The Penn's Grove record., 1912-01-12

Over 500 pupils are attending the
Paulsboro public school, the largest
number ever enrolled.
Sweet potatoes sold from so cents
to 81 a basket in Gloucester county,
the highest price in years.
Miss Olivia Bramall has been ap-
pointed a teacher in the grammar
school at BridgeboIo.
Registrar Harris of the Salem
Board of Health, reports 104 deaths,
1872 births and " marriages the past
year.
The Williamstown Grange has elect
ed James D. Tweed, Edward G.. Rit-
chic and H. s. Bateman as q Purchas-
ing Committee.
During 1911 there we're but AZ
alarms of fire in Bridgeton and the
total loss for the year was $13, 500, all
of which was covered by insurance.
The Salem Firemen's Relief Asso-
citation has elected Edwin Smalley, ST.,
president; Henry V. Hall, vice presi-
dent; Elwood Griscom, secretary, and
Albert Steiner, treasurer.
Many glassblowers who recently
left Clayton for other towns have re-
turned, saying that business is very
poor and that plants are closing every
day.
Charles e. Marley succeeds DR.. R.
M. A. Davis as president of the Salem
Board of Health, and w. Leslie Swain
succeeds Warren T. Sparks as secre-
tary.
Harvey Still, colored, of Mount Hol-
ly, for forging a check for $25 on his
brothers account, was sent to State
prison for from eighteen months to
three years. He is an Old offender.
John Gibbs, colored, employed on
Nv PldSC VI IL. la lSlC, dL Odhl1l Ii,
captured a chicken thief after a lively
tussle. 1t was a big op)ssum, and
Gibbs chuckled with delight.
The Board of Excise commissioners
of Lambertville has again chosen
Scott Thorne president. License fees
remain at $500 for wholesale and SAGE
for hotels.
Harbor Master Twells, of Wood
bury, safes that more vessels came up
bury, states that more vessels came up
vious year, although the stream is be-
coming less navigable each year.
Five large cans, containing many
thousand young bass and perch, we're
received at Hammonton from the
State Game and Fish Commission to
be placed in Hammonton Lake.
Before a Bridgeton justice of the
peace, Wiillim Broadway, of Port Nor
ris, and John Snagg, of Mays Landing.
pleaded guilty to killing a deer out of
season and were each fined $1OO.
The Williamstown Grange has elect
ed these officers: Master, R. Howell
Tice; %overseer, w. A. Wilson; secre-
tary, Mrs. Edward c. Richie; treasur-
er, John Biddle; chaplain, James D.
Tweed.
Former Councilman D. S. Sampson,
OF Ocean City, had a record of radish-
es grown in ordinary Jersey sand in
his garden. One weighed eight pounds
and 20 others ran about three-quarters
OF a pound.
The Humane Fire Company, No. /,
of Bordentown, elected these officers:
President, James Tantum; vice-presi-
dent, Edward Holzbaur; recording
secretary. William S. Ginglen; finan-
call secretary, David Brown; treasur-
er, Frank A. Brown; foreman Neal
Keller.
The Woodbury. Exempt Firemen's
Association elected these officers:
President, B. w. Cloud; vice-president,
DR.. G. F. Reading; secretary, S. H.
Laid; treasurer, Daniel H. Davis:
trustees, G. E. Reading, Joseph B..
Best and E. P. leopard.
At Bridgeton, Judge fuller in the
Cumberland County Courts sentenced
those who had pleaded guilty. Harvey
Petit, three times indicted for break
ing and entering, was SEN to State
Prison for a maximum term of four
to eight years.
Nearly $50, 900, 900 gallons of water
were used by the residents of Salem
last year.. according to the report of
Chief Engineer Ryan.
Supreme Court Justice Trenchard at
Trenton allowed writs of certiorari to
Under Sheriff George B. Hulit, and
George c. Widmann, M. Walter Cook.
Frederick w. Pope, Edgar WEIGH and
William P. Klockner, ~jailors, to re-
view the action of Sheriff Madden in
ousting them. AS the writs act as a
stay they will remain on the Jobs for
a while at least.