Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-03-12
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MCGOWAN & NICHOLS, Publishers
STATE NEWS.

rev. Dr. Jefferson Lewis and wife
celebrated their golden wedding last
week, at Burlington. DR.. Lewis en-
tered the ministry in 1929.
Henry G. Work, who wrote those
popular songs, "Old Nicodemus,"
"Grandfather's Clock" ETC., was at one
time a property holder and resident of
Vineland.
Gilbert Melick, living near New Ger
mantown, Hunterdon County, while
engaged in threshing out stack of
wheat one day last week, succeeded in
slaughtering 16O rats.
Cranberries in Ocean County have
nearly all been sold. The highest
price received was $4.75 per bushel,
while most were sold early in the sea-
son for $3 per bushel.
Assemblyman Chapman, John En-
right, of Monmouth, and Professor
Riley, of Rutgers College, are among
those mentioned as possible successor
to State School superintendent Apgar.
Camden's liabilities on January 1st,
were: Bonded indebtedness, 81, 200. 800;
bills payable, ETC., $119, 9,550.42. Total,
81, ,319,S5042. Assets available, $685.
706.42; estimated value of real estate,
$690,059.
Ex-Assemblyman Shannon. of Hud-
son County, who had offered to employ
the convicts on Snake Hill, has with
drawn his offer, owing to the outcry
against convict labor. The prisoners
will remain idle at public expense.
Ex-senator B. A. Vail, of Railway,
has been appointed Receiver of the
Woodbridge Clay, Mining and Rein
ing Co., on application of Mr.. S. G..
Phillips, President of the Company.
The company will start up again as
soon as the Receiver straightens it's
affairs
A recent burglary at Toms River has
been traced to a son of Undertaken G.
P. Anderson, of that place. The young
man confessed his guilt, and took the
officers to a barn NOW where he had
concealed the goods On account of
sympathy with his family he will not
be prosecuted.
A romantic incident is reported in
Jersey City. A little child recognized
his long lost mother in the street; she
pushed him away and fled, but her
husband, a wealthy Englishman, traced
her and found her married to another
man. She will now return to England
with husband No. 1.
Jacob Christopher, the station agent
of Wortendyke, Bergen County, who
eloped January 9th with Jennie, the
wife of David L. Vreeland, has written
to his wife that he will never return to
her, but wishes her no harm He sends
her the deed of the homestead where
she resides, and says he is living in a
perfect delirium of joy.
A newly organized company, with
ex-Postmaster General James at it's
head, is negotiating for the purchase
of the old watch works at Marion, Hud-
son County, to be used as a manufac-
tory for the manufacture of the Hop
kins mower and other agricultural
machinery. 1t is said from 1, 200 to 1000
hands will be employed.
In removing the records from the old
to the new County Clerks Office at
Mount Holly, one day last week, an
old volume was found containing the
grant of the Duke of York to John
Lord Berkely and Sir George Carteret,
of all the lands in the State of New
Jersey, and also defining the boundary
between East and West Jersey, which
has long been in dispute and caused
considerable litigation.
A lively opposition has arisen in the
Tabernacle NJ. E. Church, of Camden,
against the reported desire of Rev. DR..
Graw, the retiring Presiding Elder of
the district, to become its pastor for
the coming year. The church wants
Rev. j. Y. Dobbins, now of Trenton,
and will insist upon having him. The
story goes, however, that he may be
transferred to another Conference.
The gross earnings of the West Jer-
sey Railroad and it's branches for the
past year were $780, GAS. 60; expenses,
1916, ,343.21; net earnings, $5O3, 3O5. Al.
Of the West Jersey Express Company
the gross receipts were $91, ,595. 26; ex-
penses, $32, ,53751; net earnings, $59,-
075.75, showing an increase over last
yearsreceipts of $2,575.23. During the
year the West Jersey and its branches
carried a total of 1910, 100 individual
passengers, an increase over the pre-