The Penn's Grove record., 1886-06-26
STATE NEWS

W. bsJ otIllIidlgs dTEliVo " nave 'hR"
institution raised to the rank of u col
lege.
Governor Albeit has promised to help
the Long Branch lobster fishing against
interference with tier traffic.
DR.. Boe, of Woodbury. has Ell gl.teen
acres in sweet potatoes manured
only by "Mapes Complete Fertllizere
for Light Soils.
The first suit under the oleomargarln
law passed by the Legislature came to
trial in Trenton on Tuesday, the suit
having been brought by DIR. Newton,
of Paterson, who was some time ago
appointed Inspector under the provts-
ions of the bill. The accused was cot
victed of having sold oleOmargarine
out of vessels not stamped according to
law, and he was fined $500. DR.. New
ton has instituted some forty suits of
this kind in various parts of the State,
and more will he tried in a few days.
Sew en- counties will elect State Sena-
tors this fall. They are Atlantic, Cum
berland, Morris, Ocean, Bergen, Hud-
son and Mercer. The first four count
les are now represented by Republicans
and the last three by Democrats.
Charles l.. Dupont Bird, of Wood
bury, sentenced for forgery on George
G. Green, has Deen pardoned from the
State prison, after having served about
half his time.
William Wainwright, aged As years,
residing at Cedaryillr, was struck by a
Train on the Cumberland and Maurice
River Railroad on Thursday night of
last week and instantly killed.
A Jersey City man has sold his wife
to a lIoboken blacksmith for so.
Ex-Governor Newell, of New Jersey,
is practicing medicine at Centralia,
W. Z.
Fitzpatrick, the Mount Holly jockey,
was presented with $4,000 by the own-
er of Troubadour for winning the Sub
urban.
The whortleberry crop promises to be
usually large III South Jersey this year,
us the bushes are loaded with fruit.
4 number of New Haven oyster
planters have been inspecting the low
er part of Barnegat Bay with view Of
removing their oyster plants there.
They were so pleased with the grounds
that they have decided to plaut II few
thousand bushel as an experiment.
The star and drum fish have nearly ruin
ed the oyster business III the Connect
cut shore of Long Island Sound, which
| necessitates new locations for planting.
| The new Tabernacle church in Cam
den was dedicated on Sunday. Last
August the old church was struck by
| the tornado which wrecked the Major
| Reybold, and was so badly wrecked
Niat the congregation concluded to
huiid q new church which has been
done after tearing the old structure
| down. The new church cost S25, 900.
The annual report of the Fish
Commission has been filed with State
Treasurer Toffey. Among the notable
| papers in this report is n on smelt
propagation, prepared by Fish Warden
| Richards, of Hackensack, who has
succeeded in propagating smelt alter
repeated failures of fish culturist every
where. The report does not give a
| cheerful view of the shad fisheries,
| the catch of 1884 being placed at l.
| 90S, 1928 fish, while that of 1896 was
100000 less. Some particularly valua-
hle work in propagation shad has been
done by r. b. Reading ut the request
of the commission, and 3,445, 900 young
slad we're placed in New Jersey waters
as the result of his labor. The com
! mission estimates the product OF the
coast fisheries at 81, OOO, 900 per annum,
repreI esenting 5000 900 pounds of fish
caught. The bass and pickerel season
is now at its height. Those who'd sire
fine sport in hyfishing can obtain it
now either at Greenwood Lake, Lake
Hopatcong, Budd's Lake or Green
Pond.
The Central Rail Road of New jersey,
it is stated, Will on August list take
possession of its lines and other prop
critics, and thereafter operate then
independently of the Reading com
pany.
Over 100 persons were poisoned
some of them seriously, at "A strawberry
and ice-cream festival in a church al
Potterville, IIunteIdon county las
week. II Is supposed that zinc reduced
by friction from a new freezer did it.
The West Jersey railroad is having
a new iron bridge built over the creel
at w oodbury.
The Western Union Telegraph mes.
senger toys at Atlantic City are nov