Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-04-22

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Peter Kavanagh and his wife and
daughter (the latter cripple) live in
Detroit, Mich, and are very poor.
kavanagh, when he lived in Ireland.
years ago, had sister whose beauty
attracted the attention of wealthy
lady who engaged her as a travelling
companion, and took her on an ex-
tended tour through the old countries.
A few days ago he received word that
his sister had died at Sydney, New
South Wales, leaving him sole heir to
an estate valued at 81, 100000.
A black mare owned by a grocer in
Salem, Mass, has deal of sagacity,
according to local chronicle. Ahorse
car track runs close to the edge stone
in front of Mr.. Berry's store, and when
the team is left standing at the door it
obstructs the track. When Betsy hears
the cars coming she will start, without
being spoken to, and cross to the oppo-
site side of the street, turning slowly
and carefully, so that when the car has
passed she will return to her original
position in front of the door,
Marshall Field, the well-known Chi
cago merchant, is called lucky by his
friends. A few years ago, in settling
with a country merchant, he was in
duced to take 5000 in mining stock.
He didn't want it, and offered big
discount for cash, but the merchant
didn't have the cash and so Mr.. Field
kept the stock. In seven years he has
drawn 100000 in dividends from that
stock, and it is said that all the money
he ever has invested in mining stock,
and he has invested considerable and
with great success, was his profits on
that 5000 worth.
In the Capitol at Montgomery, Ala,
is religiously preserved large Bible,
printed by the American Bible Society
in 1851, and bearing upon a f1y-leaf
this sentence: ''The oath of office, as
first President of the Provisional Gov
ernment of the Confederate States of
America was administered to Jefferson
Davis upon this Bible by Howell Cobb,
President of the Provisional Congress,
at the front portico of the Capitol in
Montgomery on the 18th of February,
A. D. 1861 The book, it may be
added, is still used in swearing in Gov
ernors of the State-Nep York
Tribane.
James Moore is we'll known hotel
keeper in the town of Liberty, New
York. One day last week he went
away from home on business, leaving
his son in charge of the house. When
he returned he found that the young
man, who had never been known to
drink, was under the influence of liquor
Mr.. Moore at once cleaned his bar of
every bottle and demijohn containing
liquor, and smashed them to pieces in
the street He then emptied all the
liquor barrels in his cellar and de-
stroyed their contents, vowing never
to allow another drop of intoxicating
drinks to be sold or brought into the
house.
Uncle David Gray, of Marcy, an old
schoolmate and lifelong neighbor of
Horatio Seymore, says that the pub
lished statement that the Sage of Deer
field learned his manners" at Captain
Partridge's military school is not true.
Uncle David says that the future Gov
ernor of New York went to Utica
Academy, where one of the teachers
was Charles Stewart, a Scotch High
lander and retired British officer.
His manners were faultless, and he
taught the boys the Importance of
proper personal appearance. His in
struction in department was correct,
though severe and it was here that
Mr.. Seymore learned his graceful and
courtly manners.