The Penn's Grove record., 1903-02-13

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FRIDAY, FEBRUAl
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWs
Froze to Death Side by Side.
While John Ericsson, a farmer living
near Mount Rose, was crossing a field
he came across the stiffened bodies of
Thomas B. Reed and jerome Hulit,
young men of that section. Reed and
Hulit had been hunting for muskrats.
With the money they got for the game
they bought hard cider and apple-jack.
In the evening the two men visited
the Ericsson home, but were refused
admittance because of their intoxicated
condition. They evidently went into
the fields and lay down. During the
night the temperature fell rapidly and
the sleeping men were frozen to death.
They leave NO families.
Oppose Church Property Tax.
The Catholic Diocese of Trenton and
Newark has requested Assemblyman
Boyd, Of Essex, to secure for its rep
resentatives a hearing on the bill he in
troduced in the Legislature, codifying
the laws relative to the assessment and
collection of taxes. The church author
tiles maintain that In its present form
the bill would work great hardship
on the Catholic citizens of the State, as
1t would compel them to pay taxes on
all their school and convent property.
Under the present law this class Of
property is exempted just as are the
colleges and public school properties.
Thugs Busy In Bound Brook.
John B. Giles, the leading merchant
Of South Bound Brook, was held up as
he was walking from his store to a
nearby barber shop. The thugs struck
him two blows on the head as he was
walking on the main thOrOughfare Of
the town. Giles carried a large amount
of money. He cried for help and the
robbers fed. Giles crawled to his
home in a precarious condition. Sim
liar assaults have been committed by
f00tpadS on citizens Of Bound Brook in
the past few months. A Mr.. Ross, who
was known to carry a large amount OF
money, was struck and robbed. He
is now insane from his injuries.
A Fatal Cunning Accident.
Ernest Barnharth, aged sixteen
years, the only son of Postmaster Nj.
e. Barnharth, at Rosenhayn, accident
ally shot himself while cunning and
died from his injuries. Young Barn
harth was hunting for ducks in a creek
neal there. He was in a rowDoat
and accidentally discharged his gun
while picking it up. The charge en-
tered his right side, tearing a big hole
under the arm Two physician picked
forty-two leaden pellets out of his side
and arm. Blood poison set in in his
arm, which had to be taken out of the
socket. He died shortly afterward.
Won $4,000 In = Lottery.
George g. Moore, a tailor of Bridge
ton, returned home a few days ago,
bringing with him $5S,0O0 as a capital
prize he won in q ~lotterv. in the City
of Mexico. The money was paid in
gold to Mr.. Moore in Philadelphia. Mr..
Moore said: Eyes, / Won S5S,CC0. /
have played for two years, and once
before / won $50. 1 went to Phiia-
delphia and the representatives of the
company gave me the SOS, 900 in gold.
l put the money in the Cumberland
National Bank of Bridgeton."
Dog Guarded Masters Corpse.
The piteous whining of a yellow dog
attracted the attention of a number of
school children at Merchantville and
they found the body of a man lying
along the road. The body proved to
be that of Charles Archer, q veteran
OF the Civil War, who worked at times
for farmers in the vicinity. Coroner
Litchfield gave a certificate Of heart
failure as the cause of death.
Farewell to Judge Dixon.
When Judge Jonathan Dixon ascend
ed the bench in the Passaic County
Court House at Paterson a few days
ago, former Acknowledgement Griggs,
on behalf Of the Bar Association OF the
county, court officers and petit jurors
for the term, bid farewell to the Judge.
who leaves the circuit to sit in Hudson
County.
Broker Died In n Roller Chair.
Lewis We'll, a New York broker,
while enjoying an outing in q roller
chair at Atlantic City, was seized with
heart failure and died in a few min
utes. His wife hurried for a physician.
but her husband expired before medical
aid reached his side. He was forty
eight years of age and went there for
his health.
Artists Son Drowned at Newark.
John Steele, the three-year-old son of
Frederick Steele, an artist, wandered
away from his home at Newark, and
was drowned in the Passaic River into
which he waded. The bcv's brother
met his parents while they were
searching and informed them that John
went into the water up to his knees
and lay down. The body was re.
covered.
In All Parts Of the State.
Wenonah expects to soon have new
fire apparatus.
Arbutus buds are swelling-the FIRST
harbingers of spring.
A movement is on foot to incorporate
Paulsboro as a borough.
There is some talk of starting an