Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-04-15
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STATE NEWS.

| Snlpe SnOOUlng mas begun IN Burllng-
ton county, and the sportsmen are
meeting with good success.
William Walter Phelps has written
to Shiras Post, G. A. r., of Mt. Holly,
that he will deliver an oration there on
Memorial day.
Another effort is being made to secure
bridge between Burlington and At
lantic counties over the Mullica River
at Port Republic, the cost of which is
estimated at $4,000.
Shad have come up the Delaware
as far as Camden, four being caught
on Saturday off Cooper's Point. The
season opened on Saturday, but the
shore fisheries will not be operated un-
til the middle of the week.
Mrs. F'ithian, widow of the late Dr.
Fithian, of Woodbury., one of the
wealthiest residents of South Jersey,
and sister of ex-senator Cattell, of
Merchantvlle, died suddenly Sunday
morning at the Lafayette Hotel, Phil
adelphia.
A servant girl named Tillie Smith, of
Wisetown, was found dead in a field
near Hackettstown, Friday. There
were marks of violence on her body. and
an investigation is being made by the
authorities, as it is thought she was
outraged and murdered.
| Mrs. John Dobbins, of Camden. has
presented the Fillmore street M. E.
Church, of that city, with two lots at
Broadway and Van Hook streets for
the erection of a new stone church
edifice. A provision is made that the
building be dedicated free of debt
Ellen Davis dissipated woman,
about45 years old, was seriously injured
on the railroad at Third street and
Bridge avenue, Camden, about o'clock
Friday night. The woman was intoxi-
Gated, and crawled under the safety
gates in front of an approaching train.
1t is announced that the State Board
of Health have fixed upon DR.. William
K. Newton, of Paterson, as inspector
of oleomargarine, under the new law
passed by the Legislature a few weeks
ago. His term is three years, his sal
ary $4,000 year, and he can spend
$40, 900 year in enforcing the law.
Henry Margerison & Son, of German
town, Pa, will, about June list, remove
their Turkish towel factory to Mill
vile, where they have purchased a
building site. The reason for remov-
ing to Millville is increasing business,
low price of building sites and exemp-
ton from taxation for ten years. At
present the firm has sixteen looms, and
employs thirty hands, which will be
largely increased in the new location.
An attempt was recently made to
burn the Post Office at Bound Brook,
but the would-be incendiaries were
frightened away before their work was
completed. A pile of straw soaked in
kerosene was found in the morning in
the rear of the building. A box of
matches was also picked up near by.
Suspicion is directed against gang of
hoodlums who have long tried the pa
tience of the villagers. Some of the
boys have stated publicly that they de-
sire to be known as ''the barn-burn-
ers"
Justice James M. Cassidy, of Cam
den, recently joined in the holy bonds
of wedlock a diminutive specimen of
the genus homo, who called himself
Ellis Rheinhardt, and young woman
of ordinary growth, who gave the
name of Lydia Thorpe. They said
their residence was at No. S33 Race
street, Philadelphia. Rheinhardt was
but 80 inches high, and when he stood
on the 'Squire's desk was few inches
short OF reaching the lips of his new
made bride when she stopped over to
receive the marriage kiss.
During one of the running races at
the West Side Driving Park, Jersey
City, Friday afternoon, Billy Mac, one
of the racers, fell at the half-mile post
while in the lead The other horses,
well punched at the time. and pressing
Billy Mac very hard, could not be
reined up, and three of them fell upon
the PROSTATE horse and his jockey.
The racer Cridge had its neck broken.
One of the jockeys had an arm broken.
The others were slightly cut and
bruised. The excitement was intense
and several ladies tainted.
Unusual interest has arisen in secret
society and legal circles of Camden
from suit which has just been insti-
| tutel by HAraca Hammel q former