Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-04-08
STATE NEWS.

Some OF the farmers OF Salem County
have contracted for their next crop of
tomatoes at So. rs per ton.
Theodore Rynearson, a farmer living
near Ringoes, has thirteen ewes that
are the mothers of thirty lambs. Four
of these ewes claim three lambs each,
and the other nine two each.
The Misses Pressey, of Hammonton,
now have more than 900 chickens, of
all sizes, and not a sick one among
them. Ezra Packard, Of that place,
also has more than one thousand.
Charles R. Van Dyne, a former resi-
dent of Mount Holly, is now a fugitive
from justice on the charge of bigamy.
He is said to have three wives now
living, the last one being resident of
Livingston, Essex County.
The Postmaster General reports that
during the year ending March Sd, the
number of fourth-class Postmasters re-
moved to give place to men in accord
with the administration, amounted to
S,645. Of these, 255 were in New
Jersey.
Stephen Batson, aged rs years, of
| Waterloo, came to Hackettstown on
the cars for the first time in his life
| About month ago he drove to town,
and went home on the cars, that being
the first time he ever rode on a rail
way train.
Enterprise Lodge, F. and A. NJ, of
Jersey City, has purchased set of
gorgeous robes, designed after those
worn by the Phenicans in King Solo
mons time. The robes will be donned
on the 10Th inst, when the Masters
Degree will be conferred.
Wilbert Richman, of Yorktown Salem
County, has just recovered $116 from
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for misquoting him the price of
turkeys in the New York markets. He
lost $116 by the error, which sum was
awarded him by the court.
When the fire occurred at the Mon
| arch Line Steamboat dock, in Jersey
City, on the 8th of March, a large
amount of tin was on the dock The
tin melted and ran into the river. A
diver was employed, and over one
hundred tons have been restored.
The following is taken from the
Pennington Democrat Adrertiser: GA
little boy in this place remarked to his
parents and some company present, a
few days ago, that when he died he
wanted to be buried at Somerville, so
that he could get long ride in the
glass carriage"
The contest over the seat in the Bur-
lington County Board of Freeholders
from Mansfield township, will be car
ried into the Courts, although the
Township Committee has given the
seat to the Democratic candidate. A
preliminary hearing in the case will
take place before Judge Parker on
April 18th. The Board is now a tie
politically, which invests the contest
with interest.
The colored settlement of Home
steadville, on the outskirts of Camden,
is agitated with a rumor that John
Waters, the wealthy colored man who
was found dead in his bed a week ago,
was poisoned Coroner Davis, who
held the view upon the body, gave a
verdict that death was causee by apo
plexy. The rumor is supposed to have
arisen from the arrest of John Atkin-
son, a colored resident of Homestead
vile, on the charge of the larceny of
money from Waters house after his
death.
After rest of three years, work has
been resumed on the Hudson river
tunnel. Charles A Harkins, of Jersey
City, has been placed in charge and
the pumps are now engaged in draw
ing out the water which is gradually
lowering and may be sufficiently cleared
within week or two to enable work
men to proceed with building opera
tions. The need of funds, which ne
cessitated a suspension three years
ago, has been partially satisfied, and
it is thought that enough money has
been secured to vigorously prosecute
the work during the coming Summer.
The annual convention of the Y. M.
G. A. of this State will be held this
year at Burlington during the first
week in May, the Burlington Associa-
tion having extended the invitation,
which was all that was needed. 1t is
proposed to hold the morning and
afternoon sessions in the rooms of the