The Penn's Grove record., 1885-02-14
srATE NEWS.

House IS to lut in a defence by the
4th Of Aarcs.
The West Jersey Railroad makes a
good showing for last year. its net IN
come being s6l,4C8 in excess Of that
for 1883. Two dividends were deeiar-
cd, n Of three per cent, in scrip: aud
one Of three per cent. in cash.
About twenty hundred acres will be
planted in cane by the Rio Grandr So
gar Company. Superintendent huges
is Uegfecting d machine Tor cutting UP
the cane lud stripping The blades from
from the stalks.
Chas. Dudley, of Linwood, Atlantic
county. has patented q force pump
which at a recent trial threw q stream
Of water thirtg-six feet high.
Congressman Thomas N. Terrell. Of
this district has appointed, Mr.. Edward
Stockham, a young man q years OF
age residing in Camden, to the cadet
5 ip vacancy at West Point caused 10y
the resignation Of Cadet Smiley, Of
Bridgeton.
Since Tie opening Of the Camden
County Insane Asylum at Blackwood-
town ia Feb. 1879, 257 patients have
been treated. Ofthis number IS have
died. 30 being males, and 2G females;
85 have been discharged. recovered; IA
improved, l not insane, and escaped.
There are at present 60 females, and
80 males confined there. This institu-
ton will compare favorably with any
other county institution.
Three hundred oystermen were DIS
charged last week at Port Norris.
The captains say that the price of oys-
tiers does not warrant them IN contmu-
ing their work. The boats that are
not nov working will probably remain
idle until the 1st Of April, when the
planting seasons begins. The oyster
men are excited over Governor Ahbett's
recommendation that they be eo"'I ened
to pay toll to the state for the privilege
of planting and gathering oysters III
Maurice River Cove.
Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Buckley is building
a SIO,0 900 residence at Morristown.
A large dwelllhg-house in Camden
has been scored for ! Homeopathic
dispensary and hospital, ant funds
enough have been secured to MAINTAIN
it for "a year.
Robert Anderson, OF Hammonton,
has taken the contract to clear q tract
Of over 100 acres at that place for u
Philadelphia party, and to set it out IL
blackberry vines.
The Salvation army is campaigning
in Bridgcton.
The man who forged q note on the
Bridgelon National Bank for $3.50
has been captured. Ills real name is
Sherman Hager, who lives at Port
Norris.
The Rev. j. G.. Crate is spoken of
quite fayorably as Presiding Elder Of
the Camden district to Icceed Dr..
Graw whose term of four years expires
with the coming Conference.
A~ccordingto the Millville Republican
the next session of the New Jersey
Conference will have Il serious question
to deal with. 1t is, shall the law Of
the church prohibiting ministers from
engaging in secular business be en-
forcedt"
The largest roll Of paper ever made
in a mill in Morris county, and proba-
bly, the largest roll of tissue paper ever
made i'll this State, WAS made at the
Eden paper works, Whippany, last
week, for ii cellulold manufacturing
Company in Massachusetts. 1t was
| twenty-seven inches in diameter and
weighed nearly 500 pounds.
William Murphy, of New Egypt, has
marketed thirty-two capons that weigh
ed 357 pounds, an average OF about II
pounds each.
Atlantic county sportsmen are ad'
vocating a law to prevent the extirmi
nation of wild fowls, providing agalns
killing them before sunrise and aite
sunset.
Governor Albeit has pardOnod Han
ry Getty, the Camden ne%wspapermal
who wa convicted for engaging III tn
ottery policy business land sentenced t,
the State Prison for one year.
The State Board of Agriculture ha
awarded IA premium to Joseph Erich
son, of Delaware township, Candle
county, for having raised $500 wort
of Strawberries on two aud a half acre
ofground.
Ex-senator Merritt has formed
company in New York called ''Th
Merritt Fruit Company" of which h
! is the President and general manager
The stores are located at Nos. 50 ali
l 30 Park Place. Several of the old en-
plOytes of the late firm of Warner
! Merritt liza We engaged with the ne.
concern. Mr.. Merritt will retain hi
residence in Camden for the present.
Judge Charles L. Reed, Presidiu
Judge of the Circuit and Commo
Pleas Courts of Camden county, die
at his residence in Camden shortly a
ter 8 O'Clock last Saturday night, .. t.
, phoid fever. He had been serious
for several days, and sank into a con
atose condition OIL Saturday Afternoon
which ended i'll death. lie was Ii