Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-03-12

freshet is feared
President Stokes fifteenth annual
report of the Ocean Grove Association
shows that the expenses for the year
were $50, ,316.05, and the income So, 160.-
SO over that sum. In years previous
the aggregate deficiency was $4,000.
A hawk, with bell strapped around
his neck, was caught in a steel trap,
one day recently, near Pedricktown.
On the bell was inscribed the name of
L. Perry, Athol, Mass. 1t has been
heard in the neighborhood of Pedrick-
town for several months past.
The gill fishermen of Gloucester
County have appointed a committee to
go to Trenton to oppose the passage of
Senator Cochrane's bill, which prohibits
shad fishing in the Delaware from Sat
urday morning to Monday morning.
The Camden hunters of the toothsome
shad are also up in arms against the
measure, as they claim that Saturday
and Monday are two of the best days
in the week for them.
Miss Carrie Rockwell, the youngest
daughter of Elson K. Rockwell, who
was convicted of the murder of Vain
wright last Saturday, at Toms River
and sentenced to State Prison for twen-
ty years, is very ill. She is suffering
from nervous exhaustion brought on
by the excitement of her fathers trial
All knowledge of her fathers convic-
tion and sentence has been kept from
her by order of her physician. She is
IS years old.
Rockwell, the Toms River murderer,
arrived at Trenton in the custody of
the Sheriff of Ocean County, Monday
morning. He wore black suit as he
entered the State Prison, but within
thirty minutes it was off his body. He
stood in the parts of colored garlic,
convict. He was shaved and bathed
in accordance with the rules of the
prison. He has not been assigned to
work but it is thought he will be set to
work to make whips.
Mr. E. B. Sterling, the we'll known
stamp collector of Trenton, is about to
send a notable exhibit to the New Jer-
sey Department at the New Orleans
Exposition. 1t isa S., 900 United States
document stamp proof in orange, green
and black colors. There is probably
no other stamp of the kind in the
country, only three or four having ever
been issued. The proof is prettily
mounted ON white card which is suit
ably framed, and has attached an in
scription stating that is the largest and
highest valued stamp ever issued by
any government in the world.
Wilbert Richman, of Yorketown, Sa-
lem County, has brought suit against
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for damages resulting from an in
correct transmission of a message. 1t
is alleged that he sent message to a
New York buyer, asking what the lat
ter would pay per pound for turkeys;
that the reply was % cents, and that
the company made mistake in trans
mission, changing the figures from %
cents to 33 cents, thus misleading him
and causing him to buy turkeys at
higher prices than he would have paid
had the message been delivered cor
rectly. He sues to recover the amount
thus lost.
According to the report of Col S. NJ.
Dickinson, Assistant Adjutant General,
the number of the reserve militia of
the State, and the distribution of the
same by counties, approximately, from
the figures furnished by the last census
is as follows: Atlantic, 3,317; Bergen,
7,346; Burlington, 10,91S; Camden, 49,
257; Cape May, 1861; Cumberland,
1864; Essex, 36,623; Gloucester, 5,311;
Hudson, STATS; Hunterdon, 1896;
Mercer, II ,626; Middlesex, 10, 642; Mon
mouth, 10,950; Norris 1922; Ocean,
2,947; Passaic, 1851 Salem, 4,9S1;
Somerset 4,371; Sussex, Alto; Union,
l0,59l, and Warren, 1856. This makes
a total force of 213, ,915 men.
Joseph Gibbs, an ex-member of the
New Jersey Legislature, was sent to
prison in Philadelphia few days ago,
in default of $500 bail, on the charge of
having stolen cigars valued at $15.
Gibbs formerly lived in Pemberton, N.
j., and was man of considerable
means and political alinfiuence. He was
a Democrat, and as such was elected
to the Legislature from Burlington
County. Prior to his appearance in
the legislative halls he was a man of
eminent respectability. He seldom in
dulged in liquor. After his election he
became addicted to drink, and it was
not long before he descended to the
lowest depths of dissipation. His
property was disposed of and the money
squandered, leaving him wreck physi-