Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-08-19
STATE NEWS.

Sheriff Benezet, of Cape May, died
few days since of consumption.
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting will
commence August nth, and continue
until the 9th inst.
The new water works at Cape May
will be in operation in a few days. An
abundant supply of pure water is ex-
pected.
A milk dealer at New Brooklyn,
Middlesex county, threw a stable fork
at one of his cows. 1t struck her be-
hind the ears and caused instant death.
The Milkmen's Protective Union of
New Brunswick have decided not to
furnish their customers with milk Sun
days except during the months OF June,
July, August and September
There are three Sabbath Schools in
session at the same time on the camp
ground at Ocean Grove. Last Sabbath
the total attendance was 3,026 DR..
Hanlon's Bible class numbered over
1900.
Mrs. Margaret Vansant, of Elmer,
has for long time been the victim of
hard tumor in the stomach, and
Thursday while suffering a feeling of
nauseousness from it she choked to
death.
Samuel Houghawout, OF Alexandria
township, Hunterdon county, has an
apple tree on his farm the trunk of
which measures eight feet six inches in
circumference two feet above the
ground.
The WineGrowers' Society, of Egg
Harbor City, has declined to send an
exhibit of grapes to the Vineland
Viticultural Associations Fair for the
grape crop is failure. The society
for the same reason will hold no ex-
hibition this year.
The Knights of Labor of Newark
have decided not to run independent
tickets this Fall, but will attend the
primaries and see that the old parties
nominate proper men. They will op-
pose all lawyer candidates for Con-
gress and the Legislature.
The stockholders of the Gloucester
and Salem Turnpike Company have
unanimously decided to dispose of that
portion of the pike between Swedes-
boro and Woodstown to the Freehold
ers of Gloucester and Salem counties
with view to make it free road.
Jesse j. Catlin, yardmaster of the
Pennsylvania railroad, who was struck
by locomotive while trying to save
Miss Anna E. Wykoff, at South Eliza
beth, about three weeks ago, has be-
come insane, and his wife is said to be
in dying condition from nervous
prostration caused by constant watch
ing and grief
An epidemic of dysentery is prevail
ing at Beverly. Nearly one thousand
cases have been reported, principally
children. Five deaths have occurred
during the past ten days. One physi
clan attributes the prevalence of the
disease to the weather and the eating
of unripe fruit; while the local board
of health are of the opinion that it is
due to contaminated water supply.
One afternoon last week as twenty
two girls who were employed at a
G in To hot
conveyed to the railroad station, they
living at near points on the railroad, a
wheel came off the wagon and threw
the load of humanity into the street.
Two of the girls had their arms broken
and six others were badly hurt. Near
| ly the entire number received bruises
or sprains.
The Atlantic County Prohibition
Convention has made the following
nominations: For Senator, David L.
Potter, of Hammonton; for Assembly,
Dr. Job b. Somers, of Linwood, and
Coroner, Rev. Asbury Chester, of At
lantic City. Mr.. Potter, the Senatorial
nominee, is a Hammonton fruit-grower
and has been identified with the Pro
hibition movement for years. DR..
Somers is practicing physician.
Robert johnson, an Ocean county
farmer, living at Vanhisevile, has
been missing for two weeks, and all
trace of him has been lost. His wife
was uIlita i'll on tho day he left and
he told her he was going to hunt
housekeeper. He was seen at the res
idence of Hon. w. H. Bennett, at Ben
nett's Mills, and there he said he was
going to Lakewood to buy goods. No
cause can be assigned for his absence,
A Gloucester City man named Law
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