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

Is in circumference.
Acting Postmaster-Genera Steven
has appointed tire following named
fourth class postmasters in New Jer-
sey: At Meudham, Marcus Robinson;
Clayton, Elwood s.. Gas III; W%estville,
Joseph W. Pratt; Franklmville, T.
Wilson Jones. At Mount F~reedona,
Richard T. B,wman; at Sea Isle City,
W. Il. Bryant.
Some time ago Sheriff Parker, OF
Gloucester county, posted a prociama-
ton at Red Bank warning persons
against Sunday rowdyism there, great
complaint being made by the residents
at tie incursion of Philadelphians. No
heed was paid to it, however, and on
Sunday tie Sheriff, with the assistance
of a Constable, made a raid on a party
Of ~carousers and ball-players and ar
rested eight Of them, who were taken
to Woodbury. and fined by Justice Liv-
ermore.
The Cumberland Board of Assessors
has fixed the net property valuation Of
the county at S13, 745 900, an increase
Of $341. 900 over last year. Salem
county's net valuation isnearly s., 000,-
900 more than that Of Cumberland.
A further hearing Of the complaint
of jackson Briant, the hotel keeper Of
Bridgeton, against the Salvation Army
detachment at that place, was had be-
fore Vice Chancellor Bird, i'll Camden
on Monday, in answer to ;he prelimi-
nary injunction granted some days ago.
1t vas shown that the preliminary in
junction has been wholly ~disregardcd.
The Vice Chancellor reserved bis de-
cision as to whether he would make his
injunction permanent until the 2Sth
inst.
The next annual meeting of the Lo-
cal Preachers OF the New Jersey NJ. E.
Conference will be held in Camden. at
the Conference at Trenton, just closed,
the following delegates to the NaiiUn-
al Conference, which is to be held in
Brooklyn, were chosen: Charles IIol-
lis, Vrneland;R. Emery, Island Heights;
Christopher Sickler, Ocean Grove; f.
S. Mills Trenton; Isaac Hullirgs, Bur.
lingtoh; Z. T. Idell, Moumt Holly; ".
u./Carter, White Oils; Edward Ash
Aey, Camden; s. T. uoffeli. Sand Hills,
and Henry B. Wright, Camden.
An effort is b ing made by The No
mems Christian Temperance Uuioa to
induce ali druggists III Burlington
county to sign an agreement that they
will hereafter sell no liquor to minors
or other irresponsible PERSONS under
any pretense whatever.
Edwin Kail & Sons, of Mullica Hill,
manufacturers of the kain washing
machine, have located themselves in
B~ordentown, where tley will manu-
fAc ture their washers Oh d % eX-
tenSiye scale.
The present estimate of the loss in
Camden caused by the recent tornado
is 81, 600, 900. Most Of the trac S of
the storm have been removed.
The Pennsylvania law compelling
all persons wishing to marry to obtain
a 4+teIse in due form is already hay
ing its anticipated effect in driving
couples ovcr TO Camden from Fhila-
delphia to get the nuptial knot tied.
Tie oyster season bids fair to be the
most profitable of recent years. The
Maurice River Cove oysters are said to
be unusually fine in quality. The oys-
ter business of Delaware Bay has
grown to mammoth proportions within
the last few years. Four hundred and
forty vessels and five thousand men are
required to handle it. 200, 100000 oys-
ers are landed ON The wharyes at Pail
ade'phia between September and April
and s., 900, 900 viii no more That cover
the value Of them.
The West jersey Game Protective
Society has paid out over $1,000 in re-
wards Tor hawks head III South Jer-
sey, and these birds have been nearly
exterminated. But one was shot last
month.
II is probable that tAe case of a mat
at Elwood, who tied the hands of his
Two boys in order to punish them and
set them IN Il marsh to be tortEel by
mosquitoes, will he brought to the at
tentlou OF the Atlantic county grand
jury.
Near De~nnisYille. this State, are
large areas Of buried forests. Many OF
the trees are in excellent condition
when unearthed and are used cniefy
in the making of slIingl 5.
Jacob Mouuce, miller, of Mnliica
Hin, has succeeded in making prepar-
atoms of self raising wheat -four for
priddle cakes. In a short time he eX-
% cts to manufacture it in sufficient
guam iii TO sup y the trade.
Thomas J. Gaskiil, Cocoon II Of Glou-
cester county, is a membsrof the Tres.
eut Grand Jury Of tina. county, max
ing nineteen consecutive years that he
has served IN that capacity,
Frank Brown, aged 20, employed on
a farm out Of Bridgeton, was savage
~ gortd on Monday AFTERNOON by II
bill lie WIS eudeavoring to bring up
from pasture. The animal was known
10 be vicious, and Brown had a pitch
fork with him by way If piotection'
but it managed TO wrest The instru-
ment from him md then
gorcd him about the lnwer parts in a
frightful manner His recovery i
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