Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-07-15


pond in the vicinity. Again he fell
into the water and some fishermen who
pulled him out started him on a run
from the place and he was not after
wards seen around there. He gave the
name of Nicholas Peterson, and said
he had been swindled in this country
they term grove meetings in each of
the twentyone counties in the State.
Arrangements will be made with the
various railroad companies to carry
visitors at reduced rates, and nothing
will be left undone to bring as many
people together as possible. General
F'isk's programme is to visit all the
meetings and speak twice at each. On
July 9th he will be at Cape May
Court House: on August 10th, at
Woodstown; August 18th, at Boynton
Beach: and on August 18th, at Sea
vile. Other dates are yet to be filled
in.
odist Protestant Church of Camden.
Steward Drummond was checking off
the weekly subscriptions of the CON
gregation when Trustee Guthridge en-
tered the church and asked where a
certain five-dollar subscription was.
Drummond said he had not seen it.
Guthridge called him liar. The
Steward tried to restrain his temper,
but the Trustee kept piling on the
hard words until forbearance ceased to
be a virtue, and Brother Drumnond
went for Brother Guthridge. Mrs.
Drulnmond's restraining hands on her
husbands coat tails was all that pre-
vented the Trustee from receiving a
thrashing. The result will be a regu-
lar church trial
The New Jersey Society of the Gin
cinnati met in Freehold Monmouth
county, few days since. Nine new
hereditary members We're admitted,
and Quartermaster General Perrine, OF
| New Jersey, was chosen an honorary
member Edward n. Dickinson, OF
New York, and Francis Barber Howell,
aged 80 years, of Cincinnati, son of
| Captain John Howell, one of the origi-
nal embers, were among those ad-
mittedtomembership. The old officers
were reelected, including Clifford s..
Sims, of Mount Holly, as President.
Delegates to the triennial convention
to be held at Newport, Ohio, next year,
were chosen as follows: Clifford S.
Sims, William B. Buck. Francis B.
Ogden, John Fitch of New York, and
Judge John 7. Nixon.
Senator Gardner, of Atlantic Co
states that he has not abandoned his
idea of terrapin farming. He has,
however, temporarily abandoned the
enterprise, for the reason that he had
to use the water in the forebay, in
which the terrapin are confined, to
keep open navigation to his landing,
it being impossible to use a screen
through which the terrapin would not
pass out and at the same time get suf-
ticient force of water down the creek.
He has, however, succeeded in chang
ing the small shallow creek to a
navigable stream The water is al
| lowed to run in large artificial bay
with the flood tide. At high water
the gates are shut down and the water
is confined in the large bay until
nearly low tide when it is let out with
rush which deepens the creek,
Large boats now go up to a landing,
where formerly it was impossible tc
go.
A curious abduction has been made
public in Essex county. Hrs. Helen
Hannahs is a poor widow of Myrtle
Grove who supports eleven children.
Her husband died yearago. Among
her children is an attractive daughter,
Ida, IS years old. Ida was employed
by Peter Gunderman, in Hampton
township. On May Goth Mr.. and Mrs.
Gunderman drove to Newton. During
their absence Oliver S. Morris, q
wealthy farmer of the township, drove
up to the Gunderman residence and
took Ida away with him. 1t was al
ready suspected that he was infatuated
with her He refused to tell where the
girl was, and Mrs. Hannahs became
nearly frantic. A letter was found ad-
dressed to Ida Offering to pay her
board if she would leave Gunderman' s
house Mrs Hannahs exhausted her
slender means in trying to discover her
daughters whereabouts. Finally the
neighbors furnished her with money
enough to engage a lawyer. A week
ago card appeared in the Newton
and West-town papers, purporting to
be signed by the girl and denying that
Morris induced her to leave home.
Lawyer Rosencrans, of Newton, Sc
cured aid from the Sheriff of Essex
county, and last week the girl was
found in West-town, N. Y. She was
taken to her home in Myrtle Grove