Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-08-26

! Mr.. CadOnuS and fastened its teeth in
his cheek. He dragged the rat away
and crushed it under his foot, but not
before it had left mark which he will
carry to his grave.
An official from the pension office
has discovered a case where a person
has been fraudulently drawing a pen
sion for over twenty years. Shortly
after the breaking out of the war,
John Beekman, co)ored, enlisted from
Railway, leaving a wife and one son,
He was killed, bat his wife seemed to
have made no effort to obtain the pen
sion. She died about three years ago.
But it seems a colored woman named
Freeman established claim and has
been drawing a pension all these years
Health Inspector McGuire of Tren-
ton, says that the number of cases of
typhoid fever in Trenton at present is
growing alarming. He knows of a
great many himself, and feels certain
that there are numerous others. The
physicians, although required by law,
have so far failed to report any cases.
| The board of health will be called up
on to enforce the law against the doc
tors in order that there may be a cor
rect understanding of the extent of
the disease, and that proper steps to
prevent its further spread may be
taken.
The Burlington Board of Agriculture
held its annual meeting at Mount Holly
on Saturday. Good crops were re-
ported of wheat, rye, hay, apples.
peaches, cherries and berries of all
kinds. Cabbage and tomatoes promise
we'll. A discussion ensued in regard
to the best kinds of seeds, and the
most approved method of using fertil-
izers Considerable attention was
given the rapid increase in the spread
of wild carrots and Canada thistles,
which are running the pasture fields
and it was decided to take prompt
action in stamping them out.
Hiram Maxwell, Charles Lang and
Arthur Smith, aged 16, Is and IA years
respectively, at hearing before Jus
tice Gouldey. of Atlantic City, Thurs.
day night, admitted having robbed
the residence of Raphael Lang on
July 10Th, when $196, three watches
and other valuables were stolen The
robbery was committed by Maxwell
and Lang, who hid the booty. Smith
then stole it from its hiding place and
fled to Philadelphia, where he was
arrested. Lang secured $500 bail, but
the other boys went to the Mays
Landing jail The stolen watches have
been recovered, but the money, except
$40. was spent.
The locomotives of the early morn
ing excursion train for Atlantic City
and special newspaper train return
ing from that place collided Sunday al
Ancora, on the Camden and Atlantic
railroad, 90 miles below Camden. En-
gineer w. H. Pine, of the excursion
train, sustained injuries which may
result seriously. Andrew Donigan
Anthony Fiel, Albert and Max Soule
John j. and James Dougherty, all o.
Philadelphia, passengers on the eXcur
sion train, were less seriously injured
The newspaper train was endeavorine
to make a side track, and the excursion
train is said to have been severa
minutes ahead of time, which is be
lieved to be the cause of the accident
A horrible accident took place ir
Bloomfield, Essex county, recently
which resulted in the death of Lizzie
McDougall, the four-year-old daughter
of Undertaken McDougall. The child
when it's mothers back was turned
ran to the front window, and getting
upon a chair, opened the Stats to look
out. BY this time the mother saw
where the child had gone and started
to take her away; but it was too late
as the blinds flew open and the child
fell out, head first, striking upon a
cornice a few feet below and then upon
the boardwalk, a distance of forty
feet, crushing its skull. The excited
parents and near neighbors ran for the
child and picked her up unconscious.
The child died soon after from the
fall.
Matthias I. Darby, II real estate
agent doing business in Newark, and
accused of running a number of young
girls, who, it is alleged, he enticed into
his office at various times, has been
arrested at Elizabeth. A number of
his alleged victims were also taken
into custody, and were examined at
the First Precinct police station in
Newark. Several girls said they were
induced to go to Darby's office by
Minnie Albuthnot and Della Duffy,
who were picked up at Coney Island
in nearly nude condition, and who
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