Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-08-19

Gloucester county, held an inquest. A
verdict of accidental death was rem
dered.
Felix Barr, who died at Cape May
suddenly on Sunday, had in his posses
sion mortgages on Cape May property
amounting to $50,000. He was bach
elor, and generally lived at hotels,
lately at the Washington House, Phila-
delphia. He was to have settled $50,
900 upon his niece Monday, and had
made an engagement with lawyer to
draw up the necessary papers.
Young George Coe, of Englewood,
who was nearly murdered by burglar
whom he was attempting to capture
not long ago, has recovered sufficiently
to be out again. On Wednesday he
visited his assailant in Jail at Hacken-
sack, and talked with him over an
hour without being recognized. After
he had gone the jailor told him who
had been talking to him, and the latter
became SO violent that it was neces-
sary to put a straight jacket on him and
put him in the dark CELL
A curious death, resulting from the
inhalation of paris green, occurred on
Wednesday night of last week, at
Pleasantville, Atlantic county. Miss
Allie, the daughter of Benz. Bowen,
who was 20 years of age, and is de-
scribed as beautiful and accomplished
lady, became sick from inhaling fine
particles of paris green that had been
strewn upon potato patch adjacent
to her home, and which was carried
into the atmosphere by a strong breeze
She was i'll only few hours.
The State Veterinary Medical Asso-
citation met at Long Branch on Thurs
day, and members were present from
all sections. Several amendments to
the bylaws were made, and q lengthy
discussion ensued over the practice
now quite common with insurance
companies of employing their own
veterinarians to look after horses that
are insured by them. A resolution
was adopted not to treat horses that
are insured in these companies or to
meet such veterinary surgeons in con-
sultation.
About two weeks ago a valuable
horse and carriage were stolen from
John d. Glover, at Mount Ephraim
On Thursday a man appeared at the
Johnson place, in Burlington county,
and tried to sell team that looked
very much like the one stolen, but
failed to succeed. Some time after
ward the horse was found loose in the
woods with a note attached to the
bride, which contained the following:
''Please return this team to John d.
Glover, Mount Ephraim I am tired
of keeping it,"
Saturday was the greatest day in the
history of Atlantic City in point of
arrivals. In the morning more than
1000 eXcursionists arrived, and were
landed at the excursion houses. The
regular trains, as a rule, came down in
two sections, and some in three.
Guests were turned away from nearly
every hotel in town, and in the heavy
rain of the evening, which came
from northwest thunder-shower,
parties walked around from house to
house seeking quarters. The like of it
was never before seen in the city.
A party comprising fifty ladies and
gentlemen, from Philadelphia and
Swarthmore, Pa, Camden and other
points, visited Sharptown to view the
famous American lotus or large yellow
lily, which this season covers six acres
of the pond at that place. The COM
pany organized themselves into the
Lotus Association of New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware and Maryland, and
will meet every year at Woodstown
for the purpose of studying the rare
and beautiful marine plant which is
attracting their attention. Rev. j. F.
Burke was elected President, and Miss
Hunt, of Woodstown, Secretary.
Over year ago u La Grange (Ga.
woman lost a valuable diamond ring
from her finger while feeding chickens.
The yard about was thoroughly
searched, and still the brilliant was
among the missing, when the conclu-
sion was reached that the ring had
been gulped down by one of the fowls.
There was large number about at
the time, and, as it was impossible to
narrow the guilt down to any one or a
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