The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-14
STATE NOTES.

Shad fishermen are starting for Bay Side
where the season will commence about the 18th
John Blake of Pole Tavern, Salem County, on
Wednesday killed his mammoth hog, which
weighed, when dressed, 1,1571a pounds. The
hog was two years old and measured 80 inches
in length and IS inches in girth. Charles Vanlier
of New York bought tife porker for S118.6 81. The
killing of the hog brought together scores of
farmers from the lower counties, and the roads
at one time in the afternoon were lined with
vehicles of a. descriptions, whose occupants
had been invited to the killing. 1t is stimated
that over 1000 persons were present when the
animal was weighed A photographer from
mammoth porker.
Large numbers Of Wild ducks are being killed
at the mouth of Salem creek.
Thousands of bushels of seed oysters from
chesapeake Bay are being planted in Cape May
County waters.
The mari beds at Blackwood are the largest
in South Jersey. Their output average is 200
tons a day.
The Viimeland Independent has been pur-
chased by a stock company, representing the
Popuiist party. Daniel Davis of Shiloh will be
the editor.
Captain John L, Brewer, the crack shot of
Bridgeton, recently issued a challenge to DR.. W.
live birds for S 1000 a side and the cup emble-
matte Of the wing-shot championship of the
world. The challenge has teen accepted and a
500 forfeit has been posted by Carver.
A $4,000 brick addition is to be erected to R.
D.. Woods cotton mills at Nays Landing.
Barnegat Park decided on Saturday at a
special elecCOH 10 dccopt Tue borough form OIL
government.
Governor Werts and his staff will be the
guest of Colonel George Pfeiffer at the Forest
Spring Hotel. at the Pines, on
Saturday, and he will remain until the follow
ing Monday.
General Manager Push's report of the opera
tons of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad for
1892 shows an increase Of 2,096, or 81 Ter cent,
in the number of passengers carried, but a de-
crease of 9,407 tons, or 3.77 per cent. in the
freight moved. The increased revenue for pas
a n~nrs m ~ than no nnad tho loSc fporn froiDh
traffic. On West Jersey lines the freight bust
ness was S1,710 tons, an increase of IL .35 per
cent, and the number of passengers carried was
1881, o74, an increase of 1888, $50, or Gas per cent.
The Chinese quarter of Camden is in holiday
attire over the birth of a little girl baby, the
first event of the kind in Camden county. Ye
Quill, the happy father, is a rich la~undryman.
The mother is an American girl, hut she seems
to be very fond of her celestial connections. and
some time ago presented her husband with a
little son. The new baby has the olive complex
ion and almond eyes of the father, and is a
sturdy twelve FOUNDER. No child born of royal
parentage could be better cared for. She is
clothed in the finest of white silk aiment, and,
according to the Chinese custom among those
of high rank, nothing but white silk is allowed
TO be used or come in contact with the little
one. When the baby is named there will be a
gala time In the entire quarter.
Ephraim Parker and Mrs. Flenard, a widow,
of Mount Holly. on Friday embarked on the sea
They concluded, after mature deliberation, that
marriage was a success, and decided TO enjoy
the hymeneal blessings once more. The Raw. J,
H. Boswell tied the knot until death, which will
not be long, as the bride is seventy two years
old and the groom seventy.
Contracts have been awarded for fifty new
houses at Mays Landing.
Hog cholera has again broken out in the
lower part of Atlantic County.
The Atlantic Ocean Railroad Company has
applied to the Riparian Commissioners for the
right of way on the Atlantic City beach front.
The new works of the Industrial Brick Com
pany, at Mays Landing, are turning out $4,000
bricks daily aud employing 125 hands.
The New jersey Society of the Daughters of
the Revolution intends to celebrate the an
niYersary of the battle of Monmouth on June IS.