The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

B0ar0 or tTeeflOIuelS lOL ieluolIs I'chi
the use of the court house.
The utter degeneracy of the Camden
politicians in power in Camden has con-
WINGED the best citizens of the need OF
organizing a new party in that city. "A
movement has been started to do it.
Tie annual reunion of the Ninth
New jersey, known as the Jersey
Muskrats," will be held in Camden
I this Saturday the 9th. Supt. Z. II.
Green, OF the Del. River II. r., David
Kille, of PedricktOwn, and Others of
that part of the county are veterans.
The Malaga Camp, just closed was
the most successful in the history ofthe
Association. 1t was managed by Rev.
c. F. Downs, pastor OF Trinity Church,
Millv lie, and his management was SO
satisfactory, that the Directors lave
selected him as manager for next year.
Ex.Postmaster General Wanamaker,
Rev. T. A. Fernly, Professor John II.
Sweeney and the double female quartet
of Bethany Church, Philadelphia, will
hold a series of religious services in
various lowe Cape May county chlrch-
es this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Phe Fall term of The New Jersey
State Normal and Model schools will
commence Tuesday, September 18th,
and TIE buildings will be open a day
| earlier to receive students. The charges
are about $l60 a year at the Normal
and $500 a year at the Model, Including
board, washing and books.
The Camden, Gloucester and Wood
bury Electric Railway cost S473,0 0 10
construct and during July and August
over $4,000 passengers were carried in
Gloucester City from the ferry to the
race track. The first day the road a
in operation in Camden over 1000 pas
sengers were carried.
Warren Sheppard, principal of the
Pitman Grove Public School, was seri-
ously injured a few nights since while
riding his bicycle. lie had no light IN
his machine. and was run down by a
team driven by Edward Walton, of
Glassboro. The bicycle was completely
wrecked, and Sheppard did not recover
consciousness for a day.
The trolley road between Bridgeton
and Millville began running Friday
night of last week. One-half the popu-
latlon of the city turned out to witness
the event, was made a gala night. The
City Band accompanied the six loaded
cars over, and on the return trip the
Melville Cornet Band came over, both
bands consolidating and playing lively
airs on the streets in honor of the
event.
William b. Nixssn, cashier of the
Cumberland National Bank. of Bridge
ton, died at the Samaritan Hospital
Sunday morning from q fracture of the
skull, the result of falling from a car
riage on Saturday afternoon at Twenty
fifth and Diamond streets, Philadelphia
Shortly after the accident MI. Nixor
was removed to the hospital in IN un'
conscious condition. Everything pos
sible was done by the surgeons to save
his life, but lie never rallied from Til
shock.
On application of A. II. Swackham
mer, counsel for ex.Assemblyman DAY
idson, OF Swedesboro, Justice Garrison
has granted a rule on the Glouceste
County Board of Freeholders, citing
the Board to show cause why a manda
mus should not issue compelling then
to build a telford road in SwedesborO
This action is taken under the provis
ions Of a recent road law, and the wri
is made r%eturnable at the next term o
the Supreme Court. The father of TIN
stone road law means to have II ston,
road for his own town if he has to figh
for it. The act is so unpopular in Bur
lington county that there is talk of ii
repeal.
The candidates for the Republican
nominations in Gloucester county arr
as follows: For Senator Daniel j. Pack
er. the present Sheriff; Assembly, Sol
ONION II. Stranger; for Sheriff. FRANKLIN
d. Springer of Logan; William Collin
of Washington, j. Ellis Paulin of Glass
boro, and c. S. Down of Franklin. Mil
lard f. Dubois is conceded a renomi
nation for Surrogate without a contest
For Coroner in place of Edmund L
Scott whose term has expired, thu
names of Jonn NJ. D~errickson of Green
witch and John b. Carey of Logan ar,
to be presented for nomination. Tit
nominating election will he held mex
Saturday.