The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-12-05
f. B. HUMPHREYS & co.
serans Along The strands.

Peter Sparks son was buried last Sun
day. He was fourteen. Mr.. Sparks is a
retired farmer of Pennsgroye.
John NJ. Springer wife was buried on
Saturday As wife. mother, grand
mother, neighbor and friend she will be
sadly missed. Mr. Springer in his palmy
days was one of the leading spirits of this
community. He cut a large swathe in pol
tiles was member of the legislature and
could make perhaps the nearest approx
mate calculation how the election would
go in this county when Democrats and
Wings were measuring swords. He was
educated at Woodbury. and has always
been counted scholarly, but this last year
his memory and nerves have given way to
the presence of old age. As moralist he
can say with the man inthe scripture, ''all
these things have ! kept from my youth. .
Miss Lou Doibow was consigned to the
home of the dead Monday morning Poor.
dear girl. we have had many a mathemati-
cal conflict and friendly talk. Consump-
ton warned her q year ago that-death
must follow. She was hanored with a
splendid burial.
Caleb Kirby who resided between Ped
riektown and Bridgeport for half cen
tuiy, died Monday morning at , o'clock.
He was brother of DR.. Kirby, who is physi-
elan in the Insane Asylum at Trenton, and
practieed medicine in Salem or years. As
farmer Mr.. Kirby never fingered in the
cobwebs of the past, but was somewhat IN
advance of the times in iudieious farming.
The demands OF the times made him
strong man, and he will be missed in many
ways.
John r. Justice, our neighbour brother
and worthy friend, has left us. He died
last night while sitting in his chair. just as
his loving wife did year ago. Combin-
ing phrenology and physiognomy and
viewing him, as | have, from every stand
point. | think he had the best balanced
head | have ever seen. Then there was
such an admirable harmony of all his pow
ers, such beautiful blending of the moral,
intellectual and physical forces, that to
say he was strong. superior man would
not be an exaggeration. His beautiful.
symmetrical Christian life has been stay
to the weak amid trihulation and the strong
in triumph | have seen him in terrific
gales and monotonous ealms with his boat,
but he was always the same grand, even
poised man, and in the last struggle when
death pressed for his victim, he passed off
as serenely as the summer sun, corrobora.-
ing the scripture aphorism, mark the per-
feet man and behold the upright, for the
end of that man is peace. The good may
emulate, the brave initiate, and but lew
approximate his straight course ON life's
ocean, i'll midnight skies. sunshine, and
storms. He was GO years old. and we'll
fixed in life.
Mr.. Joseph Roberts, a wealthy farmer
near Pedricktown, died on Wednesday ev-
ening. He has had poor health for some
time.
saw on Thursday Rocky Mountain
elk weighing 900 pounds, and Il dozen of
the largest deers | have ever seen.
Last night the Democrats made Penns-
grove lively. The union of the two bands,
Pedricktown and Pennsgrove, gave us
splendid music. Captain Naylor and Hon.
Mr. Barber's homes almost outshone the
moon herself Very many houses We're
all aglow with beautiful lights. 4 full
rig brig from Pennsville attracted attention.
1t was drawn by four horses. Cakes and
coffee finished the programme. One son
of iniquity submerged my beard and spoil
ed my lunch h. ;. X.