The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-01

ship to succeed her. Miss Thompson
has employed an attorney to collect her
salary for the remainder of the year.
OVER THE COUNTY LINE.
Considerable poultry has been carried
off Mt Swedeshoro recently by Il large
gray eagle.
Good Will Fire Company, of Wood
bury, cleared 500 by an oyster supper
on Saturday night.
A hog owned by I-rs. Douglass at
Swedesboro, refused to eat aud was kill
ed. A knitting needle was found in
the animals windpipe.
Taxpayers in Bridgeton are vigor-
ously kicking over the proposition being
considered by the City Council to erect
a $4,000 City Hall and electric light
plant.
A monstrous Eel, measuring 4 feet
III inches long, "a inches in circumfer.
ence and weighing nearly IL pounds,
was recently captured in the Hacken-
sack river, at Bergen Heights.
Judge Jesse D. Ludlam, of Cape May
county, possesses the original letters
patent granted his grandfather, Henry
Swain, for the first centre-board boat
ever made in this country. They we're
issued in 1911.
Mrs. SAINT Hopkins has sold the
large farm on the river front near Para
disc station to John Parry, of River
ton, for $1,000. The farm contains 40
acres, and Mr., Perry will establish a
branch of his famous nurseries there.
A Fishing Greek, Cape May County,
h~ousekeeper sustained a bad fright a
few mornings since by hearing a rum
pus in her kitchen stove, in which she
had just lighted a corn-cob fire. Rails
ing one of the stove lids she saw a big
rat plunge into the flames, where the
animal vas cremated. The rat had
crawled into the stove to get a few
grains of corn remaining on the cobs.
Robert Stutterheim, \ young man
employed by Gill & Sons, grocers, at
Paulsboro, who decamped some few
days ago with about $50 of his employ.
ers' money, anne back to Paulsbor0 on
Tuesday to see his wife. AS he was
about to board the train to leave the
town again he a taken. into custony
by Constable Pike, and after having a
hearing before Justice Roe was com.
mitted to the county Jail in default of
bail for trial at the next term of Court.
Otto +. ltoxroth, one Of the most
prominent merchants and politicians Of
Vineland, is missing. He is charged
as treasurer OF the Township Commit
tee with embezzling upward of $4,000
of the funds of Lands Township. Rex
roth in The fall of 1892 ran for the AS
sembly on the Democratic ticket and
was defeated by a very small majority.
ReXrOtl's bonds ars for S10,0 00. His
bondsmen are ex-senator Philip P.
Baker, Benjamin +. Ladd aud ex Sena-
tor $. r, Fowler.
A remarkable case has been an APP
peal from the Supreme to the Court of
Errors and Appeals. 1t is an action
for 1915, which includes the price of
two pigs. The suit was between John
Wilson and John NJ. Allen, of Glouces
ter County. Wilson at a public sale
bid in two pigs at s. aud II c~ultivator
for rs cents. When the goods we're de-
livered to him he said be bought them
for Ben II. Davis. lie called for them
and settled, but Davis did not call and
Allen was sued for the amount. Will
son WAS nonsuited in the Gloucester
County Counts and ie appealed to the
Supreme Court and The lower court was
affirmed, and 10Y he applies to the
Court Of Errors. Something like 500
II side has already been expended, and
the case has been pending for two years.
The fight is not for the amount, but for
the personal satisfaction.
.s
james Il. Randall, author OF "Mary-
land, My Maryland, is now connected
with the office of the Senate Sergeant.
alarms.
Sore hroa
For a sore throat there is nothing better
than a flannel bandage dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t will nearly
always effect a cure in one nights time.
This remedy is also a favorite for rheuma-
tism and has cured many very severe cases.
so cent bottles for sale by Robbins Phar.
macy.