Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-03-27
STATE NEWS.

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built at Chadwicks, on Squan Beach.
A town hall is to be erected at Dias
Creek, Cape May County, at cost of
$1,000.
w. f. Herr, Lambertville lawyer,
has been admitted to the New Jersey
Conference, and been assigned to the
M. E. Church at Farlningdale.
During the past week 200 more sign
ers to the pledge have been secured at
Plainfield. The list now includes 2, 200
names. The Reform Club has ESQ
members.
The little son of Charles Shinn, living
at Deacon's Station, Burlington Coun-
ty, was thrown down while playing at
school recently, and had his collar bone
broken.
Preparations are making in Pater-
son, Railway and other municipalities,
for Spring elections next month. The
Republicans have fair prospects of re-
gaining them.
Mrs. Hannah Loman, aged GA years,
stumbled and fell over a pail in her
cellar, one day last week, at Paterson,
and received internal injuries which
resulted in her death.
Jesse Smith, of Sergeantville, Hun.
terdon County, met with a very pain
full accident recently, in falling from a
load OF oats. He struck upon the
tines of a fork, one of which penetra-
ted his thigh.
Walter, the 14-year-old son of J. F.
Davis of Clayton, appropriated $40 OF
his brothers money and left, it is pre-
sumed, for Kansas. His father has
started in pursuit of him. The boy is
a victim of dime-novel reading.
While quarreling at Red Bank, Chas
Wiggins bit his wife, Lottie, in the
hand, making a painful wound. Symp
toms of blood-poisoning have since ap-
peared and now it is thought she will
not live.
Secretary of State Kelsey, has re.
covered from the prostrating effect OF
his recent accident. He will soon be
able to be about; but will be com
PEELED to use crutches in order to re-
lieve the injured foot.
It is proposed to unveil the Mon
mouth battle monument on September
18th, instead of June 2Sth, because OF
the extreme heat which is likely to
prevail at the latter date. September
18th is the anniversary of the adop.
tion of the Federal Constitution.
The coroner's jury at Salem, in the
case of William Trusty, the Yorketown
chicken thief who died from injuries
inflicted by the Dubois brothers, re-
turned verdict of 'justifiable homi-
eide" Trusty was dangerous char
acter, and had served term in State
Prison.
Cape May Point is a new Winter
resort. 1t is easy accessible by the
West Jersey Railroad to Cape May
City. At the station at Cape May
City the tourist changes to the COM
Portable cars of the Delaware Bay and
Cape May Railroad which, after O. few
minutes run, land him almost at the
door of his hotel.
At a meeting of the Sussex County
milk producers, at Deckertown, last
week, this resolution was almost unani
mously passed: beginning from this
time on for the next four weeks, every
member of the association veal theil
calves, and recommend it to other as
sociations, for the purpose of shorten
ing the supply of milk"
The Rev. DR.. w. H. Green, of Prince
ton Theological Seminary, will attend
as delegate the third council of the
General Alliance of Reformed Churches
holding the Presbyterian system, at
Belfast, Ireland. The council will meet
on June Gath and continue in session
until July Sd. Mr.. Green, with his
family, will sail in few days. He
has been invited to visit the University
OF Edinburgh during his sojourn
abroad to receive the university degree
of d. ID.
John Walker, foreman in Barbour
Brothers flax mill, at Paterson, on St.
Patrlck's Day, discharged Sarah
Dooley for wearing a green ribbon ir
her hair. The other girls took the
ribbons off when Walker ordered it
but Sarah refused. Three other girls
left when she was discharged, but two
have returned. There is considerable
excitement over the case. Walker
says he discharged the girl for dis
obeying his orders. The proprietors
OF the mill are prominent Irishmen.