The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-14

Postmaster Robert Newell, of Salem,
who has been suffering with an un-
known disease III one of his legs for
sometime went to the Penna. Universi-
ty Hospital, Phila., this week and had
his leg taken off on Thursday. The
ailment was pronounced a eancer by
the head doctors.
Henry W. Austin. living near
Woodstown, was awarded the first and
second premiums for his display of
White China geese at the Cumberland
County Poultry Show, held in Bridge
ton last week.
Assemblyman Riley, has forwarded
to the p. y. Department his r%esigna
ton as postmaster at Shirley. Mrs.
Riley will succeed him.
Out of 6.975 children Of schonl age
in Salem county, j,s71 are enrolled rs
pupils in the public schools.
Samuel Mclaughlin, the proprietor
of the the quart il Caysville, known
AS Uncle Sans Retreat has been
arrested on two clarges-one for keep
ing a disorderly house and the other
for selling on sunday,
The annual meeting of the Salem
National Banking Company was held
Tuesday. The following were re-elect-
ed directors: Wyatt Miller, Henry NJ.
R,umsey. Frank NJ. Acton, Edward II.
Bassett, john NJ. Carpenter, Johr
Haine George J es, Joseph X Riley
Josiah Summer
Thomas Sliou and wife, of Han
cocks Bridge, III Tuesday, the 10th,
completed the 60th year of their mar
ried life. rather HI unusual circun-
stance.
The stock holders of the Woodstown
Bank have elected the following Di-
rectors, Samuel H. Weatherby, James
Benezet, Jesse Lippincotl, Nathan
Tliorne, 1. X. LippIncott, VIM. z.
Flitcraft, Edwin Colson, W NJ. Wealth
erby and Cllarl' 5 E. Allen. The
Board elected The following: President,
Samuel II. Weatherby; Cashier. WIN.
z. F~litcraft; Teller, l. c. Shiun; Soli-
citor, E. S. Fogg.
John p. Flynn, clerk of Salem Co.
Board of Freeholders, received the
nomination of Asst. Sergeant-at-arms at
the Democratic Senate caucus, and
Benz. F. Lee, the colored leader of
| Salem, received the nomination as one
of the Doorheepers. Our Assembly
man NJ F. Riley was Secretary of the
Democratic Assembly caucus and ".
J. Burgalt of this County received the
caucus nomination as a Doorkeeper.
| We hope these persons will get the
nominations when they will not be
empty honors.
The Lecture Hall, sold by Sheriff
Butcher on Saturday, was knocked off
to a syndicate, composed of Benjamin
F. Wood, Thomas Sinnickson. Will
liam H. Thompson and Mrs. Maria III.
Eakin, who were -four of the endorsers
upon the note, for the nominal bid of
$1,000. The real bid was about $1,000.
Robert Walker, of J.. p. Neck, has
purchased of John S. Elwell a farm
near Richmantown, and will remove
thereon in the spring.
Two highwaymen robbed Charles
Getting a manufacturer of spindles
and foundry machinery at Elmer, on
Wednesday night of a gold watch and
chain and Ss5.
Charles W. Casper of Salem has adj.
mittpd his son, Frank p. Casper, into
partnership with him in the stove and
hardware business.
: The evangelist, Revs. Emma and her
brother Edw. Parker, have been hold
ing very c essful revival services in
the First Baptist Chursh, Salem.
The schooner Sophie T. Winterton,
Capt. W. H. Jackson, while on her way
from North Carolina with lumber for
II. F. Bacon, Salem, wa lost at sea.
The crew was saved and landed at
Nova Scotia. The lumber was insur-
cd.