West-Jersey pioneer., 1879-08-21
COUNTY ITEMS.
PORT NORRIS.


One of the largest funerals ever seen in
this place assembled on Friday last. Mr..
VIM. Lore an old and highly esteemed
resident, died on Tuesday, the 18th, after
months of severe suffering from abscess of
the lungs. Owing to the illness of Mrs.
Lore and daughter, Mrs. Belford, the servi-
ces were held at the house. The services
were conducted by the pastor of the M. E.
Church.
A severe storm broke over our portion OF
the county on Saturday night, continuing
Sunday and Monday, with great violence.
Rarely, indeed, have the people enjoyed
SO fine a literary treat as the one given by
the Ellis family of Vineland, in the M. E..
Church, of this place. The programme
was without fault; the execution was per-
feet. Miss Fanny May, only ten years of
age is a marvel. Her impersonation of cell
ebrated characters is most excellent. She
exhibits perfect mastery of the spirit and
sentiment OF her authors. Miss Romie ex-
GELS in both Vocal and instrumental music.
Fred and Frank appear in quite a number
of choice selections, and do themselves great
credit. Churches and Sunday Schools would
be advantaged intellectually and financially
by engaging them for one or more Concerts.
MILLvIILE.
On Saturday night thief or thieves en-
tered the residence of DIR. S. P. Briggs, corner
of High and Mulberry streets, and carried
off silver ice pitcher valued at SIS. They
effected an entrance through back window.
The doctor and his wife were asleep in an
upper room, but heard no noise, and did
not discover that thieves had been present
until morning. I ss
John Hughes, was waylaid, by three
strange men between Tuckahoe and Mill
vile, on Saturday, August 9th. Hughes
had been peddling through the country, and
had in his possession $5.95. The rascals
handled him. roughly, took all of the money
he had, and then left him.
H. W. Wilbur editor Of the Vineland
independent has. brought ssuit against a
number of saloon keepers for selling liquor
surreptitious1y, and has had parties by the
name of Near, Manchester, and Hopkins,
brought before Justice Wallen, of Millville.
Mr.. Wilbur proposes to prosecute to the
full extent of the law.
80 ~ af.iaossa ofs
vINELAND.
Under the head of a "Crying Evil the
Weekzy tells some plain truths in connection
with the Mrs, Tillotson nuisance. The re-
spectacle people Of Vineland, should, as
the Weekly says, put their feet upon all
such people, for from characters OF this
| kind Vineland receives great damage in the
eyes of the public. Mrs. Tillotson is the
woman who goes about the country wearing
mans. clothes, or what is termed the
ssBloomer costume
Hardly week passes that some stranger
some respectable citizen of Philadelphia
does not come to us and among his frs
questions ask-"If this is@not free love
community ?'' and edo not all the womer
wear costume modelled afterthe plan of Mrs
Tillotson's?n When we assure the question
| er that the very contrary lis the absolute
truth, and that only three women, in all, il
Vineland appear publicly in the bloomel
costume, and those intimate friends of this
flady ssreformer," the assertion is hardly be
lieged. To make assurance doubly sure, ht
/ is introduced to our peoples and shown about
town, and then he can hardly credit the
evidence of his senses SO strong is his con
viction that we are what we are not. This
question naturally follows: "Why does moi
public opinion suppress such calumnies ano
| their authors?n When we explain that this
| is a law abiding community and that the
people believe in freedom Of speech and ac
| ton, the retort is that we should protest
and protect ourselves against the wrong ant
do away with this monstrous evil. 1t is Ger
tainly our fault that the situation in regart
to the reputation of Vineland is what it is
Public opinion is altogether too lenient Q
such fragrant misconduct and such PERM
cious example as that of Mrs. Tillotson
i Any one, who is at all conversant with th'
4 facts-who knows anything at all, know
4 there are not half a dozen avowed free lov
ers in 1Vineland and that Mrs, Tillotson i
the rara agis of immodest costumers, ant
& that she has no following. Still she is al
lowed to report otherwise, unquestioned, +
preach and practice distorted notions