The Penn's Grove record., 1884-11-22

pelttcI. W. -. NduutI ult- ~oCiithVh'
Cochran and Gripgs as the state Board
of Canvassers, to meet on the 25th
inst. and canvass New Jerseys vote.
The Ancona Printing C0mpanyhs
works at Gloucester City, which have
been idle, will resume Monday They
employ 300 hands. BY reason of the
stoppage Of the various mills, there are
some 1900 unemployed persons in Gloa-
cester.
Congressman Ferrell has given notice
that he will appoint to the West Point
Academy any young man in the First
district who shall pass the best public
competitive examination, the contest
to he held in the Cooper School in
Camden on the 2Sth inst.
Mr.. Jacob Liber, of Port Norris,
killed 4 dear at Hunters Mills, Allan
tic county, recently Which weighed
over 200 pounds. The deer is said to
have been the largest and to have had
the finest pair of antlers ever seen in
South Jersey.
John l.. Mason, Of North Viueland,
is the inventor Of the Mason Jar. 1t
was invented and patented 10y him in
1871. The first year be sold twenty
gross only. but the jar rapidly grew in
popular favor until noY 130, 600 gross
per year are sold.
\ new railroad route between New
ark and Bound Book is being surveyed
10y civil engineers. The line will pass
through Waverly and Lyons Farms,
and crossing the Railway river, will
pass neal Springfield, Westield, scotch
Plains and Plainfeld.
The Supreme Court has decided in
favor OF Sheriff Gibbs, Of Camden, in
his claim again the county for some
$1,000 for boarding prisoners. The
Board of F~reeholders had rejected the
bill Oh the ground that the county
jail was not a workhOuse.
BY a most careful series of levels, run
by the United States Coast Survey
from Sandy Hook and the mouth of
the Mississippi river to st. Louis, it
has been demonstrated that the Allan
tic Ocean at the first mentioned points
is forty inches lower than the Gulf of
Mexico.
The Rridgeton Ners says that Cum.
berland County and Salem Co., beat
all creation in the way of handsome
teams, and some say Of handsome
girls. We could youch for tho truth
fulnesS of the statement as to Salem
County. and suppose the Ne,cS know
the truthfulness as to Cumberland
County. Right Brother s.'m1 up for
home.
The 200th anniversary of the organi-
cation of the Board Of East Jersey
Projectors, VIII be celebrated at Perth
Amboy Oh November 25th. The Boar |
still exists, and has maintained its
organization and kept its papers since
16~4, when the twenty-four men who
had bought the Northern portion OF
the state from Berkeley and Cdrteret
two years before, formed themselves
into this association.
A fatal cunning accident occurred at
Cranbury on Saturday last. Abijah
Compton, aged IL years, residing near
Hightslown, was hunting rabbits in
company with his brother Frank.
Willie forcing their way through Il
dense growth of u%nderbrusll, with
Frank in the lead, the trigger of his
gun caught in a tWig, dischargihg it
and causing the entire load to take
effect in Abijah's head. lie died soon
after.
Through the stupidity of local poll
ticiaus tlie,e were 600 votes cast in the
State for Israel L. Adams for Repub-
Leans Elector, although he had resigned
from the ticket, and MahlOn llutchison
lad been substituted If Blaine had
carried the State under 600 majority
he would, therefore, have lost one
Elector. Ninety-two Adams votes
were polled in Morris county, 1S5 in
West Deptford. Gloucester county, rs
in West Cape May, ANA 1919 in Somer-
set county.
Pierre Lorillard WAS ont cunning
with a friend in his game preserve at
J|obstown, the other day. While they
were working through Il dense thictet,
a quail got up and Mr.. Loriliard fred.
The shot took effect in the head and
face of Mr.. Gardner, who has charge
VI INC greenhouses anu woo naming
on the otnpr side Of the thieket. 1t
destroyed the sight Of one of his eyes and
injured him badly about the head. Mr..
Lorillard had the injured man sent to
the Philadelphia Hospital.
DR.. Rufus Peacock, of Jersey City
is confined in Il cell in the south hall;
Edward Shaw, the Jersey City Cashier,
keeps books for Mcknight, the shoe
coDtractos; John Roach assists in dis
tributing books from the poison library;
G. Daily, the defaulting Collector of
Woodbridge, occupies a cell in the
south hall; John d. Harrington, other
wise known in Jersey City rs "the
Count" DR.. Peadock's accomplish,
occupies the important position OF tend
ing the back gate Of the prison, while
John j. Berry, the I~IackeEsack bark
is librarian.