The Penn's Grove record., 1885-09-19
State News.

ty have put a full County ticket in the
field.
The Moorestown National Bank
opened for business on Monday.
Ground was broken last Friday for
The new Court House at Woodbury..
The Dir ectors Of the Swedesborn
National Bank have elected r. S. ely
mer, Esq, its Solicitor.
Bridgeton's skating rink is again in
full bloom.
The Republicans most actively talk
Cd of in connection with the Cape May
Senatorial nomination are ID. w. S.
Leaning and ex-Sheritf Anthony Steel
man.
The State Fair was held at Waverly
during the week, beginning on Tues
day and ending ON Friday.
Tie surviving members of Com pany
A, Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers,
held their annual reunion and banquet
at Bridgeport, Gloucester county, on
Monday.
The church people Of Bridgeton beld
an indignation meeting on Sunday to
protest against the effort that is being
made to suppress the Salvation Army.
Work has begun on the new light
house at Sea Isle City. The structure
is to be about forty feet high and buzz
of brick.
Some of the oystermen in Atlantic
county favor a law prohibiting the
catching of oysters before October /.
Thousands of Jersey parrow are sold
in city market for reed birds.
Fifty tons Of grapes were sent from
Vineland at one time.
Governor Abbett's visit to Cape May
was made.for The purpose of inqairing
into the alleged depredations of the
menhaden fishermen along the coast,
and be has promised to Use his influence
to have a national law passed to pro-
tect the food fish.
Holly Beach claims that it will erect
more buildings between this and the
next season than any other town on
the coast, Atlantic City not excepted.
The editors Of Monmouth county
have had a great deal to say recently
about what grand juries should do, aud
especially as to the duties of the petit
jury, and the Sheriff put all their names
into the jury-box and five of them baye
been elected to serve on juries. The
Sheriff says he wants to give them AN
opportunity to carry their numerous
suggestions into practical operation.
Eleven year old Aaron Campbell Was
Just starting out fishing will his IA
Their and brother in the Maurice Hiy-
er on Monday morning when a shock
to the boat threw the lad overheard,
and, noue of the party being able to
swim, he was drowned before theeyes,
and almost within reach Of the arms
of his father.
The Swedesboro glassworks, nntwith-
standing the many newspaper reports
to the contrary. is doing well. They are
working non-union hands, The quail
ity of the work compares well with
that of any ether factory in South J en-
say. The works are now basy on OF
dered work.
AN interesting discovery has been
made on Tie Rio Grande sugar p'anta-
ton in Cape May county. 1t was
learned that the seed OF the Chinese
vaviety Of cane, which is grown eX-
sensively ON the plantation, is used for
food ia China, ana one Of the hands
boiling some of it like rice found it 10
be an excellent food. 1t is COW much
used as such in that neighborhooa.
Swedesboro is becoming one of the
most important freightiny stations on
the West Jersey Railaoad.
There is no general State tax this
year. New jersey being one of the
wealthy States which has no debt TO
speak Of, and whose expenses are paid
by taxes on corporations. And yet
some people say corporations have no
interest in the rate of taxation in this
State and her methods OF government.
Beatty's Organ Works, at Wasting
ton. Warren county, who're y few
months ago were over 400 busy work
men is now entirely quiet. Aftef
Beatty's failure the works went into
the hands Of y receiver, aud he secured
permission Ia finish mp the orders on
hand. An application 20 Ahe Chau-
cellor for permission 70 make 1000
additional orgars was denied, ana he
lsnow closing outlhe concern. Althe
employees are gone except four persons
and the place is completely deserted
DR.. Coleman L. Leaning of Ga2e
NAY, in asserting ON pape's tue
other day, foaAd q small piece Of chew
ing tobacco which Henry Clay gave to
: r latiys 9f the doctor at the time OF
a visit to Cape May IN lsfA Clay cut
it af thep,ug, ard was aboat tn put y
in his mouth when be was introduced
tu ltn Le@hslng.