The Penn's Grove record., 1911-10-13
IN ALL PARTS
OF new JERSEY
TeIegraphed LOCALITIES Cover
ing the Entire State.
M PUSHING WORK
Cuttings From Late Dispatches That
Epitomize the News of the State
for a Week-Fishermen Report
Good Luck at Coast Resorts.

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Beverly post office has been desig-
mated as a savings depository, to take
place on October 10.
Cumberland County farmers are
getting higher prices for their pro-
duce than they have ever received.
Apples weighing over 20 ounces
each are being harvested OF the
Thomas Anthony farm, near Burling-
ton.
Mrs. E. Kershaw, of East Pensau-
ken, Camden County, has an apple
tree in blossom, a twist of nature that
attracts much attention.
At the quarterly conference of the
First M. E. Church, Millville, the Rev.
John r. Mason, the pastor, was in
yited to return for another year.
The Wesley Grove Camp Meeting
Association was incorporated at Tren-
ton, to establish a religious resort and
park at Groveville.
Gloucester County farmers have
been reaping a good harvest from
sweet potatoes, the price having
ranged from $3.50 to 81 per barrel.
During a thunder storm, Mrs. JON
athan Cline, of Williamstown, was
badly stunned by a bolt which struck
the house.
At Point Pleasant, Charles Cook,
a member of the Board of Registry,
dropped dead from heart disease soon
after the board opened for business.
Joseph and Daniel Van Solver, Bey-
erly fishermen, caught over 1000
pounds of carp, which sold at 10 cents
a pound.
The George W. Preston Company
has been incorporated in Bridgeton
to develop several acres of high grade
silica sand.
Four Burlington news dealers have
sold their routes to a syndicate con-
trolled by James M. Laugham, of Nor
ristown, Pa.
Charles H. Gallagher, of Trenton,
entertained a party of Pennsylvania
Railroad officials aboard the tug Re-
lief on a pleasure trip through the
Raritan Canal.
The proposition to establish a com
mission form of government in Rah-
way was defeated by a majority of 8S
votes. About a two-thirds vote was
polled.
A volunteer fire company has been
organized at Williamstown, with these
officers: Chief, Dunlevy Loughlin; as
sistant chief, L. w. Harper; foreman,
Louis R. DeHart; secretary, Naran
Callahan; treasurer, Albert Weed.
Captain Pendergast, known in New
field for many years as the brave
Civil War veteran" who lost his sight
trying to save the flag at Petersburg,
Va, was buried in Rose Hill Gene
terry.
Thousands of bushels of Maine seed
potatoes are going into South Jersey
and are being eagerly bought by the
farmers. The big prices received for
potatoes this year will cause a much
larger acreage next year.
Edward Kirby, of Mullica Hill, who
has a young grove of cultivated chest
nut trees, expects to harvest 100 bush
els of the nuts. They usually sell for
10 to IL cents per quart.
At the sixth election, held at
Hightstown, the voters decided upon
a site for the 100000 High School
building. The plot is known as the
present school. An expenditure OF
$1,000 for rental of rooms for tenn
pCrary quarters was also authorized.
When the automobile in which they
were riding skidded on Madison ave-
nue. at Morristown struck a street
lamp post and overturned, Mrs. Will
liam Solomon, John Ryan, the chauf-
feur, and William Person, a footman,
were thrown out. Mrs. Solomon and
the chauffeur escaped injury, but two
of Persons ribs were broken. Mr..
Solomon is a New York banker and
broker.
Rabbits and quail are reported plen-
tiful near Beverly.
Four prisoners were sentenced to
State Prison at Mays Landing by
Judge Higbee: Ray Violet Miller,
for distribution of worthless checks
at Pleasantville last summer, after
a months time to make good the loss
ses she caused, was sentenced to one
year. James Lee, who stabbed a
friend in an Atlantic City cafe, was
sentenced to eight months, and Steph-
en- Pierson for stealing $85 from q
roommate, was sent up for one year.
Canoeing at night at Mantua Creek
Is delightful pastime for young people.
Pinned under an automobile when
the machine turned over, after plung-
ing down an embankment at Watson
town a week co. Julius Reck, 81 years
old, Of Haddon Heights. died in Cooper
Hospital, Camden. One of -four ribs
Hospital, CaCmden. One of four ribs
fractured punctured a lung, resulting
In pneumonia. The machine in which
Reck wal riding was owned n driven
by Harry Dallas, who, with the occu'
parts, escaped serious injury.