The Penn's Grove record., 1886-02-20
County GIeanings.

Superintendent of the Woodstown
Creamery.
According to the annual report of
the State Comptroller, the valuation of
the real and personal property of Sa-
lem county, is S14 ,239 ,091, an increase
of S267 $50 over last year. The amount
of tax payable by the county, is $685.
1853, 90.
Rev. Mr.. Mccullough, of Baltimore,
has received and accepted unanimous
call to the pastorate Of the Plttsgrove
Baptist Church.
William B. Turner, of SlIarptown,
had the boss hog of the county. 1t
weighed s453 pounds.
The Salem night school has closed.
The bridge over the Sharptown mill
pond, on the road leading from Sharp
town to the County House was washed
out by last weeks storm and all travel
over the same has been stopped. The
bridge will be replaced as oon as pos
sible by the Board of Freeholders.
A colOred man in the employ of n.
R. Lippincott, near Woodstown, had
his arm broken and was somewhat
bruised by a mad mule. The animal
got hold of him, lifting him clear OF
the grouud and striking him with both
feet.
The towns between Salem and
Woodbury. want Il mail agent on the
trains to give better mail Accommodations
between near towns.
The Salvation Army in Woodstown
is meeting with success and the sup
port of many citizens. Several men
converts have been added to the ranks.
Frank Pierce, of Salem, was arrested
last week on an affidavit of Detective
tective Society, and fined Sl5 and costs
for bunting and killing rabbits with a
dog.
GIassblowers get large wages. Three
blowers at the Salem Glass Works
earned during December az high as
Sl57.61 each.
The schooner Col. S. w. Race"
owned mostly by residents of Salem
was wrecked at Seven Points, Va, on
the Sd, and became a total loss. All
the crew SWAN ashore but II who
VAS drowned.
1t is said that Mayor Acton, of Sa-
lem, has uneartlied a matchmaking
scheme, which, were it written out,
would read like a romance.
County Superintendent Holme will
hold an examination of candidates for
teachers certificates at Moodstown OF
the 9th inst.
There was to have been a sitting of
Salem County Courts on last Friday,
but owing to the washouts along the
abroad, Judge Reed was unable to get
down. The Courts met yesterday
morning.
The contract for the glass required
for Hood, Bonbright u Co.'S large
building, now in process of erection at
18th and Che smut streets, Philadelphia
amounting to about $40, 600, has beeO
Philadelphia and Quintm.
n mttbIiS Will DC Htlu III HlC<tillS-
ter's Hall, Wo0dstown, Feb. Odd, at 2
o'clock, p. M, for the purpose of organ
izing a County Board or Agriculture.
BY law only farmers who belong to
some Agriculture society or club, or to
a grange, a become members.
1t will be seen by the report of Free
holders meeting that measures have
be N taken TO have the County Court
House enlarged and improved.
The Memorial Baptist Church, of Sa-
lem, has extended a call to Rev. d. G.
Litchf cid, of Warwick, N. Y.
Joseph n. Mayhem of Upper Pitts
grove has lost a COW with the pleuro-
pneumonia. The State Inspector has
ordered three others killed which were
sick. The State pays for them but no
others are allowed to I've purchased to
take their places for a period of 90
DAYS.
Great interest wastaken in the meet
ing of Salem City Council last Friday
week when the right to allow the Salem
railroad 10 be extended a longt the creek
to secure the frieghts from the factor
les was discussed. The question was
laid over two weeks by the Council,
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