Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1883-10-09

The Presbyterian Ministers Home, at
Perth Amboy, will be formally opened by
appropriate services to-day. This beauti-
full and suitable property was donated to
the Presbyterian Church for the use OF its
disabled ministers by Mr.. Bruen, uncle of
Rev, 7. DeHart Bruen of Clayton.
Ladies will agree with US that one of
the most important things in selecting
silk dress is to secure material that will
not cut of break in wearing. To do this
you will have to purchase your silks from
a thoroughly reliable house, that will guar
antee them as represented, Halls, 26 So.
Second street, Phila., is such house, and
they have something to say TO you in their
advertisement which appears this week.
Fire destroyed the Building and many
exhibits of the Pittsburg, Pa, exposition,
one night last week. Loss 81 100000.
Postal Inspector Barrett has for over
year past been engaged in investigating
the operations of an alleged swindling
concern doing business at No. 3IIH
Walnut street, under the title of "Ihe
Reliable Manufacturing Company" and
yesterday arrested Robert H. Graham, the
junior member of the frm. The Company
offers to furnish to any address an outht
and instructions for "making new and
beautiful picture, called the electro graft"
the cost of the outfit being 81 and two pos
tage stamps. In the circular the Company
promises those who purchase an outfit to
buy all pictures returned to them, paying
for the same 90 cents piece.
The West Jersey Game Protective So
ciety has control of six southern counties
of New Jersey for the protection of game
and the enforcement of game laws, and
the majority of the members are PhiIadel-
phIans! During the past year the receipts
were SIS55. and there is now So4I.2S in
the treasury. Officers for the ensuing
year are: President, Thomas Walker;
Treasurer, George E. Taylor; Secretary,
Charles H. Barnard; Directors, John H.
McMurray of Camden county; Thomas
Walters of Cumberland; Thomas Brown
of Salem; Williami Brown of Cape May
Samuel Reeve of Gloucester John R.
Bebe of Atlantic; and B. B. Kugler of
Philadelphia.
Frederick A. Potts, Israel Adams, Will
liam Walter Phelps and Garrett A. Hobart
have been chosen members at large of the
New Jersey Republican State Committee.
Thirteen convcts-seven colored and
SIX white-were publicly whipped at New
Castle Sept. 22d. The cat was well laid
on, but blood was drawn only in one case.
Oct. Ist the Lazaretto Station at Tint
cum Island was officiallay closed, and the
Quarantine season for the port of Philad-
elphia brought TO an end for the year 1883.
The season has been an unusually healthy
one, but single fatal case of sickness hav-
ing occurred in the hospital, yellow fever
patient, from the brigantlne Julia Blake.
. The total number of vessel examined dur
ing the season of four months was $50.
= The health certificates of all vessels arriv-
ing at the port are examined now at South
street wharf by DR.. Allison, the Port
Physician.
A Mormon missionary in Washington
lately claims to have recently made seven
ty-six converts. mostly young girls between
the ages of fifteen and twenty five. He
is an associate of the Mormons who were
xecently tarred and feathered in Indiana.
Cumberland Co. Freeholders, in special
session on Monday of last week, voted
adversely to building bridge at Grove
street, Bridgeton. AS the city laid out the
street, their commissioners will probably
order the bridge, or as the Chronicle sug.
gests apply to the courts for mandamus
to compel the county to build the bridge
asked for.
1t is expected that 1000, 600 pounds OF
sorghum sugar will be produced this year
at the Rio Grande Mandatory.
VIM. Squires, a Paterson young man,
was struck by the cars and killed Tuesday
while trying to rescue his dog from the
same fate.