The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-26

inquiries among the colored people we have
met fail to show any of the spirit
of clannishness or inclination to screen
the guilty from punishment, which has been
attributed to them by some of the newspa-
pers.
Old Papers.
We have been shown by friend some
old newspapers and documents which, to
the people of this generation, are veritable
curiosities. Among them is an account
stated in the Orphans Court of Salem
county, March term, 1906, by John Wal
lace, executor of Mary Wallace, decd,
when Arts Seagraves was Register of the
Court.
A deed for lands in Upper PENIS Neck,
given by John Lockart and wi fe ofPhiladel-
phia, to William Miller, bearing date Jan
uary 1, 1888, witnessed by Arts Seagraves
and Jacob Wright.
his wife, of Upper PENIS Neck, to Robert
hew, one of the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas, dated July 30, 1899.
A copy of the Dollar Pnnsylodnaan, dated
April %, 1859, published in Philadelphia
and containing report of the trial of Dan
iel G. Sickles for the murder of Philip Bar
ton Key, with large portraits of Mr.. Sickles,
Mrs. Sickles and Key
A copy of the Trenton True Americ0n
October Is, 1918, i'll which appears the fol-
lowing advertisement which reads strange
ly in these days:
FOR SALE FOR LIFE,
A NEGRO WENCH,
Aged about IS years. Apply to the sub
scriber, living in Greenwich, Sussex county,
N. J. JOHN SHARP.
The american was published at that
time by James j. Wilson. Political con-
troversy with the Federalists of that day,
and news from the War of 1912, were prom
inent features of the paper.
The greatest curiosity is well-preserved
copy of Vol. l., No. l. of the Public Ledger
of Philadelphia, under date of March %,
1886, published by Swain, Abel & Simmons.
1t is small sixteen-column sheet of four
pages, 10i by Is inches size of page, and
was then penny paper. No better proof
of the growth of the newspaper art can be
found than comparison of this paper with
the Ledger in its present form. The little
sheet before us is well filled and well
printed Its salutatory is able and fearless,
and lays down principles that the Ledger
has always adhered to.
The paper of greatest local interest, how
ever, is copy of the National Standard,
Vol. H., No 10, dated July 9, 1874, pub
lished by Charles p. Smith, afterward
clerk of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Many Woodstown advertisements appear.
Israel Applegate announces that he contin-
ues the business of making grain cradles
in Woodstown, near the Methodist church.
Jacob Hunt advertises twenty building
lots at public sale on the main street lead
towards Salem, opposite the residence of
John Dickinson, Esq. Abraham Wool
man announces that he has opened new
store in Woodstown, at VIM. j. Shinn' S
old stand. Nearly two columns are devot-
ed to an account of the Philadelphia anti
Catholic riots, and the editor announces
that lie had received from Woodstown, too
late for insertion i'll that issue, a commune
cation in regard to the recent celebration
of the Fourth of July at that place, and
that it would appear in the next issue. Lo-
cal items were very few.
t-'t Street Names.
In the map of Philadelphia and vicinity,
published and sold about "a years ago, and
which is one of the most accurate and reli-
able we have ever seen. having been made
from actual surveys, we find the streets of
Woodstown named as follows: Auburn
road was Broad street; the road from
Joshua Moore's store to Reeves Flitcraft' S
was Elm street; the main street, above the
bank, was Union street, below there it was
Main street to the mill pond, and then it was
Newtown street. The street to VIM. Kill
patrick's was Marlton street. Salem street
was Commerce street. The street by j. c..
Reeves store was Willow street. From
WATERWAYS bakery to the Salem road was
New street. Between the Baptist and
Presbyterian cemeteries was Green street.
Where Thos. NJ. Taylor lives was Back
street. and from that to the Methodist par
sonage was Hunt street. From Clark S
Mill to Webster's Min, crossing Main street,
was Mill street. The road around the mill
pond was Water street. Through Bailey
town was Bailey street. East avenue was
Bullitt's Lane (properly Bullet Lane.)
The Borough Council could do no better
thing than to give to each street in our Bor-
ough an authoritative name, and indicate
them by neat finger boards.
Nearly a Blaze.
On Sunday afternoon some boys playing
with matches near f. B. Riley's barnyard,
set fire to the straw, of which there was a
large quantity in the yard. Mr.. Riley
was asleep in the house, but was suddenly
awakened by his boy with the announe-
ment that the barn was ON fire. Rushing
out, he exting,lished the flames, but not UNI
til considerable hole had been burned in
the straw and the pump-trough seorched.