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Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
BIG SUNDAY ROW.
A Reputed Speak-easy the scene
of a Racket ON Quiet Sunday
evening. Arrests to be made
--.When?

There was disgracefu row in the
heart of the city Sunday evening just
about six o'clock-a row in which all
the participants should be made to
feel the pressure of the interposition
of the hand of the law judiciously ap.
piled.
Hyman Wasserman, a Jew of rather
unsavory repute as seller of bottled
stuff, keeps place on South Pearl
street, the smell of which is as unsav.
ory as Is the reputation of the place.
Ii be does not do Sunday business
contrary to the laws of this city and
State, it is plain that he allowed an In
toxicated man to enter his place yes
terday afternoon, at least Wasserman
says the man was intoxicated. This
was Howard Heintz; Wasserman says
Heintz came into his house and seat
ing himself In a back room drew dol
lar from his pocket and offered 1t to
Wasserman's daughter; as the girl ap-
preached Heintz seized her by the
the hands and commenced to pull and
haul her about. Mrs. Wasserman en-
tered the room, having seen his actions,
and ordered the girl out. Heintz then
seized Mrs. Wasserman and attempted
to make an assault upon her.
Wasserman himself saw this, he
says, and rushing In the room struck
Heintz a blow. and fight ensued.
The women folks screamed, and the
combattants got into the street. In
five minutes or less there was crowd
of couple hundred people upon the
street. Howard Heintz was seen with
blood streaming down his face. Watch
man Elwell of the w. J. station rushed
across and it was said he was roughly
handled. The police officers soon ap-
peared on the scene and finally the
quiet of the neighborhood was re-
stored.
No arrests were made at the time.
The affair occurred soon after six
o'clock last evening, and this place
and will most likely now receive the
attention that 1t demands.
That place like this seems to be
should exist In place of such public
prominence is an outrage on public
decency and merits the severest penal
ties.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
AFTER THE MELONS.
C0mical Raid on o Water Melon
Patch.

Comical Raid ON . Water Melon
Patch.
Joseph Tice had funny experience
Wednesday night. Some melon thieves
were discovered by his son and some
comrades drive up to bis watermelon
patch with q wagon.
Young Tice and the other boys had
been out swimming and seeing this
wagon drive along In a suspicious
manner they followed it, and saw 1t
hitch near the melon patch.
Young Tice went to the house and
notified his father and both got their
double-barrelled gums and sneaked up
toward the melon pilferers.
They heard one say when I grab
one I want to get good one," and
then both the Tice's blazed away with
the four barrels of their guns. The
fellows ran to their wagon, nnhitched
and fed, but they ran into the other
boys who were standing down the
road waiting for them.
John Rammel hearing the firing
and imagining what was up, with his
son seized their guns and rushed out
firing as they ram"
Hearing this the Tice's thought the
melon thieves had met reinforcements
and were returning, and returned to
the house for more ammunition.
As they returned to the patch they
saw Rammel light a lantern In the
patch and thinking it was the de
termined thieves, opened fire upon
him. Then things became interest
ing, the fire being returned.
Neighbors hearing the shooting
blew horns and some one getting
hold of the rope to Tlce's farm bell
rang it for dear life. In the mean
time the real Cor imaginary melon
thieves escaped, nobody was hurt,
and when the blunders were dis
covered, they all spent most of the
night laughing over the comical
events.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
A NERvEY ACT.
John Ahern Holds the Trolley
Pole.

Sunday afternoon the six O'Clock
trolley car from Millville started over
with about twenty passengers. The
car ran along all right until about two
miles east Of Gouldtown, when the
trolley jumped the wire, and with such
force that the wheel running against
the wire was broken. OF course the
car stopped, there being no power.
John Ahern, one of the foremen put
ting up the wires was acting as motor.
man. He pulled off his coat and
jumped mp on the car to ascertain the
trouble. Secretary Bacon was on the
car, and he was assuring the passen-
gers that the seven o'clock car would
soon be along, and push the car on.
About this time Ahern looked over the
roof of the car and asked Mr.. Bacon If
he could run the car to Gouldtown.
Mr.. Bacon replied that he did not
know, but thought he could handle 1t.
Mr.. Ahern then said he would hold
the trolley pole to the wire and the car
would proceed.
And he did. Mr.. Bacon took charge
of the brake, and Ahern stood up on
the car, and held the pole against the
wire and making a connection the car
ran along lively, until Gouldtown was
reached, when another car was &C.
cured, and the passengers were
brought to Bridgeton.
1t was nervy act, and the passen
gers were amazed. Few people could
have stood upon the car In motion,
but to stand there and hold pole to
the small wire, not speaking of the
danger of an electric shock, was the
act of brave man.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
the great success OF the road.
SATURDAY MORNING.

In the morning the rush for the cars
was immense; crowds of people went
out on the turnpike to board the cars;
two cars were quickly filed with the
jolly people who were all eager for q
ride on the trolley cars.
The cars started for the first trip
from short distance beyond the Bur-
lington avenue and made the run over
without Incident until near the end OF
the trip. They we're packed, even
standing room was at premium.
When the first car was being run
across the Dam 1t came up to the der
rick upon which the men were at
work on the wire, Superintendent De-
Loury was In charge of the motor and
concluded to push the derrick on
ahead of him with the car; everything
went well until just about the end of
the trip when the derrick caught in a
wire and was thrown from the track 4;
the car striking it was lifted from the
track and, but for the quick shutting
off of the current and application of
the brake, would have been thrown
off the track. The people were fright
ened and all sprang to their feet, not
knowing what would happen.
a man on the derrick car was
pitched off and fell into the pond, but
was not injured.
Upon the return of this party the
oars were again filed by those who
could not go at first and made second
trip,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
WHOLE NO. 1898
EXPERIMENTAL TRIP.
An Experimental Trip, which
Demonstrates That the Trac-'
ton Company Have q Very
Fine Road.

After years Of talk and columns of
newspaper work, q railroad has been
established between this city and Mill
vile, and Wednesday, August 9th,.
1893, Is historic date, from the fact.
that on that day the first car ran into
Millvilie from Bridgeton, and the
motive power was the greatest inven-,
ton of the 10th century-eiectricity
Three cars, fully equipped for work
were Wednesday taken from the West
Jersey depot on Irving avenue, down
Church street and out Commerce. It
was the intention to make an expert
mental trip, only the officials of the
road being invited to participate, in
the event of everything working.
smoothly.
At half past four o'clock, johnson &
Evans omnibus, with the Bridgeton
officials of the company, rolled into
Gonldtown, and there boarded one OF
the handsome electric cars which was
standing on the track. A great crowd
had followed the cars out, and gazing
curiously at the cars, the wires and
the officials. The car was In charge OF
Electrician Brown, who was assisted
in the experiments of the afternoon
by Superintendent Deloury, Chies
Engineer Crawford and Motorman
Frank Barracliff.
In the car were Secretary and Treas
urer Walter a. Bacon, Thomas u.
Harris William O. Garrison and John
Smalley, all stock holders. From those
among the spectators who were invited
to join the party were Messrs. J. D.
johnson, John NJ. Lippincott, Charles
R. Elmer, iona. Elmer, Henry Graham,
Masters Leslie, Robert and Charles r.
Elmer, Jr., and Harry G.. Allen. and
Geo. W. MCGOWAN. The latter was
the only newspaper man on board.
As soon as the trolley struck the
wire, electricity was discovered, and
smoothly the car moved off toward
Millville. Every was working
with perfect harmony, and there was.
not q jar or mishap. Occasionally the
car was brought to a standstin In
order to cut the tree branches whfcn
hung over the track and struck the car.
The passengers were delighted, and
the officials who have used SO much
effort in establishing the road, were
most heartily and sincerely congratu.
lated. In just thirty minutes ffomthel
time the car had started, it reached.
the Millville toll gate, where the exper-
mental route ended.
| Arrangements were shortly after
made to return, and the following gen.
tlemen boarded the car and added to
the party: President Geo. Wood.
Charles Newbold, Contractor Thomp-
son, e. B. Kimbal, R. B. Radcliff,
Daniel @. Lewis, A. G.. Moore, 8. Soud-
ers. W. D. Monroe, R. G. Sellers. The
trip back to the Gouldtown Church
was made in twenty-five minutes, and
no effort wss made for extra speed.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
A GLASS COOPERATION PLAN
Presidents Smith Suggests That
Employees Permit q Portion OF
Their Salaries to Remain.

Their Salaries to Remain.
MILLyILLE, N. j., August 13-Wir-
liam ]. Smith, of Pittsburg, president
of the American Flint Glass Workers,
Union, has advanced novel plan to
relieve the flint manufacturers and at
the same time give steady employ.
ment to the 1900 members of,the great,
glass union of which he is the head.
His plan Is to allow the blowers to
draw only enough of their wages to
provide for their present needs and,
let the balance remain with the firms
until the financial stringency is passed
and ready money becomes more plenti-
full. President Smith says that he has
been in communication with several
glass manufacturers on the subject
and they heartily approve of 1t. A
number of manufacturers are willing
to start up. haying received large.
orders, but they are practically with
out money, being unable to realize on,
the stock in hand.
The failure of the flint and green
conferences to come to any agreement
on the question of wages does not
tend at all to lift the cloud of depres-
sion resting over the glass industry Of
the country, and South jersey partic-
ularly. The window-glass manufac-
turers and blowers have had no con-
ference at all. nor has any date been
set for meeting. The outlook In this
branch of the trade at present is more
depressing than In any other.
1t is thought that several green.
glass factories will start mp on time In
South Jersey, notably In Camden
Salem and Millville. but there will be
only partial resumption.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17

The well known manager of excursions
to Washington, California, and the
White Mountains, w. Whitcomb, says
l have never had anything to do me
so much good as ycns Sulphur Bitters.
Iti he best spring medicine ever
used. ! would advise all who suffer
from billiousness and dyspepsia to use
Sulphur Bitters. for 1 know they
cured me. 102w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
DEERrIELD TURNPIKE SOLD.
The Transfer Made Friday
Afternoon; the New Board of
Directors and the New Officers

Afternoon: the New Board of
Directors and the New Officers
The Bridgeton and Deerfield Turn
pike was transferred Friday to a
new company, which is practically the
South jersey Traction Company.
A majority of the stock was offered
to gentlemen connected with the Trac-
tion Company .and the offer was taken;
the old members of the Board of Direc-
tors resigned and offered their stock
for sale and the cash was quickly pro-
duced.
The old Directors were David p.
Elmer, John II. Avis, Samuel G.. Bat
ten, Ed. M. Fithian, George Donaghay
and two vacancies which had not been
filled.
Anew Board of Directors was formed
yesterday and officers elected, of gen.
tlemen connected with the Traction
Company. The Directors are George
Wood, George B. Wood, Walter Fl.
Bacon, Samuel IredelI, Charles w.
Crawford, Edward P. Pelling. and one
vacancy yet to fill. The officers are
Waiter H. Bacon, President; and Sam
uel Iredell, Secretary and Treasurer.
What is to be the effect of this trans
fer can only be conjectured, and peo-
pie will do their own guessing.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
BE Your own Doctor.

1t won't cost you one-half as much.
Do not delay. Send three 2-cent
stamps for postage, and we win send
you DIR. Kaufman's great work, fine
colored plates from life. on disease.
its causes and hcme cure. Address A.
p. Ordway & Co., ossol Mass.
10 3w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
A Beautiful Exhibition.

Brilliant auroras are predicted for
September, according to a natural
law that brings them every eleven and
one-third years. The magnetic storms
will be unusually grand. il the sun
spots tell the truth as accurately as In
nravioua wears.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
Are Won Going West

OF Chicago ? To points in Illinois
Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Northern Michigan, South or North
Dakota, Colorado, Californa, Oregon
to Washington. To any point West
Northwest or South West.
Send for new map of the Chicago,
Milwaukee y ST. Paul Railway systems
which Is geographically correct. 1t,
with an appendix giving valuable in
formation will be mailed free.
Call on or address:
JOHN r. PoTT,
District Passenger Agent,
49So. Third St., Philadelphia, Pa
223tf
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17
Not so Well.

Contractor Thompson, who was
shocked with the trolley wire, is feel
ing pretty sore to-day, and does not
sit up.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-08-17

Kemp'a Balsam win stop the cough
As once. liplv dAw.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07
What's the Use Of Lying!'

Granville, N. Y, Sentinel
No Sinking, Major Mckinley! Did
not Grover Cleveland leave $10O,000,O00
in the treasury when he left the presi-
dental chair? How much did Benia-
min Harrison leave? Who got that hun
dred million during the reign of Benja-
min ?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
That's an easy one. The people got
it, of course. The Mckinley bill, which
went into effect in 1890, cut off &c.
100000 of the peoples taxes per year,
or $55, 100000 to $6O,OO0,O00 being on
sugar alone. The cheapening of sugar
from eight to five cents pound saves
the people of the United states from
$6O,0OO,0O0 to 100000 year. If
this does not account for the reduction
of the surplus to the satisfaction of the
Plain Dealer, it is proper to add that the
late democratic congress expended ST.
OOO, O3O, 600, or $50, OOO, 900 more than its
republican predecessor. There seems to be
plenty of ways to account for the money.
But the Plain Dealer exsggerstes. The
surplus was not 800, 900, 900 when Mr..
Cleveland retired, but S54, 00O,0 900, and
it was still over 1875, 100000 when Mr..
Harrison retired As Horace Greeley
used sometimes to say: whats the use
of lyinp?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07
A NEW CRY.
Something Different From the
Old Battle-Cry Needed
by the New Party.

The peoples party OF Potawatomie
county held its convention the other
day and passed resolutions in the usual
manner. The resolutions consisted of a
long recital in favor of free silver the
only two authorities quoted being Sec
rotary Carlisle and John J. Ingalls,. In
neither case did the quotation fit the
case, but that made no difference. The
convention had no quotation to make
from any peoples party leader. Car
Isle and ingalls, were the only two men
who were in the minds of the trainers
OF the resolutions. The only subject
touched on besides free silver was the
subject of postal savings banks on
which the following was adopted: SOW
ing to the effects of the present
financial crisis, producing bank failures
throughout the country, we realize more
than ever the wisdom and necessity of
the demandi in the peoples party national
platform for the establishment of govern
ment postal savings banks, which if car
rled out would have saved millions of
dollars to the laboring classes who lost
their hard earnings through the failure
of banks not protected by government
supervision" The postal savings bank
question has been discussed good deal
regardless Of party as possible practi-
cable plan for facilitating the small bust
ness of the country. The object is not
to prevent the loss Of funds in private
banks as mich as to assist the DeOple in
small transactions. The money lost in
private banks compared with the cost OF
a government postal savings bank scheme
would be but drop in the bucket. The
peoples party is everywhere doing as
in Potawatomie county-trying to find
a new battle-cry to replace the old ones
which have come to be laughed at the
country over. The Potawatomie county
pops should have framed a congress
sional act covering the matter. Then
all could judge of its feasibility.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07

pose another csse which 10 still more
easily spprehended Two years ago
when tho senate and the governor were
republicans, suppose Governor Humph-
rey had concluded to @recognizer the re-
publican minority In the house as the
proper house and had insisted that the
speaker elected by the minority was the
real speaker instead Of Mr.. Elder. Then
suppose Governor Humphrey, who. by
the way, really knows something about
war from having given his country
long, hard service, suppose we say Gov
ernor Humphrey had ordered troops to
take Elder and his followers and pitch
them out of the house. Would you not
have split open the earth with the fury
of your wrath? OF couse you would and
you would have been justified in doing
so.
No. The conclusion is inevitable.
Lewelling had more power than he knew
how to handle. His job was too big for
him. He got off on the wrong foot and
the whole country knows it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07

them. The slow match slowly burned
up, until with an explosion that
raised tons OF water In the air. the
SLAYER and the blockade OF RATS were
hurled heavenward.
The explosion had hardly subsidized
before the course of the privateer was
changed, and she was bowling along
the opened channel-Way. A sJrong
breeze favored her, and before the
savages could recover from their
fright the privateer was sailing past
the debris.
The savages on the shore did not
recover from their terror to make an
other attempt to interfere with the
passage of the vessel and she soon
gained the open sea. The explosion
cost hundreds OF lives, but it was her
only way of escape from the ingen-
iouslY cOntrived trap
~ was too bad" the captain said.
grimly. "but it was necessary. Wars
war, and it costs dearly sometimes
American Cultivation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07
A Crazy Man.

Kansas City, KS, Gazette.
The pop secretary of state. Mr.. Os.
born, is certainly crazy man. Last
spring his mouth ran at violent rate,
charging republicans with all the crimes
in the calendar, which he was preparing
to show up. Among other things he
said that Cy Leland had been swindling
the state and the people of Doniphan
county in purchasing coal from the state
mines at the penitentiary. Cy said he
never bought pound of coal from the
state and called for an explanation. Os-
born thought he could bluff It down,
but Cy brought suit for libel. Osborn
makes no explanation or justification Of
the story, and says he was not talking
for publication. The jury convicted him
of libel. He told a clear, straight, ma
licious lie, and upon trial in court is con-
victed. He now says it is republican
conspiracy, that he is martyr, and that
the people Of Kansas viii overwhelming
" yindicate him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07
vic Horse.

sThere is q character up In Sioux
Falls" said a New York drummer
who has been Of ia South Dakota
selling patent binders, 'swhO has Tor
years been noted as the hardest
drinker in the place. His drunks
have been many and noisy. he
doesn't work. Nobody would at
tempt to give employment to man
whom water would throw into ny
irophobia 1T How he lives nobody
could saw, but he. nevertheless has q
small spot OF land. a. family, and
horse. This horse was his especlai
pride; it has the sagacity OF human
being, and was more TO be relied on.
because it was a friend to whom
treacherY was a stranger At least
that is how its owner argued. lie
had gone to town 200 times in hls
wagon, and 200 times did the faithful
horse tote him back home, stretched
stiff and stark in the aeon-bottom.
safe and sound.
Thus it went on. But one day
Williams, so we will call the farmer
topper, got drunken than usual. This
time the habitues Of the tavern had
to carry him out bodily and dump
him into the, wagon. The horse
didn't act the same as usual He
was silent. had the blues evidently,
and seemed to be meditating on some
deep-laid scheme The saloon loaf
ers noticed that when he was started
of this time he went straight ahead,
instead of turning around. They
watched him and were surprised to
see him stop short in front Of the pO-
lice station, a fourth Of a mile up
the road, paw the ground until great
clouds OF dust arose and neigh loudly.
Two or three bluecoats lounRed
around in front, but paid no atten-
tion to his horseship. But he kept
up his noise until one Of the coppers
took it into his head to see what was
up His surprise can well be imag-
ined when he saw the dirty, snoring
occupant OF the wagon.
"They carted him into the station.
The moment he was out Of the wagon
the horse, with a joyful toss OF his
head. started for home.
1.-THE next day Williams was fined
SO or sixty days in the Police Court
He paid his fine. He hasn't spoken
to that horse since"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07
MESSAGES to the Dead.

A beautiful custom of the people Of
Siam is one by which they do honor
to their dead. At full moon in Octo-
Der, and again in November, three
evenings are devoted to setting
lighted candles af1oat on the border
Of the sea, in the beliefth they will
be borne away to those who have
passed out Of this life.
The humblest style, says the Satur-
day Review, in which the ceremony
can be performed is yet pretty enough.
The broad, strong leaf Of plantain
is bent or folded into the shape of
boat or raft. In the middle Of this
simple structure tiny taper is fixed
upright. The "katong," or raft, OF
which this is the simplest form, is
then kept ready in the house until
the suspicious moment-predicted by
the family priest-has arrived.
Then at this moment, when the
water is silvered over by the beams
Of the broad, rising moon. the taper
is lighted and the tiny raft is launched
upon the waves. o.. args
Very slowly at first it makes its way
along the edge of the ebbing tide:
then, waited gently by the still eve
ming air into the swifter current it
drifts further and further away, I'M
til only bright speck Of light dis
tinguishes it from the ripping sur
face all around.
When the night Is nne, thousands
of these little stars OF light may be
seen twinkling on the broad bosom Of
the Menam, all vending their silent
way toward the boundless sea, all
bearing silent messages to departed
friends who have already gone to the
great unknown land.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-07
Many In One.

A comical story is told OF young
man who was shown a photograph
Of a young lady which seemed to i'm
press him very much. The impress
sion of the countenance in the por-
trait denoted a strong will, yet a
gentle disposition. 1t was the face
of young lady whom one would like
to know.
"Who is the original Of this por-
trait?" the young man inquired.
THE graduating class OF Smith
College, Northampton" was the re-
ply.
It was a composite photograph,
and the admiring young man awoke
regretfully to the fact that there
was in reality no such lady al
the one whose face had 30 strongly
impressed him--or. rather, that there
were forty-nine OF her!
A young lady who, on seeing q COM
posite photograph Of small circle Of
friends of which she was a member,
exclaimed: 1T is so charming to en-
joy the portrait Of somebody who Is
all ones intimate friends at Oncem