Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-06-17
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& NICHOLS, Publishers.
STATE NEWS.


William j. Thompson says his big
seine at the Gloucester fishery caught
80, 900 shad during the season just
closed.
More than $4,000 has already been
paid to the Clerk of Atlantic City for
licenses This is largely in excess of
the receipts of any previous year at
this season.
A singular accident, resulting in the
death of an infant son of Mrs. Robert
Duncason, occurred one. day last
week, at Jersey city. The mother
went out after fastening the child in
high chair with strap, and in her alb
sence the infant slipped down in the
chair and was choked to death.
The regular camp meeting at Island
Heights will commence July 3Oth and
close August Sth The Sunday-school
assembly will begin August 18th and
end August 18th. Temperance meet
ing from August 10Th to August 22d.
Able preachers and camp meeting
workers have been secured to assist.
A few days ago Mrs. David Nestar,
of Netherwood, Plainfield, on going to
her chicken coop, found that one of
her hens had Matched ten chickens,
one of which had one head, two tails,
four legs, and was covered with feath-
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offered $25 for it's body, which she re-
fused.
don county, died some time ago, and
was thought to be in poor circum-
stances. After his death So, 500 was
found secreted about the building, and
ing down a stone fence on his farm,
81, 900 more were found carefully hid
den between the stones.
Judge Robert s. Woodruff was ap-
pointed one of the Trustees of the
Deaf and Dumb Institution, and eX-
Senator John Carpenter Riparian
Commissioner, in place of A. G. Ogilby.
but as the Senate held no executive
session, they were not confirmed. The
Governor, however, will appoint them
to the vacancies for the year.
Mrs. Behrens, the wife of a wealthy
New York druggist, was committed to
Jail by Recorder McDonough, of Hobo
ken, one day last week, for thirty
days, for drunkenness. Two years
ago, after a quarrel over a Spanish
student who had visited the house,
she threw her husband from a window.
He afterwards began proceedings for
divorce.
The Gettysburg Monument Commits
sion met in VIM. H. Corbn's office, in
Jersey City, recently, and organized
I by the election of Colonel Duffy, of
| Newark, President, and w. H. Corbin,
Secretary. 1t was decided to secure
! the cooperation of one member of
each of the sixteen regiments and two
batallions from New Jersey which took
part in the battle
An effort is to be made to induce
Governor Albeit to appoint commits
sion to inquire into the taxation of
lands occupied by individuals and cor
porations engaged in oyster planting
| in New Jersey. 1t is estimated that at
least $4,000, 900 is invested by capital
lists in the oyster beds at Tuckerton,
Little Egg Harbor, Barnegat and
Great Egg Harbor bays.
An agricultural society has been
formed in Cape May county for the
purpose of giving an annual exhibit
ton. The officers elected are: Presi-
dent, A. HI. Hamilton, Cape May
Point; Secretary. John Spaulding,
and Treasurer, David j. Smith, both
of Cape May Court House. The
grounds will be located at the latter
place, and it has already been deter
mined to hold the first Fair this Fall.
The new Methodist Episcopal church,
at Ocean Park, near Ocean Grove, was
dedicated a few days since. The Kew.
E. H. Stokes, pastor of st. Paurs
church, preached, followed by Presid-
ing Elder Moffett An indebtedness of
81 900 above the gifts already received
was yet to be paid, and in less than 10
minutes it was subscribed by the con-
gregatiOn, James A. Bradley, the
founder of Asbury Park, subscribing
$780, In the evening not enough seats
could be had for those that came to
hear Gen. Clinton b. Fisk, the Prohi-
bition candidate for Governor, who
delivered an interesting address.