West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-04-01

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The condition of our Bridgeton Lii
brary, as at present reported, is encoura-
ging. The Librarian announces six new
subscriptions, and as many renewals for the
week just ended. Receipts from Circulation
Library, fines, &C., were $3.4s.
The following are the officers elect
of Bridgeton Division, Sons of Temperance,
for the current term: W. P.-Jesse G. Da-
Wis; w. A.-C. R. Carnes; R. ST. F.
Booblitz; A. S.-Chas. F. Booblitz; F. S.
George w. Oliver; Treas.-David 0. Fra.
zeur; Chap.-Nathaniel Fish; Con.-F. B.
milford; A. C.-G. W. Matthews; l. S.
John Salkeld; 0. SD. Hanthorn.
Rev. A. S. Palmer, of New York,
will deliver a temperance lecture in the Gen.
trail M. E. Church, on Thursday evening
(to-night) on the subject of temperance.
Mr.. Palmer, in connection with his lecture,
will give some remarks concerning his ex-
perience with the Women's Temperance
Movement in the west during the past year.
Mr.. Palmer comes highly recommended as
a lecturer.
Rev. w. W. Moffett, former pastor of
the Trinity M. E. Church, is visiting his
friends in this city. Mr.. Moffett has hosts of
warm friends among this people, and his
visits are greatly appreciated. His latest
appointment is the church at Matawan,
Monmouth County, one of the most pleas
ant towns in Eastern New Jersey. The
Rev. gentleman departs for his new field
of labor to-day.
Several of the inhabitants of our
goodly city have during the past week erect
ed beautiful bird-boxes in their front yards.
On East Avenue one gentleman alone has
put up two of these neat structures: and
the question has naturally arisen whether OF
no he had right so to do, without a per-
NIT from the Mayor. We advise His Honor
to look after this matter, as there is quite a
number of twenty-five cent pieces due him
from these bird-box gentry.
At the residence of DR.. G. H. Dare,
at Shiloh, on Tuesday evening, a joyous
company of over one hundred persons as
sembled to celebrate the wooden wedding
of that gentleman and his estimable wife.
The gifts were Dumerons, and of useful as
well as ornamental character. During the
evening refreshments were served to the
large company, and an exceedingly pleas
ant time had. 1t was one Of the largest
wedding anniversary celebrations known
in this section for a long time. The guests
present were principally from Bridgeton,
Greenwich and Shiloh, We congratulate
DR.. Dare and his lady ON this auspicious
celebration of their five years of married
life
On Thursday last, Constable E. D.
Wallen proceeded to Enlow G. Manlove's
barn, in Hopewel township for the pur-
pose of levying on that persons property in
order to recover debt due Thomas West
and while busily engaged in making an in
yentory of the stock, it is alleged, Manlove
walked up unobserved behind him, struck
him, threw him down, and threatened to
take his ''heart's blood" Immediately af-
ter the occurrence the Constable lodged a
complaint before Judge Alphonso Wood
ruff, who drew warrant and placed it in
the hands of Sheriff Wilson, who arrested
the defendant and locked him up over
night. On Friday he was arraigned before
Judge Woodruff and held in $3.50 bail for
court.
Our good natured news dealer, Mr.
Robert H. Dare, is building up for himself
a splendid newspaper business. Since his
assuming control of the news depot, it has
steadily advanced in character, until it now
ranks with those of our large cities for new WIS
facilities. Besides having all of the period
icals and magazines Of the day, Mr.. Dare
keeps fine assortment of chromos, steel
engravings and oil paintings. Also an ex-
tensive assortment of picture frames, sta
tionery, library books, toys for the children,
and everything in the notion and variety
liue. Centrally located, and situate in one
of the handsomest business buildings in our
city, it is at once the exact location for a
news depot. Mr.. Dare is just the man for
the situation, thoroughgoing and affable.-
All in want of anything in his line will do
well to give him call.
The Clothing Store of Mr.. VIM B.
Station, ON South Laurel street, was robbed
ON Wednesday night, of goods to the
amount of some five hundred dollars. The
thieves gained an entrance to the store by
cutting hole through the back door large
enough to put hand into, and unfasten
the bolt, and lock in which the key had
been left. The holes were first bored with
an auger, and afterwards cut out with a
sharp knife. The goods taken, were case
Of shirts, several coats, vests, pants and
other clothing. This is the second time
that Mr.. Station has been robbed within
the last year. We sympathize with him in
his great loss, and trust that thieves may
be feretted out and brought to justice.
Attention is called to the Special
Notice of Internal Revenue Commissioner
Douglass to be found in another column.
! All persons engaged in any business, avoca-
ton, or employment which renders them
liable to Special Tax, are required by
statute to procure and place conspicuously
in their esJaorsnment or place of business a
stamp denoting the payment of said Special
Tax for the Special Tax Year, beginning
May 1, 1875, before commencing business
after April Both, 1875. Among the persons
} required to pay the Special Tax are whole
sale and retail dealers in liquors. leaf and
manufactured tobacco, manufacturers of
segars, stills and worms, peddlers of to-
bacco and brewers Of malt liquors. Per-
sons or firms liable to pay any of the Special
Taxes must apply to R. M. Seeley, Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue at Rridae