The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-07

dos which weighs OILY one pound and
twelve ounces, and it takes the animal
just a week to eat the same weight of
tenderloin steak.
A new assistant lighthouse-keerer
will shortly be appointed IT BaInegat
in tie place of L. Reeves app inted to
lew light at II lam' Beach Otter
C .anges are likely "a take place in the
more important sitio /, nItnin Il lew
days.
a new bed of oysters has been dis
covered on th4 old reef in the Slrews-
bury river at Red Bank.
Tie Middlesex county Circuit Court
is hearing a case involving the owner
shin OF Il base bali.
West Jersey Press: A Yankee girlin
poor health went 10 Elwood, Atllntic
county, to %recuperate, and while there
she was so badly bitten by mosquitoes
as to cause a painful Illness. lat when
She recovered from The hiti she found
herself a well girl. Mark you these
were Jersey mosquitoes; none others
are genuine.
In the mari pits at %Squankum large
beds of oyster shells and sharks teeth
are found twenty feet below the sur
face. Some of the petl flied oyster
shells found weigh between three and
four pounds.
\ rich farmer, who resides in Cum
beriand county, is in the habit of car
rying large SUMS Of money about him,
not having any faith in banks. Some
time ago lie was out plougling in the
field and had in his pocket $500. The
money dropped out and he ploughed
it under. After digging the field all
over he succeeded in recovering his lost
treasure.
y curious freak of nature in the
form of q rutasaea turn'p Is exhibited
ina show window at Burlington. This
tunip is perfect information but has
fastend to its roots about 100 turnips
Of various sizes, formed like white po-
tatoes.
The glass mapufartnrers IN Glou-
cester county are now doing II fairly
active business. The Woodbury. work
have started two houses. The Stand
works has had one house running for
about a month. Tie bottle factory
being constructed by Estell s. Son will
be ready for operations in a month.
Moore Bros, Clayton, are running all
four Of their factories and are hurried
to keep their orders filed. Foster q
Morgan's works, n factory, is idle.
The WILLIAMSBURG firm of Bodine,
Thomas s CO., are running all their
factories. AT Glassboro three Of Whit
ney Bros factories are now running.
The Newark board Of trade is agita-
ting the question Of reclaiming a por-
ton Of the Hsckensack meadows. 1t
is proposed 10 slut out the high tides
from IA tract of land 1000 acres in area
lying near Wheeler's Point, and dump
ashes and garbage from Newark upon
it until it is reclaimed. A committee
of the board has been appointed to con-
slider the matter.
The Hudson count court has decid-
ed that an inventory must DO so full
that il shall enumerate all the goods,
chattels and credits of the deceased at
the time known to the administra-
tors, including all debts, claims or de-
mands, even through doubtful, dcsper-
ate or worthless. The exercise Of reas-
enable diligence and honesty Is ali
that the law exac,s from the adj
ministrator. Such being the ease, all
discrepa:ci es may lie corrected in the
representatives accounts. The an
praisement of the family silver may be
fair as to stranger, but if the adm'nis-
traitor has an opportunity TO dispose of
it to.some Of the next of kin at a price
much in excess Of the appraised value
and fails to avail himself Of the oppor-
tunity, it may give occasion fol an *
ception TO lis account.
The Rev. w. Abbott, of the NJ. Z.
Church at New Egypt, in the course
Of his remarks on Sunday evening,
said he knew of an instance where ex-
Governor Newell had been offered ST.
600, 600 to signed a pardon for u mar
who was sentenced TO be hung in Mon
mouth county. The msn referred to
was young D)nelly, whose trial at Free
hold and hanging created great excite
ment during Newell's administration
as governor. The governor has since
been the chief executive Of Washington
Territory, and is now an ILdian coni-
missioner.
The Western Union Telegraph Coa-
pany exacts from s25 to sfl for keepi g
its Offices open ON election nisht in tie
towns throughout the State.
Great complaints are being male at
thu payment of this tribute.
exss,s ,ao,o nancy than M auvthta0 else Inv tan.