The Penn's Grove record., 1894-02-16
OVER II CoUsrY LINE.

OVER THE COUNTY LINE.
While cutting wood Elmer Edwards,
of Clayton cut his foot nearly off.
A petition for a o,ernment appro.
priation to dredge Raccoon Creek is be-
ing prepared at Swedesboro.
A well, rs feet deep, sunk on the
property Of Assemblyman Stranger of
Glassboro, has been discovered to pos
sess valuable medicinal qualities.
Rev. Samuel F. Gaskill, Pastor of
the Swedesboro NJ. E. Church, is SUI
fering from a severe attack OF la grippe,
which confines him 10 his room.
After a heated discussion the Cum
berland County Coard Of Freeholders
has granted the Bridgeton, Cedarville
and Port Norris Railroad Company the
right of way over county bridges along
their proposed line.
Last Summer several citizens opposed
the granting of the right of Billy
Thompson's trolley through Broad st.
Woodbury., because it led through the
rack track, but the Directors of the
Trolley road have dined and wined
Woodbury's Council recently and they
granted the right of way on Monday
night.
The Camden Court has mulcted the
Democratic policeman Dan Lee $500
for beating Chas. L. Day, a Republican
Justice of the Peace, over the head with
a blackjack and imprisonment during
the Republican primary election last
fall.
Suit for infringement of patents has
been brought in the United States Cir
cult Court by the Thomson Houston
Electric Company, of Boston, against
the Camden, Gloucester and Woodbury.
Railroad Company. A similar suit has
also been brought by the Sprague Elect.
trio Railway and Motor Company.
Samuel Shaw, a Bridgeton glass
blower, has been sent to Jail to await
the result of injuries he inflicted upon
his tending boy. Shaw is charged with
striking the boy with his blowpipe, at
the Cumberland Glass Works on Satur.
day, inficting Il dangerous wound on
his neck. The pipe had molten glass
upon it. and when the glass was remov
ed it tore off pieces of flesh.
The CitizenU' Municipal League, of
Bridgeton, is making vigorous war on
the speak. easies III that town. Evil
dence has been secured against two
places and four arr ests have been made.
The League attends all the trials IN a
body. Joseph Davis, who secured the
evidence, in all the cases, has been
threatened, and has appealed to the au-
thorlties for protection. William q.
Berger, who was convicted last week,
refused to pay his fine.
Friday of last week was a big day
among the Methodist at Paulsboro, it
being the first anniversary of the dedi-
cation of their handsome new church.
Services we're held all day, and a special
programme of music was furnished.
Rev. John Handley preached an elo-
quent sermon in the morning, and in
the afternoon the Rev G.. w. Heisley
made an interesting and instructive
address. Rev. Milton Relyea conduct
ed the evening service, assisted by the
Pastor Rev. William Mitchell. The
editice is located OH an elevated spot in
the centre of the town and cost about
S15, 200.
The Indictment against the City
Council of Woodbury. for maintaining
a nuisance because Broad street was in
a muddy condition was tried this week
and a verdict of not guilty was render
ed. Caleb Pancoast, Lincoln Knight,
q. ". Knight and VIM. Corson, the
principal witnesses on whose testimony
the indictment was found did not ap.
pear in Court after being summon ed.
The joke, it is said, originated over or
around one or more bottles of wine and
cost the County four or Ave hundred
dollars and the City of Woodbury. thret
or four hundred dollars more,
Prosecutor Perry, with the privileg,
of the Court, said: "~Gentlemen,
have learned that Caleb Pancoast il
sick at his home, probably caused b,
his back bone giving way. Lincoii
Knight, the other prosecuting witness
mysteriously disappeared q few day
ago, but l have no doubt now but wha
the fatted calf will ba killed and lh'
prodigal will retun.,5
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