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The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
AS the Romans Do.

Rome, Feb. 25.-The Rev. Horace
Dutton of Boston was robbed of 200 lire
yesterday He was bicycling in the
country when his machine broke down
and he accepted the offer of two men,
who were driving in cart to take him
to Rome On his arrival here, Mr.. Dut-
ton started to rumunerate the drivers
when he found his purse had disappear
ed He accused the drivers who there
upon whipped up their horses and drove
rapidly away Mr.. Dutton hung onto
the rear of the cart until exhausted and
then dropped on the road considerably
bruised, but otherwise unhurt.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Death of Rev. JOS. w. Cook.

ST Louis, Feb. 25-Rev. Jos. w. Cook,
pioneer of Indian missionary work in
Wyoming and the Dakotas, is dead of
valvular disease of the heart. He was
en- route to Florida, and becoming un-
able to travel was compelled to stop in
ST Louis. He went to St Luke's hos
pital and remained there until his death.
The body has been sent to Wagner, S.
D. by rail, from which place it will be
taken overland by team to the Yankton
Indian agency where he had requested
that he might be buried. Rev. Mr.. Cook
was one of the best known Indian mis-
sionary workers in the west.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Arrival of the Hancock.

San Francisco Feb. 25.-The United
states transport Hancock arrived from
the Philippines early this morning with
81 cabin passengers. 1,022 soldiers and 81
military prisoners. There were three
deaths on the voyage, which was a
stormy one, and two men were swept
overheard and drowned. The Rosecrans
which arrived last night brought sol
returning soldiers. Most of the troops
belong to the Twenty-second infantry.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Appears to Be Fliehtv.

New York, Feb. 25.-William Wild. an
Englishman who came over on the Krcn
Prinz Wilhelm, and who surrendered tc
the police, saying he had robbed his
Birmingham (Eng.) employers of $3.00e
has been arraigned in court. There he
talked of being filed with X-rays and
wireless kilograms. He was taken to
Bellevue for observation by the alien
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Not to Enioin Strikers.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb 25-The commit
tee on federal relations of the Iowa
house has unanimously decided to re-
port for passage a resolution memorial
izing congress to pass the Hoar bill re-
stricting the issuance. of injunctions
against strikers.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
NO Occasion to DENY 1t.

aa1e r.ollei de,3ied tI1e r11mors which We're cir
culated in the lobby of the house of
commons last week that Gen. Louis
Botha, the Boer commander in chief in
South Africa had made an offer to
surrender on certain conditions. The
story appears to have come from Paris.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Sherman Statue at Last.

New York. Feb. 25.-The long delayed
statue of General William T. Sherman
has at last reached this country. 1t is
an equestrian figure, ordered eleven
years ago by a committee of the cham
ber of commerce. A sum of $53,000 was
raised and st. Gaudens contracted to
complete the statue by May 1, 1894 NO
location for the statue has been prOvid-
ed as yet by the city.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25

Too late to cure a cold after consump-
ton has fastened it's deadly grip on the
lungs Take DIR. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup while yet there is tine.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25

Cheap Excursions to California.
only s25OO during March and April via
the Santa F'e-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Only $25 to California

Via the Great Rock Island Short Line
Tickets on sale every day from March
1 to April 80.
Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25

81 rely upon Casearets entirely in looking
after our children"
Mrs. Ellen Burwell. 1872 Division St.. st. Louis.
my little boy three years old was troubled
with bleeding piles. We began TO give him
Cascarets, and before he had taken one box, he
was sound and well.f
w. A. Coin, oknulgee, I. II.
my little daughter complsined of not feeling z
well and began to vomit and became very sick
A half Cascaret tablet was given her and In less
than half-an-hour she got up we'll ever.
Cascarets a household necessity -
-Thos- L. Most, I'M, Trent Pa.
my little girl was greatly troubled with
worms, but after giving her a sc box of Cas-
carets. she is entirely well Mrs. John F. Biley,
8 Sudler ST., Gloucester, Mass.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Whist Club Scores.

The second game in the new tourna-
ment in the Topeka Whist club was
played last night The whist committee
has decided to offer a trophy cup to the
winners of this tournament, but the
team winning it is open to challenge and
must defend it successfully three times
before 1T becomes their personal proper
ty The following scores were made last
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Happy Childhood Knows What's Best

child dslkes will do much good Sensible
the kind they like themselves
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
NORTH AND SOUTH.

Average ......--...- -l4f o-S
Teams with star indicate not enter
ed in tournament; their scores not figCr-
ed in average
City Ticket Office.
Union Pacific r. R.. 525 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25

sckening
injustice
and easily against the damages of
tablet snPed
The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-25
Last Meeting of Chafing Dish Club.

The Chatting Dish Club was pleasant
ly entertained Monday afternoon by
Miss Virgie Payne. The table was at
tractiVely decorated with carnations
and a fragrant rose was laid each
plate. F'udges on ice cream was the
most important dish on the menu
Misses Santa and Fe Waters were
guests of the club. This will be the
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
Case Was Settled.

The suit of Lester H. Hummell, M.
D., against the Stoe Greek township
Board of Health, was to have been
tried Monday morning before Justice
Nixon and jury. Before the case
was called announcement was made
that the suit had been settled. The
jurors were discharged and court ad-
journed for the day
The suit grew out of attendance of
DR.. Hummell for Conrad Keiffer, a
smallpox patient. The suit was for
one Thousand dollars. The physician
was represented by former Judge Car
row, of Camden, and Joseph H.
Powell, of this city. The township
was represented by former Judge Jas.
r. Hoagland.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
ODD FELLOWS MET
IN GRAND SESSION

Trenton, Nov. 19.-The grand en-
oampment, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of New Jersey, held it's an
nual session in Masonic hall yester-
day.
The Patriarchs Militant, the mill
tary branch of the order, occupied the
hall last evening and this morning at
IL O'Clock the grand lodge will open
for two days session.
The session of the grand enoamp-
ment was opened at IL O'Clock by
Grand Patriarch Harry Phillips, of
Newark. There were about eighty
delegates present
The first business transacted was
the adoption of the reports of the
various officers, all of which showed
the order to be in f1ourishing con-
dition.
The remainder of the session was
consumed in the transaction of rou-
tine business.
According to the rule of the grand
enoampment, the subordinate encamp-
ments vote prior to the session to
elect officers for the ensuing year.
The committee which counted the
ballots reported the following officers
elected: Grand patriarch, W. G..
Burke, of Jersey City; grand high
priest, Samuel Kahn, of Morristown
grand senior warden, John H. Cum
beralnd, of haywood; grand scribe,
Lewis Parker, of Trenton; grand
treasurer, John Q. Robbins, of Hanlil-
ton Square, grand representatives A.
J. Doan, of JerseyCity, and Walter H.
Blake, of Vineland; grand junior
warden John E. Davis, of Trenton
grand inside sentinel, William G.
Taylor, of Newark grand outside
sntinel, Oscar N. Falk, of Paterson
grand marshal, Henry D. Speekman,
of Merchantville.
At the meeting of the Patriarchs
Militant last evening it was unani
mously decided to have the depart
ment represented in the demonstra
tions attending the convention of the
sovereign grand lodge next year a
Baltimore. The state department. will
be represented at the session b,
Major E. R. Mutt, of this city.
The session conclude with an cleo
tion and installation of new officer
which resulted as follows: President
Colonel Frank B. Potter, of Vineland
vice president, Major E. R. Mutt, O
Trenton secretary, Captain T. K
Eastburn, of Vineland; treasurer
Major Walter H. Blake, of Vineland
sentinel Lieutenant Peter Jardt o
New Brunswick; picket chevalie
William N. Watson, of Trenton.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
HUNT BROTHERS.
HANGING OF
JOB WILLIAMS.

Preparations for the execution of
Job Williams, the colored murderer
will soon be in progress. There is
now less than one weeks time before
the condemned man must go to his
death
Sheriff Diament will personally
execute the accused 1t comes in line
with his duty, and he declares he
will not shrink from any service the
law imposes upon him
The Sheriff has consulted with the
Public Building Committee of the
Board of Freeholders, and some of the
places for the execution have beer
discussed, and partially agreed upon.
Justice Hendrickson, in sentencing
the prisoner to death said that he
should be hanged in the Jail, or with
in an enclosure connected with the
Jail. There is no place within the
jail where the scaffold could be erect
ed, and there will be frame building
erected This structure will close in
all the space from the Jail building
to the barn, making a very large
space. There will be frame screer
erected in the rear of the house, SC
that the condemned can be taken from
the Jail, through the dining room ani
kitchen of the Sheriff's residence ant
out in the structure where the gallowl
will be erected, without anyone no
admitted to the execution, being -ablt
to see. The gallows will probably b'
erected by local carpenter, from the
trap design used in Camden county
1t is quite likely that it will be econ
omy for the county to build scaffolt
rather than to borrow one.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
TYPEWRITERS in
CLERKS OFFICE.

The introduction of typewriters in
the County Clerks House will be an
Important Improvement, one that will
be appreciated and economical to
the tax payers.
In these days Of record making,
changing of real estate and recording
documents, the big books accumulate
rapidly In the great vault of the East
Commerce street building. There are
at present upon the shelves 265 books
OF deeds and the shelves are filling
fast. On the other side of the room
some seventy books of real estate
mortgages are upon the shelves, in
addition to the books of chattel mort
cages and hosts of other books.
In long. handwriting the pages of
these volumes are rapidly filled. Each
year there is great increase and at
the present rate it will not be long
before more shelf room is demanded.
At present almost all of the available
With the introduction of Tthe-type-
writer there will great economy in
space. The county will purchase, at
present, two machines, costing one
hundred and sixty dollars each. The
typewriters will require in the re-
cording of deed but from one-third
to one-half of the space now demand
ed. The new books will not have to
be ruled, saving nightly in the ex-
pense.
Another very important feature
with the typewriter will be that all
copying will be uniform and plain.
There will be none of the several differ
ent handwritings, to decipher. There
will be no good, bad or Indifferent
penmanship, and mistakes are less
likely to occur. Again, When the
operators master the machines, the
recording will be done much quicker.
Another important feature of this
new system will be the almost i'm.
possible changing Of records by any.
one so disposed.
1t will be short time before the
entire record work of the county will.
be by the means of typewriters.
The record typewriter is peculiar
ly constituted machine which moves
over the open pages of the book an6
can be so adjutsed as to follow the
rulings or lines of book. 1t will
be done but short time before the
new machines are purchased
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
VINELAND WOMAN
WANTS A DIVORCE.

Vineland, N. j., Nov. 1s.-"I am
not bit surprised" said Mrs. Ralph
E. Doughty, of this place. when she
was told to-day that her husband has
confessed to the Brooklyn police that
he was the murderer of Alfred G.
Latimer, whose murder at the hands
OF burglar in Brooklyn has for sew
eral months been mystery. Regard
ing her husbands statement that he
must have been crazy when he COM
mitted the crime, Mrs. Doughty said
that, while he might be bad, he was
never mentally unbalanced. He is
bright and CLEVER" she said, "though
l am sorry to say that his ability has
been used in the wrong direction. :"
She said her husband had peculiar
ability as a thief, and had once served
term in prison. 1t seemed, she said,
that he had some almost supernatural
power that enabled him to find hidden
articles. She declared she could be-
lieve nothing he said, and that he had
concealed his true character from
her before she married him. He had
shown her handsome house in Cape
May, saying it was his, and had as
serted that he was getting good sal
ary, statements that she found to be
false after she had married him. She
believed that he had married her only
out of spite toward a girl who had
Tilted him.
Mrs. Doughty is suing for divorce
on the ground of desertion.
Doughty was formerly Vineland
boy, and he is related to some of the
oldest and most prominent families
here. His father, who recently moved
to Cape May, is a prominent church
official Young Doughty left here two
years ago, going, it is alleged, on a
stolen bicycle, and deserting his bride
of three months.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
MONTHLY MEETING
OF SCHOOL BOARD.

All the members were present Mon
day night except johnson and Turner.
Superintendent Hitchners report
was presented, in which, after giving
details of school work, fattering ref
erence was made to the Teachers
Institute held st Cape May last week.
The Secretary reported the balances
in the several appropriations and also
noted the receipt of three non-resi-
dent permits from Hopewell township
The following bills were ordered
paid, when approved by majority of
the Finance Committee: Hahn &
Esibil, 50, for repairs Custer &
Richards, $11. 10, for repairs; Nc
Pherson Furniture Co., 50. 25. for
table; Harry Hankins. $25 93, for re-
pairs; Electric Co.. S. So, for cur
rent; Prang Educational Co., $3, for
books; Bridgeton Gas Light Co.
$79. 20, for coke.
Mr.. Coyle, from the Committee on
new school buildings, reported the
condition of the work on the new
building
On motion the President and Secre-
tary were authorized to draw an order
for $4,000 in favor of the contractor,
when the same was approved by the
Building Committee and Finance
Committee.
An order was draw in favor of the
Second ward school library for $40.
The Committee on new school build
ing were authorized to provide music
for the corner stone laying.
The offer of Prof. Green, of the
State Normal School, to send to the
city certain apprentice teachers, was
| accented
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
BIBLE SOCIETY
ANNIVERSARY,

The eighty seventh anniversary of
the Cumberland County Bible Society
Thursday was interesting, profitable
and pleasing.
The handsome new M. E. Church
at Newport, where the sessions were
held, was well filled both morning
and evening, and the program as pre-
pared was effectively presented.
The various reports of the, officers
showed the organization to be in a
very fiourishing condition, land doing
an earnest and effective work
throughout the county.
The devotional exercises, led by the
President, James j. Reeves, were of
unusual interest from the fact that
Mr.. Reeves brought out in his own
way SO many important phases of
Bible Study.
The address to the children by Rev.
FL. H. Beadle, was another feature Of
! the session, the little folks being
strongly impressed with the novel
manner in which he illustrated the
points that he made
81 The officers were elected as follows
S. President-James j. Reeves
Vice President-Dr Charles G.
Phillips.
Secretary-J. Lenhart Rice.
Treasurer-Howard W. Fithian.
y Board of Managers-Jas. J. Reeves,
J. Lenhart Rice, Robert More, Sr. ,
Benz F. Harding, John S. Turner,
DR.. J. @. Kirby, Fl. D. Powell, How
ard W. Fithian, Dr. O. 9. Phillips,
Robt. E. Sheppard, Enoch Hanthorn,
Richard P. Jones, P. W. Lyon, Eli
e. Rogers, DR.. s. M. Wilson.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
Death of Louis Beckhardt.

Early Sunday morning, Louis
Beckhardt, aged fifty seven years,
died at his home on Church street.
He was stricken with apoplexy the
day previous to election, and it was
early known that there was no hope
for recovery.
Mr.. Beokhardt was a we'll known
Bridgetonian, having lived here all
his life, and with his brother, fol-
lowed the father in the clothing bust
ness
During recent years Mr.. Beckhardt
has been engaged as an assistant to
civil engineer Walter Sharp He was
recently appointed assessor for the
Fourth ward by Mayor Hampton, and
made an excellent official. He leaves
q widow
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION,

Trenton, November S.-Delegates
are arriving tonight to attend the
forty-fourth annual State Convention
of the New Jersey Sunday School AS
sociation, which will begin here to-
morrow.
There will be two sessions, after
noon and evening, Thursday, and two,
morning and afternoon, Friday.
The institute for teachers in the
elementary grades will hold sessions
preliminary to the meetings of the
Sunday School convention. these ses-
sions being scheduled for Wednesday
afternoon and evening and one on
Thursday morning. These sessions
will be held in the Third Presbyterian
Church.
The State Normal Institute will
hold session in the Centrals Baptist
Church on Thursday morning and the
county officers will hold conference
on Thursday evening, the place not
yet being fixed.
The singing at the convention
proper will be led by Fred H. Jacobs,
the Brooklyn Gospel singer, and
Daniel Seaman, leader of the Conven-
tion church music.
The State officers of the New Jer-
sey Sunday School Association for
this vear ara Prasident Jamas v
Forster, Jersey City recording secre-
tary, the Rev. Samuel D. Price,
Shrewsbury; treasurer, O. B. Par
sons, New York; general secretary,
the Rev. E. Morris Ferguson, Tren-
ton; State primary superintendent,
Miss Josephine T. Baldwin; chair
man of the executive committee, DR..
George W. Bailey, Philadelphia.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
Driving Out the Enemy.

These are the days of colds, sharp and
sudden, attacking throat and lurgs, and
leading to consequences one does not like
to think about. Avoid further exposure
and fight the enemy of health and com
fort with Perry Davis Painkiller the
family standby for sixty years. 1t con-
quers cold in day. See that you get
the right article. There is but one Pain.
killer, Perry Davis. 1t
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
New Jail Warden.

Sheriff Charles G. Diament has ap-
pointed Harrison Taylor, of Fairton,
jail warden, and that gentleman as
sumes the responsibilities of the posi-
tion, to-day. Mr.. Taylor is a we'll
known gentleman through this Sec
tion and is we'll calculated to fill the
position with credit to himself and
satisfaction to the Sheriff and the
county. He will reside at the Sher-
ifs residence.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
WOODWARD Is
CONVICTED OF MURDER

In 40 minutes, and with but one bal
lot, the Camden jury Monday evening
decided that Paul Woodward is guilty
OF the murder of John Coffin. That
necessarily means that he also killed
Price Jennings, but the State had
elected to try him on the one charge
only
The jury retired at O'Clock. and
was ready to announce the result of
It's deliberations at 4.40, but as Judge
Garrison had gone to his Merchant
Vile home and had to be summoned
to receive it, the verdict was not re-
corded till 6 p. m. AS it was an
nounced from the jury box Woodward
stood as calm and imperturbable as at
any time in his five days trial, Civ
ing no outward indication of his feel
lngs, If feeling he had, and when
Sheriff Mines beckoned to the young
man to follow him for the last time
across the "bridge of sighs' to his
cell in the County Jail, Woodward
turned to his counsel and grinned like
one who was enjoying a performance,
with himself as the most amusing
actor in it.
Not even during the day, when his
broken mother returned to the witness
chair and, before the assembled nul-
titude, acknowledged herself a per-
| jurer for his sake; not when his aged
father sat cycling him wistfully and
longingly, with faraway look of
mingled pity and admonition not
| even when he was on the stand him
self, vainly endeavoring to block his
own path to the gallows, had Paul
| Woodward shown that beneath the
rough coat that binds his emaoiated
figure there turks a semblance of a
| heart
Trapped at every turn by his cross
examination, the prisoner struggled
with fresh lies to squirm out of the
slowly ly-tightening web which he had
himself woven about his life. Over
and over again he admitted that he
had lied, and then vainly endeavoret
to patch up the breaks with other lies
till the whole fabric of his f1imsy de
tense came tottering down and placed
him beneath the shadow of the gibbet
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
Burial of Rev. W. S. Zane.

On Monday the body of Rev. VIM.
S. Zane, who died at Mays Landing.
was brought to Bridgeton and funeral
services were held at Trinity M. E.
Church. A delegation of Brearley
Lodge, F. & A. M, attended the
body. Among the M E. ministers
present at the funeral were Presiding
Elder Edmund Hewitt, Rev. G. B.
Wight, Rev H. E. Williams, Rev. J.
Morgan Reed, Rev. Willis Reeves,
Rev. J. R. Thompson, Rev. g. J.
Fitzgeorge, Rev. W. Abbott, Rev. S.
K Moore, Rev. A. Dare, Rev. A.
Lawrence, Rev E. H. Durrell, Rev.
J. Warthman, Rev. W. W, Moffett,
Rev. J. L. Surtees, Rev E. r. Brun-
yate, Rev. A. Wagg, Rev. @. F.
Downs.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-11-20
Another Proposition.

1t is understood that some members
of City Council will propose at the
next meeting to put new bottom or
lining in the reservoir. A well known
contractor is now here going over
the situation and advising what he
considers the most feasible plan. The
matter, if brought to the attention of
Council, may be referred to COM
mittee to obtain expert opinion, esti-
mates of cost, etc., and report later.
Such work could not be begun until
next spring, and this would give the
entire winter to make careful study
of the whole situation and agree upon
a plan for the best interest of the city
Fortunately there has been no scarcity
of water and there will not of course
be any during the winter and spring.