Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
cauntx News.

A few days ago heifer belonging to Eli
wood Mankin, of Jefferson, gave birth to a
cali with two perfect heads and one body,
slightly deformed at the bip.
| The contractor for the Paulsboro and
Swedesboro stone road will have the stone
all on this week, and the road will be in
condition for use over its entire length.
Frank Marsh, resident of Camden, was
severely injured Wednesday morning
while. cunning ON the meadows near Clarks-
boro by the accidental discharge of 8
double barrelled gun. The charge buried
| itself in his foot, decorating the flesh in q
| frightful manner. He was brought to
Woodbury. in a wagon. and after having
his wounds dressed was taken home.
While Mark Evans, of Forrest Grove, was
returning home late Thursday night, he
was held up along the Mizpah road by
three unknown men and robbed OF $27-
all the money he had about him. In
dark and lonely spot, some three miles
from home man spraDg from behind a
tree and caught Evans horse by the head.
Evans whipped the horse up but the man
held on, and finally tripped the animal,
which Immediately started on a run. Two
other men then appeared, and one with a
revolver in his hand levelled the weapon
at Evans bead and commanded him TO
halt. Evans did not obey the command
until the man fired two shots at him. One
ball passed through his cap, burning his
hair, and the other lodged in the wagon
directly over his head. Evans then stop,
ped his horse and handed over the money.
Che robbers were soon lost to view in the
woods.
Below we quote an article which appear
ed in the city papers last Monday. From
the fact that our regular and reliable cor
respondent there ommitted it from bis
news budget this week, we are inclined
to the opinion that it is largely sensational:
Bridgeport is discussing with bated
breath the discovery of a weird mystery
few days ago. Recently W. 7. Adamson,
of Pauisboro, purchased the old Benjamin
Smith property and started to make some
needed repairs. The big, old-fa-hioned
house had been allowed to fall into con-
siderable decay, and badly needed repairs.
Carpenters were put to work on it, and
they began to rip up the lower & or, pre-
paratory to laying a new one. The floor
boards had been laid many years, and we're
rotted and splintered in many places. The
CtdpCulCto ndu t0hOh ny OIiy poAV Va OhO
floor when they made the yserous find
In about the centre Of the middle room
they found a vault, constructed of cement,
extending for depth of about four feet,
there being no cellar beneath the house. It
was about six feet square and was com
pletely covered by the flooring. The sides
of the vault had partly fallen in through
the decay of years, and at first the work
men thought there was nothing in the
strange receptacle except the Jumps and
dust of cement. AS they dug into this,
however they were amazed to find lot of
human bones. The bones were carefully
gathered up and placed together, and DR..
E. T. Oiiphant declared that they formed
the skeleton of child, but the skull could
not be found. The discovery soon became
known through the town, and crowds
gathered to view the bones. ALI sorts OF
theories to account for the uncanny mystery
were put forth, but no one seemed able to
put forth any satisfying explanation. DR..
Oliphant was of the opinion that the bones
had lain in the vault for at least half
century. In that period the house had
changed tenants good many times"