The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-02-29

of tools from the machine shop of E. G.
Haines, as noted in last weeks MONITOR. has
been discovered in the person of Alfred Bid
die, who was arrested at Elmer last week for
the offence and confessed his guilt, and now
awaits the action of the next court in Salem
jail
MICHAEL DoRAN, charged with assault and
battery on Stacey Peterson, Jr, of Woods
town, N j., during quarrel at Sixth and
Willow streets, on Thursday last, was held to
bail by Magistrate Lennon. -Philad0. Press,
| Feb. 26h.
The ANNUAL SESSION of the New Jersey
Conference will be held shortly. Rev. Mr..
Crate closes his second year on this charge
this spring. He may, however, be returned
for the third year. During his two years
pastorate he and his amiable wife have made
many warm friends who will be very glad of
his return to this charge for as long time as
the rules of his church allow, as they have
proved themselves Jealous and active in every
good word and work.
WE DID NOT HAVE the pleasure of hearing
the lecture of Rev. Mr. Mccormick in the
Presbyterian church on Monday evening, but
one who was there writes us as follows:
AN unusually fine temperance lecture was
delivered on Monday night in the Presbyte-
rian church, under the auspices of the W. G.
T. o., by Rev. Mr.. Mccormick, of Dover, in
c&o&a &c
things and practical effectiveness in the APP
plication, we have not often heard this effort
excelled. Mr.. Mccormick is fearless yet
gentlemanly, loves his subject, and discusses
of an American citizenship. Our people will
be exceedingly glad to hear this speaker
again. 1t was pity that the rainy evening
and other gatherings for business in the place
limited his audience mainly to ladies, and
they short of a full house."
The READING ROOM of the w. G. T. O., in
the second story of Humphreys new building,
was open to the public last Saturday evening,
and each evening since except Sunday.
To- morrow Saturday evening formal
opening exercises will be held, consisting
of instrumental music, singing and short
speeches.
The attendance at the room SO far is graft
flying.
WE ARE GLAD TO STATE that the Band of
Hope is fourishing New members are join
ing each week, the total membership now
being fifty-two, and those who first joined
keep up their attendance, and all seem in
terested. The exercises are varied by singing,
declarations, etc. Temperance song books
have been sent for and are expected before
the next meeting, which will be held March
9Th, in the reading room of the w. G. T. U,
All are invited to come and help along the
good cause. 'Just as the twig is bent the
trees inclined"
MEMBERS OF THE w. G. T.. U. who have
been canvassing for subscriptions for the
MONITOR, report very gratifying success, hav-
ing been kindly received by our people, with
very few exceptions. A large number Of SUBJ
scribers have been obtained in the borough.
HAS NEVER BEEN LoANED.-Mrs. Ann Null,
of South Woodstown, has an umbrella in a
good state of preservation which is ffty-one
years old. It bears the date 1888 Woods
toaon Monitor.
Well wager cake that Mrs. Null never
left that umbrella in a church vestibule for
fifteen minutes, or that she never loaned it.
South JerseynaGn.
! Well take that cake, if you please. The
way we discovered that umbrella was by q
person to whom Mrs. Null had loaned it one
rainy evening lately stopping in at our sane
tum to show it to us. What is more, he re-
turned it to the owner when the rain was over.
WE HEAR COMPLAINTS from the upper part
of the town of the want of one or two more
raised footways across the street There was
considerable grumbling when the crossways
we're made last fall, but there would have
been more if they had not been there during
| the late season of mud.
! WE ARE SORRY to learn that the prospect OF
the new street being laid from w. z. Fit
crafts house across Mrs. Hires and Smith
Bowen's land to the railroad station is not
good.
| Mr.. and Mrs Hires have given up the idea
for the present, and, as MIR. Bowen cannot
lay the street without their cooperation, he