Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-12-10

Baptlste Durand, the silk manufac-
turer, who shot Claude Sturell in Union
Hill last September, was recently SEN
fenced to two years at hard labor in
the State Prison. He wept freely on
his way to the Jail. Susan Jones, the
hypocritical Sunday School teacher,
who robbed alady who befriended her,
was sent to State Prison for two years
and six months.
Fred. A. Garfield has left Dover,
Morris county, to assume the duties of
superintendent and engineer for the
Royal Potosi Silver Mining Company,
operators of the famous Potosi mine,
in Bolivia. Its location is 13, $50 feet
above the level of the sea, and the mine
has been worked for the past $50 years.
1t is considered the,greatest silver mine
in the world, and the new company ex-
pect to make great improvements.
Ex Senator Gorden, of Georgia, in
late visit to the Trenton potteries, is
reported to have been gratifed and
surprised at the wonderful growth of
the manufacturing interests of New
Jersey. 1T seems like a dream,' he
said, ito witness the mechanical sights
| have witnessed in this State, and l
say, God speed the time when the South
will make more rapid advances in this
direction. We are still many years be-
hind New Jersey in the manufacturing
INDUSTRIES
Probably the largest job of vaccina-
tion ever done in this country was con-
cluded in Jersey City Saturday night.
Reports of small pox having become
numerous p. Lorillard & Co., the to-
bacco men, concluded that their 4,500
employees ought not to run any fur
ther risk. The views of the latter coin
cided, and six physicians were engaged
to do the work of vaccination. Dr.
Grover had charge of the work, and he
and his assistants began early in the
week, vaccinating $50 persons each
a day.
Smith E. Applegate, 81 years old,
who resides between Perrineville and
Clarksburg, Monmouth county, was
discoved dead, with his head on the
ground and his feet in his buggy, by
Aaron CroXson, at Freehold Ha was
on a cunning expedition, and after
spending the night at Mr.. CroXson's,
| +ol
Late in the evening his horse was heard
running about the yard, and Mr.. CroX-
son, on going out to investigate, found
Applegate as stated. Physicians said
he had died of apoplexy.
In the twentieth annual report of
the Officers of the New Jersey Home
for Disabled Soldiers, the Superinten-
dent deplores the lack of accommoda-
tion for applicants to whom he is com
PEELED to refuse admission. The report
statistically continues: In the Home
on October 31st, 1884, 2S4 inmates; ad
mitted during the year, 316; discharged
263; expelled. 10; and died, 20. The
Treasurer's report shows cash on hand
81, ,247.22. The years disbursements
were $50, 0,310.06, and the receipts, $31,
557.2S Each inmate costs an average
of S117.44 annually.
The annual meeting of the State
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, was
held in Trenton last week The Con
stitutiOn was amended so as to cleo
two members of the Executive Com
mittee at each annual session, for two
years, this amendment to take effec
in 1886. The Deputies reports were
completed, and a committee was ap
mittees from other States, in regard tt
the next meeting of the Nationa
Grange at Philadelphia. The Com
mittee on Legislation reported in favo
of reduction of interest from to
per cent.
A New York sportsman who has beer
shooting for some days past near Flem
ington, Hunterdon Co., brought home
remarkably fine albino ruffed grouse
The bird was sitting on Il log wher
shot and its head is badly torn. Pur,
albinos are very rare in the grouse fam
lily and the taXidermist who is mount
ing the bird says he never saw such ;
perfect one before. Occasionally il
the Northern latitudes grouse pieC
with white are seen, and some bird
of creamy color, but not pure white
The bars on the tail and breast mark
ings of the bird in question are yer.
faint. The bird is usually small in size
The domestic felicity of Mr.. and Mrs
Hendricks was IL proverb in Indiana
AT a wedding ceremony in ShelbyviIle
three years ago the officiating clergy
man, after shaking hands with tn
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