The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-18
State

The stock holders of the Gloucester
and Swedesboro Turnpike Company
have agreed OH September 10Th as the
date of formal abandonment of the
pike between Woudstonh and Swedes-
bUrU,
~ military company is being formed
in BridgetUn, which will make appil-
cation to be attached to the NatioIil.
Guard.
y $1,000 600 fire occurred at Free
hold last Saturday morning.
Jacob SChlapfer, Il farmer, living
near Pennington, and his entire fam
lily came near being poisoned with
paris gretn which some une had put i'll
Ihe coffee p1t last THURSDAY nIght
week. They ate breakfast before day
light and did not notice The poison UNI
Til they lad drained their cups.
y company has been organized II
Ocean Guy to bnild al excursions Lou sc
aL a cost OF $4,000.
1t is impossible TO say when work
viii BE- resumed lit the South Jersey
as factories. The difficult e. be-
tw en- the blowers and Manufacturers
in relation 10 apprentices reG Aih wd'l-
y unadjusted.
An effort is Icing made by Z. h.
Lands and Others Interested iii sta
coast property 10 secure "a part or The
unused river and harbur appropriations
for the purpose of deepening The III, d .
Sta-coa,t channel from Cape May 10
Atlantic City. The Secretary of War
Hoo .Ittatia,I n. frittaatsL tn tll.lkp fiEa
necessary survey.
Tue blnr e"s Of j A. Clark Il Co.'s
glass factory, in MIllyilie, have agreed
20 employers terms, which mean a
reduction of 10 per cent,
or 20 off the list, instead of 10 as for
some years past, and no restriction as
to the employ nlent OF apprentices. Tue
works employ about Thirty blowers,
and will at ouce statt mp.
A yirulent ca>e of snlall-rox has APP
pritred al South SeavIlie, OH the West
Jersey railroad 20 mites north o. Cape
May. The patient is William What
OIL, a voting mtn of ~ years OF age
who has not been away from TIA" VII
lagr for six months. The community
is greatly alarmed, and the road hsts
been hlockadrd TO prevent persons pass
lng the Aouse where HE pa lent lies.
\ plan for the nav Soldiers Home
buiidiug at Newark has been adopted
comliti mulIy. ThA condition Is That
legiSlal urr viii appropriate additional
money. Last winters appropriation
was $50 600, of which $4,000 WAS
spent for the new site is L. s,x county.
fIl,.. Mn. sc Itttfl4 n,.fG AxYAnll pnt.ll an
expenditures of about SS,uU0 III excess
at the balance OF Appreciation, and The
commission, while taforlng tliai plan
do hot like to 90 To work TILL The leg
i>lature's consent has been Obtained.
Nothing. therei, re, will be done till
ailer n Xt winters Legislative session.
The first election in the new borough
Of Long Branch, New Jersey, was held
Yesterday. ihomas II. Wuoley was
clrct,d mayor.
The Bridgetcn Fair was held last
"Wednesday aud Thursday week. The
attendance MAS good. The display of
nuts aud flowers Was an excel entNfle.
One of the employees Of the North
Vocabulary Wndnw-Glass Factory,
named james Sw eIS. MAS struck hy Il
tram At thai place while walking an
the mack Tuesday ulorhms and killed.
lie was is years of age aud leaves a
family.
At the public sale Of Rordento@n
aud Columbia turnpike IT was purcnas-
Ell by a syndicate for S2V0
The bottle factory of Tillyer Bros,
al WInsioW. re uhed operation On
saturday. No apprentices will be eh-
lluy,d.
Congressman William Walter Phelps
h W|lfeaniNrd har e frem fitvte
~ La y -. G.t o. MoA9.y.