Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-10-28
NO. 2O14
GENERAL NEWS.

the proprietors of the Mount Holly
Neacs, is about to start a penny daily
in that town.
The area or capacity of farm in
portions of Georgia is estimated by
the mule-as an 'S-mule farm, 40
mule farm, and the like.
Earthquake prices" is term that
has become popular in the South as
brief and complete way of characteriz-
ing what is regarded as an extortion.
Richard Brian, son of one of the pro-
prietors of the Enterprise Pottery, at
Trenton, was found drowned in the
canal there yesterday afternoon. It is
supposed he accidentally fell in the
night before. He leaves a wife and
three children.
The cornerstone of st. Anthonyss
Catholic Church, at Hightstown, was
laid Monday afternoon by Vicar Gen
Smith, of Trenton. The building,
which has been greatly delayed, will
now 90 fdpluly up.
1t was not wise for Judge Green to
have disturbed the serenity of William
Walter Phelps bang. The latter has
cruelty revenged himself by raking up
the judges long record of absences
while important measures were then
| being voted upon. Elizabeth Journal
! From time iinmemorial the Demo
cratic party has strenuously advocated
the submission of all questions to the
people, and now it plants itself squarely
against the submission OF the liquor
question TO a vote of the people, and
it is going to prove false to Its time
honored record as it is pleased to
term Camden Courier.
Tie church edifce at Shrewsbury,
Monmouth county is one hundred and
seventeen years old, and is built on the
site of the old stone church erected
over two hundred years ago. An old
presented by Queen Anne. 1t is
printed in red and black inks on thick
paper, in quaint old type, and is pro-
/ fuseiy illustrated.
Ex-Assemblyman Eben Winton, of
Bergen county, has left that county in
a somewhat disgruntled condition po-
litically, and settled at PhillipsburS.
Before taking his departure from Ber-
gen. however, he created a sensation
by declaring that the county sheriff
had bought delegates for Green at the
rate of $25 per head and that he could
produce a check given for that pur-
ose.-n0rristo,cn .Jerseynla1l.
One of Names many cranks is Elias
Cove, of Lewiston, who thinks that
he is the Saviour. He is over 60, has
long white hair and beard, wears a
long coat and cape of bright red, tall
white hat with broad white band
and flowing ends, white trousers, and
moccasins. He also carries a white
umbrella and a very gorgeous horse
blanket for cold weather. He makes
an occasional dime by selling his
photograph, on the back of which is
this inscription: ELIAS Cove, Eman-
uel, the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ,
who baptized himself with the aid of
the Holy Ghost, and is the son of
Dorothy Jane Cove, who translated
his spirit from God
A Chinaman, on his way from Lewis
ton to China, carrying the bones of
his brother carefully packed in a
valise, stopped at Portland, Oregon,
for a dav or two to visit friends On
his way to the steamer the valise was
stolen, and the grief and indignation
of the pious Chinaman were intense.
He was about to offer a reward of 500
for the recovery of the bones, but his
wiser friend said that it was not worth
while, for the thief would certainly
drop the valise as soon as its contents
were known. This was good advice,
for the valise was found, greatly to its
owners delight. The thief had evil
IDENTIFY broken it open, pulled out the
skull of the dead Celestial, and then
dropped it and departed.
You ought to have seen Mrs Cleve-
land finish her husbands toilet" said
a woman who saw them at SaFanac.
Zone afternoon he lounged into the
parlor, after a nap that he Invariably
took. His hair was rumpled his neck
tie askew, and one button of his coat
was inserted in the buttonhole next
below. He was picture of don't care
ativeness. His pretty wife waylaid
him at the entrance. With one gentle
but rapid hand she snoothed his hair
while with the other she Strengthened
his necktie. Instantly a twist of the
fingers readjusted the buttoning of his
coat, fiecked some lint off his arm