The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-28
TIL i MON It O r.

The FOLLOWING COMPLIMENTARY NOTICE of
minister whose departure from Woodstown
is universally regretted, we take from the
Mays Landing Record:
The NEWLY APPOINTED PASTOR. = Rev.
Joseph G.. Crate AM, the newly-appointed
pastor of the M. E. church at this place. is
man well known by the members of his de-
nomination throughout the state He entered
the New Jersey Conference in the spring of
1855, two years before the division in the
conference He has filed some of the most
prominent appointments of the conference,
and now comes from Woodstown to Nays
Landing. Mr.. Crate is man of culture and
refinement, a diligent student, clear thinker,
a fluent speaker, good preacher, and a
social christian gentleman. He usually looks
carefully after the interests of his church
for, while he is catholic in spirit, he is never
theless thorough Methodist We predict
for MIR. Crate successful pastorate in this
village. It is not necessary to ask for the
sympathy and support of all the members of
the church among and to whom he comes
stranger. We tender to Mr.. Crate our sin
cere well wishes for his prosperity, and hope
that nothing may mar the harmony and peace
that will exist between pastor and people on
his advent among us.
Mr.. Crate will be here on Thursday next
with his family, and we would urge the men,
bers of his church aud congregation to give
him such cheerful reception as will make
him feel that he and his family are at home
at the commencement of his pastorate
EARLY GARDENS this spring are N. G.
THE LIPpINcoTr AND HoLLINsHEAD STORE
in Hunts building still remains unoccupied.
A NUMBER of our people visited Philadel-
phia last week to witness the performance of
Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry in ''The
Merchant of Venice"
DID YOU HEAR the jubilee singers?
FRIEND ALLEN FLIrcRAFT, of Chester, Pa,
delivered a very able sermon in Friends
meeting house at Woodstown on last Sunday,
in the course of which he spoke strongly in
favor of temperance and against signing Pc
titions for license, or being in any way
responsible for the rum traffic.
MAJOR ScoTT, after his very successful
work at Chester, Pa, gave weeks series of
addresses at Washington, N. j., with like
success, and is now speaking at Morristown,
N. J. This is his third visit to Morristown,
and the second at Washington. Wherever he
goes he is almost invariably invited to return.
1t was SO at Woodstown, Mulica Hill, Penns-
grove and Chester, and if we mistake not
also at Salem.
THROUGH BLUNDER on the part of the
compositor in last weeks issue, who set
Woodstown instead of Woodbury., the par
value of the Woodstown bank was quoted at
$50, whereas the par value of the Woodstown
bank is 300, and the present value $2l1.25,
this being the price paid per share by Frank
Pancoast in his recent purchase.
WHERE DID BE GET HIS WH1sKEY? = Last
Wednesday night, about half-past ten o'clock,
a gentleman and lady were obliged to take
refuge on the steps while a spring wagon,
driven by a drunken man, was passing on the
sidewalk from the hotel to the corner at
Humphreys building. Had the man been to
Salem, or Pennsgrove, or Swedesboro and
then the refractory horse, in coming to
Weodstown, turned in at our hotel and took
possession of the sidewalk? The drug stores
and other places of business were closed !;
the hotel was yet open, but as it claims not
to sell liquor to drunken men, he must GER
tainly have come from distance. Wasn't it
strange that he should take the sidewalk
right at our hotel? Our borough authorities
ought to be careful not to let drunken men
drive to our village, and allow them to
endanger the safety of pedestrians by turn
ing in at our hotel and driving along the
pavement. The man fell off his seat just as
the wagon left the sidewalk; the horse
stopped little while, and then took zigzag
course, turning in toward the livery stable on
the opposite side of the square. What be-
came of them afterwards is scarcely less q
mystery than sohere he got his sohiskey.
DROWNED. A sad case of drowning occurred
at the railroad bridge crossing Salem creek,
on Saturday evening Elenor, little daugh-
ter of Josiah Stiles, about II years of age, liv-
ing on Halls avenue between Front and