Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-08-26
STATE NEWS.

J. A. Chew, of Shirley, Salem county,
has threshed from four acres 251 bush
els of oats. which weighed "a pounds
per bushel
The housekeeper of John Schneider,
a wealthy brewer of New Brunswick,
has decamped with a large sum of
money and all his plate.
Isaac Shoemaker, living near Center
Square, Gloucester county, is said to
have sold his melon patch of 70 acres
to Swedesboro dealer for 5000.
One hundred and eighteen dollars
have been paid by the Salem City
Council the past month to owners of
sheep and turkeys that have been
killed by dogs.
On single branch of tomato vine
raised on the farm of Mark B. Lippin-
colt, at Woodbury., there were four
tomatoes weighing, in the aggregate,
four pounds and one ounce.
A very loud woman appeared on the
beach at Cape May, few days since,
at bathing hour, in very loud suit
Everything was of the most dazzling
red, stockings. robe and turban, but
the most astonishing feature about her
dress was all enormous hustle.
The total number of shad reported
caught in Gloucester county by shore
nets, is $4,000, making grand total
caught of 432, 1000. The total number
of men employed in gill fishing in the
county is 800; employed by shore nets
40, making the total number employed
530
The annual encampment of the Sec
ond Brigade, National Guard of New
Jersey, opened at Sea Girt, Monday
under command of General William j.
Sewell. The brigade comprises the
Third, Sixth and Seventh regiments,
and gatling gun battery, Company B,
of Camden.
The inventory of the personal prop
erty of the late Culver Barcalow, Penn
sylvania railroad lobbyist, recently
filed with the Surrogate of Somerset
county, places the amount at $217, ,277,-
90 The estimated value of real estate
is $S2, 500, making the total value of
the property $299,s77,ss.
Two gentlemen from East Orange
fished in the Delaware river near Port
Jarvis forfour days ysrecently, and caught
365 small-mouth bass, weighing from
one to four pounds each. One of the
posts on each of their reels was cut en-
tirely through by the friction of the
lines in playing and reeling in the fish
Edward H. Clement, farmer living
near Mantua Grove, Gloucester county,
recently hired man in Philadelphia
to work on his farm A few days ago,
while Mr.. Clement was in the city and
his housekeeper was visiting a relative
the new hand robbed the house of $50
in cash, gold watch and other valu-
ables and disappeared
1t was to Henry O'Reilly, who just
died, that New Jersey railroad, forty
years ago. refused permission to erect
posts and build line of telegraph
along its road between Philadelphia
and New York. The frank and absurd
reason given was that 1.-The telegraph
would interfere with travel, by enabling
persons to transact business by its
means instead of using the railroads.
In addition to the published list of
County Fairs to be held this Fall in this
State, the following are also announced,
which brings the number up to four
teen: Union and MiddleseX Counties
Agricultural Society, at Plaintield,
August 31st and September 1st and 2d;
Sussex County Agricultural Society,
at Newton, October 5th, 9th, 7th and
sth; Egg Harbor City Agricultural So
ciety, at Egg Harbor City, September
23d Gath, and 25th.
The widow of Samuel johnson, alias
'Mingo Jack" the colored man who
in March last was taken from the Jail
at Eatontown and lynched, died at
her home in the Pines, south of that
place one day last week. She was an
aged negress, and for years had been
chronic invalid and confined to the
house. 1t is said that her husbands
horrible death so affected her as to
hasten her end. She will be buried
beside her husband.
Jersey City, discovered a rat in his
dining room on Thursday night, and,
closing the door, he prepared to kill
the animal with broom. The rat,
finding every avenue of escape cut off.