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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17

John B. Cough pitches into the OBJ
scene papers in his temperance lee
lures.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17

The reception TO Speaker Carlisle by
the Common wealth club of Philadel-
phia will take place Jan. 19.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17

I'VE always keep Piso's Cure for Consumption
in the house"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17
CaPhR.IfnHs.

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac Tbomp
SON Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17

25c buys pair of Lyon Patent Heel Stiffeners
Makes q boot or s. oe last twice as long.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Depression Of spir
its and General Debility, in their various forms;
also as preventive against Fever and Ague, and
other Intermittent Fevers, "FerrO- PhOsphOr&ted
Elixir OF Calisaya," made by Caswell Hazard Il
Co, New York and sold by al druggists is the
best tonic; and for patients recovering from fever
Nthar sielZraSS la. 70 onaInl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-17

Earth brings the bitterness of pain,
Yet worth the crown of peace will gain;
And thousands speak in accents fine
The praises of our Carboline.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
MULLICA HILL.

Rev Mr. Hoskiis, of Swedesboro. de
livered a lecture ON temperance in the
Episcopal Church. ON Saturday evening
last. under the auspices of the W. c. T.
L.
On Thursday evening, August It'll. there
will be Prohibition Meeting in the Bap-
fist Church to elect delegates to the County
Convention at Woodbury., August 18th.
after which a st. John and Daniel Club
will be organized. The W. G. T. t. are
doing good. work IN this community and
the honorary members intend To stand
firmly by the women God bless them.
We hope to hear better reports from
South Harrison this year than we did last
Although there is large lodge Of Good
Templars at Harrisonville, and great
many ayowed temperance men there, they
did not poll but one temperance Vote in
that township last year.
Men and brethren be true to the cause
whose success you SO earnestly pray for,
and be loyal enough to follow up your
prayers by action in November next
The age of John Pancoast, whose death
was published in the MONITOR last week
was SO years instead of 81
The w. c. T. t. will hold a grand tenn
perance mass meeting some time in Sep
TENDER in some grove near the town.
Efficient speakers VIII be procured. We
are also making arrangements to have
Maybee and English with us this fall
Mullica Hill, August 9th, 1884 V.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

The one supremacy important use to be
made Of the announcement that the cholera
is ON one Gifts marches from the placeof its
origin among Oriental filth and squalor
towards the Western world is to make
preparation to prevent its spread by bring
ing everything into as good condition of
cleanliness as possible-streets, culverts
houses, cellars, back yards and all ont Of
the way places. This was the great lesson
learned by the Philadelphia Board Of
Health in 1882, and which was well utilized
by their successors in 1s49 aud 1866 and is
again in course of practice at the present
time. And besides the purifying Of dwell
ings, workshops and premises of all kinds
where men, women and children gather, it
is necessary to he cleanly in person, and to
he very careful about abuses in eating and
drinking and especially in the drinking 81
alcoholic liquors for our Board Of Health
records show that persons given tofreqsent
drinking were the most frequent victims.
These precautions and abstinence from
SCARF are the right uses 70 make " the
cholera news from France
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
They Didn't Club The Umpire.

The younger base bail players oGWoods-
town are not to be left behind or counted
ont On Wednesday afterfponthe 'tStafS,
under leadership Of Captain Engles, played
match game with the Are There 5, >
Captain Ruff, in Omar Bofton's field, and
administered to them a crushing defeat, the
score standing "a runs for the STARS to
Is for the Are There's who didn't get
there after all or else didn't stay tliefe long
enough Our informant tells us that Cap
tain Engles OF the Stars made runs,
and Foster of the same nine made 6. AT
the conclusion of the game the oppokhg
forces fraternized in the most amicable
manner and marched down the street to-
gether, victors and Yanquished joining
alike in cheers for the successful club, and
groans for the boys that got left. 5,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

The festival of the W. e r. T. last
week. was opened on Friday evening. a4-
cordng to advertisement. on the Tot of Rev.
G. Bridgeman. The ladies' with the assis-
lance OF Geo NJ. Andrews, Harry Wilson
and Others had the capacious tent tasteful
ly fitted up, and had an abundant supply of
confectionery fruits, ice creamiand cakes,
and the evening passed off pleasantly on
Saturday afternoon, Just as the ladies had
finished arraying the tent and were ready
for the entertainment Of the evening" enc
of the heaviest showers of the season came
up, and. for want OF proper outlet, the
water from the street came rushing into the
lot, and, with the water from the fields in
tile rear, soon flooded the ground to the
depth of nearly or quite foot. The cakes
confectionery and other perishal,les ARTICLES
were Speedily hustled into A place Of safety
while the tables, chairs and fixtures We're
were left until the storm abatcd, when they
fshed out and removed to MeAllister's Hall
and by evening everything was arranged
there as if nothing had happened. and pro-
ceeded pleasantly to its close, bringing to
the W. G. r. [. the net sum Of S62.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
County Convention.

A Prohibition County Convention for
Gloucester county, has been called to meet
at Woodbury., on Thursday next, 18th,
inst, at two o clock 7. NJ, to organize the
Prohibition party in that county, nominate a
Prohibition county ticket, appoint delegates
to the Congressional District Convention
and transact other business pertaining to
the welfare of the prohibition party. Rev.
II. d. Opdyke Secretary of the State Elk
eeutiye Committee, will be present and will
address 2 mass meeting in the evening.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
New advertisements.

George u. tsliel keeps up the reputation Of
the old stand in south Woodstawn in the gro
Gerry and general store line. W bat he keeps is
the best OF IFS class and low in price AZ can
he found elsewhere.
The Iergth Of time Joseph Turner has been
in business here ught To he sufficient OK dence
that he meets the wants OF his customers, our
own experience in dealing with him has been
highly satisfactory
P..ncoastS i.ippincott probably have The lar
aeStantil,st varied stock of hard ware, house
Keeping articles and builders materials to be
found in south Jersey outside ofthe large cities
and are clever and accommodating.
our people could not very well spare Frank
6. Mount, the baker, having learned that they
can safely depend upon him for daily supply
of good bread on rolls and cakes when they
haze company Frank tells you in his card
what he has ana you can gel it nj his bakery or
he viii deliver il at yohr door.
Jonathan Webster was running gr-ist mill
probably before thelwr OF this WAS born.
Leasfwise. p years ago the name "Webster &
Bro was a household word in Woodstown
and Mr. Webster has been in the business ever
since. His long experience certainly gives
him a claim to public patronage.
Lorenzo II. S@bb, nj lhe oiu Snvi4h'ikef sAil9
south of the pond is prepared for custom and
is getting II too He Just launched his CONNER
cial craft this spring but he has every indiea-
ton of a prosperous voyage. Groceries and
provisions are his line and he viii also buy
Your poultry at the best market price
Cole & Bro. call attention TO their large ium-
bar and min business in North Woodstown,
Messas Cole en- gagged in Che saving business on
"a snlall scale years ago when they were both
farmers. Their business grew apaee and now
they have purchased an eligible location IN
woodstown, given M their farms, moved into
town ana with characteristic energy are en-
tieax oIlng 30 tin the orders coming i'm. From
their sawmill they are daily shipping stun for
bridges barns, vessels, etc II all parts of this
and Gloucester county and their lumber yard
is well stocked with the usual building mater
ials
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
She Pooled the Folks.

\ fun-loying dansel in a quiet Quaker
family not a hundred miles from Yorke-
town, whom we will call Hannah Jane.
lately set up job on the folks that is worth
chronicling. She returned to her room ON
some preteXt in the evening and arayed
herself in complete suit of her brother $
clothes, then leaving the light burning she
fastened the door and slipping down stairs
the back way unobserved, presented her
self at the front door and. cane in hand,
knocked for admittance Her younger Sis
ter answered the summons. but failed to
recognize the visitor ca. Good evening -
Good evening, = with tip Of the hat is
Miss Hannah Jane at home ~ Eyes. sir.
walk i'll and take seat and I will call
her. No, thank you. / will wait for
her Away goes Sissy UP stairs and find
ing Hannah James door fastened knocks
and calls Hannah Jane 7" No answer
Hannah Jane = Silence. Hannah Jane,
there $ young man at the door to see
thee No answer and Sissy goes down
and reports tomother that Hannah Jane is
i'll her room but she can't make her hear
Mother says try again, but it is ofno use.
Young man waiting at the door. Father
comes in. The case is explained He goes
to the door. Good evening. Good
evening" walk in and take a seat, Hannah
Jane IS up stars, but l guess she Will be
down in a little while. Enter young man
and is cordially entertained by Father while
Sissy and Mother make desperate efforts to
rouse Hannah Jane. Hannah Jane, come
down, thee thinks | am fooling thee. but
amt. There is a young man down stairs
wants to see thee" No answer, and they
give it up and report down stairs Young
man says ''Well | guess | won't wait any
longer this evening, good evening, | will
call again some other evening" and takes
his departure. But the ordeal has been
too severe, and an explosion Of laughter
impossible to suppress amy longer, betrays
the wicked Hannah Jane to the astonished
household and the curtain drops '
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
1ied

SIT ks;--Al Iieesieyls l'oini. July 18th, lss,i
Mrs. Miliicent Sites, aged ~ years. II
MURRI SON At Noodstown, J uly SlSt. lisa
Jefferson a, SON OF VIM. 81 and Mary & Nor
rissnl aged 4ihon4lls ana y days
fsAKMsTNbSts.---A At Camden, August lst, issl
Blanche > daughter OF Charles and Ellen
ARMSTRONG, aged years and months.
pICKE>oN.r-1n Haneock's Bridge, Salem
county, y, j. on the 18th inst. Cornelia :. picke-
son, aged years, atnontf,s aud days
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

An informal meeting of gentlemen was
held on Thursday. July 3lst, in the Library
Hall at Salem, for the purpose of discussing
the propriety Of trying to organize histor-
zeal society i'll this county. Those present
were: VIM. Patterson, DR. j. H. Thompson,
C. H. Smickson. Rev G. W. Perkins NJ
H. Stratton W r. Hilliard and George
Mecum. VIM. Patterson was chosen Chair
man. and Geo Meeum Secretary; and,
after some discussion and interchange of
ideas. 1t was. ON motion of Rev Mr.
Perkins,
ReSotced. That it is expedient to form a
Society in Salem county for the care of
items Of historical interest. and of natural
curioSitieS.
Resolred. That the Secretary request the
papers of the county to publish statement
of this meeting. and a notice of another
meeting ON Friday August Sth, at 3 p NJ.
in the Salem Library Hall. with request
for attendance of all those who are inter
ested in these subjects.
Gro. MEcpM. See'Y.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

Passengels getting OF the cars At Woods
town station i'll going down East Avenue,
when near Main street, find agobstruction
OH the sidewalk, which cam onlygbeN passed
in Indian file, and even then the space is
about two feet. Perhaps the citizens of
that. borough. are. accustomed. to, it, bat
Travellers arellpt.E ~ areass69aY llliaesN NJ
The citizens of this borough, being in
the habit Of keeping sober, except on extra
ordinary occasions, can walk Il path two
feet in width with ease; but some men, in
a certain frame of mind, would find it diff
ficult to get to the other side of a ten-acre
lott circumstances alter cases. I III
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
Personal.

w m. Il. lltcfdtt, CASHIER Oh our uaik.
spent Sunday at Cape May. ..-
Z. c. Haines now occupies his new and
convenient house on Auburn street.
Hon f. A. Armstrong of Camden has
been recreating among the Catskills.H .-is
Samuel A ARMSTRONG and WIFE of CaInden.
have been visiting l.. b.. Wright. il-ls.
Rev. w, W Daily and wife, of Philadel-
phia, are visiting pr. p, G. Souder. i...s
Lizzie and Jennie IIillman have returned
from their Cape May trip.
Miss Lizzie Armstrong, daughter of F,
W. Aihstrbnss of Camden. mas been visit
ing frien,ls in Moodstown. 7aiu-lie4l r1r
Mrs. Rev. C. Bridgman and daughter
Jessie returned on Tuesday from their trip
to New England. f...-- .....l..
Miss Carrie Petit daughter of George
w Petit the Philadelphia artist. is visit
ing relatives i'll our borough 7' ''
Rev ]. T. Wilson. with his wife and
daughter, stamed,o Monday morning for a
month Soioum at Taunton, Mass .sN
Rev. O. b. McCurdy starts ON Monday
on a vacation trip to the Cumberland Val
ley to be gone about three weeks.
Surgeon George C.. Lippincott, C. 5. n,
son of County Clerk Jacob NJ Lippicott,
is at his fathers house in Salem on short
leave of absence. .-.-f,-.,, ...i,.n4i fsss
j. Meatler Taylor, SON of Sheppard lay
lor, now employed in the Office Of the Phila7
delpliia Bulletin, spent Sunday in our Bor-
ough at his fathers His wife and child
have been making a longervisit. ''u7 fH sig
Miss Ellie Griscom, for several years
Instructor in freehand and perspective
a l5nAr.A Al-
lege. is in town the guest Of Mrs. VIM. z.
Flitcraft. 4A" '@t
While waiting for a train Mt Woodbury.
on Tuesday we had pleasant chat with G..
o. Haight, formerly station agent. here.
,'Charley'' is looking we'll and we find is
giving satisfaction to the Woodbury. people.
ifl fsta.H g4a4L ll- -Ffiis lfatlit" pt
anls .H CHURCH NOTES siliitae,d rin
We see it announced in the Beisd5eaer
.ipollo that Rev c. Bridgeman, Of Woods-
town. is to occupy the pulpit OF the First
Presbyterian church Of Belvidere, next
Sunday 3a wei ,iHn74t i'-s7.t 'sffH 81
Services at the Methodist Church next
Sabbath conducted by the pastor, Rev n.
J, Wright 10 A. NJ, The American
Sabbath. = 7,45 ?. NJ, s"Tramps, Seats
free-sll welcome.
llans Adamsen, the Slamese preacher,
and lecturer win occupy the pulpit of the
Baptist Church ON next Sunday and the
Sunday following, morning and evening.
Next Sunday evening lac will lecture ON
Pilgrims Progress. illustrating the lecture
with magic lantern views.
The Presbytery Of West Jersey viii meet
at Clayton ON the 18th inst to Dissolve the
pastoral relations between Rev. o. Deli.
Bruen and the Presbyterian Church of that
place. The divine has accepted a call to- a
Lambertville church.
~. h. Peterson started the ice business hele
ut a time when il was more of an accommodate
tion TO a few than sOurcc of profit 30 himself
The supply, however, has created an increased
deinand, and now Mir. T.. and som. aS the
"Eastlake Ice Company arc kept busy during
the season and il serves them right, for they
have always underworld 10 give satisfaction.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

On looking over our local matter this
week we are struck with the fact that SO
large proportion of the happenings
chronced took place on Wednesday. 1t
was certainly full day which may account
for the unusually large number, of indi-
viduals We noticed ON the street who were
likewise fnll 80 --u
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
Imn yp and Rnilding No1es.

George B. Grier has paved in front of his
store in South Woodstown and Henry s.
Wright has the brick on the ground for a
like improvement on the opposite corner.
Robert How lit has had a very neat
portieo erected ia trent of his house on
Salem street. t. ..5 .....
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

nearly everyone who comes to town hears
away some snecin,ens Rev I Y Rurl,
of the University of PENNSYLVANIA with
party of scientific friends * aynected in
town TODAY, nait of their GRAND bai,fg 10
gather some of these lilies
Our uno,Iiry last week led one of ourladv
friends Who is autboritv on floral matters
to hand rs ssGrav,s pofanv ;; il, which we
find y descrintion of these beautiful 0nwers
of which COW a mart.
NEIuNrIrM Nelu,obo .Cocyed BeaD.
The only penus of the subor,ler M
Iu,1bo is the (,av1onesn name of tba Fast
Indian species the mini, lowered n Sncci-
osum1
1. N. luteum CYELrow NEIUMBo or
WATER CuINor-EpTN0 coroIla pale yellow
anthers tipped with slender hooked an
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of fine Westernand South
ern States-raro in tbe Middle States-in-
troduced into fine Delaware below phiIadel-
phia-Near Woodstown and Sussex county
II Rio Sodns Raw AXE Ontario and
in the Connecticut near LYME. nerhaps in
troduced there bv tbe aborioines- bloom
from June to August-leaves usually raised
biub ont of the water-l,rbis -peeuliarity-is
not so common with the specimens ON our
pond. but we are informed that those on
the Sharptown pond have il. -ED. 1--circu-
lar in outline with the centre depressed or
cuppedL1 to . feet in diameter Flower
! to 10 inches broad-Tubers farinacoous
and edible-Seeds also eatable =
Although familiar wifi, stliis7 flower for
years we did moi know fine nature of it's
seed until shown one by the lady above
mentioned When the flowers cease to
to bloom and tbe METALS fall off, the seed
ceptacle remains on the surface of the water
and natures somewhat after the manner of
the sunfower. the seed attaining the size
of a small acorn. and having A tough dark
shell full of meat. like chestnut but the
shell is much thicker and firmer: these are
called chinauepins. and we are informed
that last fail a man gathered from the
Sharptown pond nearly a busbel of them
for the Pbiladelphia market
The roots are as large as a mans arm.
and RIM alone on the hard sI,b-soil Of the
tpond. beneath the stratum OF mud. sending
m the TOWERING branches and leaves each
season. which die down and disaDpear with
the approached cold weather. 'fhey grow
in the ul,iet sballowf.,. waters of thes uond
and not in tho deeper channel audit is a
sinoular fact that not n Sin0le speeimen is
to he fnund above fine causevav althonoh
there are two or three other Varieties of
lilies and water nlapts thcrn
We have never heard of the roots of
these plants being eaten.s Can any of our
readers inform ms ON this pointo
While ON this subject. We copy the fol
lowing from the Philadelplia' Ledlqe5.- of
Friday last Mr.. Sturtcyaht mentioned in
the Pennock Bros. letter was here in 1876.
and endeavored to secure some of the grow
inc plants for the Centennial Exhibitions.
7.tNr EprroR.-In vour issue OF July
18th. Won saw mink pond lilies oupht to be
coaxed to grow nearer home. L. d. StIlr-
teyant- of Bordeptown. N. ..J,-erews thenas
successfully as at Cane Cod:.no in as large
quantities. He has been. growing them
since 1877. and has been sending flowers to
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

To THE MoNIToR:- That the authorities
of town like this should, for a single day,
tolerate in the very center of the borough
such a nuisance as that which exists there,
in the shape of the slaughter house and its
surroundings, passes all comprehension.
Summer after summer its stencil sickens
the people of the vicinity, the physicians
complain Of it, the people growl about it,
and yet it stays. The proprietor and ten
amt have been spoken to repeatedly, and
have endeavored at times TO remedy the
trouble but it is of such a nature as seems
to be impossible TO remedy by any means
short of entire removal. Is there no RENE
dy? Must our people contribute yearly OF
their substance to maintain a borough gov
eminent that is unable to free them from
this fearful nuisance. and 50 accomplish
one OF the principal ends for which nicer
poration was sought-the preservation of
the public health? SUFFERER.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

The following State and county fairs
have thus far l,eef pnnomcedy New Jer-
sey State Fair, Waverly, September Is to
10I Cumberland County Fair, Bridgeton
September B and 4 Monmouth County
Fair, Freehold, September to 70; West
Jersey Fair, Weotlstown,g September O and
II Moorestown Fair. Moorestown, Sep
tember u and IS; ,Hhhterdon County Fair,
fielningtpp, September % TO 26; Somerset
County Fair Sonerville. kOqtoberl to 3 !;
BucksSC ountH pa. Fair, Doylestown, Sep
TENDER 30 to October 3; Sussex County
Fair, >Septemberf'0st TO october'3. y
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

On Wednesday afternoon tle barn ON the
Gloucester county aims house property,
near Clarlsboro, was totally destroyed by
fire, with its contents. all the hay, etc.
Two horses We're burned TO death 1t is
supposed to have been set on fire by little
boy. one of the inmates of the house. but
whether accidentally orpurposely we have
not learned. ~ .tH t'HG t aiL -isfft
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
Funny Fishes.

We shall have to open fish column if
this thing keeps on. On. W ednesday night
long and weighing pound and half
waltzed into Lis boat The MONITOR boys
are not going to get left if they know
themselves. But What ais the fishes Do
they sleep too crowded these hot nights?
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

Dramatic entertainments have not been
numerous here of late, so that the perfor-
nance advertised i'll this paper by the
Jennie Wallace Dramatic Company. OF
New York, Will be treat to our people.
''Mnnie's Luck, or the Ups and Downs
of New York Life, will be presented with
Miss Jennie Wallace in the leading parts.
supported by a strong company, and intro
ducing a realistic scene of the Brooklyn
Bridge Illuminated at night For partic-
ulars see advertisement and small bills.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
Enter Your Complaints.

j. NJ. C.Richman, post master, calls our
attention to the fact that many persons
who fail to receive mail matter at the
proper time or who have other causes for
complaint in matters relating to the postal
service neglect to state their grievances at
the post office and afford the authorities an
early opportunity to institute inquiries. All
complaints should be promptly made, and
will be speedily investigated, as it is only
by this means that the postal service can
be kept up to a high degree of efficiency
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

Daretown and YorlStown Baptist Sunday
School picnic, at Coles woods, near York
town, and supper by the young ladies, Of
Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church. at the old
Church In Daretown, were events that had
delightful day and evening to make the
occasion pleasant on "Wednesday. a4g .ltla
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08

An umbrella member arrived in town ON
"Wednesday night. and soon signed articles
for match with John Barleycorn, which
took place then and there. He mistooll the
character Of Weedstown whiskeyi and
found himself Yanquishedfi in short order
The next day, with one eye in mourning,
heIoecupied himself making tour among
our people, apologizing for his temporary
alteration, and explaining how it all hap
pened.