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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02

log commenced in 1892, but this money
was only sufficient to put up the walls
and the roof. In 1893 law of the
State was obtained, authorizing the
trustees to raise $4,000 by means of a
lottery, in accordance with a practice
then very common. 1t was by this
means the money was obtained, and
in 1895, the house was so far completed
that it was open for worship.
When the church building was erec.
ted, a road ran just south of the
church through the cemetery, known
as the Kings Highway, and the main
entrance of the church was from this
thoroughfare, as shown in the picture.
The fence about the cemetery, was
erected, and the roadway stopped off
in 1902
The building is constructed chiefly
of English pattern brick, with chestnut
rafters and supports, and the structure
is in fairly good condition. A recent
ly added new roof makes the building
absolutely safe. There is no fancy
work injected in the building. The
windows are not large, being arranged
the same as two story building.
The interior is very quaint. There
is a gallery about the church. The
floors are chiefly brick, and the stoves
used for heating are of the most an
cient pattern, with almost endless
lengths of pipe leading to the chin
ney. The seats or pews are very high
backed, and doors in the aisles shut in
the occupants. The pulpit stands
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02

high above the pews, and is reached
by winding stairway.
All of the woodwork has been paint
ed white. Some of the trimmings of
the pulpit furniture are still hanging
about the desk and chairs.
The building was dedicated Sunday
May II, 1895, by Rev. John Davenport.
Rev. William Clarkson, of Philadel-
phia, was the first pastor. In 1884
John Kennedy became pastor of the
church. Worship was discontinued
by the Chnrch in this building in 1886,
when the congregation dedicated the
present First Presbyterian Church on
North Lsurel street. Rev. Kennedy
remained pastor of the congregation
until 1888.
Whenthe West Presbyterian Church
was organized, the congregation held
their services in the old church build
ing, and continued until the West
Church building, which was com.
menced in 1869, was finished.
The church building bears many
historical relations, and more elabo.
rate article containing some reminis
cences would prove interesting. Dur
ing the past score of years the build
ing has not been used, owing to the
poor condition of the room. There
have been, however, several funeral
services held there. Some years since
during a Decoration Day service, a
rain suddenly came up and the church
was opened and the late DR.. Robert
Bateman delivered in there an elo
quent address. That night he was
taken seriously ill and died in a few
days. That service was the last held
In the building.
Next year in July, the centennial
anniversary will be properly cele brat
ed with imposing services. The old
building will live as one of the ancient
andmarks of the City's history.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02

Bridgeton was without church
building ferty.five years after it be-
came the county seat. True, religious
services had been held in TIE Court
House for many years, but the ques-
tion of having church in town was
never agitated until ITO. An unexe-
cuted will of Alexander Moore, on file
in the County Surrougate's Office, con-
tains devise of lot of land IS by Is
perches, lying on Commerce street,
just East of Pearl, for the sole purpose
of a Presbyterian Church building and
a legacy of fifty pounds was left for
the purpose of assisting the project.
In 1774 some subscriptions were made
and stone was purchased and carted
to the ground, but were not used for
the purpose for which they were
bought, as the building was never
commenced. The reason for the fail
ure to build the church at this time,
was owing to the fact that many of
the wealthier of the residents lived on
the west of the river, and the strife
over the selection of a site was very
great. la .- ta-
In 1901, through the influence of DR..
Jonathan Elmer, Col. Potter, and Gen.
Giles, Mark Miller, the son and heir of
Ebenezer Miller, who was friend,
agreed, in consideration of a promise
made by his father, to give the lot,
containing two acres, then and still
lying at the extreme west end of the
town, Ito be used, occupied and en-
joyed by the inhabitants of Bridge
town, forever, for the purposes of a
burying ground for all said inhabi-
tants generally, and for erecting there
on house for the public worship of
Almighty God" Subsequent addi-
tions, it may be said, have since been
made to the property.
1t was great struggle in those early
days to build this structure. About
$1,000 was subscribed, and the build
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02
Counties Contracted.

From the published reports of the
Salem and Cumberland county col.
lectors, there is shown to be a vast
amount of money raised and spent in
each county, and the Importance of
Cumberland county is shown on every
hand.
To begin with, Cumberland County
raised last year for county purposes
the sum of $4,000; Salem raised but
$3s,6S9. Salem raised $4S, ,311 school
tax and received back from the State
out $45.085 Cumberland raised but
$47, ,119 and received back from the
State $49,119
The valuations in the two counties
are nearly equal, although Cumber-
land has three large cities, two of them
each being nearly twice as large as
Salem and both having extensive man.
ufacturing plants. The valuation of
Salem is $14, ,8S3,997; of Cumberland,
$14.371, 900.
But it is in the way in which the
money was spent that the contrast is
greater. Cumberland's jail cost $a,-
956.9O; Salem's $1,408.S6 Cumber.
lands Aims House cost $S,22O.41;
Salem's $500. Cumberland's Court
expenses were $7,773.07; Saleln's but
$2936.21. Cumberland's insane cost
$9,e3O.17; Salem's but $4,OOs.6e. Cum
berland paid Justices for costs ST.
1884; Salem's Justices worried along
with $54700. Cumberland's care of the
disorderly and afflicted. principally
disorderly,) therefore cost more than
twice as much as did Salem's.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02
SUMMER SERVICES.
The Meetings Inaugerated Yes
terllaV.

OCEAN GROVE, June 29.-Yesterday
morning in the auditorium the sum-
mer services il this world renowned
summer resort were inaugurated by
preaching by Rev. Joseph E. Smith,
D. D., pastor of the State Street M. E.
Church, Trenton. The evening ser
mon was preached by Rev. 8. G..
Young, D. D., of Elberon, an Episco-
palean. At nine O'Clock in the morn
ing holiness meeting was conducted
10 the tabernacle by Mrs. Sarah Lang
ford Palmer. In the temple, at the
same hour, Evangelist Geo. L. Barker
who has just arrived here from Bridge
ton, had charge of a young peoples
meeting. Mr.. Barker succeeds Rev.
Charles H. Yatman in this work.
At 2P. M. the great Ocean Grove
summer Sabbath-school convened.
New workers will have charge of the
main department of the school this
year. Among these will be Louis
Klopsch, publisher of the Christian
Herald, who has had considerable ex-
perience in Sunday.school work. The
world-famed bible class will again be
in charge of Rev. DIR. Thomas Hanlon,
the learned President of Pennington
Seminary. The first beach meeting of
the season was held at 6 P. M, directly
on the beach at the foot of Ocean
Pathway.
Independence Day will be observed
with proper ceremonies in Ocean
Grove. At sunrise there will be bell
ringing and canon firing. At 1890 A.
M. an old fashioned service will be
held at the Auditorium. There is to
be singing by large choir; the read,
ing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence by Rev. John Handley, of Asbury
Park, and Rev. D. b. Harris, of St.
Paul's Church, Ocean Grove, will be
the orator of the day. In the evening
there will be a display of fireworks on
the beach. .L5 G, O.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02
Gideon w. Marsh.

One feature of the thousand dollar
display of fireworks at the Atlantic
City Bali Park, Fourth of July night,
Will be a fifty feet portrait in fire of
Gideon W. Marsh, fugitive from JUS
tice, for whom is offered So 900 reward.
Paln " Sons, of New York have force
OF men working on it and he promises
to give the public portrait so life
like that any one can recognize Marsh
on sight.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02
Will Meet Saturday.

There was no meeting of the County
Board of Registration Tuesday,
owing to the non-arriv al of the COM
missions of the members. The COM
missions arrived to day, and meeting
will be held next Saturday. The law
gives the Commissioners not less than
thirty noe more than fo'ty days in
which to appoint the loual boards.
after their own appointment aud COM
mission.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02
A New Game.

In the $ up ID the name of the latest
puzzle. IL beats tiddly winks or pigs
in clover all to pieces. 1t consits of a.
small e"rthen bowl, marble and a
spoo'. The spoon is simply a bit Of
wirlightly fiastenede at one end with
which the player is to lift the soup (tbe
marble)ou5 OF the bowl. 1t looks easv
but don't you bet your money you can
do it the first time.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02
Good Paw.

Daniel E. Smith has sold the grass
off his II acre lot on the Rosenhayn
road at public sale four consecutive
seasons, and has realized from these
sales, $93624, or an average of nearly
$235 per year. This would seem to be
good pay for crop which requires no
outlay of labor.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02

LATER-Mrs. johnson died from the
effects of the terrible burning, little
while before noon on the day Of the
day of the accident.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02

Miss Sadie Lewis, of jefferson, N.
j., Is visiting her brother, Pancoast
Lewis, on Atlantic street.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-02

Jubilse Singers.
The oaly original company coming.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
A TELL-TALE SIGN.
How He Knew That They Had just Been
Married.


Married.
Scene: railroad train.
A man in certain seat is deeply alb
sorbed in a newspaper. Although the
train stops at station he does not look
up or cast glance through the win
dow. But he has that queer self con-
sciousness of what is going on about
him that people sometimes have in the
midst of the most serious reading He
was half conscious of great shout and
much laughter outside on the platform.
The laughter was largely feminine, and
the melodious din was punctuated by a
series of slight reports that person
who gave full instead of half his atten-
ton might have recognized as kisses.
Then the man dimly felt rather than
saw the seat in front of him receive two
occupants, and recalled afterward an
impression of the two occupants hav-
ing shouted and laughed good deal
through their window.
Then the train started, AS it moved
away the man with the newspaper fin-
ished the interesting thing he was read
ing and looked up reflectively. He saw
in front of him young man and a
young woman, still without associating
any thing with them, He was thinking
of what he had read.
The young man wore a light derby
hat. He pushed it on the back of his
head to mop his heated forehead. As
he did so there was little patter on
the newspaper that lay in the lap of the
man who was ruminating. The man
who was Illuminating looked down and
saw that Shis patter had been caused
by some tiny grains of rice. This dis
covery broke the chain of his reverie.
He looked up again with highly in
terested expression. He saw the young
man half turn his head as if he had
heard the patter on the paper. The
girl was very pretty. She exchanged a
glance with the young man that made
the middle-aged observer have warm
feeling under the left-hand upper side
of his vest front. Then she leaned over
and whispered to the young man:
"Fve got some of that down my
back."-N Y. Recorder.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
Size of the Pincushion,

The pincushion is no longer the piece
de resistance of the toilet table. From
behemoth size it has gradually dwin-
died down to mere dainty accessory,
sufficient indeed for all practical pur-
poses, but no longer forcing itself on
the attention. Sometimes the cushion
is pendent and hangs on the wall beside
the toilet table, In this case it is in the
shape of a succession of small rolling.
pins in graded Sizes made of plush and
separated by ribbons. Then there are
the floral pincushions, sunflowers, roses
or water-lilies, Cabbages, beets and
other vegetable designs are carried out
in realistic spirit, but are hardly in as
good taste. Fanciful cushions of plush
and satin are also made in shape OF
banjoes, fiddles or flutes, which may
hang on a wall or rest on a toilet ia.
BILE. IN. Y. Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
WIT AND WISDOM.

We may give advice, but we can not
give conduct Franklin.
About the easiest thing that people
can do is to make themselves disagree
able. RAMS Horn.
The older man grows the wiser
he usually becomes, unless he happens
to marry young wife.-N. Y. Re"
corder.
To Judge human character rightly,
man may sometimes have very small
experience provided he has very large
heart. -Bulwer Lytton.
Men will rush to raise the car win
dow for lady, but when asked to hold
her baby the rush dwindles to very
faint rustic. Y. Journal.
The new kind of tableware is called
1.-THE Record" The new servant girl
will probably break it at the first op'
portunity. .-Yonkers Statesman.
In these days cupid dresses in neg
Iige attire and swings In hammock
He looks like an idler, but he is as busy
rs a humming- bird in a rose-garden.-
Baltimore Herald.
Son of House-"You're not dane
ing, Mr.. Lambert Don'tyou wish to?"
Mr.. Lambert (who is not so slim as he
used to be)-"Certainly-if you can
find me concave partner"
1T is so perplexing to be told that
a married man has been released
from his sufferings at last-you can
not tell whether it is the man himself
who has died, or his wife.-Fremden-
blatt,
-She-I notice that you are always
glancing at the clock He-Good gra-
cious! You don't suspect for moment
that am weary of your company? She
No, but suspect you have pawned
your watch.
is there any greater trial in life
than to be compelled to associate with
people who can see no point in your
jokes, and who gave you a look OF
vague and imbecile disappointment
when you have told your latest and
best?-Louisville Western Recorder.
"A Budding Genius not a
bright boy at books" remarked the
teacher to the lads mother, but in one
respect he has a talent without equal
among all my scholars And that is?'
asked the expectant parent "His re-
markable capacity for doing nothing.
Philadelphia Times.
Ignorance is not an entity to fight
against, but want to be supplied, q
vacuum to be filed. Let us hasten tC
supply it in whatever way our mean:
permit To diffuse knowledge is bette1
than to attack error, and one truth dis
seminated is more effective than hun
dred blows at false conclusions
Five o'clock in the morning. Thu
end Of charity ball A besgat stand
on the steps asking-alrus A lady, sn
veloped In q white satin mantle, come
out and makes hastily for her carriage
'rlease to assist . poor ereaturei ~
nothing 10 eat" "Inpossible' w
been dancing for you the whole night
Figaro
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
NUMBER 80.

isughin' to see what cute place she
had found for her nest. The stump was
hollow on one side at the bottom, pro-
iectin' out above, like little piazza, so
she had nice shelter from the sun and
rain. had on blue calico apron. /
tore a piece off across the bottom, and
tied it on to bush, for | was afraid
couldn't find the nest again, and knew
l had got to look out for the little tur-
keys. | calculated she'd been settin'
about week. After that l used to
walk up that way quite often. Some
times | would take my knittin' and sit
down under a great maple-tree, there
was near by the place where the nest
was 1t was the last of May and every
thing was lookin' so fresh and green.
The blue violets were all in blossom
along the side of the brook, and the
elderflower and raspberry bushes just
comm into bloom.
"The old turkey didn't seem TO mind
me; she would set there lookin round,
as if she was enjoyin' the pretty spring
weather as well as ].
"Well, / laid more plans what I
should do with my turkey money than
you hev aboutyour chickens. thought
should save one for Thanksgivin' and
sell the rest; sometimes / decided I
would get me set of blue-6owered
dishes, like Mis- Hansons-she was one
of our neighbors-they was forehanded
folks, and Mrs. Hanson had nice things;
then agin would think | would buy
green bombazine gown and ieghorn
bonnet but / about settled on the Dishes
and planned just what | should hev for
supper, after / got 'em, and had Mrs.
Hanson and the minister's folks, and
Deacon Twombly and his wife come to
spend the afternoon.
Zone mornin' / took a basket and
started for the pasture, thinkin' would
pick some cowslips for mess of greens,
and see how the old turkey was / crl-
culated it was about time for her TO
hatch.
"When l came in sight of the sturap
I could see something white lynn round
on the grass, and thought she had
hatched, but when got to the stump a
heap of white feathers and lot of egg.
shells was all there was left of my cid
white turkey and her eggs"
so! grandma, wasn't it too bad?
What did you think killed the poor tur-
key?"
"Your grandpa said it was fox
| just sat down there and cried, ii was
such disappointment,w when had been
plannin' so on those turkeys, but it was
good lesson to me, for after that when
hev been plannin' ahead and lookin'
forrard TO things I've thought of my old
white turkey, and remembered that
things are very uncertain, and advise
you, Emily, not to calculate too much
on that red dress. You may be disap-
pointed about it, as l was about my
blue-howered dishes. Portland Tran
| script
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

DR. Cross, of the Free Church OF
Scotland Missions on Lake Nyassa,
Africa, has upon the roll of his school
the names of 800 children rescued from
slavery.
The English Baptist Congo Mission
last year had twenty eight missionaries,
and for outfits, aransits, buildings
taxes, boat expenses and salaries, the
expenditure was ST3, 600.
Bishop Doane, of Albany, who has
been travelling in England, has been
given the degrees of LII. D. and d. d. by
the universities of Cambridge and Ok
ford.-Harpers Weekly
There is some talk of providing Ok
ford with complete medical faculty,
SO that students will find satisfactory
theoretical education without going to
London, There is, however, marked
opposition by many influential persons
to that project Revue Scientifque.
The Presbyterians of the north, in
the United States, raised last year, for
foreign missions, $942,69 GA. The
Presbyterians of the south raised S112,-
751.4 40. The Presbyterian churches of
the country have, therefore, reached
over the million line" in the work of
foreign missions. Presbyterian OBJ
server.
The well-known Florence Night
mission, of New York city, has its
counterpart in San Jose, Cal, estab-
lished by the same man who has done
so much for the degraded here. For
two years Mr.. Crittenton has been at
work in San Jose, and great success
has attended his efforts. Over four
hundred conversions have been made
in this mission and its nightly meetings
are overfowing.
The New York Presbytery reports
statistics for the year ending April 1,
1891, as follows: Elders, 514; deacons,
2O6; added on examination, 1,4O1; on
certificate, 1,O19; total of communi-
cants, 24,O77 baptisms, adults, 2l9; in
fants, 1928; Sabbath-school member
ship, 23, 145; contributions, home mis-
sions, S129, 1872; foreign missions, $70,-
OoO, cuuCdulOll, 20, Vou, buDDdVll-SCiiOol
work, $19,912 church erection, S16, $780,;
relief fund, $11,2S4 freedmen, $6,2l9
"A marrying craze has spread among
the school teachers of Detroit. Accord
ing to the Sun, 200 of them-about half
the entire staff-are to be welded DUR
| ing the summer. The Sun adds that
the authorities anticipate trouble in
filling all the vacancies, and therefore
an effort will be made to induce some
of the retiring schoolma ans to remain
for a while after their marriage. In
Boston, when woman teacher mar
ries, no matter how competent she may
be, the school committee dispenses with
| her services.
Rev. Mark Guy Pearce, of London,
tells of one of his deaconesses who went
to mother of child of the slums and
offered to take her for walk in the
park. The little one had never seen a
tree even. When she saw the fountain
in the park she asked: us this the sea?"
mo; that is not the sea-" SIS the sea
larger than that?" Yes" "Could l
walk round it?" mo" "Then itmust
be as large as our squire" And, as
she brought the little one back, a man
who lived in the top story of the same
house said to her: 81 am an atheist by
right, you know, but can not help say
ing to you, God bless you.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
Wheat Crisps.

Sift quart of graham flour into a
bowl Make hole in the center and
stir into it gradually two-thirds of a
pint of ice-cold' water-that is, stopping
to make bit of dough with each tea
spoonful of water before more is added
After the water is all added in this
way, mix very thoroughly, or beat with
a mallet to incorporate more flour and
air, To do this beat into thin sheet;
sprinkle on more flour; double over
half, and pound quickly around the
edges to keep in as much air as possible.
Repeat the process, and keep up the
beating for at least three-quarters of
an hour Then roll as thin as the blade
of knife, and bake quickly in hot
oven. Turn carefully, and brown upon
both sides. 1t will be found nice and
crisp and quite tender These are very
nice for people who are either dyspep-
tic or diabetic Good Health
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
Color Combination.

A pretty novelty in color combination
is crocus yellow and pearl gray. A
fetching house-gown showing this COM
bination is of gray India cashmere and
crocus-yellow crepon. The body of
this gown is of gray cashmere. The
full upper cap-like part of each sleeve
is of yellow crepon; the lower half,
which is like deep close cuff, is of the
gray cashmere. The back of the gown
is in princess style and the full front,
shirred at intervals from throat to hem,
is of the yellow crepon. The foot of
the skirt is finished with full ruche of
the gray fabric lined with crocns-yel.
low surah. Chicago Post
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-09-18
OUR YOUNG READERS.
THE BOY AND THE HEN.

lad kncw-now this is true,
SO listen, little boy
Once had hen of black and white,
He loved artl watched from morn till night,
But had one pain with his delight,
One drawback to his 10y.
His pride was such he wanted much
Some little chicks to pct;
But every coaS'ug. pleading word
Was wasted ON this stubborn bird;
She seemed to think the thing absurd,
And plainly would not set,
He fastened then his wayward hen
Beneath an empty keg;
He tied her on the nest; but still
Her protest sounded, sharp and shrllli
He could not force the biddy's will,
Nor make her hatch an egg.
Resolved-he came, with cheeks afiams,
And from the closet shelf
His trousers bringing Mamma" he begs,
"Please sew some feathers on the legs;
I'm going to set on Speckle's eggs,
And hatch them out myselfp
Eva Lovett Carson, in Our Little Ones.