The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-16

one afternoon recently, an accident hap
pened to a son OF Dr. Panding, a lad about
ten years old. which marvellnusly resulted
without injury to the boy. 1t happened
in this wise \ mule had been harnessed
to the carriage by an older brother fer the
purpose al driving ont to do some errands
When the gearing was finished the lines
were thrown across the animals back, and
the one who had geared and intended
going on the crrand. wentinto the house Ia
make some further preparations for going
The aforesaid lad climbed into the carriage
and out onto the mules back for the lines
when. true TO the treacherous characters
tics of his asinine species. tile mule started
on a run, and IN going ont of the gate Of
the farm yard. it made a short and rapid
turn which threw the boy off, and at the
same time the lnes fastened themselves
around the lad S feet. Thus fastened he was
dragged feet foremost under the carriage
about one hundred and fifty yards through
mud and slush as fast the mule could go
until it ran into hitching post in front Of
John Campbell's house and stopped, whcn
to the great comfort of his family and the
surprise OF all who saw it. like came
out Of the serape as free from harm as did
Shadrach, Meshach and Abedncgn from
the burning fiery furnace.
George Coombs. of Shirley recently lost
4 horse of considerable value by having its
neck broken. The horse had been at work
through the day, and had just been I'M
geared and turned in the barnyard To
water, when it commenced to run in a
playful way and struck its head against a
tie IN the overslloot of the barn and broke
its neck. from which cause Of course. it
died Instantly
So also did Albert Foster, of Pole Tav-
ern, lose one very much in the same way.
Mr.. Foster was delivering logs at Sturs
saw-mill above Elmer, when the noon
whistle Of the mill blew. His horses took
fright 1t it. ran into the woods near by,
and it is supposed that the faster horse
pulled the slower one against tree.
crushed III its skull and broke its neck in
twinkling.
In the absence Of DR.. Ewing, Rev.
Chester Bridgman, of your borough,
preached for the Presbyterians here on
Sunday. His text in the morning was
from Luke's gospel and was edifying. In
the evening the text was. But If the OK
were wont to push with his horn in time
past. and it hath been testified 10 his
owner, and he hath hot kept him i'll, but
that he hath killed a man or a woman, the
VA snail nc SbOlINt4- tAllAi blN wv iiSA rtaN'
shall be put To death" Exodus, Xxi. 30
This, applied to the rum trade and its
agents, of course suggests severe meas
urcs to abolish the ira tilc. ! should have
mentioned before that Mr.. Bridgman an
nounced in the morning that inasmuch as
the churches throughout the country in
tended holding services in commemoration
of the late eminent advocate of temper
anee, John b. Cough, that he thought
temperance service in the evening would
be appropriate, and he would therefore
preach temperance seimon at night
To return to the sermon. 1t was
strong and to our notion justly severe, for
we have ever regarded the traffic in all its
forms as superlatively devilish and wicked,
and Nithal the most God-hating way of
making living that man ever engaged in
Since Jehovah broke the silence of the
eternal past and said let there be light.