The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-17

JoscIh Olden, Of Princeton, has a
pound pear tice that is 2l0 years cid
and yet bearing fruit.
~ the meeting Of the ! itman Grove
C6mp-Meeting Association in Camd IA
Tuesday, Bey. A. E. Ballard was
elected President; James ID. Hoffman,
Wee President; Rev. NJ. Walton, See
Rotary; James NJ Cassidy, Treasurer,
and Henry +. Young, Superintendent.
The next camp will be held from Au-
gust 4 to the 18th.
Alvin 2. H!ldreth, a Freeh9ldcr,
was nominated by the Cape May Demo-
Gratis for the Assembly on Saturday.
The powder used to bla t with at
Hell Gate, New York, is manufacture
ed near Toms river. Five thousard
pounds were shipped the other day.
Vineland people are up in arms
against the b Tiers of bser in other
counties, who send their wagons there
and supply the people with malt drinks.
A crusadeI as been organized in New
ark against the juvenile cigarette
smokers. The public school teachers
have taken the matter in hand. All
boys who smoke are to be expelled, and
an effort made to discover the dealers
aho thus break the law, with the view
of prosecuting them.
Judge Parker has given out a con.
tract for the erection Of three cottages
on his property at Sea Grit.
The finest crop Of corn in Cumber.
land county is said to be on the Aims
house farm. From the fifty acres de-
voted to that cereal Steward Whitaker
expects to harvest 1850 bushels.
The sugar mills at Rio G.ande ale
now running on full time, and the pres
ent crop Which is being gathered will
produce u yield Of about III, 800 tons
The Monmouth monument is ar
preaching completion and the Grand
Army men are to have charge Of the
utyeiling.
Workmen have commenced laying
the concrete bed for the foundation
walls of the Stale House.
1t was decided a few days ago in Pas
SAFE county that justices Of the peace
have no light to serve Oh the grand
jury.
The much talked Of Checseman-IIus-
ted libel suit, which was to have COME
up this term Of the Cumberland Court,
has again been postponed.
Mr.. Haines, tie Republican candi-
date FOR Senator in Cape May county,
has a project i'll hand for navigating
New Jersey sounds Ivy steam. IT
woa'd oe a grand thing for The Cape
May farmers.
S3me OF the South Jersey growers
think good cranberries viii be worth
from FIVE to six dollars a buahel this
year.
Tabernacle Church, Camden, which
WAS injured by the recent eycl0ue, is
being turn down mud will be rebuilt at
once. II is said that no turlal0 in
france Will be placed On the bhilling
on the same principle that the ola-tine
Dutchmsm refused to help lay for put
ting u lightning r9d On his church. He
said: iii The Lord wants to dunder
on Ills own house he must do as lie
bleases."
A curious fish was caught in Ahse-
con bay last week. 1t was about
thirty five inches in length and twenty
seven across the back, and had teeth
similar 10 those Of a IattIesnake. 1t
also had two feet under its belly like
those If a frog. Its weight was about
forty pounds.
Jacob v. Holderaft has been nomin
mated hy the Prohibition party Of
Gloucester county, for Assemllyman.
MIR. Holderaft is u Democrat, and
last year was candidate for sheriff, be-
ing nominated By both The Prohibition
lists aud Democrats, but was defeated.
The contest fer State Senator in
CAPE May county has now fn ~ open
ed, the Democrats on Saturday nomin-
| ating Hon. Jessie ID. Ludlam, til pres
ent member Of the Assembly. Both
parties viii make great efforts to slect
| their candidate, as the new Senator
/ viii vote for the successor of Uaited
81 ates Senator Sewell. The Democrats
of late years, however, have been gen
! orally successful in eleetl.g their can
diddtes for the Legislature, although
the Republicans win the county on
| national, state and local tic cts. Mi
jor Haines, the Republican nominee
has aroused considerable autagontsnl
in his party. and Colonel Sawyer, a
Cape May City, is heading a formidable
opposition TO him. The refining seaa-
tor, w. b. Miller, is a Denfocra IL
secure control Of the Senate The Demo'
Gratis will require to elect four Of The
seven Senators.
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New Jerseys Population.
The officers III charge Of the 5 at'
censes made this year have Just com.