The Penn's Grove record., 1892-11-25
PEDRIcKrowS Nnvs.

On September Both, last, James Nor.
Ton burned some brush In bis swamp.
everything was 50 dry thai the turf got
a IRE and burned slowly until Oct. "a
when 1t took a fresh start and got into
ihomas 5. Weatherby's fence and burn
ed over a thousand rails. Last We'd
nesday Weatherby ,ued Norton before
squire Springer aud got judgment Tor
$l06 damages.
Last July Albert Moore was taken to
Tie Asylum. Through the neglieence
OF The Keepers he got away, walked to
Philadelphia and stayed awhile and
then came down here. The asylum
authorities wese notified aud they came
and got him last Wednesday and took
him back.
Freebooter Doughten has had some
lumber carted to the draw bridge for
repairing.
What has become Of the Republican
club! Died a natural death.
Some of our townsmen are busy gath
ering Christina, greens.
Ebenzer Sparks has erected q very
neat iron fence in front Of his residence.
County conference at the Baptist
Chuich last Wednesday.
Quite a number went to Salem last
Tuesday to get some Democratic OK,
but 1t turned out TO be a calf.
BE careful how you throw your ba-
mana peals on the sidewalk. II tltat
lady that fell on one the other night
had got a hold of you, you would prom
ised TO do better surely.
The Red Men are again agitatinR
building a Hall. 1t is needed in this
town and would be u good investment
for any one.
The commissioners Of appeal met last
Tuesday, took off and put on as they
thought best. One foreigner that has
lived in this vicinity four or five years
and is now past 81 years Of age but cam
not vote on account Of not having his
naturalization papers had his poll tax
taken of, on the ground that IL be we're
in destitute circumstances lie would not
be admitted in the county house.
The Mosacca Cornet band went to
Salem last Tuesday TO play for The
Pennsville Club. BUTT,
THEIR TmlRTY.FOUTH MEETING.
Two hundred delegates were present
last week at the fourth trienniai con.
vention of the New Jersey Sunday
school Association in the RosevilIe
Methodist Episcopal Church, Newark.
1t vas also the thirty fourth ami
versary of the association. Rev. A.. B.
Richardson, of Camden, opened the
proceedings with prayer and singing,
and then Rev. j. NJ. Meeker delivered
the address of welcome, and Carlton
M. Williams, President Of the associ-
alton, responded.
Rev. DIR. J. L. Hurlbut, Of Plain
field. spoke on 1.-THE Gains Of the Sun
day-school Teacher 10 He said: / be-
lieve in putting women in charge Of
boys classes and men in charge Of the
girls. The men and women have a
monotonous routine of work through
the week, and the teaching Of Sunday
school is often a great relief. There Is
no department Of the church that reaps
such a harvest from so small an outlay
of money"
At the afternoon session Rev. DR..
Hurlhut spoke OIL the early Christian
Church and Israel P. Black, Of Pilila-
delphia, delivered an address relating
to the primary classes and how they
could better work. The remainder OF
the afternoon was taken up with confer
ence meetings. Service In the evening
began with singing, and several inter-
esting discourses were delivered.
Thursday the reports were presented
and discussed.
Tile Executive Committee for the
next three years wa elected as follow:
Burlington county, J. ). Kirkbrie. Of
Pemberton; Atlantic, Rev. John Y.
Peters, of Pl~easantyille; Camden,
Thomas H~ollinshead, Of Camden; Cape
May, J.. @. Williams, Of Cape May City;
Cumberland, Rev. j. G. Bowen, OF Shi-
loh; Essex, f. II. Larter. Of Newark;
Gloucester, W. A. Bodine, OF Williams
town; Hudson, Geo. H. CorfieId, of
Jersey City; Hunterdon, Rev. A. West
eryeer, Of Mount Airy; Mercer, Dr..
Nudge, Of Princeton; Monmouth, Rev.
DR.. George Swain, Of Allentown; Mid
s. G. Garretson, Of Perth AM
boy; Morris, J. G. Doty, Of Morristown;
Ocean, j. q. Price, of Tuckerton;
Passaic, g. NJ. Wilcox, OF Passaic;
b. Patterson, Of Salem;
Rev. W.. w. Jordan, Of
Bound Brook; Sussex, Rev. j. 9. Clark,
Df Andoyef; Bergen, Rev. H. Wander
wart, of Hsckensack; Union, NJ. n.
Denham, Of Plaindeid; Warren. W. ..
Galloway, Of Phillipsburg.