Bridgeton pioneer., 1884-01-17
STATE NEWS.

IHe nrsC snad OF the season was
caught on the 5th inst, in bass net.
off Alpine, N. j., by David Campbell.
From a Salem county local library,
in period of nine months, were taken
8S4 books of fiction, IS of religious
character, and historical"
1t is proposed to change the name of
Tansboro on the Williamstown Rail-
road, in Camden county, to Wilton,
and have it include all the small ham
let's in the vicinity.
During 1888, Vineland dealer
bought and sold 245 loads of hay, aver
aging 2,49G pounds each, to get which
he and his team travelled 6,662 miles.
His sales amounted to 4,46S.
At the private souphouse maintained
by j. H. Edmunds, at Cape May, fifty
gallons of soup and as many loaves of
bread are daily consumed by about
seventy persons-mostly children.
A Burlington county farmer claims
to have Matched and raised, by the in
cubator method, 1,100 chickens during
the past season, more than half of
which number have been sold in Phil
adelphia.
Members of the family of A. D.
Smith, of Midland Park, Bergen
county, were startled at the sound of
a blow on one of the window pane a
few days ago. A canary bird was
hanging in his cage against the glass
and a large hawk had made bold at
tempt to capture it.
John Ambruster, one of the oldest
and wealthiest citizens in Camden,
died at his residence on Thursday last.
after a protracted illness. He was one
of the pioneer builders of Camden,
and during his lifetime had erected
over 500 houses in that city.
The Temperance Alliance of Camden
are actively at work looking after the
liquor dealers of that city, and have
secured from Judge Parker a rule
against the License Committee of the
City Council to show cause why the
record of applications for licenses
should not be submitted to public in
spection.
Daniel l.. Durham, while walking on
the track of the Pennsylvania Railroad
to Stelton, recently, was struck by the
Chicago limited express, and had both
legs cut off below the knees. He was
carried to New Brunswick, and while
yet in an unconscious state he was
taken in a sleigh to his home, four
miles across the country. Ten minutes
after his arrival he died.
The Burlington County Court: has
an interesting case to try. A young
lad was indentured to Burlington
county farmer with the proviso that
he was to receive two suits of clothes
year besides meals and lodgings until
he was twenty-one, when he was to be
given certain sum. The indentured
boy is now young man who claims
the contract was not carried out, hence
the suit.
Burlington county claims to have
the heaviest court officials in the State.
Judge Parker weighs 300 lbs, and his
associates will all tip the beam at con-
siderable over 200. County Clerk
French carries 269 lbs, around with
him a ii tho TINA onJ S,,,ro~,+o II Jo,,.all
weighs as near 200 as he wants to,
while Sheriff Hays brings up the rear
with about 130 lbs when in his normal
condition, but when excited weighs
half ton.
A West Creek, N. j., dispatch says:
AT 7:30 p. m., on January Sth, the
bark Elmina, of Salcombe, England,
came ashore above Life Saving Sta
ton No, 81. Communication was
made by shot line and whip, but be-
fore the crew could be landed the YES
sci broke up and all hands were lost.
The bark broke up at 2 a. IN. The
surf was rolling over the beach at the
time and the wreck, as fast as it broke,
came into the bay. AT day break there
was picked up woman's dress or two
and also Bible.
The annual meeting of the Vineland
Fruit Growers Union was held a few
days since. The receipts of the past
year, including a balance from the
previous year, were stated to be $676. 10.
The Union consists of about thirty-fve
members, and the value of the fruit ship
ped through its agency is stated to be
about $4,000. The losses to the ship
pers are said to be smaller, through
the agency of the Union, than ever be-
fore. One of the objects of the Union
is to do away with the middle men,
who heretofore handled their fruit.