Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1883-09-04
For THE REGISTER.
Elmer Items.
ELMER, AUG. 18th, ISS.

Mr.. Editor MATTERS in our village
are being much stirred about the talk of a
Glass House to be erected here in the near
future. This thing has come upon us
quite unlocked for and while there has
been a large amount of talk ii has not SIM
mered long before it came to a boil. On
tuesday last, a meeting was held and a
survey OF the situation was had, and on
Thursday the second meeting was had and
$4,000 of stock was taken, and $4,000 more
taken by the Monday following, when the
legal writings were signed and the
work of building is TO be pushed as fast
as money and men Can be commanded to
do SO. 1t is TO be a window glass factory.
This will be a great boom to Elmer and
one that We appreciate. The credit of the
starting of this enterprise is due to Robert
M. Hitchner, Esq, who saw the chance
and directed the parties towards Elmer by
speaking very encouraging words about
aid in the way of money and land to build
1t.
"A sad event has occurred here, in the
death of the young wife of the Rev. MIR.
Rundel, the pastor of the Presby terrain
church. She was only Io years of age
and leaves a babe 10 months old. This
is a hard blow to Mr.. Rundel and he has
the real sympathy of our community.
The Methodist parsonage is being re-
paired and enlarged Two new houses
are being built and some 20 more families
Will require places in which to live as soon
as the Glass House is completed.
The Pltman Grove camprmeeting also
the one near Malaga, have closed.
Mr.. Barber and Mr.. Vented spent Sab
bath lately at Atlantic City. On Monday
Mr.. WentzeI tried his hand at fishing out
side. Old Neptune was just uneasy
enough TO make him quite sea sick. For
a time they had lively sport in hauling IN
hsh-two biting at a time.
r. V. Jones of Watson's Corner had a
lot OF poultry stolen during the time OF
P'tman Grove camp-meeting. This is Ger
tainly very provoking.
Mr.. Joln Bessy having bought the priv
ileges at the Malaga camp. himself,
family and helpers went over to make
what they can out of it. A building had
been put up as a boarding house which
gave protection in case Of storm and also
furnished lodging place for those who w.re
without any place to stay.
The next meeting f the Salem County
Temperance Alliance Is to be held at
Pennsgrove on Wednesday, the 10th of
September. 1t is to be hoped that the
friends Of Temperance will take interest
proportionate to the demands of the case
and attend upon that occasion.
Mr.. ii. Barney, a reformed actor of
New York city, who has devoted nearly
six years to the Temperance work, aud
wiz is a Christian, and a gentleman In
the fullest acceptalion Of the term, was at
Elmer on Thursday and Friday nights,
and is to be there on Saturday, Sunday
and MondAy nights, from Ans. goth to
Sept. 3 inclusive, and gave v ry eloquen
lectures, ia The NJ. E church, to very full
and attentive audiences. lie combines ar
gument, true wit. and the capacity to en-
terrain and captivate an audi nee. He
proposes TO spend a few months in South
Jersey in this work. Arrangements are
beins cOnsAmated to nave him visit the
various localities. This gentleman is none
of your Temperance tramps, that ale 60
ing alb ut to hJodwink the people. Kew.
James r grrs has known him fof five
years, and is under the imprt ssion that he
is a true, worthy and earnest worker, and
would ask our people to give him their
confidence. Having listened to him my
self | feel anxious that our people should
hear him.
Rev. James Rogers endorses the above
OCCASIONAL.