The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-09
State News.

II Camden Criminal Court, on Satur-
day, to IA charge of selling liquor on
Sunday, March 1th. lie was fined $50
and costs, which amounts to Sl0.13 in
all. The fine was paid as soon as
Court adjourned.
Farmers along along the Delaware
Bay shore of Cape May county are
gathering "A big harvest of king crabs.
They are used to feed swine and
poultry.
The application for IL local option
election i'll Camden county this yeat
has been defeated by the attorney for
the applicants having the bearing al
juurned SO it will be outlawed on the
point of time bet went the Judge ordering
an election, which must be 40 days.
and not within two months Of another
election.
Judge Reed has ordered Il local OPP
ton election in Cape May county on
September 9TH.
A number of large rattle-snakes have
been killed recently i'll the vicinity OF
MedfOrd.
Up-Jerseymen report that since the
blizzard song birds and native birds
fairly swarm there and are unusually
tame, while sparrows have almost
entirely disappeared.
At the weekly meeting of the
members of the New Jersey Methodist
Episcopal Conference in Camden on
Monday, after discussing the dissertation
of the Sabbath at Gloucester, it was
decided to obtain the cooperation OF
the minister of other denominations
in All affort to secure the enforcement
of the State laws.
The citizens along the line of the
abandoned Pemberton and Hightstown
Railroad have formed the "Uninn
Transportation and Construction Com
pany Limited" They have, it is
stated, least the road from the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad, together with some
rolling stock and will resume running
trains on June 18th.
Senator Bogert says all the Demo
Gratis have to fear in Bergen county is
Phelps money.
Hon. William Walter Phelps has
secured an appropriation of SSo, 1000 for
the erection Of a new post office at
Paterson.
Senator Nevius, of Monmouth, is
mentioned as IA possible candidate for
the nomination for Governor on the
Republican side,
The membership of st. Paul's Nj.
E. Church, Atlantic City, has increased
100 under Rev. G. X. Fleming, and his
salary has been raised $500.
The properties of the late General
George B. Mcclellan and of his father
in-law, General Marcy, on the Orange
Mountains, have been sold to John
Larcber and brother, of New York
The prices paid were $4,000 for the
former. and sis, 600 for the latter, The
families of the former occupants will
reside in New York city.
Brjdpeton is to leave a regular, glori-
ous. old-fashioned Fourth of July with
"A military drill, base ball, renowned
orators. cannon, IA merry-go-round,
d~re-craekers and peanuts. The mat
Ter ia the hands of . committee WHO
will issue Oh June 10Th and july LIST IA
pap.r called the Messenger, to adyer-
tise the celebration.
A conflict OF authority has arisen be-
tween Governor Green and James Bisii-
OF Chief of the Labor Bureau, over the
Secretaryship of the Bureau. Bishop
saws he discharged Charles ii. Simmer
man. the Secretary. on April 30, and
appointed in his place Goldsmith p. Hall
of Cumberland county. Tie Governor
notified Bishop that simmerm"n must
continue in Office until his successor
shonld he appointed according TO law.
1t e that the Secretary must be
ar uoiuted with the approval OF the
Governor and State Comptroller, and
the Governor refuses to approve of
Halls appointment, simmerman IS a
Democrat, Hall a hepuo''uan, SIM
norman retained in office. The state
Comptroller refuses to sign a warrant
for S,mmerman's salary on the ground
that the Chief of the Bureau has not
issued any certificate as to his services
as Secretary.