The Jamesburg record., 1897-09-25
State News.

OOlu CpTIuS IdiIueIS aiO i''''
their corn crops with horse power cut
ter for the first time.
Camden marriages have fallen on
about 10 per cent. since the Lloyd law
went into effect on July 1st.
Nathaniel H. Roberts, a well-known
Trenton matchmaker and jeweer, died
on Monday, In the seventy-fourth year
of his age.
A bill is being pre- epared for introduce
ton in the next Legislators providing
for the incorporation of Avon as bor-
ough.
A syndicate has made an offer for the
control of the Mount Holly street railway
line, with the idea of operating it by
electricity.
At the first Quarterly Conference OF
Beverly M. E. Church, the salary of the
pastor, Rev. J l.. Howard. was increased
from 5000 to o$11OO.
Starting from Atlantic Highlands on
Sunday morning to sail to Brooklyn in a
launch, two young men lost their bear
ings and steamed up the Raritan River
for several miles.
John S. Rice. the New York broker,
who on May Sd last mysteriously dsap-
peared from his home in Passaic, has as
mysteriUusly returned. He makes no ex-
planation of his long vacation.
Rev. Dean Burke, pastor of SITS. Philip
and James Roman Catholic Church, Phil.
lipsburg. was presented with purse of
1904. so by his parishioners on his depart
ure for his new charge at Bordentown.
The fifty sixth annual convention of
the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of East
Pennsylvania was brought to close last
Saturday. A vote on the place for the
fifty-seventh Synod resulted in the choice
of Asbury Park, and the convention will
be held there next year.
The Atlantic City life guards have
saved 23S bathers from drowning this
season. Hundreds of others who were
unfortunate or reckless in the surf were
warned of their danger. But two drown.
ings have occurred, and these in no wise
reflect on the eff cheney of the guards,
who did everything in their power to
save the men,
A big sea lion that has been disporting
himself in the Elizabeth river gave Law.
yer Charles A. Trimble, of Elizabeth. a
bad scare on Saturday. The lawyer was
out rowing at the time, and declared that
the animal parked like dog. Several
sportsmen who fastened to the river
made idligent search for the sea lion
but failed to see any trace of it. The sup
position is that it is the same one that
was seen early in the season off Roynton
beach.
The Atlantic Coast Realty company
has enlarged the resort, Deal, by another
slice of territory. The Mitchell farm has
been purchased, which extends the
limits of Deal from Deal from Allen
hurst to the 36 acre farm of Judge Hilton,
which is located on the southern bound
ary of Elberon The Deal tract now in
cudes the Mitchell tract, the Hathaway
farm, the Drummond and Hendrickson
section, the Philips tract, and Wyckoff
farm.
Memorial resolutions of the late DR.. E.
H. Stokes have, been adopted by a COM
mttee of the African Methodist Church
representing its missionary interests.
They recognize the setting apart, through
his influence, interest and cooperation.
of day at Ocean Grove for the mission
ary jubilee of their church as being among
the most distinguished honors and privi
leges accorded the church and race in this
country; and one that affords them the
opportunity to present the claim of their
missions, and likewise to lay before the
people of the country the needs and inter.
ests of the whole race.
Mrs. Herbert Emmons, of English.
town, who. with her sister, has recently
fallen heir to a handsome legacy. has
made application through her counsel fo1
the appointment of DR.. A. T. Applegate
as guardian. The young woman is not OF
age and her sister is younger still. By
the death of an uncle, VIM. Lehman. .oi
Philadelphia, the sisters receive $500 and
the interest of $4,000 during life. Mr.
Lehman died in 1895, leaving a will by
which the above bequests were made
The estate has recently been settled. The
provisions are that the money re.nrn tc