Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-24
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The funeral of EDWARD PETERSON, tn
only son of Charles L. and Anna E
Pierson, of Deptford township, took plac
at his parents home on Tuesday afternoon
Edward died in Manila, Philippine Islands
Nov 26, last, of typhoid fever. With hi
regiment, the 14th U. S. Infantry, he hal
been with the Allied forces to the relief @
Pekin, and on his return to Manila, wa
Immediately taken i'll with typhoid feve
which terminated fatally. The body wa
at once prepared for preservation, and wa
forwarded home on December II.
reached San Francisco on Jan. 10, and her
on Saturday last, the 10Th, in perfect state
and recognizable to family and friends
The services were largely attended, specia
trolleys leaving the Court House at 1.3
and Las. Company 81" attended, de
tail, consisting of three members from tina
organization and three from former Co
oh" Co. ''I'' escorted the body to tn
grave
The body reposed in the heavy casket il
which the long journey had been made
which was draped with large flag, ant
covered with flowers, one design, an Ameri
can flag, being from the members of Com
pany l, of Woodbury.. Rev. Geo. w
Tomson, of the Presbyterian church, o
Woodbury., delivered peculiarly appro
pirate funeral discourse. The intermeni
was in Green cemetery with military
honors.
JOHN I. EsTELL, one of Woodbury's
oldest citizens, died at his home on North
Broad street on Saturday last in the 77tf
year of his age. Deceased was born al
Mays Landing, Nov. 7, 1924. Early in
life he moved to Estellville, and on arriy-
ing at his majority engaged in the glass
manufacturing business there and was very
successful. He came to Woodbury. in 1856,
and established and conducted the coal and
wood business in yards at the north end Of
the bridge. In the SOS he erected a glass
factory, adjoining his coal yard, and was
one of the organizers of the Standard
Window Glass Works. Both of the latter
enterprises were unsuccessful, and the for
tune accumulated in his youth was largely
swallowed up.
In politics he was an active Republican
and was honored by an election to City
Council and with the Presidency of that
body He was also Engrossing Clerk of the
House of Assembly. He was an active
member of the M. E. church and a member
of the building committee of the present
Kemble Memorial church. Four years ago
he fell on an icy pavement and since that
time has been an >invalid. His funeral
yesterday, conducted by Rev. J. A. Dilks,
was largely attended, the interment being
in his vault at Eglington. His wife and
one son survive him.
A Robber Bold Attempts Trolley Holdup.
We frequently read of train hold-ups out
in the wild and woolly West, but that there
was any highwayman bold enough to try
the trick in Jersey was not suspected until
motorman Clark Borton's experience on the
National Park branch of the trolley road
last Sunday night. On the night runs at
this season Borton acts as both motorman
and conductor, as travel is light His last
trip out of National Park is at ten D. M,
and on this night he was without a pas
senger As he came out of the woods near
the Fitzgerald farm, some one struck a
match ahead, and he stopped the car; a
person got on the rear and he started, not
paying any attention to the passenger until
he received an order Hands up Think
ing it was some friend joking him, he did
not at first turn around, but when he did
he looked into the muzzle Of big revolver
in the hands of a burly negro, wearing a
mask.
The man advanced on him and the pistol
was soon at his head. Borton SAYS he
thought fast, and instead of going up, his
right hand instinctively sought his over
coat pocket where his own gun reposed,
though containing only one cartridge. The
negro saw the move, and Borton saw his
finger pressing the trigger. With his left
hand, he struck the mans pistol hand up,
and when it went off the ball went through
his hat about the band, and just grazed the
fired, Borton shot out of his coat
pocket, and the man dropped his
his weapon. The negro then started for
the rear end of the car, but Borton caught
him, and fist fight ensued, in which Bor-
ton found himself out-matched. He re-
treated to get the trolley handle of the car,
and espied the negro's revolver ON the front
platform. As he picked it up the negro
jumped off the car.
Borton followed, shooting at the retreat
ing shadow of the negro, and searched the
woods and fields in the vicinity, but with
out success.
RELIEF CAR SENT OUT.
At the car barn IN Gloucester, when Bor-
ton failed to put in his appearance with
his car, it was thought that his car had
probably been derailed, and car was
sent down on the branch line to locate
him. His car was found, and few min
utes later Borton, still searching with the
negro's weapon in his hand, came up and
narrated his encounter with the lone high
wayman. In speaking of the attack, Bor-
ton said that he could easily recognize his
assailent, who was a light colored man,
with long scar on his cheek near his nose.
In the struggle on the back of the car Bor-
ton tore the mask from his face, but from
the time he knocked the revolver from his
hand, the negro did not utter word.