Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-01-28
BRIDGEToN, N j., THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1886.


charged.
The Woodstown Monitor in a recent
issue says: "Mr. Lewis Davenport, the
efficient and popular miller at G. B.
Clark's mill, in South Woodstown, had
a premonition in the shape of dream
the other night, which seems almost
iiicredable. After having retired for
the night he was awakened from doze
by dream in which it seemed that the
stove in the mill was at a white heat
Fearing that all was not right, he
hastily arose, donned his clothing and
hurried to the mill, several hundred
feet from his residence. On entering
the office he found the stove door shut
and the stove red hot and the room
full of smoke, and but for his timely
and mysterious warning, might have
caused an expensive and serious con-
fiagration.
The thirteenth annual meeting of
the State Editorial Association was
held at the State Street House in Tren-
ton few days since. The following
list of officers was chosen:-Presiden
g. s. Robinson, of Princeton; Vice
Presidents, 1st district, Alexander
Schlesinger, Camden; I'd district, A. NJ
Heston, Atlantic: Sd district, E. S.
Hanmell, Middlesex; 4th district, R.
f. Goodman, Sussex; 5th district, S.
o. Stiles. Morris; 9th district, NJ. H. C.
Vail, Essex; 7th district, E. Gardner,
Hudson; Secretary, Charles Bechtel,
Trenton; Treasurer, James S. Yard,
Monmouth. Executive Committee, S.
Chew, of Camden; A. A. Vance, of
Morris; Louis Hyer, Union; ]. F. Bah
cock, of Middlesex; James s. Yard, of
Monmouth.
The police of Mount Holly on Friday
night, found young girl wandering
aimlessly about the streets, scantily
clad and apparently in great distress.
She gave her name as Adelaide Rclph,
and said that she had formerly been an
inmate of the Children's Home, at
Twenty second and Parrish streets,
Philadelphia, but had been taken
away by family named Butler, living
near Mount Holly, who had abused
her in the most cruel manner. There
were marks of Injuries on her person,
and she was SO sore and stiff she could
hardly walk. Word was accordingly
sent to the officers of the Home, and
the girl was taken back to Philadel-
phia. If her story proves true steps
will be taken TO make her assailants
answer at court.
d. w. Lee, a retired New York mer
chant, living on Ridgewood road, in
South Orange, shot himself one morn
ing last week. Mrs. Lee had gone to
the post office, after receiving an af-
fectionate kiss from her husband, and
on her return found his dead body
lying on the threshold of his study. A
silver-plated revolver lay by his side,
and there was bullet-hole in his head.
He was forced some time ago, by ill
health, to retire from active business,
and he has since suffered from kidney
and liver complaints. Recently bur-
glars entered his house and carried
away some family souvenirs, with $3,-
900 worth of jewelry. The loss of the
souvenirs depressed him more than the
loss of the jewelry. He had evidently
taken his life in sudden fit of depres-
sion.
A striking spectacle was witnessed
at the Delaware Water Gap early on
one of the recently exceedingly cold
mornings. The atmosphere of the
lower Delaware valley was filled with
minute floating scales of ice. AS the
sun arose above the Blockade Noun
tain and its rays fell on the ice scales,
a brilliant bow was formed, resembling
a rainbow, except that it was inverted,
the centre of the arc resting on the
frozen river, and then rising upward
along the dark sides of the mountains
on either side of the Gap. The colors
were far more vivid and brilliant than
those of the most gorgeous rainbow.
The magnificent sight remained for
several minutes The broad band of
color was only visible as far as the hills
made a background for it. The colors
faded away gradually.
The New Jersey Temperance ALI
ance held its annual meeting in Tren-
ton, one day last week. A resolution
was adopted expressing hearty appro-
baton of the local option bill intro
duced by Mr.. Nichols in the State Sen
ate. The resolution embraces a state
ment to the effect that the alliance
was in favor of prohibition, but will
take local option as an alternative, and
do all in its power to secure the pas
sage of the bill mentioned. Senator
Carter, of Burlington county, was
,,raSopt apd haipn invita6 tO q scat