Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-12
RIDGEToN, N. j., THURSDAY, APRIL I2. 1888
Ladies' Auxiliary.

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The second annual meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. G A.
was held on April 3D. At this meeting
Mrs. w. H. Belden, who has for the
past two years acted as the able and
efficient President of the Auxiliary,
sent in her resignation. The ladies
accepted it with great regret, and did
so only because they knew it was her
wish that they should. 1t was voted
that note of thanks should be sent
to Mrs. Belden, expressing apprecia-
/ tion of the work she had so successfully
accomplished.
Miss Sarah Sheppard was unani-
mously elected to fill the vacancy
caused by Mrs. Belden's resignation.
Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Jas. Trenchard
and Mrs. Stultz were elected to fill
vacancies among the Directors.
During the year the Entertainment
and Furnishing Committees have lent
their aid to the work of the Associa-
ton, and under the supervision of the
Entertainment Committee the bows
have been frequently entertained, and
La supper was recently held which
secured to the Association $257
10 per cent. of this being voted to the
ladies for the work of the Auxiliary.
The Treasurer's report was as fol-
lows:-Balance in treasury April 1st,
1887, $69; receipts from book fund and
members fees, S106.97. Total, $174.97.
Paid out for various bills, $t74.49,
leaving a balance in treasury of 4S
cents.
At one of the meetings recently held
it was thought advisable that the pro-
ceeds from the library fund should
be separate from that of the member
ship fund of the Auxiliary. 1t was
therefore decided that a sustaining
membership should be formed, and
that by the payment of 25 cents any
lady might become sustaining mem
her of the Ladies' Auxiliary, the
money thus secured to be used for the
various needs of the Furnishing and
Entertainment Committees.
Ferguson Brothers have just fin
ished putting in fine new engine and
boiler in the ice cream manufactory
of w. w. Mills & Co., on North Pearl
street. This engine will furnish the
power to freeze the cream, run all ice
lcrusher and a separator. The build
ing, which has been greatly enlarged,
| is we'll calculated for the manufacture
of ice cream. The small building on
the west is used for the ice and cream,
while on the first floor of the new
building is the machinery. An office
has been built in the southeast corner
of the building, and up stairs is devo.
ted to general repair shop. This
company is prepared now to make
great quantities of their fine ice cream
and will ship thousands of quarts
away. They commence to day to make
by steam.
Mr.. John Hustled, of the Cumberland
Nail &. Iron works, says that years ago
Monkey" Smith, the escaped Jail bird,
was an employee of the Iron Works
doing odd jobs about the yard. He
left the place and Mr.. Hustled never
saw him again, until one day last week
he noticed him going through the mill
yard. AT that time Mr.. Hustled knew
nothing of the crime of Smith. He
thought that Monkey was tramp
and was vending his way to the
Tramps' Retreat, on Irelands Millroad,
but suppose now that he was making
for the railroad. He says Smith is the
homilest man he ever met and once
seeing him he could tell him in min
ute.
AT the County House at present
there are under the care of Captain
Whitaker and wife, SO persons. This
is not the highest number ever at the
house, as the register has had the
names of 100 persons upon it in the
past. This is busy time at the big
county farm now, and all who are
able to work will find plenty to do. A
garden has been laid out, and yester-
day afternoon oats We're sown.
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George johnson, veteran of the
Ninth New Jersey Volunteers and
member of Ryenson Post, No. II, G. A.
r., of Tuckerton, was drowned on
Thursday by his boat capsizing while
en- route for Egg Harbor. The body
drifted ashore, entangled by the feet
in the upturned boat, and the patrol
of the Life saving Station No. 21, on