Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-12-03

STATE NEWS.

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on exhibition at Millvile.
John Beal, of Remsterville, Salem
county, has turkey hen that laid six
ty-nine eggs last Summer, before show
ing any inclination to ''set."
Forty thousand pounds of sorghum
cane have been cropped from the Rio
Grande, Cape May county plantation,
since the beginning of the company's
operations.
Clark Haldridge, of Elm, Atlantic
county, raises apples weighing eigh-
teen ounces; and farmer Wilson shows
radish raised by him that weighs ten
| pounds and three ounces.
Agents of the Internal Revenue De
partment from Washington have ere
ated a commotion in MiddleseX county
by the discovery of illicit apple whisky
| distilling in several localities.
James Stackhouse, a resident of
Harnersville, Salem county, has beet
of his own growing that measures two
feet in length, with corresponding
thickness, and weighs 16 pounds
Emil T. Stephen, Jersey City drug
gist, was married three years ago.
Two weeks later his wife left him be-
cause he was too bashful" He has
secured a divorce for three years de-
sertion.
The stockholders of the new ocean
pier at Cape May are dissatisfied with
the result Of the seasons business.
The receipts were reported at S7,100,
vet the expenditures amounted to $500
in excess of the income.
A handsome reward has been offered
by Mr.. r4orillard for the capture alive
of some of the deer which escaped from
his preserves at Jobstown, Burlington
county. Two of them We're killed by
party of hunters near Pemberton,
and the others are still at large.
A life weary railroad employee took
an assortment of poisons day or two
ago in Jersey City, and lay down in
the streets to die The variety of poi
sons, however, acted as an antidote, the
one against the other and he was in a
fair way of recovery at last accounts.
1t is proposed to ask the coming Leg
islature to amend the charter of the
| West Jersey Game and Protective As
sOciation so as to include the counties
OF Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington and
Atlantic. The destruction of game in
the counties named is so great that the
residents have decided to take steps
for its preservation.
Considerable excitement was caused
in HammOnton, Atlantic county, few
evenings since, by a crazy man, Levi
Vaughan, who has charge of an engine
| there nights. About 7 o'clock atten-
ton was attracted by his repeatedly
blowing the whistle, and upon being
surrounded he held the crowd at bay
with drawn pistols. He is still at large
The large ship Malta, that came
ashore at Ocean Beach, in the recent
storm, lies high and dry on the sand.
She is little injured, save that two of
her masts went by the board, and she
can probably be taken off intact The
damage to property along the coast is
principally to lawns and bulkheads.
The loss from Seabright to Ocean Grove
is fully 100000.
The transcribing clerk of the Regis
ter's office, of Camden, who has just
been removed by change in politics,
gives the result of five years labor in
books full of deeds; in these books
were 9,500,000 words on 16,S00 pages.
His right hand travelled 375 miles,
spreading forty quarts of ink over the
white paper surface.
1t is stated that the distinguished
Row" in the State Prison at Trenton
has been broken up. Messrs. Jarrard,
Beach and others, were confined in
South Hail. and were accorded some
privileges. Keeper Lavery recently, it
is stated, ordered the removal of its
members to different parts of the in
stitution, where they We're confined
in less commodious cells, and the spec
ial privileges they have enjoyed are
cut off.
A can of gunpowder exploded one
night recently, in Henry Raesmuff'>
grocery store in upper Hudson county,
near the Bulls Ferry road. The front
of the building was blown out The
explosion shook the neighboring build
ings and the frightened inhabitant.
ran into the street, many of them il