Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-25
& NICHOLS, Publishers.
STATE NEWS.


The new census of Camden is said to
show population of $4,000.
The seventeen-year locusts have ap-
peared in large numbers in Central
New Jersey.
The census of Atlantic City is nearly
completed. The population indicated
is nearly 5000.
Judge Alfred Reed, of the Supreme
Court, will be the Fourth of July ora
tor at Burlington.
Extensive preparations are being
made to celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of Bartholomew Coles, at
Deacon's Grove, Salem County, on the
18th of July.
The rumor that Senator John A.
Logan would be at Atlantic City this
Summer has been confirmed by the
engagement of rooms at the Ashland
House for the month of July.
Eight hundred and fifty hawks have
been killed in the counties under the
jurisdiction of the West Jersey Game
Protective Society since the reward of
fifty cents for each bird was offered.
A number of prominent business men
in Camden are trying to organize new
bank in the southern part of the city.
The proposed capital is 100000, nearly
half of which has been subscribed.
Mrs. Barclay Twins, living near Red
Tavern, Monroe township, Middlesex
county, has just become the mother of
triplets, and all are living. Before this
she had three times successfully given
birth to twins.
Jacob Oberfen a German harness
maker, of Atlantic City, has been miss
ing for two weeks. He started with a
sum of money to transact business in
Philadelphia, and was last heard of at
No. 146 Vine street.
Steelman Risley, ofSmith's Landing,
Atlantic county, was discovered lying
dead in about two feet of water in
Lakes Bay, on Friday. He was work.
ing on the oyster grounds and his death
was due to heart disease
Samuel Bovine, an old and wealthy
farmer living upon the Columbus road,
beyond Fraziertown, Burlington coun-
ty. was swindled out of $1,000 recently,
by two sharpers one of whom repre-
sented himself as being a son of Col.
James N. Stratton, of Mount Holly.
A mile below Port Jervis the States
of New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania join their boundaries. On rock
in the Delaware river person may
place one finger in Orange county, n.
Y, another in Sussex county, n. j.,
and a third in Pike County, Pa, at the
same time.
The State Medical Society at its an
nual session at Long Branch, elected
Joseph Parrish, of Burlington, Presi-
dent; William Elmer, Jr., of Trenton,
Corresponding Secretary; VIM. Pier
son, of Orange, Recording Secretary;
and w. w. L. Phillips, of Trenton,
Treasurer.
Mrs. j. G. Dayton, of Arcola, Bergen
county, who was killed on Thursday
last by Susquehanna train near Hack
ensack, was her husbands third wife.
Mr.. Dayton's first wife was killed by a
steamboat accident, and his second
was run over by horse car and died
from her injuries
The statement of the Philadelphia
Press New Jersey correspondent, that
John Fenwick was the first settler of
Salem county, is contradicted by the
Vest Jersey Press, which asserts that
the Swedes had located in Salem as
early as 1886, while Fenwick did not
arrive there until 1852.
Vice President Hendricks and party
embarked on the yacht Neptune, at
Atlantic City, on Friday, and went out
to the old wreck fishing ground. Mr.
Hendricks proved himself to be an
adept fisherman, catching personally
seventy-three sea-bass ranging in
weight from one to five pounds.
AS the crew of the sloop u. Lee
Mott" were hauling for menhaden near
Little Egg Harbor Inlet, one day last
week, their net became entangled in a
sunken wreck and was badly torn.
The water was unusually clear at the
time and the fishermen had a fair view
of the wreck, which seemed to be the
remains of a large ship loaded with
some kind of metal, which flashed and
gllttered in the water with dazzling