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f^c pioneer.
Bridgeton, N. J., April 7,1887.
Advertisements and communications to in
sure insertion, should be handed in by Tuesday
evening of each week.
No notice will be taken of anonymous cora
mu-ideations.
Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously.
LOCAL NEWS.
The number of deaths from the first
ef January to the last of March is
adults 29, children 12.
The new extension of the West
Jersey Academy is a great improve
ment to that building.
A sign in the Post Office, placed there
by Postmaster Laning, forbidsall news
boys selling papers in that office.
Charles Bateman, of this city, has
signed as pitcher for the Bradford, Pn.,
base ball club for the coming season.
The window glass trade throughout
South Jersey is reported to be much
better this season than for years pre
vious.
Chicken thieves are clearing out
roosts in Woodstown and vicinity, but
as yet. have succeeded in escaping de
tection.
B. P. Harding is clearing up his new
property which he has purchased on
East avenue, and tvill soon erect tnjioe j
•welling.
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Barnum will bring the famo. I
here again for Bridgetonians to see,
but not alive. Alas! be is only a stuffed
creature now.
Raster holidays will be observed at
the West Jersey Academy from Thurs
day of this week until Tuesday morn
ing of next week.
Young America is highly elated from
the fact that this is the first of April,
and their mission seems to be to fool
almost everybody.
The new store of the Cumberland
(Mass Company will be built by A. F.
Randolph. Work has already been
commenced on it.
The “Blossom” Club of this city is
composed of thirteen members. No
married man can become other than
an honorary member.
The fifteen hundred Southern quail
which have been distributed about
South Jersey, are reported to be in the
best possible condition.
The Salem Sunbeam says demijohns
are now in demand there. None can
be borrowed, however, as each pos
sessor wants to keep his own.
The iron works are not running this
week. The puddling mill cannot run
because of a lack of a certain brand of
iron to mix in with the pig iron.
William Disston, the stock raiser, of
Woodstown, is to build a $10,000 barn
on his place. This will be the finest
and most costly barn in the State.
Two shad were caught at Bayside
Thursday morning by Capt. Fenimore.
They were good Hized fish, both roe
shad, and one weighed five pounds.
Arrangements are likely to be made
whereby the blood Templars will repeat
in Moore's Opera House, the fine en
tertainment given on Wednesday night
Little Byron Lore, our four-year-old
newsboy, meets with great success in
his line of business. He saves his earn
ings and already has quite a sum laid
up.
The shoe factory at Elmer is pro
gressing rapidly. 200 pairs of shoes
are turned out daily. A salesman has
been engaged in the interest of the
firm.
Sea Breeze and Fortescue are among
the places that need no further coast
defence than the million of green heads
and mosquitoes who reside there
abouts.
With shad at a dollar each, and
strawberries at thirty cents a box, it
looks as though poor folks wouldn't
be able to enjoy Spring for some time
to come.
The shad fishermen at Gloucester
Point are all predicting an early run of
shad this Spring, and preparations
are being made to begin work actively
next week.
The Kittie Rhoades Company did
very well financially when in this city,
but at Ht. Holly they took away from
the town $1,300 the profits of a week’s
engagement.
Department Commander John A.
Wheeler has appointed W. T. DuBois,
of A. L. Robeson Post, an aid on his
personal staff, and Richard Morris an
assistant Inspector.
It don’t pay a reader of any paper
to skip the advertisements when read
ing a newspaper. They show what a
live business man is about and what
bargains you can get.
Four years ago to-day since James
MaGrath the shoemaker, moved into
his present store west of the bridge.
In that timeiie has put $400 in printer's
ink with good results.
Mr. Irving Maxwell, son of Rev. J.
Allen Maxwell, formerly of the First
Presbyterian Church, has received a
call to preach at the Presbyterian
Church at Oxford, N. J.
' The “Gage Tool Co.,” of Vineland,
has recently sold about a dozen of new
self-setting punch planers to carpen
ters in this city. The workmen give
good reports of them and are well
pleased with them.
| It may interest some persons to
know that the law provides that when
persons receive or take mail matter
belonging to others and do not cor
rect the mistake, they are liable to a
1 fine of $500.
Millville business people want an
ordinance passed by the City Council,
compelling all pedlers to pay a tax be
fore doing business in that city. That
has proven to be a vexed question to
our City Council.
On Friday night last II. D. Powell
was most agreeable surprised by his
arge Sunday School class dropping in
to see him at his handsome home on
Broad street. A most agreeable even
ing was enjoyed by all.
The entire Board of Directors of the
Cumberland and Maurice River Rail
road has resigned, and a new Board
has been selected in its stead, with
Hon. Henry S. Little, of the New Jer
sey Central Railroad as President.
John Sheldon is repairing a clock
that is over a hundred years old. It
has the calender of the year, and the
moon phases upon its face which are
moved by the works of the clock. The
two weights of the clock weigh twenty
pounds.
It is a significant fact that those per
sons who are opposing the West Jer
sey Railroad extension, are. with very
few exceptions, of the class who have
opposed every improvement made in
this city. Their o!'4 fogy ideas still
stick to them.
A cart driver in the employ of Uet'
“'ttgoi' & Son, glass manufacturers,
— " *-1* iioj'Bf* and cart, loaded with
backed 'ttgey on Saturday,
cinder, in the Goh. experipnced
Considerable trouble w.- tnkin„
in getting the horse out, it g
about half an hour.
In the new schedule of premiums of
the Cumberland County AsncuHnrft
Society, is a very fine sketch plcCd1’5 °
tbnew Cumberland Sank. The artist
drew the building some time ago from
Mengel’s corner. It is a fine one and
closely resembles the edifice.
The Good Templars will render the
excellent entertainment given in this
city last week, in Millville, on Wednes
day night of next week. A committee
left this morning for that city to make
arrangements to secure the Opera
House and other matters pertaining to
it.
The schedule of premiums for the
Cumberland County Agricultural so
ciety has been printed in Philadelphia.
Only threp pages of advertisements
from Bridgeton parties grace the book
against seventeen of last year. The
greatest number of the advertisers are
from Philadelphia.
What are we coming to? A man can
not even carry home a little kindling
wood now without having a portion of
it stolen. The other night a Third
Ward man was carrying home some
kindling when some one slipped up
and stole half he had in his basket.
If the large amount of property in
this city, held by certain individuals,
was taxed in the same proportion as
those held by persons owning single
houses and lots, there would be a per
ceptible decrease in the tax rate.—
There lias been too much discrimina
tion in favor of heavy property hold
ers.
When the '‘Hotel Cumberland'1 is
finished, Bridgeton will have the
handsomest and most complete hotel
establishment South of Trenton, out
side of the watering places. When
the new Cumberland National Bank is
finished, we shall also have one of the
finest banking institujions in the
State.
The Central Railroad Company has
given out a contract for the erection
of a neat little passenger depot, to be
built at East Bridgeton, on Commerce
street. This will be a great conven
ience to Port Norris people coming to
this city, as they can get off at East
Bridgeton, and be transferred down
town by hack much sooner than they
can come from the other depot.
The firm of H. D. Powell & Son has
been dissolved by mutual consent, the
elder Mr. Powell retiring. The busi
ness will be carried on at the old stand
by Joseph H. Powell. Mr. H. 1).
Powell has been in the business thirty
years the 9th day of March last,
starting his shop on Franklin street.
Previous to that he had been an ap
prentice in the business for four years.
The choir at the Trinity M. E.
Church under the leadership of Mr.
Gant is improving in musical ability.
Last Sabbath it showed superior excel
lence, exceeding that of any former
occasion. The duet sung by Mr. Zanes
and Miss Paullin was very fine, as was
that rendered by Messrs. Zanes and
Rice. Miss Garton is proving a splen
did alto. Next Sunday this choir will
render special music appropriate to
Easter, and a rare musical treat may
be expected.
On Sunday last, two young men of
this city, hired a horse and buggy from
liveryman Atkinson, and drove off in
the country. While there they hitched
the horse in rather a cramp place, and
the horse twisted and turned until a
portion of the buggy wus pretty badly
demolished. The young men after
ward returned the rig, and next morn
ing left the town without seeing the
owner of the rig or offering to make
any settlement for the damage what
ever.
Bad Runaway.
Monday afternoon, a little after
three o’clock, a farmer named Errick
son was going out Broad street, when
he was met by Harry Wilson on a
bicycle. At this the horse took fright,
and in a moment more became Unman
ageable. Turning short around, he
upset the wagon, throwing Mr. Errick
son out upon the ground. Freeing
himself from the wagon at last, the
horse ran through an open gate into
the Broad street cemetery, and tore
wildly around the paths and over
graves. The students of the West
Jersey Academy were attrated by the
horse, and they ran out to catch him.
In this they succeeded, and then
turned him over to a man who claimed
he could hold him. It did not prove
so however, and the horse got away
from him and went tearing down what
is known as the quarter-mile lane. In
endeavoring to jump a barbed wire
fence the horse fell on top of it, and in
his efforts to free himself, was cut and
lacerated in a terrible manner. Dr.
Tellier, the veterinary surgeon, was
secured and immediately sewed up the
great, gaping wounds. The animal
was taken home, and the carriage
sent off for repairs.
Fields on Fire.
Thursday morning when the Central
train went down to Bayside, a spark
from the locomotive set fire to the grass
stubble in a field of Frank Sharp’s
farm, in Hopewell township, below
Bowentown. The fire spread rapidly
0>'er the field, burning up a pile of Mr.
.'Sharp’s rails, and spreading into the
field of WiinAm Haines, adjoining.
By this time a number of the neigh
bors of Mr. Sharp arrived on the spot,
aqd, after a vigorous fight, succeeded
in extinguishing the flames, For tt
tfine it seemed {is if, >yith the high
winds. «!>. «;,u woujd reach the fiund. |
ings, not far away. Happily, the fire
was arrested without much loss ex
cept the rails, which had been in the 1
field but a few days,
Through the efforts of the gentlemen
of the Y. M. C. A., of this city, who at- j
tended a meeting in Vineland recently,
with the object of forming a'similar or
ganization at that place, a Y. M. C. j
A. has been formed there. Officers j
were elected, and numerous contribu
tions were made in order that the
Association might start off in a pros- \
perous condition. One gentleman gave
$50, and said he would double the sum
if $1,000 could be raised, to defray the
expenses of rooms sufficient for the
purpose. This is the first Association
ever started in the town, and the man
ner in which the citizens take hold of
it, shows how well it is appreciated. A
delegation from this city will soon
make another visit there.
Irving Spencer Anderson, twelve
years old, and William Staten, ten
years old, ran away from their home,
near Greenwich, on Wednesday, after
stealing fifteen cents from Mr. Wil
liams’ shop in that place. The boys
came to Bridgeton, and slept in one of
the iron factory carts, back of the
Engine House, the first night. Thurs
day night they went into a blacksmith
shop, where they were found by the
officers, and taken to the city lockup,
where they remained all night. Friday
morning they were taken to Green
wich by Jacob Anderson, father of one
of the boys, where it is hoped they
will remain and behave themselves.
Edgar Allen, son of Ira Allen, met
with a very serious accident Thursday
afternoon, shortly before two o’clock.
He, with Charles Holmes, of Cox's
machine works, was carrying a heavy
piece of machinery, called a “chuck,”
and, it being oily, slipped from the
hands of Holmes, and the whole weight
fell upon one of Allen’s feet, crushing
it badly. His shoe was quickly cutoff,
and Harry Fort telephoned for to im
mediately bring his hack, which he
did, and took the injured man to Dr.
Streets’, where the wound was care
fully dressed, and he was then taken
home. He will be confined to the
house for some time.
Mr. E. Ellsworth Bright, carpet dea
ler at No. 1011 Market street, is a
Bridgeton boy who is achieving suc
cess in Philadelphia. He is a young
man of business tact and ability, wor
thy of the public patronage. His stock
of carpets this Spring is large and
handsome, and contains all the latest
patterns and designs in Moquettes,
velvets, body brussels, tapestry, in
grains, &c. Bridgeton people who go
to Philadelphia for carpets should call
on Ellsworth and look at his stock be
fore purchasing elsewhere. He is ac
commodating, has first-class light, and
will insure satisfaction.
Lewis B. Holmes, who is engaged in
the butchering business on Church
street, finds his pleasant quarters too
small, and will build in the rear of his
shop, an addition of about nine feet.
A new refrigerator will also be put in
place for the preservation of meat this
Summer.
Misses Sallie and Abbie Riley, who
for many years have lived on South
Pearl Street, will soon vacate that res
idence, and move to the house on the
Errickson property, on East Com
merce street. Their present home will
be rented for a boarding house.
ANOTHER EXTENSION.
A new Route to Maurice River
Cove.
The West Jersey Railroad authori
ties have about decided to build
anot her extension to their line, starting
from Manumuskin Station on the Cape
May road, from there passing through
Port Elizabeth, BricksboroJ Dorches
ter, Leesburg and neighborhood, to a
point on the Cadwallader farm, on the
Maurice River.
If such a route is opened up, the
oyster shippers of Maurice River Cove
and Delaware Bay will have another
avenue for the transportation of the
bivalves, and thus secure lower rates
than heretofore. The new road would
| prove a great advantage to the people
of Maurice River Township, and de
velop a section of country which has
been somewhat isolated from the
great arteries of business. It is a road
that lias long been needed, and will
bring a business ^boom to the villages
through which it passes. The ship
buikling interests of Leesburg and
vicinity, which such enterprising men
as John Russell, Esq., and others have
fostered and encouraged, have needed
just such communication with the out
er world, so that with the coming of
the locomotive that industry will take
a new lease of life, and become a more
extensive business.
The railroad company will erect a
large station at the mouth of the
Maurice river for the convenience of
the oyster shippers, and will furnish
them with the quickest, possible trans
portation.
A considerable portion of the right
of way has already been secured, and,
with the assistance of the merchants
Of Millville, who are anxious that the
road shit" be built in order that their
trade^ may be benefited, it is tbpnjjht
the road will go through at an early
date.
Things At Port Elizabeth.
Capt. Daniel Heisler's sloop “Mint,”
of Bricksboro, arrived home on Sun
day, loaded with coal for Smith Tom
lin’s lime kiln.
The stewards of the M. E. Church,
will meet at the parsonage on Tuesday
evening of this week, to make arrange*
ments for Quarterly Conference, which
will be held next Saturday night week.
Mr. M’GHIl has moved his sturgeon
house down to Mr. Hughes’property,
and is now ready for the first run up
the river.
Charles Lore bought a fine pair of
horses in Bridgeton, one day last week.
They are spirited animals.
On Saturday evening, a wagon load
of young people passed through town
on their way to Bricksboro, where
they gave Miss Anna Shropshire an
old fashion surprise.
Talk about the new railroad through
Port Elizabeth, Dorchester, Leesburg
and Heisierville, to the mouth of
Maurice river, is indulged in now to a
greater extent than ever. The Rail
road officials have been here, and it
seems to be the general opinion that
the road will be built. Ex-Assembly
man Wilson Banks is very active in
*he movement, and is determined that
Maurice River Towriship shall have
the long needed railroad facilities.
P. E.
j The Central Railroad Company have
| Anally made arrangements whereby
j they are to continue running their
trains from Port Norris into the West
Jersey Depot. There will be an extra
put on between Port Norris and this
city, leaving Port Norris about fifteen
minutes of six in the morning arriving
here about seven. Returning it will
not leave until the New York train
comes on the Central road. A repre
sentative of the Central Company Was
down this morning instructing the
conductor and baggage master in their
work under the new system, also
bringing with him railroad supplies.
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Elmer Simpkins, living on the Roads- |
I town road, turned the forty-fourth mile
| stone of his life on Saturday, and
about twenty of his friends made it an
occasion for a pleasant surprise. Con- j
sequently they dropped in upon him
and his wife, and brought with them
a handsome extension table which they
presented to the surprised couple.
They also were loaded down with the
good things of this life, and a pleasant
hour was spent at the festive board.
Although on the Western slope of life
Mr. Simpkins seemed young again and
skipped around as he did when in his
teens.
A domestic in the employ of Mr.
Ogden Burt, of Walnut street, was
knocked down by an unknown person
about quarter after nine o’clock Satur
day night. A bundle of laundried
goods she was carrying were stolen and
the thief ran up Cedar street. The
bundle was afterward found. The
thief has not been apprehended.
Jacob R. Elwell, on Saturday, pur
chased of Wm. G. Nixon the lot be
tween the hotel and the property of
Mrs. L. Gall on Laurel street. The
lot is 20x90 feet, and the price paid was
$8,500. Mr. Elwell is to immediately
erect a handsome three story brick
building and will occupy it with his
harness manufactory.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT, j
A Father Accidentally Shoots :
his Daughter.
The little home of M r. I)iah Lovejoy,
about two miles out of this city, on the
Indian Fields’ road is one of sorrow.
The cause is that on Saturday, through
an unfortunate turn of his wrist, Mr.
Lovejoy shot his little twelve-year-old
daughter in the breast.
For some time chicken thieves have
infested- that portion of the county,
and on Saturday night, about ten
o'clock, a noise was heard in the
chicken coops in the rear of Mr. Love
joy’s house. Going out on the side
portico Mr. Lovejoy saw a dark form
sneak behind ft coop. Calling to his
wife to bring bis revolver, be took it
nnd fired toward the spot. Imme
diately a dog ran out from the coops
and toward the road.
The sound of the shot attracted the
j attention of his little daughter Lillie,
! and she ran to a side door and looked
! out. Turning to fire at the dog a sec
ond time he saw bis little daughter,
and she started to get out of the way.
At that time his wrist turned and he
pulled the trigger, and his daughter
staggered, und cried “Oh, I’m shot!”
and immediately went into the house
and sat in a chair crying.
I Physicians were despatched for, and
j Ur. Smith immediately responded. An
• examination showed that the bullet
j had entered the left breast of the girl
| just below tiie shoulder, and took a
! right course to about the centre of the
: breast.
Sunday morning Dr. Sheppa-j
made an effort to find the > n,j /
probing, but failed, audit
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rePr*rtei*, this morning, found the fam
i ily in a very hopeful mood, and no
. serious consequences are feared at
j present. The little girl is conscious all
the time. She spent a very good
night, and this morning partook of
! nourishment.
i The pistol was not much more than
a toy pistol, being but a twenty-two
calibre, and of course the force was
; not very great. Lillie bears her affiic
j tion bravely, and complains of but
! Utile paili,
I Mr. Levejoy is a carpenter, and also
I has about ten acres of farm land which
he farms, He is well known in this
i city. He feels very keenly the acci
dent, and seems deeply depressed.
I How the Jury is Drawn.
Few persons know liow the petit
, jurors who serve in our Courts are
! drawn. It is often charged that a
j Sheriff draws only certain men, and
can tc-lt just who he draws. This is
not the case. To draw a jury consid
erable red tape business is gone
through with. The Sheriff draw's the
jury from a box one at a time, before
the Lay Judges, County Clerk, Court
Crier, reporters, and as many citizens
as choose to assemble in the Court
room.
The business is eonmienced at first,
as usual, by the Court Crier, who
opens iu the regular manner with his
“Oh, yea,’’etc. Then the Sheriff reads
off a long list of names from each city
and township, and these are approved
by the Judges. The list is then copied
off by a clerk, each man on a single
slip of paper, with the residence of the
nmn attached. These slips are then
placed in a wooden box six inches
square. The box is locked, and turned
a hundred ways, thoroughly mixing
them up. They are then turned out
of the box and into another, and again
are they well shaken. From the latter
box the slips tire taken one at a time,
and read off, and copied by the Clerk
and two Lay Judges. At intervals the
box is well shaken. Thus it can be
seen that the Sheriff has no knowledge
of who the forty eight jurymen may
be, other than they will come from the
long slips first copied, containing two
or three hundred names. It usually
takes about two hours to draw the
jury. .
How “Uncle Sam” Originated.
A copy of “Bioren's Town and Coun
try Almanack, for the Year of our
Lord 1818,” is on our table.” It is a
very interesting work.
One of the most curious things
within its covers is the following:—
“Uncle Sam's” Pedigree.—Uncle
Bam is a cant phrase, significant of
the United States; as John Bull sig
nifies England. The origin of it seems
to be this:—In the year 1807 there was
authorized by law tiie raising of a regi
ment of Light Dragoons. The initial
letters, U. 8. L. D., were painted on
their caps, meaning the United States
Light Dragoons. A countryman see
ing a regiment of them passing, in
quired of a bystander what they were,
and received for answer:—They are
Uncle Sam’s Lazy Dogs, don’t you sec
it on their caps?” This story soon got
amongst the soldiers, and they have
ever since denominated the United
States “Uncle Sam.”
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1 had Stone in the Bladder and Gravel
in the Kidneys. I used Dr. Kennedy,s
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E. D. Parsons, Rochester, N. York.
Price $1. Send 2-cent stamp to Dr.
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MARRIED.
LANING-EMMAL-On the 23d inst., at the
home of the bride’s father, Cedarville, N.
J., by the Rev. R, H. Rent, Mr, George D.
Laning to Miss Hettie C. Emmal.
DIED.
CHEW.—In Philadeidhia, April 3d, Rev. Syl
vester N. Chew, of the Philadelphia Meth
odist Episcopal Conference.
GLASPELL.—At his home near Bayside, March
31st, 1887, Thomas D. Glaspell, aged 74
years.
LLOYD.—In this city, April 4, 1887, Sarah A.,
daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth Lloyd,
aged two years and five months.
GOULD.—In this city, April 3d, 1887, Linda M.
Gould, adopted daughter of John Gould,
aged 18 years.
ELWELL.—In this city, March 31st, Ada E.,
daughter of Sallie and the late Robert Kl
well, aged 20 years.
RONIIAM.—At Beasley’s Point, April lst,Chae.
H. Bonham, aged 45 years.
SHEPPARD.—In Bacon’s Neck, March 31. Han
nah A., wife of Foster Sheppard, aged 36
years.
IMPSON.—In this city, March 27tli, Miss Mary
M. Impson.
GARDEN
SEEDS!
—AT— ,
Chas. F. Dare’s
ALL THE EARLY VARIETIES
—OF—
TOMATOES,
CABBAGES,
PEAS, Etc.
A complete assortment by the Ounce,
Pound, Quart or Bushel. Quality of
the first importance.
S'. $)htfe,
94 Si. (Jorumerce Street, Bridgeton.
DAIRY COWS.
Milk and butter command tiles high
est price at those times when no graz
ing can be obtained, and many a
farmer has condemned that law of
trade that has prevented him from
getting the highest price at this season
of plenty, and for giving him little or
nothing to sell when the tip-top price
is reached. It is not so very hard to
get a full supply of milk and butter.
It takes more care, and you have to
feed your stock enough to make good
the continual waste of her system and
also furnish her with the wherewithal
sufficient to produce the milk. You
must stimulate her appetite, and noth
ing better has ever been used than our
CONDIMENTAL SPICE FOOD, and
then you are certain to have a larger
quantity of milk and a greater quan
tity of butter.
The CONDIMENTAL FOOD is put
up in 25, 50 and 100 lb. bags. Each
bag contains a half pint measure hold
ing the exact amount to give at each
feeding, whioh should be mixed up
well with the usual provender.
COR SALE BY
ED. S. HOLMES,
20 S. Laurel Street, Bridgeton.
Where may be found everything in.
the line of
Flour, Feed, &a
SOUTH JERSEY
Fancy Bakery
-AND
REFECTORY.
J. F. SHARPLESS,
NO, 29 N, LAUREL STREET
Pure Mixed Candies, and Finest Con
fectionery in the State.
IE^J'IA JiREjAD, 'fAJ^CY ;pAKE,
-ROLLS —
Fresh Every Day from the Oven.
Wedding Parties supplied with Cake,
Confectionery and Fruits at short
notice and in the best style.
Notice.
THE Spring meeting of the West Jersey
Gamo Protective Society will he hold at
Heilemanls Hall, 535 Market street, Camden, N.
J„ Wednesday evening, April 20th, 1887, at
8 o’clock. CHARLES H. 11ARNARD. See’y.
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