The Penn's Grove record., 1885-03-28
County Gleanings.

A Christian Tempera nee Union has
been organized i'll Salem by d number
of young men ol that place.
John Boon, of Daretown, attempted
tr commit suicide last week by cutting
his throat.
Last year, the Swedesboro Railroad
made $50 As IL; the Wrodstown and
Swedessoro, 81 $3.50. II while the Salem
Road lost 81, 504 %.
The Musical and Literary Circle OF
Woodstown gave a very interesting
entertainment in Hunts Hall on last
Tuesday week.
The Directors of the P~ilesgrove
Diary Association have decided to put
in a new cream separator at the
creamery.
Henry W. Austin, of Woodtsown,
has sold another os his full blooded
Hols,eiu calves, to Frank Wallace for
500.
It now looks as If the Jewish Colony,
in the eastern part of the county, was
to be put on IA solid basis. The Mali
sion House Committee, Of London,
has decided to pay off all the liens on
their farms. Seven trustees have been
appointed, who will supervise the agri-
cultural interests, and will give the
settlers a 33 years lease on condition
| of their paying 3 per cent. interest a.
taxes, when it becomes their property.
Under this arrangement IL would seem
as If this Colony should t rive.
S, Jerseyman.
One evening last week a lamp ex-
plotted in the house Of Reeves t:oun
seller, in Elsinbnro. The burning OF
the house was happily averted by Mr..
Counsellor being promptly on hand
although the walls " r. blackeDed and
the cdTpeC SllSntly Oufneus
Salem Lecture Hall seems to b4 i'm
properly named. 1t is Occui ie two or
hree nights of a week with a dime OF
Il third rate minstrel show. The people
would not turn out IN 81 ficient num-
her to support d goo ,ecs re course.
A large white oak tee which for
many years has reared its lofty head on
the line between the faims IT avid
i b. PurLelt and william p. Hitchner,
near Alloway, was cut down lately by
Daniel z. Dorrell, and accordin. to
the rings If its CROWN, was one hun
bred and eighly-llree years oil. IT
made four cords OF wood and two
thousand feet of lumber.
The 0everal suits of Charlotte Pan
coast, Samuel Dean, Elizabeth Reeves
and Beulah Morgan agains. John
lIulmes, assignee of Isaac n. Lippin-
cot, were argued at Trenton before
Vice-C Chancellor Bird by NJ. II. STRAIT
ton, Esq, for the claimants, who
sought to obtain a preference of theii
claims against the lit Q firm of Lippin.
colt & H~nllinshead. E. ). Fogg, OF
Woodstown, aud NJ. p. Grey, of Salem,
represented Mr.. uolmes. The Vice
Cha eell0r decided all the cases in ia,
vor Of the assignee All the parties t.
the SUIT were from Woodstown.
In the suit by Clarkson II. Thomp
son against Ebenezer Dunn, John II
Germs, and others. to compel the pay,
ment by Dunn & Zer"s TO Thompson
OF the proceeds of the Sheriff's sale %
the property of Mounce g. Co., Of III,
White Stone Mills, Messrs. Dunn &
Germs Offered the defence that no lega
calse Of action WAS shown against then
by the bill. The case was tried by
Wm. I. billiard, Esq for Mr.. TiIomp
son, aud by NJ. z. Grey for Dunn 4
Germs. Vice Chancellor Bird sustain
ed the objections, and decided tie cast
in ia VOr Of Dunn Il Germs.
BarthOIdi's statue Of Liberty
Will doubtless serve its great purpose, but :