The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

s0on as it is rettted the Governor will
take up his residence there.
i is rumored that Pierre Lorillard
has purchased the property once belong
ing to l.. j.. Jarrad, on tie river bank
at New Brunswick, aud will establish
a large tobacco factory there.
George w. Childs, of Philadelphia,
has s,nt his check forssj00 to aid in
the erection of the AshbIry Park and
Ocean GroEe Library building. .
Secretary Frelinghuysen has been
elected President of the American Bi-
Die Socisty. Ills uncle theodore held
the same position for Sc eral years.
Ex-senator Albert Merritt is in
Jacksonville, Florida, where he is es-
tablishing a fruit house. lie is nearly
restored in health and his spirits are
correspondingly good.
The farmers in the vicinity Of New
Vernon, Morris county, has given up
the raising of .sheep altogether, Oh
account OF the repeated attacks OF the
dogs which infeoJ that region.
1t is stated that in order to relieve
the distress among the poor of Glou-
.cester Guy the City Council will direct
the distribution of soup, m at and
bread at the public expense the coming
winter.
The charcoal burning industry in
Atlantic county is declinnt. Thirty
yeats ago thousands Of coal pits We're
burned in the pine woods every year,
while now but very few are engaged
in the business.
Roller skating is becoming popular
in New Jersey this season. Nraily
every town in the State has at least
one rink, and some of them as many as
four. Belvidere, Philipsburg, Railway,
Elizabeth and Burlington have recently
indul4 ed in the sport.
Application will be made to the next
LEGISLATURE for the division of Gallo
way township, Atlantic county, the
part contiguous TO Egg Harbor City to
he erected into Il new township. IL is
stated that the Inhabitants of Gallo
way are united III the desire for divi-
sion.
Hon. Joel Parker will endeavor to
obtain All appropriation OF $500 from
the Legislature for the improvement
of the Battle Monument Bark lat Free
hold. There is $1,000 already in tie
hands Of the Monument Committee
for this purpose, but money is required.
The State Superintendent of Public
Schools will issue his annual report in
a few days. 1t will show that the
various cities of the State contributed
SI,207, 1850 for school purposes during
the year ending September 30. There
are 1873 400 children in the schools OF
the twenty leading cities.
Captain E. D. Elk w0rth, father Of
Colonel Elmer L. Ellsworth, who was
shot IN Alexandria while tearing down
Il rebel flag at the beginning Of the
war, still maintains in Il pasture i'll
Mechanicsyille the horse that belonged
to his son, which is now thirt y-thtte
years old.
Several car loads of carefully packed
boxes and cases have left Trenton Tor
New Orleans, comprising the exhibit
to be made at the Exposition by the
Geological and Statistical Departments
of the State Government. The display
embraces all that was i'll the similar
exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition
and much that has since been added.
Assemblyman-elect Braker, of the
Second Camden district, proposes to
Introduce a bill in the next legislature
providing that AL mea elected as Jua-
tees of the Peace shall pass a sat :sfac-
tory examination before receiving their
commission. This is Il much needed
measure, and one which We trust may
become IA law.
Two curious events have occurred in
Bloomsbury, Elunterdon county, within
a week. Jennie Duckworth had $50
spasms in succession one day ltSJ week,
and yet is expected TO revive. May
Wilkinson, Who was butied on Satur-
day, it is stated was boru dumb and
neyer uttered a saund until the day
before she died. Then she began to
laugh and laughed continually until
death stopped her.
Special Detectives platt and Ore, of
the West Jersey Game Protective so
ciety, Oh Tuesday afternoon found and
destroyed seyenty-iive snocds, which
were set to catch RABBITS, near Goes
Mill, Gloucester county. Ore rabbit
was found in the snSo6s. The owne
of the unlawful arrangements could
not be found.
The Mount Holly jail has been de-
clared a workhouse hy the Board of
Freeholders, and in future all commit
ments by justice of tramps will be reg
ular. a shed is being erected inside
the p~riSen-yard, where all Migrants, as
well as prisoners sentenced to ''impris-
onment at hard labor will be obliged
to break stone, which will be used in
improving the stree s An overseer
will be appointed TO look after the
prisoners, and keep them at work.