The Penn's Grove record., 1886-10-30

L. the sum mer OF 1852 Mrs. Helen
Cosnely purchased an excursion ticket
10 Ocean City at the Market street
and Ifoceeded Oh her way. Reaching
Somers Point the lady found that
Tie ste1nAer she expected TO lake al
that place for her destination was mol
running upm that day, il being Sun
day. Site was hell ed OF her way way
by a kind-he artei Jersey man, and
finally reached her mothers lUuse COM
plrttly exhausted. She sued The West
Jersey kailr,Sd Company f,r damages,
and has secured a $500 verdict III Judge
Allison's Court.
Col. Roberts, United States E~ugineer
has made his report u0 appropriations
needed for Improvement m rivers
emptying into Delaware Bay and
River. He recommends that S22,COO
be appropriated to dvedge RiItcecss
Creek between Coates Bar and Cen
trenton. To make n channel Of sat
iicient depth tn reach SwcdrsborO MI
addition appropriation VI $4,000 ID
asked fol- RaccOon Greek. Four lsiOu-
sand dollars additional is asked to
complete the improvements o the
channel OF Salem Creek, $500 asked
for the Cohausey Greek - but until
the municspal authorities III Bridge
ton lower the gas aud " ,trr pipes this
appropriation would 10 useless. Three
thousand dollars for Manutau Creek
has been withheld for further appr"-
pristion. Col. Roberts dues nVt sec
the necessity for 1t. AZ lhSre il but lit
traffic an this strraIn. lie also reports
unfsvorxbly on the $1,000 asked to
improve Woodbury. Greek.
Tie Cranberry yield is estimated at
shout 100. 90 bushels.
G.. G. Green's new barn aud resi-
dence for his cOachu,aiI, xbVIt icing
completed Mt Woodbury., ii is said to
cost s26>OO0.
1t is thought that with the aaa tax
rate rs that Of last year tire reSrUurs
OF MiIlville will ie increased 5000.
This shows u healthy growth,
The route Of the WillSiulst0wa and
Delaware River Railroad from Class
buro to Mullica Hill isss already been
surveyed. Tie distance is about six
miles.
A handful of old Mexican coins WAS
found by workmtn who vert ivEOy-
ing the waiascoa,ing Of the pilot house
Of the old Mexican MAR vessel ProbascO
No Dialogues ship yard Camden.
Seventeen quails were seen in the
streets Of Newark, n. j., ON Sunday.
Sportsmen s,Iy this is the sign Of All
early and n hard winter.
Burt l1ess-y, sou III e. w. Pressey,
Of IlaRmunton, started recently for
Sinaloa, Mexico, to invest igate the
workings CT the hrw sncialiS' ic colony
to be established there. Several Ham
moton people have expressed u
desire to join the colony, providing
things turn cat to be satisfactory,
Their action III tire matter will Probab-
ly te regulated by the the reports hrom
young I.resser.
Considerable excitement WAS created
il. Camden political circles last Wed
nesday when it was learned that the
Grand Jury had brgun aR investigation
10 the asoe Republican primaries in
that city and had summoned before it
Il number of Election Board officials
In the First and Second wards. 1t IL
expected that indictments will be
found against several of them on the
charges OF receiving the vo'e Is OF N
residents and minors.
The German Turner's are holding
MEETINGS in the principal citirs of the
state and protesting against ue sub-
mission plank in the Republican plat
form.