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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
The Fourth of july,

The celebration at Newport on Saturday
last was considered by many as the best
ever known in that place. The village was
handsomely decorated with bunting. In
the morning ex-senator I. T. Nichols
spoke. and so well pleased were the peo-
people that three rousing cheers were
given him at the close of the address.
Mrs. Compton read the Declaration of
Independence in very effective man
ner. In the afternoon grand Grafton
was delivered by the Hon. Jas. M. Scovel
MIR. Scovel was at his best, and his SUBJ
ject gave him wide scope for his great
ability.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
The Greatest Haul Yet.

The greatest haul of fish ever made from
the Losee Pond, near Edison, Sussex
county, was captured last week by Mail
som Smith, Jersey Central engineer.
In the course of few hours fishing he
look upward of 100 fine Oswego bass,
none OF them weighing less than three
pounds and several over five pounds.
There is, he says, everything in knowing
now to fish. Two years ago he and his
party took whole carload out of the
same pond in three DAYS.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
LIVELY MEETING,
Counciimen In Special Meeting Get Per-
sonal.


Council met in special session Friday
night TO listen to the report of the Com
mittee on the building of the proposed
new school house in the Third ward.
All the members we're present except
ing Messrs Morris and Blew, and Presi-
dent higgins presided.
The Committee reported the plans and
specifications for the proposed new build
ing. They were prepared by Stearns &
Castor 639 Bourse Building. Philadel-
phla, and show a most elaborate and
handsome school building. Not so large
but much handsomer than the Bank
street High School. The plans calls for
thirteen rooms and the three rooms on
the second floor can be thrown together
in large assembly room. The building
will be OF brick and terra Gotta, all exter-
ior cut stone to be of Indiana lime stone.
Mr.. Bacon began the business of the
evening by offering resolution, author
lzing the Building Committee to adver-
tise for bids upon the plans and specifica-
tions presented.
This brought Mr.. Matthews to his feet,
and he vehemently opposed the building
of the school. He has been against the
project from the beginning, and his re-
marks Friday night were even more 1e-
markably forcible than heretofore. He
took occasion to criticise the Building
Committee for endeavoring to get the re-
port in by special meeting, and that
brought about free -for-all discussion,
and matters were more than warm. Lam
guage impressive but somewhat inelegant
was recorded, and the entire meeting was
of Fourth of July order.
The resolution was adopted finally,
and the meeting adjourned.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

York World, formerly the Weekly has
been phenomenal success. 1t is Semi
Weekly of six pages, mailed Tuesdays
and Fridays; eight columns to the page;
forty-eight columns each issue. 1t gives
the news fully half week ahead of any
weekly paper, and, at the same time, re-
tains all the literary, agricultural, miscil-
lany and other features which made The
WeeESy World so popular. Yet the price
IS ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. For
sample copies at THE WORLD, N. Y.
5 lott
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
c. FL. MOorhead's Annual Fourth of July
Celebration.

Celebration.
Each Independence Day Mr.. Moorhead
invites his neighbors and friends to join
MIN in celebration of the glorious
Fourth, and it always means very en-
Joyable event for all who take past in the
program, and Saturdays celebration was
no exception to the rule, except the i'm
provemen9s from experience of the past.
An orchestra of the Athletic Military
Band, of Philadelphia, furnished the
music, which was much enjoyed by the
three hundred or more people, young
and old. The pyrotechnical display was
excellent and would have done credit to
celebration on much larger scale.
The two hundred Chinese lanterns
hung on lines about the lawns made a
very pretty display.
After the fireworks had been disposed
of, refreshments were next in order. Mr.
Moorhead first invited the children into
the large dining room and seating them
at long table had them served with ice
cream. orange ice, fruits, cakes, etc.; then
the older guests were waited upon, and if
any failed to satisfy their appetites it was
no fault of the arrangements made by
Mr.. Moorhead, nor lack of pains on his
part. After refreshments some one pro-
posed plain cotillion in which as many
joined as the room would admit, and
was greatly enjoyed by all present.
AS the steamer "Endeavor'' with the
Cape May party passed, salutes were ex-
changed. Among the visitors from Phil
adelphia were noted the following: DIR.
Fl. Rocerman and wife, Mr.. Rose, wife
and daughter Mr.. Fleming and wife, Mr..
Beck, wife and daughter, and Mr.. Moor
heads mother and sister were also among
the guests of honor. Among those from
nearby were It. F. D. Baker and wife,
Ed. Robbins and party of friends, Craig
Elmer and Thomas S. Hoff, of Bridgeton.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Try Aliens Foot-Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season of the year your feet feel
swollen and hot, and get tired easily. If
you have aching feet, new or tight shoes,
try Aliens Foot ease. 1t cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures swollen
ard sweating feet, blisters and callous
spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all
pains and gives rest and comfort. At
druggists or shoe stores. By mail for Csc.
in stamps. Trial package FREE. Allen
S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y. 77dw 4w
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
HELD FOR COURT.


Benjamin Mingin Is Sent Back to the
County Jail.
Benjamin Mingin was Tuesday given
hearing upon the charge of rape COM
mitted upon the little Biddle girl.
The hearing occurred at the Sheriff s
Office. The testimony of the child, the
grandmother and grandfather was con-
elusive, as well as the evidence of County
Physician Thompson, who attended the
girl.
The most important evidence against
Mingin was the statement made by him.
self. The whole mass of testimony was
horribly siudescent that it is impossible
to give even hint of it.
Mingin was sent back to Jail without
bail to answer.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Congressional Convention.

Senator E. L. Ross, of Cape May
County, chairman of the last Congress
sional Convention, has issued the call for
the next convention. The date is fixed
for Thursday, July 80, and will be held
in Woodbury., beginning at twelve
O'Clock. The delegates will be elected
from the various wards and townships
on Monday, July 9th. The call is pub
lished in another column.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
WINDOW GLASS WORKERS,
All Seem of One Opinion on the Wage
Question.

AL Seem OF One Opinion on the Wage
Question.
PITTsBURa, Pa, July 6.-The specially
called convention of the Window Glass
Workers Association met to-day, and
1S2 delegates are in attendance. The
principal business of the convention is to
devise means to end the factional contro-
versies which have brought the once
powerful association to the verge of dis
solution. President Simon Burns occu-
pied the chair at the opening session. A
discussion of the legality of the election
of the Master Workman of L. A. 800
ended in seating him in the convention,
which is regarded as a victory for the
anti-B Burns side.
On the wage question there is no ap-
parent division of sentiment.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Negotiating for Sea Breeze.

Inc Sea Breeze property is offered for
sale by the company owning it. Parties
in this city are now negotiating for the
purchase oft Sea Breeze was always a
favorlte place for Bridgetonians and it is
believed would be paying investment
for the right parties.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Lost His WAY.

Randolph Smith started on his bicycle
last Saturday in a northeasterly direc-
ton. He rode on and on and finally got
so far away from home that he was lost.
He kept on going and brought up in
Franklinville. Then he happened to
think he had an uncle near there, so he
went little farther on, found his uncle
and now intends to spend week with
II,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
OFF ON THE STEAMER.
The Washington Excursion Leaves Tuesday
Morning.

The Washington Excursion Leaves Tuesday
Morning.
It was anything but a pleasant morn
ing when the twin screw steamer EN-
deavor'' left here Tuesday with the Chris
tian Endeavor excursion for Washing
ton. But notwithstanding there were
over one hundred ladies and gentle
men on board to take the trip.
The steamer had been enclosed with
canvass and the hunks for the eparty were
all fitted up and everything had been
prepared for the nine days trip. The
steamer will reach Washington some
time tomorrow and will be used as a
hotel by the excursionists while the party
remain at the National Capitol.
Many of the excursionists took their
wheels and will enjoy the wheeling
there,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
DR.. KIRK ATTACKED.
While Going From This City to His Home
in Fairton, Several Men Attack
Him

One evening last week as DIR. Kirk, of
Fairton, was going from this city to his
home in thatlvillage, he was attacked by
number of men who threatened to ''do
him up"
1t did look for awhile as if he would
be severely dealt with, but he managed to
pull his revolver and fire three shots at
his assailants, none of which, however,
took effect.
He whipped up his horse and escaped
further punishment. The doctor did not
recognize any of his assailants.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Special Meeting.

A special meeting of the Cumberland
County Agricultural Society is called for
one week from Wednesday beginning
at half-past two o'clock. The business
Twill be for the purpose of considering the
re- building of the destroyed grand stand.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

Charles Lacey and Charles Michael
English, two innocents, visited Clark's
pond yesterday and tried to clean out all
the fish. They had pretty good luck for
they had pretty good bait. They succeed
ed in landing twenty nice specimens of
pickerei.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Fishing at the Ledge.

Assistant keeper AL. Dufneld of the
Ledge Light House, reports that weak
fish are biting near the light and that
some very fine catches have been made
there within week. The fish run large
and the sport is good.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

Put an end to misery. Doan's Ointment
will cure the worst case of Itching Piles
there ever was, and do it almost instantly.
Years of suffering relieved in single
dealer. 1w
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
They Eat Ice Cream. /.

There is a family in the Third ward,
who On the Fourth of July ate sixteen
quarts of ice cream. There are six in the
family. One of the boys not content with
this ate fifty raw clans besides, and he
still lives.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Downam Improving.

Chester Downam, the would-be suicide,
was somewhat better yesterday. The in
flamation caused by the bullet has sub
sided some and it is now thought he will
recover.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

In a pigeon shooting race at Elmer
Fourth of July, Henry Serbeck beat E.
III. Loper. The men shot at eight birds
apiece, Serbeck killing six and Loper
three.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

Nearly all summer complaints are due
to bad blood and unhealthy bile. DIR.
Fowler's Ext. of Wild awberry cures
by attacking the root of the trouble. 1t
never fails. 51w
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

Always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch
in Milk. ct can, 10c. 624dw 4w
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
viii PLAY.

The City Band has been engaged by B.
F. Horner to furnish music for the Sun
set Pavilion Saturday night next.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Special Meeting.

GPECIAL Meeting of Cumberland County Agri-
y cultural and Horticultural Society. OWING to
the destruction of the Grand Stand the Executive
Committee call Special Meeting of the Society on
Wednesday afternoon, July 18th, 1885, at the Court
House, at Q 80 O'clock
I'd it's I'd W I. C. SMALLEY, Sec'y.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
Games to be Played

Thursday July 9.-Bridgeton at Cam
den; Salem at Millville.
Friday July 10.-Millville at Bridge
ton; Camden at Salem.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

The silver men are in the saddle at the
Chicago Convention.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09
CLUB STANDING.

How the Teams of the South Jersey League
Stand.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-07-09

The standing of the South Jersey
League clubs is as follows;
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-05

timation Of the Mckinley supporters
which is freely accorded by them 10 the
| Maine statesman. No ones name sUg-
gests itself prominently in his stead.
No one from New York is likely 10 have
| it because Of the factional differences
there which would be aggravated by the
recognition of either faction, it is felt.
It may be stated upon authority that
the Mckinley influence as organized for
| his nomina ton for the presidency will
be thrown TO no one for the second place
in the event of Mr.. Reeds persistent re-
fusal with the negative exception just
| noted.
1t is understood here that Joseph H.
Manley will make no stop at Cleveland
on his way from Augusta to St. Louis,
but will go straight through 10 perform
his duties as secretary OF the national
committee.
The health of Mark Hanna, which has
caused some slight anxiety to his
friends here for a day or two. is fully
restored, and Mr. Hanna brands the re-
ports that he is ailing in any way as
campaign lies" with all his wOnted
vigor. He win leave Cleveland with his
party for st. Louis on Tuesday evening,
June 9, arriving in the convention city
in time to be present at the meeting of
the national committee on the morning
of June 10.
The principal business before the COM
mittee viii be the question of the con-
testing delegations. There are seventy
eight of these, involving 156 delegates.
In the great majority of the cases the
Mckinley men represent the regular
and his badly demoraliZed opponents
the contesting representatives 1t is es-
tinated that not less than $4,000 will
have to be expended to bring these men
10 st. Louis and prepare their cases
adequately, providing, of course, for
their maintenance in that city and their
return 10 their homes.
Senator Quay is already reported as
saying bodily that he will not spend
cent on contests. In vieJA of his aban-
donment of the combination, the great
expense involved, and hopeiessnesS of
the cause il is possible that few Of the
contests against the Mckinley people
will be brought to final trial, Tightening
the labors of the national committee
and shortening by day or more the sit
ting of the convention.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-05
THEY WANT REED BADLY.
May Force Him on the Ticket as They Did
Logan,

! Cleveland, O., June 4.-The news of
the declination of the nomination for the
| vice presidency by Thomas b. Reed
| through J. Frank Aldrich was received
| by the Mckinley people here. The SEN
timent most frequently expressed was
that nothing could be said in advance
which would bind Mr.. Reed to refuse the
honor of a nomination by acclamation
from a national convention when IL was
equivalent TO election, as in the present
instance.
This is not held by Major McKinley's
friends TO be a case of one who after
| saying he would never consent. consent
ed, but rather one of a leading Republi-
can who IL willing 10 be governed by the
good Of his party. In this respect it is
on all fourS with the case of John A.
Logan in 1884. Though sedulousIy de-
clining the use Of his name for second
place on the ticket, nevertheless he yield
ed 10 the declaration of the convention
when il became clear 20 him that his
acceptance united ana strengthened Re
publican interests.
With this view il is held that the less
said to Mr.. Reed about il the better.
and that neither Mr.. Maniey nor Mr.
Aldrich can beforehand deny a diStin-
guished honor 10 be rendered in behalf
OF their chief.
1t is intimated strongly. on what
seems TO be adequate authority. that
the recent meeting Of ex-senator Piart
and Senator Quay in Washington was
| against the proposition 70 give Mr. Reed
any place on the national ticket what
ever Il i not believed THAI the TWO
leaders united upon any single person
I Tor Mchinley's $ running mate. nor can
any one be found To suggest the name
OF candidate likely 10 obtain the sun
port Of both Of them.
But il is believed that the twain have
With them in their opposition 70 tha
chances OF the Maine man tn. entire
membership OF The United Staes senate
Reeds Identification with pa-liamen-
tary reform is thought % be too nearly
complete 70 permit his name 10 be
gIa1eful 20 any one in this body Of an
tiquated methods and csntUry-oId ira
ditions.
However welcome the present speak
e. of the house may BE- u the second
place. there Is no supporter OF McKia-
ley in Ohio who holds thai his name Il
necessary 70 insure the election OF the
ticket in November.
II IS pointed out that in ali rea sonabie
certainty Republicans viii be elected 20
succeed Hlu of New York. Kyle Of
South Dakota, Palmer OF Illinois. PETER
of Kansas. Villas of Wisconsin. and
voorhees, 0f Indiana
George L Wellington and Joseph 2.
Foraker, Republicans, have already
been chosen 10 succeed Democrats -
Maryland and Ohio. and Il is not TOO
much 70 regard as likely ne choice OF
Republican senators 70 succeed Black
burn OF Kentucky and Nest of Missouri
and 20 nj the vacancy n Delaware-
II TAe senate Is equally divided Row
is composition on March 4. 1887. VIII b.
Republican by a majority o. sixteen and
possibly twen ty-tWo.
No one holds half the place Ia the eS-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-05
Modem Weapon, Against sav.gss.

In an article entitled "The Italians n,
Abyssinia," Gen. Cosseron de VilIenoisy
says: ''The battle of Adowa, where Me-
nelek's troops overthrow well-arned
European forces, attacking the in.
fantry in hand-to-hand fight and TAX
ing entire batteries without their being
able to fire q single round, has diSeon-
certed those who hitherto insisted that
1t would be impossible to get anywhere
near troops equipped with Inodrrn
arms. This is because firing in &C.
tual warfare and in peace practice have
nothing in common. While in the lat
ter case the target is clearly discernible
and the distance readily estimated; in
war the enemy keeps well out of sight,
and there Will always be slight undu-
lations of the ground, hedges, bushes,
or maybe even herbs or tufts of grass,
which more or less obstructS the view,
and hence the fire is aimed at random.
and almost invariably too high Thels
is always dangerous zone at some
distance, where the bullets fall thich
est, and by advancing beyond this tbs
enemy can avoid most Of the danger
This Is what happened at Adowa, and
what viii always be fatal to young,
Unreasonable troops, while the fire
wiz have its full effect in the case Of
calm and experienced, that is TO say,
old soldiers. Napoleon's words still re-
main true that a man is not a soldier"
-L'Avenir Militaire.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-05
DARK MEN AS FIGHTERS.
They Are Good Fighters When PrePeri
Trained and Ofioered-

They Are Good Fighters When Properly
Trained and Oficered-
The plain truth is that the natural
fighting power OF the Asiatics and Afri-
sans is very nearly equal TO that of Eu-
ropesns. so nearly equal that whenever
the dark men are even decently organ
led and armed or led by a man OF
capacity, the white mems advantage
disappears. and they have to fight with
al the care and generalship, and even
numbers, which they would require In
Europe. Il Is assumed that these
things viii never occur. but the as
sumption is n very large one, and by
no means borne out by past facts We
all know, and admit, that the neces-
sary change has occurred in Japan, and
10 European power would now invade
that country without taking AL tie
precautions u would take If II xers
invading a European state Indeed,
Russia Is actually occuDul2ting great
army in Eastern SibeTia--S0. 90 men, IL
Is said-in fear lest the JaPsnese, IL
TOO much pressed, should invade her.
The ameer of AfghanIstaa Is accumu-
lating European weapons year by year.
and IS actually manufacturing them
n such quantities that. should we ever
come into conflict with hrs SUCCESSOR.
the general IN command viii have 20 b>
- careful as II he we're fare 80 faoe
with = European fos- u Is Tot Gen
Eobe-t< who WI tel ANYBODY Tia. Ia
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-05
THE MooNsHINER.s LIFE.
He Is Vastly Different from the Ma
Pictured in Novels.

He Is Vastly Different from the MAJ
Pictured in Novels.
He is neither bandit nor a highway.
man, disturber of the peace, nor in re-
spect to formularies other than the rev.
enue statutes a lawbreaker. Least OF
all, perhaps, is he desperate. Within
a month OF the present writing, a trav-
eler of one of the Tennessee railways
entered the smoking car Of the train.
In the rear seat sat an officer in charge
of a ''covey" of moonshiners, flushed
by MIN ON the mountain the night be-
fore. There were IL in the party. They
had yielded without resistance TO one
man, and. most singular circumstance
of all in the south, the deputy had not
found it necessary TO put them in irons.
At their trial the members of this
party viii doubtless plead guilty TO a
man, though a little hard swearing
would probably clear half of them; they
will beg for mercy or for light sen.
tences, and those of them who promise
amendment will most likely never be
again brought in on the same charge,
for the mountaineer is prone to keep
his promise.
A venerable judge, in whom judicial
severity is tempered by a generous ad-
mixture of loving kindness and mercy,
and whose humane decisions have made
his name a word TO conjure with among
the jewellers in the waste places, tells
a story which emphasizes the promise
keeping trait in the mountain charac.
ter. A hardened sinner of the stills,
whose first and second offense were al
ready recorded against him, was once
again brought 10 book by the vigilance
OF the revenue men. AS an old offender,
who had neither promised nor repented,
1T was likely to go hard with him. and
he begged not for liberty. but for a
communication of his sentence which
would send him to jail instead of the
penitentiary, promising that so long as
the judge remained upon the bench
he would neither make nor meddle with
Illicit whisky.
He won his case and was sent to iai'
for a term of IL months. This was in
the summer, and, six months later.
when the first SHOWS began TO powder
the bleak SUBMITS of Chilhowee, ths
judge received letter from the con
Wet. 1t was simple-hearted petiticz
for "furlough" of ten days, pathetic
and eloquent in its primitive English
and quaint Inisspelling. Would the good
judge let him off for just ten days:
Winter was coming on, and his wife
and children were alone in the cabin
on the mountain, with no one to make
provision for their wants. He would
not overstay the time, and he would
certain shore" come back.
His petition was granted, and, trus
TO his word, the mountaineer returned
On the tenth day and gave himself us
TO the sheriff. He served the remainder
or his sentence, and, after his release
kept his pledge TO the judge as long as
he remained on the bench. - LiSpin.
colts Magazine.