The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-22
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEmOLDEKs

The June meeting was held on the
18th, at the Court House. Bills from
the several townships and wards were
read, approved and ordered paid.
The financial report Of the Aims
House was read and ordered filed.
Also the report of the Treasurer Of Sur
plus Revenue.
The insurance on Covered Bridge was
ordered renewed in Farmers Ins. Co.
The Solicitor reported that he had
collected from the estate of George JUS
tice 1852. 81, for maintaining him in
the State Asylum at Trenton:
/ Committee on the reported danger
Gus embankment OIL the road near
Daretown reported progress.
Committee on IIancocks Bridge re.
ported the work done; it was %repainting.
Committee on removal of wreck at
Pennsville reported the work progress
ing under the contract.
Well, well, our Board of Freeholders
is to be prosecuted. David Evans has
caused service of summons in Supreme
Court to be made upon the Board on a
claim on contract for $1,000. This is a
claim for services as architect in con
nection with the project of a new Court
House, started a couple of years ago.
On motion, G. II. Sinnickson, Esq,
was authorized to be employed to de-
fend the above suit with the Solicitor
of Board.
On motion, the cat.o'-nine tails now
hanging in the Jail be presented to the
Salem Co. Historical Society, after the
same had been examined as a relic by
this Board at the July meeting.
On motion, the man-ahoy belonging
to this county be loaned to Freebooter
John Pierson TO build a temporary
bridge at Swedesboro.
Mr.. Langley asked for IA committee
to view the bridges in the borough Of
Elmer. Granted, and Messrs. Langley,
Prickett and B0rton appointed.
Mr.. CARL asked for a committee on
the mill. dam at Schencx s. Memoirs, in
Quinton Township. Granted, and
Messrs. CARL, Elwell and Westcott ap-
pointed.
Mr.. Elwell asked for committee on
Mill Bridge, l.. A. Creek. Granted,
and Messrs. Elwell, Fox and Lloyd APP,
pointed.
Messrs. Doughten, BOrton and Smith
we're appointed Auditing Committee
for July, and the Board adjourned.
I7.YEAR LOCUSTS.
Prof. John B. Smith, State Entom-
| ologist, in speaking On insects injurious
to the farmers crops before the Mercer
| County Board of Agriculture said.
"The 17-year locust, or cicada, is here,
but has not, as is reported, destroyed
wheat and other grain. The fact is, it
| can't eat living tissue. 1t has q beak,
not a mouth. 1t does all its feeding in
the II years it is under ground. The
greatest damage is at WOodbine and
elsewhere, on young trees set out last
fall. Last year the State Station issued
a bulletin promising the appearance Of
| the locust this spring, aud advising
against setting out young trees and not
to prune too closely, but toleave plenty
of twigs for the locust. Not one farm
er, so far as can be found out, needed
| the advice, and, as a consequence, last
| falls work in the orchard was in vain.
| The Mercer county brood is due in 1902,
| and the Board may make note of the
suggestion in time.
"In New Jersey there are four dis
tinct broods and each appears in it,
season, The locust develops more rap
idly in the South, its period there being
10 years. The locusts are EVE foun(
on the flats, as they must have trees in
which to deposit the eggs.
l have two little grand children who ar,
teething this hot summer weather and AZ,
| troubled with bowel complaint. l Civ,
them Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera ant
Diarrh9a Remedy and il acts like a charm
/ earnestly recommend for children witt
bowel troubles. l was Ilyself taken witt
a severe attack of bloody iiux, with cramp
and pains in my stomach, one-third of
bottle of this remedy cAEed me. Within
twenty-four hours / was oct of bed and do
ing my house work. MRS. w, L. DUNA
GAN, Bon-aqua, Hickman go, Tenn. FO
| sale at Robbins Pharmacy