Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-25

croSslnS on January 2lSt, 1884. Ge-
lagos widow and six children are living
in destitute circumstances in Philada.
1t is claimed that the locomotive whis-
tie was not blown at the time. Judge
Hoffman, of Jersey City, will prosecute
the claim.
AT the September term of the At
lantic County Court, Richard Wood
and James Murphy were convicted and
sentenced to State Prison for maintain
ing a gambling-house in Atlantic
County, each receiving three years.
The Supreme Court has just set the
verdict aside, and Wood has been re-
leased. Murphy was given an addi-
tional year upon another charge. and
after he has served that will be dis
charged
Mulford Urion, living on a farm half
way between Pennsgrove and Pedrick-
town, has the boss turkey hen. The
other day weazel attacked her Young
turkeys. and she caught him by the
neck, dashed him against the wagon
wheel, sent him whirling around at the
rate OF 24O Orevolutions a minute, pushed
and probed him, and then five old set
ting hens went for his hide, and he was
defunct weazel when Milford arrived
with his hoe.
The Voorhees, family, who reside in
Washington Valley, Somerset county,
held family reunion few days ago,
at which were present Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Voorhees, and their eight sons
and three daughters, and enough
grandchildren to bring the number of
descendants up to thirty-seven. Dur
ing the day the party was photographed
by local artist. The sons are all very
tall, and the combined weight of the
eight is 1868 pounds.
Back Of the farm house of Joseph R.
kerlin, near Alloway, is a small piece
of woods that is literally covered with
seventeen year locusts. The insects
cover the bushes and trees, and keep
up continual buzz resembling the
cawing of a large flock of crows at
distance. 1t is said that the locusts do
not destroy vegetation, but confine
their depredations to the trees. The
woods which this swarm has settled on
have not been injured by them.
A. w. Thompkins, of Whippany, has
been devoting some attention to poul-
try during the last winter. He has
kept a record of the eggs laid by his
chickens, which in number are but 35.
From these 35 chickens the product
was as follows: In the month of Janu-
ary, 1856 eggs; FEBRUARY, 305; March, SEA;
April, $50; May, 751. A grand total of
2,O3O in five month. The chickens are
Brown Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks,
crossed with game. Mr.. Tompkins up
to last Friday received $37.70 for the
eggs sold. This makes an average for
the five months of over one dollar for
each chicken
Miss Jennie Dunlap, daughter of Geo.
Dunlap of Phillipsburg, and an admir-
er OF locomotives, ON Wednesday of
last week. run her fathers engine, No.
So, on the Morris & Essex road, from
Hackettstown to Philipsburg. She
handled the throttle with the eXper-
ience and bravery of an old engineer.
shifting cars at each station along the
line and bringing in heavy ore train,
and putting it in its proper place in
Phillipsburg, and then running the en-
gine to its stall in the round house.
She had full control of the engine, and
the perfect ease with which she ran it,
brought to her many expressions of
congratulations from the railroad men.
The dedication ceremonies of the
new Masonic Temple at Trenton were
held on Wednesday, under the direc-
tion OF the Grand Commandery of the
State, Thomas w. Tilden, r. w. Grand
Commander, assisted by the other
Grand officers, according to the ritual
laid down in Grants Manual The
Temple occupies a fine site on the
northeast corner of Warren and State
streets, and is stately edifce, of
pressed brick with Nova Scotia stone
trimmings. 1t will contain, besides
some magnificent stores, the various
offices of the different Masonic Grand
bodies OF the State, a magnificent lodge
room, a commodious Knight Templer
asylum and council chamber, also an
auditorium capable of seating 1000
persons, with necessary stage, scenery,
etc. This building has been erected at
a cost of over 5000, 900, and is not only
credit to the fraternity, but also to
the city, as we'll as an ornament to one
of its principal thoroughfares.
AS q COmDlement tO his 4000 acra