Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-12-31
MCGOWAN & NICHOLS, Publishers.
STATE NEWS.

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A new stocking factory will be put
into operation at Elmer, Salem county,
some time soon.
The census of Ocean Grove, recently
completed shows population of over
twelve hundred.
The Cook Locomotive Works at Pat
erson, have started up work after a
suspension of nearly year.
A post office has just been estab-
lished at West Orange, Essex county,
to be known as Mcclellan, and Ed
mund Condict appointed postmaster
The Common Council of Washing
ton, Warren county, offers a reward of
fifty cents for the killing of each dog
found running at large in the borough
unmuzzled
A brilliant reception was given Thurs
day night at Mr.. Barker Gummere's
residence in Trenton to Mr.. w. L.
Dayton, the recently-returned ex-Min-
lister to Holland, and his wife.
In 1870 Rev. Thomas Sovereign pur-
chased a three acre lot in the lower
part of Atlantic City for fifty dollars.
The other day he sold the same prop
erty to George A. Brennan, of Philada.,
for $4,000.
aunt" Lydia, probably the oldest
Negress of New Jersey, is dead at
Phillipsburg, aged 10. Sixty years
ago, while slavery existed in New Jer-
sey, she was purchased by Henry
Winters for 81. She died at her sons
house.
A number of boys were found on the
grounds at the rear of the State House,
Trenton, on Sunday night, grossly af-
fected by liquor. An effort is being
made to ascertained what dealer or
dealers contributed to the disgraceful
spectacle.
Some nights ago burglar broke into
the house of Captain Cresse at Ben
nett's Station, Cape May county, and
going to the bedroom of the Captain s
eldest son displayed revolver and de-
manded his money. He obtained IS
only, and then fled
The house where the late William
H. Vanderbilt was born, in 1921, still
stands on lower Burnett street, near
the Steamboat wharves, in New Bruins
wick. The great fortune gathered by
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the elder, was
commenced in that old house.
The recount of the votes cast for
Mayor of Atlantic City at the last cleo
ton, took place before Judge Reed, at
Mays Landing, few days since, and
resulted in increasing the majority of
Garrett, Republican, to IS, one more
than was at first announced by the
election boards.
Four members of the New Jersey
delegation, Messrs. Lehlbach, McAdoo,
Buchanan and Green called on Presi-
dent Cleveland last week and had a
pleasant chat with him. During the
conversation the President reminded
the callers that he too was Jerseyman
and still felt deep interest in the State
and its welfare.
The funeral of Past Grand Master
w. Chadwick, said to be the oldest Odd
Fellow in New Jersey and probable in
the United States, took place from his
residence at Keyport, Monmouth Co.,
recently. He was nearly 80, and had
been a member of the Grand Lodge of
New Jersey forever 45 years.
Mrs. S. j. G. Downs, the president of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, will devote the week commenc-
ing January 18th, to temperance work
in Salem county, visiting all the unions.
On January 14th she will preside at a
meeting of all the unions at Woods
town, when a County Union will be
formed.
| Among the industrial establishments
of the state which started up last week,
!
Locomotive Works, at Paterson, which
begin on an order for twenty-four loco
motives; the Oxford blast furnace, the
rolling, nail and pudding mills and the
Warren foundry at Phillipsburg. These
assumptions will give employment to
over 1000 hands,
What is known as the 'new police
force" or police force No. 2, of New
Brunswick, having regularly received
their appointment by the Board of AL
derman in July last, and having been
set back in their aspirations for club
and shield by the recent decision of
the Supreme Court, now demand full
pay for the intervening time, having
never been disbanded by a resolution