Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-04-25
THREE FAT PLUMS.
Lucky EridgetOm Democrats Ne.
cyHro Them.

Lucky BridgetOm Democrats Sc
cure Them.
The appointments are no surprise
at all to the average local politician
who knows all that is going on, and
were some time since predicted in
these columns.
James r. Hoagland, w. A. Logue
and Charles H. Mickle, are three fortu-
nate Democrats, who on Saturday
last were appointed by Governor
Green to offices that are snug berths.
James r. Hoagland, Law Judge of
Cumberland county.
William A. Logue, Prosecutor of the
Pleas for Cumberland county.
Charles H. Mickle, Inspecto: of State
Prison.
The appointments were not generally
known here on Saturday.
James r. Hoagland, the new Law
Judge, was born in Somerset county,
where his early life was spent. After
preliminary course of education, he
entered Rutgers college, from which
he graduated in 1859. He was admitted
to practice at the bar in 1855, and
in 1857 settled in Bridgeton, where
he has since resided. During the war
of the rebellion he served for nine
months as Captain of Co. H. Gath New
Jersey Volunteers. In 1866 he was ap.
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Office he has held continuously. Du-
ing his term of service he has had COM
mitted to him several important cases,
among which was the celebrated Lam
dis-Carruth murder case. He has al
ways been very popular as citizen
and lawyer. He has been mentioned
several times as candidate for Con-
gress and other offices, but except in
one instance refused TO allow his name
to be used. He was elected Democrat
ic Councilman from the Third ward of
the City of Bridgeton, which usually
gives a Republican majority. His
nomination as Judge gives universal
satisfaction.
William A. Logue was born in the
City of Bridgeton in 1862, where he has
since resided. His early education
was received from the public schools
he afterward studied under a private
tutor, In 1866 he entered the law Office
of Nixon & Mitchell, remaining until
the firm dissolved and afterward with
Mr.. Mitchell. Later he began the
study of law under F. F. Westcott
and read until the death of that gen
tleman, period of two years, when
by a special order of the Supreme
Court, he was admitted to the practice
of law. He soon built up an excellent
Office practice and a few years ago was
elected City Solicitor, which office he
held for three years. While acting in
this capacity he gained considerable
credit for the excellent management
of the city's suits against Warner &
Rhodes and Franklin Lightcap. Mr..
Logue is a careful painstaking lawyer
and will no doubt fill the Prosecutors
Office creditably.
The office of State Prison Inspector
does not mean so much from II labori.
Gus point Of view, but the snug salary
of $500 per annum is attached, and as
one of the Inspectors, Freeholder
Charles H. Mickle will be entitled to
that atcompensation in the future. There
is scarcely a man in Cumberland coun-
ty that people would rather see get
this plum than the jolly North Pearl
street grocer. When Judge Hampton
was appointed School Superintendent
for the county, it was stated that Mr..
Mickle should sit beside Judge Reed
on court days, but owing to the ap-
pointment of a law Judge, the third
lay judge is done away with, and the
friends of Mr.. Nickel, are glad to know
that the Governor has remembered
him so nicely.