Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-05-13

Glassboro, was fatally burned recently
while helping her husband burn some
brush in field. Her skirts took fire
and portions of her body were almost
roasted before the fire was extin-
guished.
Judge Joel Parker, in reply to an
inquiry made by Judge Yard, the edi-
tor of the Monmouth Democrat, if he
would accept the Gubernatorial NOM
ination if offered unanimously, says:
although it is gratifying to have my
name mentioned in that connection
by my fellow-c citizens, yet l am not and
will not be candidate for the nomin-
alton, and, should I be nominated, |
would not under any circumstances
accept"
The people of Bergen county evi-
IDENTIFY mean that the burglar who
nearly killed young George Coe, at
Englewood, one night last week,
shall be caught. The county is over
run with detectives, whom the Engle-
wood Protective Association has slim
ulated by offering a reward of $4,000
for the capture of the unknown. One
half of the amount is to be given by
Congressman Phelps, who is mem
Der of the association.
The Chancellor has ordered the Re
ceiver Of the New Jersey Railroad
Company to sell the securities of the
Reading Railroad Company pledged
for the floating debt of the former. A
similar order has been served upon
President Little, of the Jersey Cen
trail, and the execution of the order
will place the property in a position
to be taken out of the hands of Re-
ceiver. The securities consist of ST.
900, 900 of Reading first series fives and
So, 900, 900 of the second series fives
William Calkitt, of Mount Holly,
was arrested on Thursday night and
committed to Jail for disturbing the
meetings of the Salvation Army. He
was slightly under the influence of
liquor, and when an invitation was
extended to come up to the altar Mr..
Calkitt went forward and displayed
his zeal by hugging several of the
ladies present against their will He
was ordered to retire, and upon his
refusal to comply was arrested. He
offered to pay a fine in lieu of going to
Jail, but the offer was not accepted.
The following details of the New
Jersey Editorial Excursion the coming
Summer have been learned from the
Executive Committee: The excursion
will leave New York city for Utica on
Monday, June 21st. Stay over night
and leave Utica Tuesday morning for
Alexandria Bay, where they will stay
till Wednesday morning. Then take
boat through Thousand Islands to
Montreal, where they will stay till Fri
day morning, when they will go to
Saratoga, either by rail or by boat
down Lake Champlain. They will stay
at Saratoga over Friday night, and
leave in time to reach Jersey City in
season for all to reach their homes on
Saturday night
There was gathering of leading
New Jersey Republicans at Taylor's
Hotel, Jersey City, Friday afternoon
in response to a call for conference
on the temperance question. Speaker
Armstrong, of the House of Assembly,
was chosen chairman, and A. V. H..
Honeyman, of Somerset county, was
chosen secretary Earnest speeches
were made by John Y. Foster, j. Q.
Baird, w. H. Corbin, Major q. K.
Pangborn, Colonel A. d. Hope, Rev.
Cornelius Brett, John M. Sutton and
Speaker Armstrong. All warmly es-
poused the cause of temperance, and
favored the adoption of a strong tenn
perance or prohibition plank by the
New Jersey Republicans at their next
Convention.
The Cape May and New Jersey I'M
provement Company, which was lately
organized by number of prominent
New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore capitalists, has elected
the following board of directors for
the ensuing year f. F. Hogate, Esq,
Peter w. Wiltbank, J. Henry Ed
munds, Charles H. Large. The board
organized Immediately by the election
of F. F. Hogate, Esq, president Peter
w. Wiltbank, secretary and treasurer;
Henry Edmunds, superintendent and
manager A contract was awarded for
the construction of race course upon
the grounds of the new company at
Sewell's Point, which, together with
the buildings and other appurtenances,
will cost thirty thousand dollars. The
purchase of the Sewelfs Point Hotel