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making speeches at the rate OF two or three q
day. The Radicals arc seriously disappointed
ut his determination TO restrain the agitation
from an attack ON the House OF Lords. and
literary critics mourn over the wlshy-washy
stuff that 10 made to do duty for virile oratory
In his replies to the numberless addresses.
Biz Stafford Northcote's rival haranGues are
understood to DO read by editors; certainly
they are not read by anybody else. There is
certain tendency to greater violence In the
speech Of the Liberal rank and file. and
slight sensation has been caused by the state
ment that the Prince Of Wales Intends to de-
part from the constitutional restraint Of
bic position. and 10 vote for the Sec
,ond reading OF the bill In the autumn
session. II he take 80 bold step 1t would kill
the agitation against the measure, and. though
tho thing seems unlikely. 1t would be only part
Of his policy for many years Of making the
English crown a democratic rs possible.
The theatres are still logged by q relentless
enemy In the weather. Tho tropical summer
has been followed by regular Indian summer.
and the month Of September, which Is usually
most uncertain 10 almost as warm as August.
Tho hotel keepers OF Scotland and ireland con-
tinue to rejoice. a second batch Of autumn
tourists having followed the large crowds
whom tho cholera kept at home. The Jews set
up claim that the plague has not attacked
their coreliRionists In tho infected towns. Al
though they inhabit by no means the healthiest
quarters. and attribute this immunity to the
hygisnic excellence Of the commands Of the law
OF Moses. Christian journalists retort that tho
reason IL that from having lived 90 long In In
fectsd quarters the Jows arc plague proof. -
the vaccinsted escape smallpox.
The world Of literature u thoroughly active
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23
COURT NEWS.
quartette.

The May term of Salem county courts con
vened in the court house Tuesday morning
Judge Reed presiding, with Associate Judge
Plummer, Wood and Hitchner.
The following gentlemen composed tn
grand jury:
l. John w. Dickinson, Pilesgrove.
g. Richman Coles, Pilesgrove.
3. John L. Garwood, Salem.
4. George A. Rumsey, Salem.
5. Benjamin F. Haynes, Salem.
6. John Ward, Pittsgrove.
Z. Joel Langley, Pittsgrove.
s. Daniel P. Dorrell, Alloway
8. Jacob House, Alloway.
10. David F. Grier, Warrington.
H. Alfred r. johnson, U. Pittsgrove.
IL. Ephram G. Harris, U. Pittsgrove.
49, William Justice, Oldmans
IA. Joseph B. Green, Oldmans.
Is. Samuel LEROY, L. p. Neck.
16. Ephraim Griscom, l.. p Neck,
H. Samuel S. Thompson, U. P. Neck.
49, James S. Layton, U. p. Neck.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23
Letter from Mullica Hill.

The Gloucester County Temperance ALI
ance met in the M. E. church on Thursday
of last week There was a good representa-
ton present. The members of the W. G. r.
U. entertained those coming from a distance
In the evening Rev. j. Judson Pierson, of
Woodbury., delivered stirring address upon
the relation of the christian to temperance
reform The audience was intelligent, large
and attentive
The W. G. L. U. are constantly adding new
volumes to their public library. The COM
mittee that purchased the last books made a
most excellent selection. The reading room,
although small, has thus far proved to be
quite success. The members of the w. c.
T. U. have been invited to participate with
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23

LAST May the petition for license to keep
an inn and tavern at Centerton, in this coun-
ty, was refused by the court at Salem on the
ground of informally in the petition At the
present term the application was renewed
The court in disposing of it said, "This
license was refused year ago on the ground
of informality in the petition. Upon consid-
Grafton the court can see no necessity for a
licensed house at Centreton and the present
application is refused"
The moral is that if the license of tavern
is once refused the court will not again grant
license for that place. Witness, Sharptown,
Pedricktown, and the place under considera-
ton. In view of the fact the Centreton hotel
was an old established stand, and that the
court in this instance acted on its own mo-
ton, no opposition appearing to the license,
this case is an encouraging indication to the
temperance workers of the county.
few years ago on a remonstrance being
presented to the court against two licensed
houses in Woodstown, the outcry was raised
that theywere both necessary for the accommo-
odation of the travelling public. Now with
one of them abolished, and travel to our town
greatly increased one is found amply sufficient
to meet all demands, and no complaint is heard
of any want of accommodation. We opine
that if the remaining hotel should lose its
license to sell rum our people would as speed
lily accommodate themselves to the changed
condition of things, and no complaint would
be heard.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23

The law holds every business responsible
for the evils and destruction it causes, except
the liquor business. Why should the liquor
business be exempt? Men talk of taxing the
liquor business to help compensate Tor the
ruin it works. To make an adequate tax is
impossible. Suppose saloon or tavern ruins
one man year, what value shall be placed
on that man? There are delegates in the
General Conference who once were valued at
$500, $500 and $4,000. Is white man
ruins on the average one man year, we an
swer that ought to be a low estimate. What
would be thought of church securing only
one convert year?
Let us hold the liquor traffic responsible
for the harm it does instead of taxing 1T and
thereby giving it legal power to do wrong
If dramsellers are held to strict accounta-
bility for the harm they do, everyone will be
bankrupted and imprisoned. The liquor bus
mess however lucrative, can never bear its
own burden of expense saying nothing OF
the moral ruin it works We boldly affirm
and challenge successful contradiction that
the liquor traffic cannot live single year if it
is made to subsist on itself. Unlike any other
business, it destroys only; it produces moth
ing but evil. 1t destroys property, wastes
time and wrecks our manhood, thereby ruin
ing the power by which as a nation we get
wealth.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23
wooDsTowN, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1884.

PETITION obtained by the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union was presented at the
Salem county court this week, signed by
number of reputable freeh0lders IN Woodst0'on
and the pastors of the churches IN this place.
which stated that it was the belief OF those
signing the same that it was NOT necessary for
the provision of ample accommodations Tor
the travelling public, nor conducive to the
public good, that hotel in this borough
should be licensed to sell rum. Below are
the names of those who signed petition
stating that such an inn and tavern is neces-
sarv. and that it will conduce to the public
good and secured to the Woodstown house
the privilege of dealing out Intoxicating bev-
erages another year. The inspired word says,
"Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor
drink; that putteth thy bottle to him. and
maketh him drunken And these words ap-
ply equally to him who does it directly, and
those who give him the poaoer or t'o any tody
assist him in SO doing, and no one is clear who
does not do all he can to prevent it. There
are sins of omission as we'll as commission.
My brother or my sister, is your conscience
clear in this matter. The following are the
signatures to the rum petition:
Ewalt Richman, Woodstown.
VIM. Austin, 2 miles distant.
David B. Washington, 3 miles distant.
William Robbins, 3 miles distant
John K Deakon, miles distant.
James D. Lawson, Woodstown.
Moses M. Richman, miles distant.
Isaac G. Dubois, mile distant.
John S. Johnson, % miles distant.
Wilbert Richman, q miles distant.
Richard Gosling, d miles distant.
Chas. M. Miller, miles distant.
Thos B. Parker, Woodstown.
Isaac A. Handle, Woodstown.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23

Every true temperance man should so
clearly define his position that friends and
enemies may easily discover which side he is
on We should not forget that politicians
prepare for election long before the day ar
rives. 1t is already settled among the lead
ers in each of the old parties how the loaves
and fishes are to be distributed, and if we
wait until election day approaches we shall
not even get a crumb. There are several
counties in southwestern New Jersey in which
the temperance vote is strong enough to de-
feat any candidate who will not pledge him
self to vote for the submission of our consti-
tutional amendment to the people. We should
keep it before the people that we do not ask
the legislature to pass a prohibitory law, we
only ask that the prohibitory amendment may
be submitted to the people If candidate
refuses to do this he gives sufficient evidence
that he is 0pned and controlled by the rum
men. Let the canvass begin early.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23
THE MONITOR.

the Grand Army Post of this place on Deco
ration day.
On Thursday of this week W. G. L. Union
will be organized at Swedesboro This Union
will be represented.
The next monthly temperance meeting Will
take place the first Sunday evening in June,
and will be addressed by Mrs. Ellis of flem-
ington. V.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23
Another Letter from " Prohibition

l have just received this weeks issue of the
Reqister, and find more that sounds strange
to be published professedly in the interests of
temperance. The editor of that paper is
using very singular means to help on the
cause. Any rum seller in the land could not
do more efficient work for their interest than
this very course. The opponents of our work
can but rejoice at it. am glad that my eyes
have been opened to see the real sentiments
of the Register. PROHIBITION
Man 10, 1884
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Rev. j. r. DANIELS former resident OF
Woodstown, now pastor of the nj. +. church
at Dover Morris county, N. j., has been
spending few days with M. d. Dickinson,
Esq.
REV. MANGAsAR MANGAsARIAN who preach
ed at the Presbyterian church during Rev. ..
B. McCurdy's absence in Europe, had Sc
we're fall from horse while riding In Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia, the other day.
President GEORGE P HAYS, who has given
several excellent lectures here, is moderator
of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
church now in session at Saratoga Springs
Ny.
SAMUEL CARTON, of Philadelphia, has been
visiting his uncle, John H. Peterson, in this
place.
Miss FANNIE LEAP, and Miss Minnie Meley
daughter of George Meley, Esq, the we'll
known merchant of Swedesboro, visited our
town on Saturday last
FRIEND NATHAN THoRNE spent last week in
Philadelphia attending the Yearly Meeting of
Friends.
j. WALTER PANcoAsT has just returned from
trip to Maryland and Virginia.
REV. A. J. HIRES, who recently spent a
few days in our borough, has arrived safely
at his home in Kinston N. c., where he is
g H. loot 81, o1nc hot
part of the state, and to which he was called
by the unanimous vote of a large and intelli-
gent congregation that had never seen him,
and knew him only by reputation.
E. D. VAN SLYKE, of Philadelphia, is can
wasting Woodstown and vicinity for the Peo-
pies Cyclopedia, edited by W. H. Depuy,
LID, formerly associate editor of the Chris
tan Adrocate. The work is published by
Phillips & Hunt, of New York, and is one of
the most popular cyclopedias yet issued.
JULIUS Wilcox, the enterprising druggist
of Elmer, visited our borough on Friday last
Mr. Wilcox is one of the most reliable tenn
perance men in the county, and is a pro-
nounced prohibitionst He took advantage
of the short time he was here to call upon
some of our good temperance people.
Mrs. VIM. HARRIS, wife of a prominent
druggist of Hamburg, Pa, and daughter,
have been visiting Frank P. Harris, the drug
gist.
F. W. ARMSTRONG, for long time in the
,Ja,% a1-. 1;y.n<
Camden, and wife, have been staying with
friends.
Jos. MILLER, dry goods merchant at Salem,
and wife, spent Sunday with J S. Pedrick.
JEREMIAH PAULIN, a native of Woodstown,
now residing at Hurffville, visited Charles F.
Hewitt near our borough on Sunday.
PHrNEAs PAxsoN, who, for number of
years, with his brother John H., lived on the
farm now occupied by VIM. Austin, and who
resides near Langhorne, Pa, paid our town
visit last week Mr.. Paxson is one of the
solid men of Bucks county, being an infuen
tial member of society and large real estate
owner.
ED. NJ. FITHIAN, a leading grocer of Bridge
ton, and Robert Dubois of the East Lake
Wooden mills, at the same place, together
with their friends Messrs. Brewer and Reeves,
tarried a while in our town last week bent on
pleasure tour through our county.
Hon. E. A. ARMSTRONG, of Camden, who
has many friends here, paid us visit on last
Wednesday.
b. s. RUSSELL, of Pennsgrove, an occa-
sional contributor for our paper was in town
on Wednesday
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23

ONLY four freeholders in Woodstown ap-
piled for a licensed bar in this place. 1t
might have been procured without any sigma
lures from our borough. Honor to whom
honor is due, mot excepting the worthy
quartette
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23

20. VIM. Plummer, Jr., Quinton.
81. John Shrimp, L. A. Creek.
o. j. Hildreth Fogg, L. A. Creek.
23 Enos Ayres, Elsinboro.
"a. Charles Elwell, Elsinboro.
After being sworn the court called their at
tention to the fact that testimony would come
before them showing that parties III the county
had sold liquor without license, and to
minors, and otherwise kept dsorderly house.
Hotel licenses were granted to the follow
ing parties s. L. G. Murphy, Alloway
Jacob Acton, Pennsville; S. Bowman, Pole
Tavern; Samuel French, Woodstown. The
application of VIM. Casper, for hotel at
Centreton, was refused.
The only supreme court case was an action
brought by Russell, Armstrong q Co., OF
Philadelphia, against VIM. Underwood, OF
Salem, to recover on two promissory notes
and book account, amounting Ill all to
1916 IA, for goods furnished Leaning d
Black, of Camden, for plaintiff. No defence
made. Judgment for plaintiff.
Four appeal cases were on the list for trial
but only one was disposed of on Wednesday,
the suit of Joshua W. While against Jacob
Hunt for legal services rendered. 1t will be re-
membered that this case was tried before JUS
tice Goforth and jury last summer and a
Judgment given for While for 1872 so. This
not being satisfactory he appealed, and the
common pleas on appeal gave him Judgment
for 1928 E. s. Fogg for plaintiff, E. A. Arm
strong for defendant
The grand jury had an unusually large
amount of business before them. At this
writing no criminal cases have been tried.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23

BRIEF NOTES FOR TEMPERANCE TEACHERS. -
The National Temperance society has just
published new temperance educational vol
ume with the the above title from DIR. Benja-
min Ward Richardson. 1t has been prepared
specially as an aid to teachers in giving scien-
tific instruction concerning alcohol. 1t deals
with the nature of alcohol; with alcohol in
connection with food and drink; with the
action of alcohol on the body, on work, and
on the mind; with abstinence, health, and
longevity; with intemperance and disease !;
with alcohol as related to the national life,
and with kindred topics. 1t is a manual of
great practical value from an acknowledged
master, as an interpreter of enlightened sci
ence 1t should be in the hands of every
teacher in the land Price so cents in cloth ;
25 cents paper covers. Address j. N Stearns
publishing agent, IS Reade street, New York
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-23

A hundred and twenty-three dollars passed
over single bar in Trenton on recent Sun
day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
Base Ball.

Our boys succeeded in shutting the
Keokuks out yesterday by score of 7 to
o. This is the first club that the Rock
Islands have shut out, though the last
game they played here they nearly sue
ceeded in shutting out the U. P's
Our boys will play in Springfield today
and tomorrow. The Springfield boys will
then return with them to this city and
play here Sunday and Monday The
Springfelds are said to be good club,
but are not in any league. Last year the
Springfield Reds were in the league, but
their record was so poor that they came
to the conclusion not to seek member
ship this year.
The question of changing the plan of
holding the games will be considered a
the meeting of the Base Ball association
next Wednesday night. A majority Of
the stockholders are in favor of having
the game in the old Star park instead o.
the park near Moline.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
They Were Married.

There was newly married couple at
the Union depot this morning, going to
Wyoming, on the Peoria road They were
married, and didn't care who knew it.
The groom was some six inches taller
than the bride, and the way she would
look up into his eyes, reminded one of
the lollings of dying calf She could
not have him out of her sight, and every
time he would 60 out she would rush to
the door of the waiting room and motion
for him to come back again. When he
wouia come back, she would grab him by
his arm and waltz him over to seat, and
then put her arms around him, and make
the room resound with sonofous sounds
The Peoria train backed down and the
young couple boarded the train and seat
ing themselves, they sat there kissing
each other for dear life. and kept it up
steadily until the train pulled out for Pc
oria
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
On the Rail

There were twenty-five red cabooses in
the Pacific yards this morning.
The Rock Island 6 Peoria folks took
out eighteen through passengers from The
union depot this morning.
In the round houses this morning: c.,
R. l. 6 P seventeen engines; R. / & P.
eight engines; c., B. & @. five engines.
The Atlantic train only took out nine
passengers this morning, but the train
pays all the same. From Davenport on
the passenger travel is heavy.
The checks to pay off the employees of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul road
did not arrive yesterday as was ex>
pected. The cause for the delay was not
known to the boys, but wore disgrunt
led set than the boys in the office
of the Milwaukee road would be hard to
find. Some of them owed some bills
which they expected to pay when they
| received their money, but could not dc
so. One of the boys had intended to pur-
chase suit of clothes. He had it all
picked out, but he didn't 60 round after
it last evening, The checks came in this
morning, and the boys are as happy az
| the day is long.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
The Red Nan .

o Sau Kee Tribe, No. Is, l. o. r. M,
held very pleasant meeting at the lodge
rooms last night and elected the following
officers: Prophet-David Latter; Sachem
Thomas Irwin; Senior Sagamore-R E.
Meyer; Junior Sagamore-John Fast
Chief of Records-G. W Henry; Keeper
of Wampum-A E. Knickerbocker
Trustee, 1S months-F. Appelquist. A
public installation of the officers will take
place on Monday evening, July 7th. The
committee on arrangements consists of G.
w Henry, j. G. Lafrenz and A E.
Knickerbocker
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
Bail6V.

Bailey, the fond soul who was riddled
with bullets by Hill, on Deco
ration day. is getting along nicely and
will be able to be up and around in few
days. The most painful of his wounds is
the one in his elbow 1t causes him much
trouble of nights. Meantime, Hill the
author of Bailey's woe, is in jail, and acts
in very strange manner. He has moth
ing to say to anybody. His wife and his
daughters visit him occasionally, and he
seems to cheer up when they are near but
when they are gone he lapses into silence
again.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
A Family Jamboree

Early yesterday morning. just as old
Sol was getting ready to paint things red,
family jamboree took place in che lower
end of the city on Seventh street, between
Hank Eaton. aided by his son William, and
old man Eaton's son in law, 1t appears
that there is feud between the parties.
The son in law has left Eaton's daughter
and refuses to support her as husband
should. Old man Eaton and his son
jumped onto the son in law, and when
they got through with him his face looked
like revised edition of a European war
map. A warrant was sworn out for the
arrest of the Eatons, father and son, last
evening, but as yet they have not been
captured. The last seen of them was in
skiff going over the river.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
Midsummer Excursinn.

Sunday, June Goth, the steamer Jose
phine and her new excursion barge, &C
companied by two splendid bands-the
famous Great Western and the Walters
Family Female brass band-will give an
excursion to Muscatine, and fifteen miles
below. Boat leaves Rock Island at $50
a. m. arriving at Muscatine at 1:30 p. m.
and leaves that city at 2 p. m. for trip
fifteen miles below. Will return to Mus
catine at 6p. m. and leave for home at
6:15. arriving here at 10 p. m. Fare for
round trip rs cents; children from 8 to IL
years, 90 cents. Procure tickets of George
Lamont the gentlemanly ticket agent at
Rock Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26
The Excursionists.

The excursionists who came in on the
Josephine yesterday were motley crew
They were from the ''deestricts away
back yonder, one of them informed the
ARGUS reporter. Most of them went out to
Black Hawks tower for little while but
soon returned, saying that there was
nothing out there but great big hill and
little house on top of it. Then they
wandered about town One crowd gath
cred in front of the Golden Eagle store,
and after gazing in at the show windows
little while one of them, an Old lady,
said, "Well, Sarah, we've seed about all
the sights now to be seed in the town;
let's all 60 TO the marble factory" And
off they started to Riley's where they were
shown through the shop and the yards
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-26

The Union comes out this morning and
takes US TO task for saying the stoveworks
would not resume work until September
first Our article, when it was written
last Thursday, was true. 1t was put in
type but not used until Tuesday evening,
from the fact that it was always crowded
out by other matter The moulders at
the works have been idle over six weeks,
owing to reduction of their wages.
The Union never got onto the item until
Sunday. This is enterprise with ven
geance. When the item was written the
men were not working, and one of them
informed US that there would be no work
at the foundry until September. If the
girafe-like Union reporter would stir
around more, instead of holding up the
postofice in order to see what box renters
leave their keys in the locks, his sheet
might present different appearance than
q grave yard tombstone.