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

A number OF the glass factories Of
Bridgeton are seriously contemplating
moving TO Pittsburg. The nstn1M GAS
which is 50 largely used in the latter
place places Bridgetun at u great dis
advantage ia competition, AN it lessrns
the cost Of production. Tnis mat
t'r naturally canses some excitement
there, US Bridget'n is largely, engaged
in the manufacture OF glass. The re-
moval Of The factories wct,ld be n ser
ious loss to the business interests of
that place.
An Egyptian paryrus. ~ fret long,
containing all the chapters VI the
''Bouk Of the DEAD" has just heen
received and enrolled at tho Sage LII
hrary, In New brunswick. Experts
pr%onounces it to have bcen written
ucarly 5000 years sgo.
The refusal ol Clifford Horner to ac-
cept the Senatorial Msuina' ion and
j. Matthias The Assembly nomination
in Ocean county led the Democrats To
hnld y new Convention ~ Toms River
Monday. Ex-senator Ephi ain L
Elnson was nominated foI Senator by
acc~lilnation, and X. Conuvcr for As-
scnbly. Both will accrPt>
A short time since Mr.. u. c. Rich
ardson took II sssaiple If clay, found on
his farm 10 the chemical works OF
Moro Philips, of Cand Ii, and it was
found lay tle4M to be a superior quality
ri pottrts clay, A test proved that it
Was free from obj ctionable material,
usually founu /. mtters clay, baked i'll
less Time aud stood a heat That invited
lire brick. II was also foand that IL
could br mnulded thinner than any
clay they had ever ussd ard @as acid
proof. Experts who have examined
This clay pronounce it superior TO any
ia the country fol- pottery purposes,
and even think it equal to German
city. Mr. Richardson says lac thinks
the quantity OF this ella, ON his farm
is exhaustible. IL fNrth.r experiments
prove satisfactory uifdouhily u pottery
manuf; ctury will b- bull at this place.
Mr. Richardson has several samples
of ware made from this clay.-SweRes-
boro NcDs.
The apprentices In the green glass
ware trade are objrcting to u settle
Inrnt bet wren the 4,aH u~factufes and
blowers, and it now looks Rs If they
would staard out. The Glnssboro APP
prtutices held u secret meeting Mon
day and Tuesday those at Clay'oa
met.
The hog cholera In Warren county is
81 far unchecked, and farmers living
nesr the infected districts are killing
lln ir flock and shipping it to market a.
fast M they can, 80 as to have II on
their hands WHEN the disease reaches
| them. Pork rlisers living IA North
anlaon county, Ia., adjoining Warren
county, are also losing heavily by the
same disease. In soIn1 SECTIONS OF Tie
county il is more severe than others.
The cross river traffic between Cam
den a,rd ihiiad- lphiaI is much obstruc>
ted by the bar, and much annoyance Is
caused TO passengers by the delaying al
having to ~ through the channel south
| OF Ridg wsy Park. Plies have been
! driven north OF the island and the wOik
| Of dredging out the chanaei will 500
| be proceeded with. 1t will be $40 feet
| wide, or big enough for fcriy-boats to
ass through abreast, and viii he pro-
trcted W. each side by rows of heavy
piling, fastened together with string
logs aud shealhed with planks under
water. This will keep the sand from
washing in, and keep the cut clear Of
heavy b,ating ice. The work will be
pushed IS rapidly rs possible beiort
| cold weather sets in.
The libel suit Of Mary Berkeley agaiA'
! the Camden Daily Post, for Publishing
thu item that she had eloped with
married. policeman resulted ia a. yerdic'
of six cents for the plaintiff.
A malicious person removed the PHI
from one Of the rails on the Holl,
Beach and Anglesea RailrUad last weet
and al engine and enc u were ditch
: ed4
William I. Powell, formerly . q
/ ihn nrnnristnrs o Holl,