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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
our oldest Citizen.

On Wednesday evening about shutdown
we visited the home of Bartholomew
Coles, Pilesgrove's honered centennarian,
a pleasant farm house on the road from
Dueil's Corner to Harrisonyille. and lit
tie over two miles from Woodstown. the
residence of his son, Ira Coles, one of Piles
groves substantial farmers We were
kindly received by the son, but did not
have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Coles. Sr.,
Ms he had retired, according to his usual
custom, at sunset. He is an early riser, as
well. being up III the morning with the sun.
Mr.. Coles is in excellent health, and his
daughter-in-law informed IFS that beyond
the natural feebleness of age he never COM
planned Of an ache or pain of any kind. The
family are arranging for celebration of
the Tooth anniversary of his birth on the
18th of next MONTH at Deacon's Grove, a
pleasant piece of woods about half mile
from the farm house, toward Harrisonville,
and the relatives and friends are cordially
invited to participate, the invitation in
another place in our paper, being published
by request. OF course visitors viii under
stand that they are expected TO bring their
own entertainment. as it would be impossi-
BILE for one family to provide for the multi
tude that win probably assemble to do
honor TO their aged friend. An invitation
has been sent to Michael Potter, of Willow
Grove, who will be l01 years of age this
summer. Mr.. Coles attended the Friend S
meeting at Woodstown last first day morn
ing, June It'll. which date. by the way, is
supposed by many of the family to be the
real anniversary of his birth. the date being
recorded in his fathers old family bible.
shown us. as the eth of 9th month, 1885.
while Mr.. Coles own record has it a month
later, and he is firm in the belief that his
own entry is the correct one. The bible of
his father, in which the original entry is
made. bears ON the title page the publish
er's date of 1913, SO the entry conld not
have been made till, or subsequent to, that
year, at which time Mr.. Coles would have
been % years of age, and it is quite as
likely that mistake should have been
made in this entry after SO long time, as
that Mr. Coles himself should be mistaken,
he having all his life recognized July eth
as his birthday We sincerely hope that
the It'll of July may prove favorable and
that Mr.. Coles may have n pleasant start
ON his second century of life
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.
rates.

Owing to the reduction i'll newspaper
postage. which takes effect July LIST. a
newspaper and periodical stamp Of the
value of / cent is being prepared. The
color viii be black and the design the
same as the low values of the current set.
An exhibition Of an entirely new system
of telegraphy was given in Philadelphia ON
Monday There were present, by invita-
ton, a number Of New York and Philadel-
phia capitalists, electricians, and represent
tatives of the press. The most marvellous
thing about the continuance is that a single
ordinary Geographic wire conveys the cleo
trio current and operates the receiving ma
chime. In appearance the sending machine
is very much like an ordinary type writer.
The instrument has AZ keys, the letters of
the alphabet, the numerals, and few
punctuation marks, and every letter or sign
struck by the sending apparatus was in
stantly shown both upon that instrument
and the receiver. Pressure upon any key
caused certain number of magnetic i'm
pulses to pass through the line The num-
Der of these impulses differ for each letter,
and they bring corresponding letters ON the
type wheel of the receiving instrument into
such position as to mark the impression
on a piece of paper. Any person who can
read can transmit and receive messages
through it. 1t is as rapid as it is accurate.
and all messages by it being automatically
printed, both at the point of transmission
and that of reception. they can be received
in the absence as well as in the presence of
the receiver. The recording of messages at
both points preeludes all questions of errors
in transmission 1t cannot be read by
sound. 1t is at once a stock indicator,
telephone, and type-printing telegraph.
The inventor was Mr.. George Hathaway.
but Mr. Linville has done much to make
the continuance practical. The company
controlling this system is known as the
Hathaway-L inville.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
.Il;nc Quarterly.

Next Sunday will be a great day among
the colored brethren of the Cedar Grove
church. at Fenwick. it being their annual
gathering known as the June quarterly.
This church and the one in Baileytown
were formerly identical and the June meet
ings were always held Mt the latter place.
bnt, about IS years ago. a split in the con-
gregation resulted in the withdrawal of a
large number and the formation of another
congregation, under the name of the Afri-
can Union NJ. p. Church. They erected a
new place of worship at Cedar Grove and
the ''quarterlies have since been held
there. Next Sundays exercises will be
opened by a love feast at o'clock in the
morning, followed by preaching at 1890.
In the afternoon at ) O'Clock there will be
a sermon by Rev b. Scott the President
of the district, followed by the administra-
ton of the sacrament. At ! p. NJ. preach
ing.
This is the grand occasion of the year
with our colored population and the meet
ings are attended by many from a distance
and are usually followed the next day by a
picnic of the younger folks. and wesuppose
this year will be no exception.
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A Church. Picnic,

Passing the Baptist church yesterday af-
ternoon We saw large number of the
ladies at work around the fences and dis
covered that each one was armed with a
paint brush and the work in hand was
painting the fence that surrounds the
grounds. with the assistance of some of the
gentlemen Of the congregation, headed by
Deanius Peterson and Dan Ware Jos
Turner and John Hackett were repairing
and Strengthening the fence, and a workman
was giving coat of lime to the cemetery
fence ON Green street. The horse sheds
have been whitewashed, as also will be the
fence around the cemetery and the GENE
terry itself has been moved and put in com
Portable order, the grounds now present
ing beautiful appearance. The work is
mostly gratuitous and furnishes 2 picnic
whereof the results are lasting
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
John Eenwtek's Grave.

BY direction of the Salem County His
torical Society Dr. Joseph H. Thompson,
of Salem, was charged with the duty of
locating, if possible, the grave of John
Fenwick, the first settler of Salem county,
who died in 1854 and was buried in an old
graveyard in Warrington not far from the
Salem County Almshouse. On Friday
last DR.. Thompson, accompanied by Thorn
as Shourds, of Hancock's Bridge, and
Samuel Kelty, of Salem, visited the local
ity, and after careful examination fixed, to
their satisfaction, upon the spot where lies
the dust of the founder of Fenwick colony.
1t is on the Morgan farm, perhaps better
known as the Elmer Reeve farm, adjoining
the Almshouse property on the west, and
is i'll the field which lies at the intersection
or the Oakland and Salem and Woods
town roads. Steps will probably be taken
by the Society to have the spot marked by
a suitable monument.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
ChiIdren'S Day.

Next Sunday will be "Children's Day"
and will be celebrated at the Woodstown
churches. At the Baptist church the ex-
ercises will be as published in last weeks
MONITOR. AT the NJ. f. church the morn
ing service will be in the interest of the
children, comprising a sermon by the
pastor appropriate to the occasion and
singing by the children. In the evening a
varied programme of scripture reading.
recitations, singing and an address, will be
presented.
At the Presbyterian church in the morn
ing the Pastor will preach to the children
and the exercises will be varied by reading
and singing. All the churches will prob
ably be handsomely decorated with flowers
in pursuance of the custom of previous
years.
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w. &. T.. u. Festival.

The ladies Of the ". c. T. Q. had every
thing in readiness for their festival in the
tent, corner Main and Salem streets, as an
nounced on last Friday afternoon, when
succession of heavy showers put them to
flight and so soaked the ground and made
things generally disagreeable that the pros
pect of a festival was very faint indeed.
Nothing daunted, however, the ladies re-
moved their fixtures to the first floor of
Mr.. Dan Wares shop on Salem street,
kindly offered them for the emergency,
and soon had things in shape for the eve
ming, and the festival progressed satisfac-
torily. Saturday afternoon and evening
was pleasant, though somewhat cool, and
the tent, presenting very pretty appear
ance decked with flowers and chinese Ian
terms, was occupied and well filled. The
financial results were very satisfactory.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
Another Railroad Move.

In securing control and widening the
guage of the Camden, Gloucester and
Mt. Ephraim railroad, the Reading COM
pany has created the opportunity for
another move in the work of connecting its
chain of South Jersey roads, and for in
creasing its facilities for competition with
the Pennsylvania road. This move, which
it is understood is soon to be made, is to
connect the Delaware River railroad with
the Camden, Gloucester and Mt. Ephraim
road. The former road completes with the
Swedesboro branch of the West Jersey
railroad for the traffic and extensive
freight business of the western section of
Gloucester and Salem counties, one of the
richest agricultural districts in the state.
1t runs from Woodbury. to Pennsgrove,
following the river shore, through Pauls-
boro, Gibbsboro, Bridgeport, and Pedrck-
town. The plan of the Reading road is,
it is understood, to make the connection
from Woodbury. at Gloucester. By this
means passengers can be carried from
Kaighns Point this city, to Pennsgrove
without the present delays and changes
from one to another. 1t would also divert
all the traffic of the Delaware road from
the West Jersey road. Camden Courier.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
The National Holiday,

Nearly $50 have been subscribed for the
expenses ola celebration of the 4tll of July
in our borough. and meeting of citizens
was called for Wednesday evening last at
the Mayors office. to make arrangements,
but public interest seemed to have stopped
with subscribing the funds and there were
not enough in attendance to organize any
plans. If our people mean celebration they
will have to get about, there being but
three more weeks in which to work.
The Woodstown Base Ball Club are en-
deavoring to arrange for match game
with some other club on the 4th. but as yet
have not been successful in having their
gage of battle taken up.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
Salem's New Railroad.

Engineer Abercrombie, of the West Jer-
sey railroad. has submitted to President
Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Company,
the plans for new railroad i'll South Jer-
sey, or more properly speaking, branch
of the Salem road, which it is proposed to
extend along the south side of Salem creek
from the covered bridge to the foot of
purpose of connecting with the various
factories on the route, the freightage from
which amounts annually to the respectable
sum Of s6S, 000. The estimated cost of the
new branch is $4,000, the right of way
costing $40, 600.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
Electric LIGHT in Salem

Articles of incorporation were recorded
i'll the County Clerks office on Tuesday for
the "Salena Edison Electric Light and
Power Company, a corporation just started
with a capital stock of $50, 900 divided into
shares of $50 each. The object of the COM
pany is to furnish light by electricity and
the scope of their charter enables them
also to enter into the business Of supply
ing steam heat and power. John NJ. Car
penter, Robert Gwynne, John Perrine
Charles w. Casper, Austin T. Walton and
Henry Kirk are the incorporators named
in the certificate and others are associated
with them and we are assured that they
mean business
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
II Year IOcustS.

What are popularity known as the seven
teen year locusts have made their APP
pearance in the woods near Fenwick, and
residents in the neighborhood and passers-
by on the highway can hear their peculiar
music at the distance of half mile away.
They are very numerous. From the best
information We can command, these are
not true locusts, but are different family
under the name of Cicada, closely allied to
the harvest fly They differ from the true
locust among other points in having no long
hind legs for jumping. They come up out
of the ground grey coated, six legged and
wingless and after a time the back cracks
open and there energies the eicada, a six
legged fly about an inch in length with long
wings, on each of which is clearing defined
tracing in the form OF the letter W. They
dwell on the limbs of trees from which
they suck the juices doing great damage in
some sections to young orchards. The
genuine simon pure locust, the Original
Jacobs, as it We're, is a much more de-
structive insect, and is quite common IN
the far west, one species, the Rocky
Mountain locust, being holy terror when
he takes to the war path, devouring every
green thing in his way.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
Horse Driven TO DeaIh.

Tuesday a man from Philadelphia hired
at Andorfers's stables pair of horses and
a carriage to go to Woodstown, he said.
When he returned about six hours later
the horses showed that they had been badly
overdriven, and in about an hour one of
them was dead. The other one seemed to
be rendered worthless. but it has since re-
covered until it appears now to be all right.
Inquiries led to the information the team
had been driven further than represented
The name of the man who was guilty of
this atrocious cruelty to animals is Porter,
and he is engaged in the lumber business
in Philadelphia. He has promised to pay
damages. The value of the horse killed
was about $500. Liberal Press.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12

The Band Of Hope. under care of Miss
Annie Macaltioner, held its final meeting
for the season last Saturday afternoon in
the Reading Room of the w &. T. L.
After assembling at the regular hour the
usual opening exercises We're gone through
with and the children, marching prettily
two by two, We're led to the tent ON Salem
street where the w. G.. T. t. festival was
in progress and seated at the refreshment
tables where each was given treat Of ice
cream and cake. Nearly fifty Of the little
ones sat down to the tables. While in the
tent they sang several of their temperance
songs with pleasing effect.
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Our letter Box.
First Class HOteIs.-,

ME-. EDITOR Observation-Disclosures rejoice that the
MONITOR is a newspaper that Is mot afraid to
tell it all and never shirkS its duty that II
may keep in all around
Trucking 10 the rnm power. either directly
with The ruminies or through their political
and ministerial allies is causing This country
to-day more than we are aware. How many
newspapers are there in the land that are not
guilty. How many politicians arc there who
are innocent OF this thing A. TO the clergy
and the church. in very many instances, the
declaration OF the eminent Presbyterian di-
vine Rev Albert Barnes, that THE American
church was the bulwark az American slavery"
would be applicable 10 the slavery OF in
temperance.
\ great many are deeeiving themselves TO
say the least, with the high license idea. Some
of these people think that if they close mp the
low groggeries their duty 10 the temperance
cause Is done greater mistake was never
made, since il is the high licensed and 're-
spectacle" hotel in community that is doing
the greatest mischief In our own borough to-
day ii we must take our choice between low
aroggei-v and Fl t-cltss hotel' we would he
wise To endure the former. II is the ''first-
class hotel~ which ministers, sometimes and
protesting christians seen about, that the
promising and respectable young man will
frequent Why shouldn't he? If the pastor
and the elders and prominent men OF the
church are not ashamed to visit such place,
why should he be- II then il is so easy for
him to enter these places, how easy is it also in
the midst of their appointments elegant pri-
waite parlors, pool, billiard and other rooms
to which guests can have their wine and va
lious liquors sent or he may be invited by a
friend 10 partake al the bar in the '-respecta-
ble'' bar-roonA, how easy say it is To yield 10
the temptation of taking his first glass, which,
Ind he. ,,sypr taL .at, r,aApr Ixptll6 have he
come a moderate drinker. nor drunkard.
such young men never learn their first lesson
in the low groggery. They will not he seen al
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12

Jonathan Webster's black horse which
he has been driving to his flour and feed
wagon, was taken sick last Tuesday while
at the r. r. Station. The animal WAS
brought down to the hotel stables and
every thing done to relieve him that was
possible. Dir. Cooper, veterinary surgeon
of Salem, was teiegraphed for towards
evening, bnt not coming by eleven o clock,
a messenger was sent after him and he ar
rived about one o'clock. but too late to be
of any use as the horse died about three
hours later. He was = fine animal. valued
by his nWner ut S22.J
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12

We have received from Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent Boyd, the book Of
Summer Excursion Routes, issued by the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad The book contains
tables of excursion rates to all the prin-
cipal summer resorts, whether situated by
the sea or in the mountains. 1t is pro-
flsely illustrated and is full Of the infor-
nation desired by travellers and tourists.
The Pennsylvania Railroad keeps right ON
in occupying the top place as provider for
the safety and comfort of the travelling
public.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
Our Iron Bridge.

our iron bfIeSe.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Freeholders was held last We'd
nesday and the question Of new bridge
over the mill-pond, at Woodstown. being
under consideration. it was resolved that a
new bridge OF iron be constructed at once
and Freeholders Humphreys, Bassett and
Burt were appointed a committee to have
the work in charge. The new structure
will be - feet in length, and 2G feet in
width, of which 20 feet will be a driveway
and six feet footway and will probably be
of what is known as the ''low truss pat
tern. When completed it will be an orna-
ment to our borough Proposals will be
advertised for at once and contract award
ed at the July meeting of the Board, after
which Freebooter Humphreys, if the con-
tract is awarded. will push the work TO
completion before the Fair. Yesterday
afternoon the above named committee with
the Clerk of the Board and Messfs. Swayze,
of Firms Point. and Dean. of the firm of
Dean d Westbrook, bridge engineers of
New York. visited the bridge To take
measurements on which to base specifica-
tions. The new structure will probably be
about two feet higher than the present
one. which will make necessary considera-
BILE filling Of the roadway and approaches,
which will be all the better in time of
heavy floods.
The following are the specifications de-
eiled upon by the committee: Extreme
length Of structure. 70 feet: width of road
way. Is feet in the clear; width of side
walk, 6 feet; capacity, 80 pounds to the
square foot; floor and sidewalk joists to lie
of iron T beams; roadway plank of 4-inch
Georgia pine; sidewalk plank 3-inch Geor-
gia pine: the top of the abutments are to
be "A inches higher than the top of the
floor of present bridge; the top OF the mud
sill to be 10 feet inches below the top OF
the abutment; the mudsills to rest on a
foundation OF two rows of piles, ten piles
in row: the abutments to be 81 feet thick
at the bottom and p feet thick at the top,
and % feet long at the bottom and p feet
at the top: north abutment to have two
wings of 90 feet each. resting upon founda-
ton of piling: the south abutments TO have
similar wings 1G feet in length; the abut-
ments to be of first-class ashlar; no course
to he less than IL inches or more than 2
feet thick; the wing walls to be of first
class rubble. :, feet thick at the bottom and
Is inches at the top. All posts and piling
of the old bridge, in the way of the masons,
are to be removed by the contractor. and
the county will pay for drawing off the
pond for ten days.
The above specifications indicate that we
are to have a substantial and durable
bridge
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12
Extensive Gravel.

Smith Hewitt one day last week pur-
chased at one of our poultry dealers a pair
of chickens killed and dressed. During
the process of preparing them for the table
it was discovered that the birds had been
filled with gravel stones to make them
weigh heavy, just one pound and a quar-
ter of the pebbles being taken from the
pair OF course the dealer was not to
blame, but what must tie reprobate who
prepared these chickens for market think
of himself?
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Balloon Ascension.

We are requested TO announce that on
the evening of the 4th of July there will he
q grand balloon ascension from the lake
near Cobb's store under the management
of Professors Barkereo and Cobbareo from
the Partisan school of Aerostaties. The
occasion will be enlivened by full band
of music. Whether this means that the in
dividual members of the band will be full
OF not we forgot to ask our Informant.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12

Women's plain lasting slippers 50c.- grain
leather slippers at same price. Ladies fine
French kid in Newport ties and 2 button
lace at 81. 90 to 81. 25, hand made and good
goods, no better assortment in town, also
morocco shoes or rather half shoes, a cross
between a slipper and high cut shoe, side
seam and low heels, just the article for
comfort in warm weather. sl.00 per pair,
at f. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12

We have linen table diaper from zoe. to
40c. a yard, bleached damask from 45c. to
SOC. the largest stock in this part Of Jer-
sey, alsod 'oyleys at Zoe, cream and bleached
napkins, several qualities, and the incest
white counterpanes for Sl.0o we ever sold.
At no place that we know of in town or
country can you get better served in these
goods or better value for your money than
in our stock. E. b. Humphreys 4 Co.
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Atlantic Cfty-s Council Endorsed.

A large audience assembled in City Hall
last Sunday afternoon to listen to the adj
dress of Major Scott of Kansas, on the sub
ject of temperance. All pronounced it the
most able, eloquent and convincing lecture
ever delivered in this city. The action of
City Council III raising the license rate was
brought before the meeting for rising
vote and it was unanimously approved, not
one dissenting voice among them all. This
was high compliment to the Council from
the intelligent and substantial citizens
present. AH0atte Times.
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Josiah s. Hacllett and Robert Stretch, Of
Camden, were in Woodstown on Tuesday,
their business being to purchase horses for
the w. J. Express Company. They pur-
chased one OF Preston Virgins for s231 80
and another of John Wallace for 1925, both
fine animals