The Monitor-register., 1896-09-04
PennsviIle Record.

EoAnSVAAAo hecOFO.
Mrs. G. E. Bassett is visiting her son
Charles near Quinton.
Frank M. Acton, of Philadelphia, is
spending his vacation with his parents.
Miss Anna Gilmore, of Salem is visit
ing at the home of Assemblyman Powers.
Rev. G. G.. Senser and wife were visit.
ing among their old parishioners here this
week.
DIR. James is now again able to care for
his patients after a spell of sickness,
winch confined him to his bed part of last
week.
VIM. A. Carpenter has purchased the
Bassett ~butchering business and Hiram
Carpenter and Smith Flanagan will be
the butchers.
Firman Lloyd, ST., an old and respect
ed farmer of this township died last Sat
urday night. Funeral took place We'd
nesday afternoon.
Services at the M. E. Church commence
at Z 30 O'Clock, Sunday evenings here
after. Epworth League meeting As
minutes previous.
VIM Fisher and wife, of Camden,
spent Sunday with Gideon Tussey, near
here. Mr.. Fisher addressed the conpre-
CATION at the M. E. Church Sunday even
ing.
The schools of this township, with the
exception of Church Landing school, will
open next Monday, Sept, Z, Church
Landing school will open Wednesday,
Sept. 9. The following is a revised list
OF the teachers Church Landing, Miss
Eva G.. Heyer; Pennsville, Jos r. Given,
principal, Mrs. Mary Cromwell, primary;
Centre, Miss Elldora Jenkins; Harrison
vile, Miss Vida Lippincott.
A fatal accident occurred at Firms
Point Battery early on Tuesday morning,
by which John s. Taylor, aged II years,
and William Ryan, aged SO years, lost
their lives. The two men we're employed
as helpers in a tunnel, through which
passed a double-track cable railway. At
the time of the accident a loaded car was
ascending the track, and a light car, with
which the men were struck, was decend-
ing. 1t is supposed that the unfortunate
men saw the loaded car and stepped off
the track to allow it to pass, and by
doing SO placed themselves directly in
front of the empty car. Taylor was
struck on the forehead, a wound about
three inches in length being inflicted. He
died instantly. Ryan was cut in the right
temple and cheek, from which the flood
flowed freely. His left foot was also
somewhat lacerated. Ryan lived one
hour and twenty minutes, but never re-
gained consciousness. Both men died
from conclusion of the brain. Taylor
resided at Church Landing, and leaves a
wife and two children. Ryan lived in
Elsinboro township, was a widower, and
leaves two sons to mourn his death.
DR.. James and DIR. Carpenter, of Salem ,
were Immediately summoned, but their
services were no avail. Taylor was killed
outright, and Ryan died in about an hour.
Coroner Hoelzsl of Salem, held an in
quest on Wednesday, and the jury return
ed the following verdict THAT we
condemn the fastenings attached to the
cable cars at the time of the accident.
We also condemn the code of signals in
use from the fact that we consider them
imperfect and insufficient to avoid acct
dents"
The jury also offered the following
recommendations THAT a more secure
fastening be used and a more perfect and
distinct code of signals be adopted at
once."
We understand that the workmen had
complained to the manager about the I'm
safe condition of these f~astenings. A suit
for damages is being talked of by the
dead mems friends.