The Jamesburg record., 1897-07-10
State News.

the season, to market one day last week.
He got $3 basket for it.
The teachers of the public schools of
Burlington county have presented Edgar
Haas, for twenty-one years superintend
ent of the schools, with a fitting testi-
monia.
The MO0restown Board of Education
has purchased the old African Methodist
Episcopal Church building and will con-
vert it into public school for colored
children.
Michael M. Wygaut, the veteran 3er
gen county court crier, of Hack ensack,
SO years old, was stricken with paralysis
on Saturday, while at the home of his
son in Paterson and is said to be very
low. On his ninety second birthday he
attended the opening of court, and Judge
Dixon allowed the veteran crier to open
the court.
A tier vainly trying to touch off an old
cannon, relic of the war of 1872, at
Mercbantville, on Monday, crowd of
men abandoned the piece. Half an hour
later five-year old G co. Patterson threw
a lighted firecracker into the cannon's
mouth. There was terrific roar, and
the load in the old cannon was discharged
just over the head of the small boy, who
fell to the ground in faint, Windows
in nearby houses were shattered.
The State Board of Taxation, to whom
James Nelson, of New Brunswick, ap-
pealed his tax assessment of 1895, has de-
cided to make no reduction and have
dismissed the appeal. Mr.. Nelson's
property was assessed at $58 900. He
wanted it reduced to S22,000, on the
claim that his land had been assessed as
city lots instead of as farm land. The
ommissioners held that the land is sit
uated where it is valuable as building
lots. The property consists of. .160 acres,
divided into a number of lots
While bathing in the surf at Long
port, on Monday, Stanley Barkhouse,
Is years old, son of Julius Barkhouse,
vile, KY, was drowned. The young
man had gone into the water with
friend named Jackson, and went beyond
his depth, the undertow dragging him
out, and although Jackson went to his
rescue he sank. The drowning youth
grabbed Jackson about the waist, who
had to shake him off to save himself
The Ba1khouse family had just arrived
to spend the Summer.
Frederick r. Boulden, of Trenton,
died on Monday as the result of injuries
sus tanned by falling from baggage car
near Bordentown, on Sunday, June II.
Mr.. Boulden was a conductor on the
New York Division of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad. He was not OH duty when
the accident occurred. He was then re-
turning from visit made in company
with his son and daughter. Mr.. BouI-
den's injuries were considered dangerous
principally on account of the severe
shock he suffered. as no bones were found
to be broken.
The vicinity of Mount Holly is raw
aged by millions of insects. Farmers
report that their plum trees are covered
with aphides, settling so thickly on the
tender sprouts as to double their size and
completely covering the under sides of
the new leaves. Cherry trees are infested
with black mites. They suck the juice
from the fruit ON the ends of the twigs.
The Norway NAPLES about town are
injured by green insect that appears in
thousands on the under side of the leaf.
which it soon destroys. So thick is the
deposit they leave as to give the foliage
a slvery appearance.
The cottage occupied by Naval Con-
structor E. M. Aichborn, at Brigantipe
Beach, was destroyed by re on Monday
afternoon. The fire originated through
a defective f1ue. Mr.. Hichborn was
away at the time, and his frightened
family did not know what to do. Brig
antine has no fire department., and not
even a bucket was available with
which to fight the flames. The onlook.
ers were forced to abandon the house to
its fate, and DEVOTED their efforts to saw
ing the furniture, in which they sue
ceeded. The cottage was formerly the
summer home of Congressman Harmer.
of Pennsylvania.
The arrest of several wellknowp men
on charge of fishing with net in