West-Jersey pioneer., 1879-06-26

Cash or Trade price, next to the Davis
House, Bridgeton, NJ
Elmer Biggs, of Millville, had hearing
at the Mayors Office, recently, charged with
cruel treatment to horse. He was held to
answer in the sum of 5000.
FARMERs.-1f you want an A No. arti-
Gle of lubricating oils, such as Castor, Lard,
Sea Elephant or Engine Oil, call at Reeve
& Fithian's, No. 46 Commerce Street.
june 10 st
The plan adopted by the Road Overseer
nCommerce ST., on Tuesday last, of having
the cutters swept and washed of all filth is
a good one and should be continued during
the Summer
FRUIT JARs.-Before you buy Fruit Jars
consult C. W Shoemaker's prices. He has
bought heavily for cash and can offer you
better inducements than ever before.
Conductor Ayars' excursion to Coney Is
land on Monday was not as great success
as it should have been. Ayars deserves
better patronage. About eighty persons
took passage.
The stgreen-eyed" monster seems to have
lately taken possession of several of our
brethren of the quill in Cumberland Co.
J. = IL t.
aisy gintlemen."
Work will soon be commenced on the
foundations Of the new Drinking Fountain,
which the Centennial Committee propose to
erect near the Southwest corner of Laurel
and Commerce SITS.
At Central NJ E. Church, on Sunday
morning, the Rev. C. E. Hill, P. E., will
preach, and in the afternoon the Sunday
School will hold an anniversary. No SER
vice in the evening.
The new fire proof addition to the County
Clerks Office is being pushed rapidly TO-
ward completion. 1t will give the Clerk a
larger space for the records of the County,
and greatly improve the building.
On Monday the police ended the career of
a strange dog found running at large in our
streets. This is the beginning of the ''dog
season." IF you wish to save your dogs,
muzzle them, and keep them at home.
On Tuesday evening, Bridgeton Lodge,
No. 1879, l. O. o. F., elected the following
officers to serve until January 1st, 1880: N.
G.-Samuel Ham; V. G.-Francis Potter;
Secretary-J. Graham Humphreys; Treas
Louis Beckhardt.
son of Mr.. Paul Wills, bright little
fellow, died of lock-jaw few days since.
He ran silver of wood into his foot re-
cantly. and from its effects lock-jaw came
ON. The sympathies of the community are
with Mr.. Willis in his great sorrow.
The greatest novelty in the way of a
sssentence'' can be seen on a Fourth of July
hill in the Post Office. 1t is on the bill which
winds up in the following manner:-''a
Clarion voice to make the hills reverberate
the Declaration of Independ ence, are So
licited."
Tn 1887. on July 25th and 26th an election
was held in Cumberland County on the
Question of the removal of the County seat.
M;,,ville made strenuous efforts to effect
the change. After warm contest, the re-
snlt was 1884 votes for Bridgeton, 1869 for
M;llville, and 214 for Fairton.
The proprietor of the Cohansey Glass
Works has repaired the dilapidated chimney
-, the old bottle house to which we called
attention. This is step in the right direc-
+;on. The removal of the unsightly remains
80 the steam barge which lie in front of the
,,.ss.house wharf would be still greater
improvement.
There is a rumor going around to the ef.
fsct that tramp, who was recently sent to
.nr county jail, has declared that the fra.
.orn;tv to which he belongs, intend to burn
~. c;tv of Bridgeton. There may be no.
LING in this. but it will pay to look care
s..,,v after these tramps, as many of them
men who would not hesitate to burn,
rob and destroy.
Cent sChas. Woodruff and his son New
discovered a boat floating on the water
Saor the mouth of the Cobansey river few
- -. s;nce. The craft is about twenty feet
,sao and is fitted up as sailing yacht with
hi hin &C.. A fragment of her sail was set
:. tbe time, but no trace of her former oc-
.onts could be found. The strange boat
Das brought to Bridgeton, and is now at
vbarf back of Sheriff M'Bride's hay
Souse on Water street.
q. friday night about twelve o'clock a
80 hroke out in the barn belonging to Mr..
Harrie, situate in the lane between
n.nt and Walnut streets. The city was
In aroused by the ringing of the fire. bells
large crowds rushed to the scene Of
asaaarration. The neighbors near by sue
edad in extinguishing the flames by means
0e' .ha small hose attached to their houses,
= IL the time the steam engine arrived
uorst was over. The barn was small
~ Am structure, and contained quantity
,,ay. The fire was probably the work o.
an inceudiary.