The Penn's Grove record., 1894-01-26
OVER THE COUNTY LINE.

a SosS
Congressman II. c. L~oudenslager has
been confined't to his home at Paulsboro
with the grippe.
Revival services in the M. E. Church
es at Clayton and Port Norris are meet
ing with much success.
1t is reported that ~ex-Judge Samuel
T. Miller, Bowman s. Cox. and John
T. Truitt would like to take Judge
Edwin l.. Stratton's place on the Glou-
cester county bench.
1t is reported that James Butcher, E.
II. Wood and Stephen p. Crane are
talking of forming a c~opartnership and
converting the Malaga glass plant into
a canning factory.
The S0th birthday of Rev. John
Davidson, of Swedesboro, was celebrat-
ed on the 10th by y family gathering at
his residence in Sw%edesboro. Mrs.
Elizabeth Layton, his daughter, and
her family and John d. Layton and
family, of Penn's Grove, were present.
The Bridgeton City Council has re.
fused to return the license fees amount
ing to S2500. to the saloon keepers who
were knocked out by the unconstitu-
tionality of the Excise Commission law
and they have employed counsel to
bring suit for its return.
The following Directors have been
elected by the stockholders Of the Ma
tional Bank OF Glassboro: Thomas q.
Allen, Thomas Annadown, j. Alfred
Bodine, Thomas w. Brooks, Robert G.
Clark, c. w. Elkinton. D. W. Moore,
Jr., j. Frank Shull, 7. W. Synnott, I.
q. Stevenson and S. w. Warrick. The
Board organized by electing T.. W.
| Synnot President, j.. Frank Shull Vice
President, and Albert s. Emmel,
Cashier.
The Cum berland county Agriculture
and horticultural Society at their an
nual meeting in Bridgeton on Wednes-
day reelected William Sheppard presi-
dent and Isaac NJ. Smalley secretary.
Joseph Powell was elected treasurer in
place of b. Frank Hires, who refused
to serve. The treasurer's report show
ed total receipts of S4616.64 and ex.
penses of S4452 for the last year, leaving
u balance of STA in the treasury. The
society still owes 1856 in premiums
from last year.
The Gloucester county Board Of Free.
holders at the meet last week authorized
the building of a stone road in Swedes.
boro, about Il miles long. The esti'
mated cost of the proposed road will be
$500 per mile and it will cost from S5C
to Sl5O per mile to keep it in repair
yearly. depending upon the amount and
kind of traffic. Jos. ]. Summerill, rep
~resenting the petitioners, presented ap'
~plication for the construction Of a stont
road from Westville to PaulsbOro, OIL
the Crown Point road, a distance 9!
miles. This petition was signed by
over two.thirds of the property owners
along the proposed Improvement.
Patrick KerwiD, of Swedesboro, wa!
held in $1,000 bail, IN last Satur'
day, by Justice johnson on suspicion
of having murdered Charles CAM, who
has been missing since Saturday, thu
18th inst. The evidence at the hear
ing was to the effect that the men ha'
quarreled on Saturday night and tina
they left a resort called Germania Parl
together, since which time CAM ha
not been seen. Julia Carson swore tina
she met the accused later in the even
ing and that he then had blood on hi
hands and appeared nervous and excit
ed. He admitted to her that he hat
auarreled with GAM. The body OF th
latter has not been found and Il vigor
GUS search is being made for 1t.
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