard similar cllarg'
es before in other quarters, we deem II
best not to make public all we hear ii
this matter until there is an investiga'
ton. There is ALWAYS two sides to I
story, and there may be to this. w,
therefore for the pre- ent decline giving
any details, especially rs the party sal,
to have been blackmailed Las clearet
out.-Stdr.