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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Too Bad,

Ernst Becker has a fine yearling heifer
nearly full-blooded alderney, which was
raised for him from calf by farmer
some miles away and has been at pasture
for a couple of months in the meadow
near the creek, on Salem street. Last
Monday he sent Theophilus Green to bring
her up to his barnyard, at his residence,
near the Friends meeting house. Theoph-
lus sought to accomplish his object by a
rope and leading ring applied to her nose
and being unused to restraint the animal be
came unruly, and in her struggles broke
one of her horns off, Near Hunts corner
she became frantic and it was necessary to
tie the rope to post Her believing and
plunging as she gored the public pump
with the bloody stump of her horn We're
pitifuI. She was finally got home and
stabbed, but not until in her struggles she
had broken her other horn off also.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
To Cape May,

Brunas excursion to Cape May last
Thursday was his second ofthe season. He
landed sixteen carloads at the Island a
large proportion of the cXcursionsts being
delegates to the Republican Congressional
Convention. The departure from the Is
land was delayed for an hour and a half
after the advertised time, to await the adj
iournment of the Convention. but the dele
gates Were late stayers. and as conse-
0uence the excursion train was forced to
leave without them. A special train was
made up about 1 l. 90, p. NJ, for Camden, and
most of the Pilesgrove and Woodstown
delegates came rs far as Woodbury., reach
ing there at o'clock Friday morning and
arriving at home on the q. % train.
The Convention was noisy, but good
naturcd and the friends of each candidate
stood 10y their men manfully until the 18th
ballot when the Dudley delegates went
almost solidly to Starr, thus breaking the
deadlock and the next ballot gave Hires
who had been in the lead from the first
enough votes to nominate him. The after
noon sessions were held in the pavilion at
the extreme end of the new iron pier out
side the breakers, a scene that has prob
ably never been witnessed before. The
weather being favorable and the breeze
light it was a most enjoyable situation.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

Owe are not hunting with Il brass band
now,'' is the reply that both Prosecutor
Shape and Sheriff Coles made this morning
to our representative query AS to whether
there Were any new developments in the
Watson murder case. Many suppose that
nothing is being done to ferret out the wretch
who committed the terrible crime. but
the reverse is the case. Every effort is
being put forth including the services of
the best detective talent in the country in
working up the different clues, and during
the past week sufficient evidence has been
secured to show that the murderer of Ella
Watson is now imprisoned in Salem Jail.
To say more than this would perhaps defeat
the ends of justice. The time of the hear
has not been fixed as yet, but it will pro
badly beat nearly date.-South Jerseyn'an.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
wOODsTOwN MARKETS.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY EY ". 4. GARIsIso
~ SOUTH FRONT ST. PHILADELPHIA.

Contracted Ev ERY THURSDAY RY ". q GARRISON,
81 SOUTH FRONT ST., fHILa DELPHA. :
BurrER-Print. &c. to &c: fair, lse. To zoe.
Roll 3Oc 10 2sc.; common, SC. To Toe. per ~
Eggs, bic perioz. DRESSED PoULTRN-~pring
chicks lsc 10 l9c.: fowls lac. to ltc.; ducks
I5c. To l7c. Srock-CaiNes, prime, fsc. to se
fair 5isc TO Sc; sheep, prime 41ae. 10 5c com
mon Sc Ia 4c.: lambs. prime. 6ise. To &c, fair,
&C. to SC WocI.--Nas hcd. &c, 10 aoc.; unwa-hcd
lsc 10 l9c. FEATHEi.s--Gee~e. choice, h,c, 10
soc fair 4so. to soc. per TO-; ducks Doc. TO
,Bc: turkeys, lie. 10 lie: chicken, &c. Ia &C..
IAME--Saualls SIC. 10 40c. per pairs pigeons, Dc
to 3ac per pair: black birds, lAc. 10 >c. per doz:
reed birds Bic. To 4oc. per doz.; pover, 33c. 20
Zoe per pair: wood cock. 6ec 10 75c. per pair;
snappers, lie. to l2c. per H.. hard she'll crabs,
81 q 81 80 per barrel soft shell crabs, lSe TO VI
per box. FRUlT AND NkGEr hi.Es-fotiitoes
choice 81 - to Sl.Jo per bbl.; medium, sae 10
! ue per Dbl; calls 5c. sweet poi.ItoeS, choice,
4, 90 10 si 10 per bl',. medium s20o 10 s2.su per
hill: cults ii p To $500 per bill Cabbage, 5oc.
to eoc per bbl Apples, choice, sI.oo 10 81 - per
bbl: fair, ts0c. to 15c per Dbl Peaches, choice,
81 90 10 81 80 per basket; fair Soc to s5e. Lima
Beans s5c 10 ;0c. per basket. Corn, 50c, 10 ssp.
per luo ears. Egg plants, l5e 10 3tc. per basket
bartlett Pears, choice si0oto ~l.j1 per basket,
fair soc To 15e. per basket; cooking 3sc. tn SOC.
per basket. watenneons prime, $500 to siods
per lv0 culis, saOo TO 500 per 100. sifstpe-, 70
Ia &C. per Ia. PluDs, &c. 10 Sc per At onions.
81 - 10 $i.5O per bbI.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
The Watermelon Market.

The bottom appears to have dropped
completely out OF the watermelon market
with little prospect Of any betterment.
John G.. Borton, who has been shipping
from our station, says they have shipped
none for over week, and that they have
not lately paid expenses of shipment. The
trouble is attributed in part to the greedi-
ness of some truckers who, anxious to be
first i'll the market when prices are high,
pick their melons before they are ripe and
ruin the market on the start, with fruit the
people can't use thus making them slls-
picious of the whole crop. This is unfor-
tunate for the crop just now is at its best
in quality
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

J. d. Whitaker, owner of the PENIS
grove Record, offers the entire plant of that
paper, which he established in Pennsgroye
some years ago, for sale, his other business
engagements preventing his personal atten-
ton to the business. An opportunity is
here offered to competent man which we
doubt not will very soon be taken up. as
Pennsgrove affords good field for journal
istic enterprise. The stock and fixtures of
the ice cream and confectionery business in
the same building are also offered. See
card i'll advertising column
The Libe,M Press is struggling with the
question us to whether or not snakes lay
eggs, and several articles have lately ap-
pcared i'll its column pro and con.
We refer the Press to the old rhyme that
our grandmother taught us when 4 kid;
civilian h. Tripctram,
He's good waterman.
He catches hens,
And puts them in pens;
Some Ian eggs and some fay none.
Up jumps spcckle-cock
Sketch-3t- way. gone"
This may throw some light on the
subject.
The season during which the constitution
and laws ofthe oyster permit it to be
captured ana consumed by the tyfant man
is again upon us. In an interview with a
pert young specimen of the oyster family
last night, he informed us that he had just
come to town and was putting up at
Becker's oyster bay on Main street opposite
the Post Office along with numerous others
of the family. We swallowed his story and
himself at the same time and found him
good. That is the kind Becker keeps and
will supply your orders promptly at any
time.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
III vi NABOBS.

In places where Intoxicating drinks are
sold there are few persons-one or more
who rank themselves Us the nabobs of the
community
Under the protection Of the law and often
in transgression of the same, bad as it is,
they lord it over the people. Drunkards
are their abiect slaves. Drinkers become
subservient to Them Ungodly men sym
pathize with them and large portion of
the community is afraid to oppose them
or is indifferent to the evil work which
they are doing. They grow imperious
and insolent The few who have the
welfare of the community at heart and
have the courage of their convictions are
derided by them and called fanatics and
cranks. And yet there is not com
munity i'll which the calm and sober
sense of the people is not opposed to their
accursed business.
Even drunkards and drinkers acknowledge
that their business is destructive to the best
and highest interests of society Its direct
results are W
men for any religious calling, to make them
improvident and beastly, to bring discord
into the family, to make husbands cruel
and rob fathers of paternal affection, in
general to wreck the fortunes of men and
take from them the finer instincts and sen
sibilities of humanity.
No drunkard can prosper in this life,
and no drunkard shall inherit the king
dom of God" Could any business be
lower in the scale of human wickedness,
although sanctioned by law? None unless
it be that carried on in cities, in which
women sell their virtue for price. And
vet. the men engaged in this business pass
for the nabobs in the community. They
so regard themselves and are so regarded
bv Others who are servile to them. The
money they make and the influence they
gain come from making paupers and crilni-
mails, from entailmg misery and degrega-
ton, and from imposing heavy burden
of taxes upon the community. The only
compensation is the paltry license fee.
which is paid by them. The wonder is
that men engaged in such BUSINESS can
look their fellow men squarely in the face.
1t certainly requires the brazen face which
comes from long experience in criminal
work. The greater wonder is that a pa
tient community will longer endure such
etfrontery.
An honest man would beg rather than
make his living or grow rich at the expense
of the welfare of his fellow men.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Ouch!

The other afternoon VIM S. Goforth and
his wife were returning from Philadelphia
to Woodstown, on the $40 train. Mrs.
Goforth detected an odor of something
burning and called her husbands attention
to it. Neither of them could at first as
certain the cause but supposed the train
had passed something on fire along the
track. The suspicious odor stayed right
along however and presently. Mrs. Goforth
rising from her seat, puff of smoke re-
vealed the fact that her clothing was ON
fire and nearly burned through, a hot
cinder from the locomotive having blown
through the window into the seat which
she occupied Had it fallen where a little
draught could have famed the flame she
must have been severly burned and her es-
cape was Il fortunate one.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Musical Convention.

Our musical convention which is now
in progress under the efficient direction of
Professors Geibel and Pierce. will close ON
Thursday evening next, Sept. 18th with
a grand Choral and Orchestral Concert, in
Hunts hail. The Convention chorus are
preparing the Scripture Cantata of Sam
uel, THE Choicest Gift by G. F. Root,
which will be rendered on this OCCASION i'll
addition to which the Enterprise Orches-
ira of Philadelphia, Composed entirely
of blind musicians) will render some of
their fine music.
This concert promises, to be the finest
ever given in our town and we hope our
music loving people will turn out en- masse
on this occasion.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
PRIVATE SALE
DESIRABLE FARM.

The subscriber offers for sale his farm in Al
lowry Township, salem County, New Jersey,
combining 49, acres, divided into SIX heldS,
with astrcam of water running through the
farm "a as to give water to each neid Tor stock.
The improvements are large thIce-sfofy
house. iifteood condition Quilt cottage stylet:
excellent water at the door. uHder the she'd
large barnA with basement unierneath; stab
ling for hBires and cows, and Nhelter for sheep
all in good condition: a Hfge wagon shed,
with cribs and shedding attached, and every
other out-buftding necessary to Il first-ciass
farm. An EXCELLENT apple, peach aad pear
orchard ON the premisesds in fine condition,
bearing fruit in abundagce. Fencing in good
order.
The farm Is pldA~arfly located within two
miles OF station ate srSetown, ON the salem
Railroad Churches. Elilis and schools within
one mile of The f.fulY lnd roads are excellent.
The buildings are Ixtted ON AN elevation, 20
that persons can Iat1ls over The entire farm
from the yard, andzire we'll shaded. The land
i Of The beef anaiifS, befpg light loan, with
"A good clay bottsin. ealS TO farm, produces
the very best crops; Oyer 1000 bushels OF
corn raised last good farm for wheat.
corn oais and potatoes, ana well adapted 10
grazing.
This farm is well worthy of fse record given
above and thesubscrber beingaHnable to furm
it himself on account of sickness desires to
sell the same Ii will be sold at much less than
it, real value on that account. Thfee-fonrths
of the purchase money can lie upon The prem
ises. Any person wishing to purchase said
farm. cando so by calling on the subscriber at
49, Line street. Camden, y. j., or j. W. While,
his attorney, AT Wood-town y. j.
WILLIAM SAPP.
Dated. september LIST, 1881.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Real Estate Sales.

The dwelling on Salem street, belonging
to the Vanmeter estate will be sold to-
morrow afternoon in front of the Woods
town House. So good an opportunity to
secure a desirable residence seldom offers.
Terms easy and purchaser will get perfect
title.
The dwelling on Mill street formerly own
ed by Thomas Green will also be sold to-
morrow by James Abbot, Administrator.
William Sapp, formerly of this county,
now of Camden, advertises this week in the
MONITOR, his farm i'll Alloway township,
at private sale, on very reasonable terms.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Animal Reunion.

The Annual Reunion ofthe surviving MEM
beIs of the 12th Regiment, n. j. Vols,
was held yesterday at Salem. Mayor Law
son delivered the address of welcome which
was responded to by Lieut., Troatman.
Geo. r. Danenhowcr of Camden, presided.
About one hundred and thirty took dinner
at Garwood's. About 500 handed into
the fund for erecting a regimental monu-
ment on the Gettysburg battlefield.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

WooDsrowN LODGE, No. E}s. +. A. NJ
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before full
moon and two weeks thereafter i'll Borton'S
Hall.
WooDBINE LODGE, No. 1js |. q. o. r..
Meets in }. II. Turner'S building every Fri
day evening.
MosAcsA TRIBE, No. b. IMP o. X. NJ
Meets in j. ii. Turner's building every Tues
day evening.
WooDsroWN GRANGE, No. 8, p of H.
Meets every Wednesday evening i'll kiley's
building.
JOHN Il. FOSTER PosT, No. 81, q. A. r.
Meets ON the ll'st and third Thursdays in the
month in Rilcy's building.
HNRMoSY COUNCIL, No. nj, o. L. \. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley'a
huildimG.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

The abstract Of valuation of real and
personal estate of the county, as returned
by the Board of Assessors, published in the
lStandard and South JerseymaH give the net
amout of valuation for l'ilesgrove TOWN.
ship as So. AS, $50 or So, coo, 900 too much.
It's mere triiie, but we thought we would
mention il. Let some of the other town
ships have it, We've got enough.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

As we made ready for press last Thurs
day afternoon we heard from what we con-
sidercd II reliable source that Victoria
Pierce the victim OF the outrage near Fair
ton, Cumberland county, last Sunday week,
had died from her injuries, and 50 stated it.
We have since learned that our Informant
was mistaken and that the little girl is re-
covering.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Fish Market.

Israel Vanneman has given up the bread
business in which he was employed by +.
c. Mount. and has opened Il fist. market i'll
the building adjoining Richman's poultry
shop. next to Committi's cigar store. He
had some excellent fish on Wednesday,
fresh from the shore and sold out his en-
tire stock with little trouble. We wish
him success.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
DE Woes PREDICTION.
Warmer Weather. TO ne Followed by
F0gs and storms.

During the past week, very unusual
changes in the temperature have occurred in
some sections OF the United States In
New Hamshire there was fall Of 10 in three
days-trom Summer one day to Winter the
next. The farmers Of The Northern part Of
the New England States have bad poor
season, as it has been very dry, while in
New York and Pennsylvania We have had
floods. Another very heavy thunder
shower visited this section Saturday even
ing. There has been more property destroy
ed by lightning this season in this country
than for the last five years combined, and
several lives have been lost. Last Friday
in Louisville. KY. over two inches of rain
fell in eight hours. This sudden fall Of
water caused cyclone to form. which did
great damage to property and crops. At
Quebec waterspout formed on the river
and Il perfect column extended from the
river to tho clouds 1t travelled two miles
and was followed by heavy rain. The
cyclone travelled from Dakota to Indiana.
doing damages in four states. There must
be very heavy storm forming, and it will
advance from the Northwest this week.
The temperature throughout the Western
States will run unusually high, and at
Philadelphia the wind will freshen from the
South on Wednesday. with partly cloudy
weather. Thursday viii be clear and very
warm; Friday very muggy, cloudy and
foggy; Saturday partly cloudy, with thunder
showers; Sunday, showery, followed by
clearing weather; Monday and Tuesday
clear and pleasant. In the Western Dis
trict Wednesday will enter very warm
and foggy; Thursday partly cloudy and
stormy and very warm; Friday and Satur-
day partly cloudy, with heavy thunder
showers; Sunday clear and pleasant: Mon
day clear and cooler: Tuesday foggy and
warmer.
The article below. written by one of our
valued contributors who knows something
of the ways of rumseler's was printed in
our issue of June 9th last We have been
requested TO rcpublish it. 1t will bear re-
peating over more than once. There are
men i'll tbs town who may read and profit
Inv il
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
CHURCHES.

FRIENDs-Serviccs on First and Fifth days nj
1890 \. NJ Monthly meeting first Tuesday
after last Monday in The month. Society meet
ing, Thursday before last Monday. sunday
school meets ut . o'clock every Sunday morn
ing.
METHODIST EPIsCoPAL-Rev. \. j. Wright
Services ut 1000 \. NJ. and 7.30 p. NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday ut 800 y. Nj.
sunday school ut 800 p. NJ, c. II. Hickman,
superintendent.
BAPTIsT--Rev. J. +. Wilson.
Services at 1890 \. NJ. and 80 F. NJ. Prayer
meeting Thursday at 500 z. Nj.
sunday school al 900 \. NJ, Joseph Turner
Superintendent.
PREsEyTERIAN--Rcv.0 o. B. McCurdy.
Services ut 1900 \. NJ. and ~, L. Nj. Prayer
meeting Wednesday III 500 J.. Nj.
sunday School AT 915 a. NJ, j. f. Jaquette,
superintendent.
CATHOLIC
Services third sunday in the month at II 03
a. NJ.
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE MON
Meets every Thursday afternoon ut 2H
O'Clock President, Mrs. h. Ware; Correspond
ing Secretary, Miss Annie Macationer.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

A few days ago Mrs. S. II. Pancoast, near
Sharptown. was alone in the house. when a
big tramp came to the door, and learning
her defenseless condition. made himself at
home and issued his orders for food as
though he We're lord of the manor. Mrs.
Pancoast, through fear, was compelled to
obey his commands, and spread him meal,
after dispatching which he took his depar-
ture.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

Sanfords Genuine Colored Minstrel
Troupe will perform tonight in Hunts
Hall. The advertised programme will be
worth witnessing and the popular prices
OF % and - cents, ought to ensure them
large audience.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Assault and battery.

A colored man named Charles Robinson,
wanted in Philadelphia by the authorities, ON
a charge of assault and battery with intent
to kill, and who has been lurking in the
neighborhood Of Yorktown for some time
past was arrested ON Tuesday by Phila-
delphia officer, who has been shadowing
him and locked up in Salem Jail to await a
requisition from the Pennsylvania author
Il lies.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
1irectnru.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD.

Trains going north.-7.0i and s.l3 A. NJ, 1874
and iOIP NJ. sundays, 7.23 A. NJ.
Trains going south.--9.29 y. NJ, 2.47, i.5G and
I.02 p NJ. sundays, S.0l p. NJ.
Trains leave Philadelphia.-SlOA A. NJ, l30, 30
and i. i8P.M NJ. sundays, 645 +. NJ
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
'i's,c Watch Clubs.

In the Massey clubs on Saturday the fol
lowing were the drawings: Gold club, 10Th
drawing, -, of WoodstoWn. Sill
yer club. 21th drawing John ". Thomas,
Warrington No. /.
In the d. w. c. White club, No 3. ON
Wednesday, Thomas Dilslaver OF Woods
town, No II. drew the It'll watch.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

ONCE hours, 100 A. NJ. to $50 p. NJ.
Oflice hours for money order business Z M
To p. IN.
MAns--Close aLG.5 0tnd 800 A. NJ, 3. i3P. NJ. Ar
rive AT 9.37 A. NJ, 500 and 40 r. NJ.
SALEM MAILS--tl lose nj 9IJ A. NJ. and 1l0 =. NJ.
Arrive mt l2.i5 and i.l5 r. NJ.
SHAKprowN MAIis-Close at $50 A. NJ. Arrive
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05
Prohibition Convention.

The Salem County Prohibition Convcn-
ton assembled, pursuant to call, at Meal
listers Hall, on Tuesday afternoon last
and was called to order by julius Wilcox
Thirty-six delegates We're prese At, includ-
ing nine ladies. Reuben Woolman was
called to the chair. and Jessie l.. Bodine
elected secretary. After the transaction of
routine business it was resolved to organize
the Prohibition party in Salem county and
make ont Prohibition ticket.
The National Prohibition candidates and
platform were endorsed. The following
ticket was then made out: For Senate
Reuben Woolman For Assembly, Julius
Wilcox For Coutny Clerk. Josiah NJ. Bat
ten; For Sheriff, James J. Petit For Cor
oners, Walter A. Springer, Lewis B.
Wright. John Macdonald. An Executive
Committee was appointed as follows Ell
sinboro, Chas. Steward; Lower Alloway
Creek, Rev. T. A. Sunfeld; Alloway, John
II. Conn; Salem, east ward. James B. Dorr;
Salem, west ward Benjamin Cook Man
ington, James j. Petit; Pilesgroye, Dan
Ware: Upper Pittsgrove G. c. Avis: Pitts
grove, Julius Wilcox; Oldmans, Enoch
Shinn; Upper Penns Neck, Pemberton
Pierce; Lower PennsNeck, Samuel LEROY:
Quinton, VIM. Shrimp; the following officers
were elected: President, Reuben Woolman;
Weep President. Nathan Thorne Secretary
Jessie l.. Bodine; Treasurer, Mrs. Reu-
ben Woolman.
In the evening fair-sized audience as
sembled at Hunts Hall, and addresses
were made by Rev. H. D. Opdyke, State
organizer. and Rev. c. F. Garrison of
Swedesboro. Other engagements prevent
ed our attendance, or we should have made
a report of the addresses at this meeting.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-05

The MONITOR force last Saturday, re-
joiced and made merry over fine lot of
watermelons and cantaloupes, brought in
for their dclectation by Mr.. Samuel NJ. Lip
pincott.