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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-20
Visitors From Elmer.

DR.. c. F. Hitchner, VIM. II. Kirby, Bro.
Facey of the Gazette, DIR. Cheeseman and
other citizens of Elmer. came down to our
Borough last Friday, their object being
to take in the sights of the town and, more
particularly, to obtain information as to the
plan of organization of the P~ilesgrove
Library, with a view to starting a similar
institution in their own progressive town.
They captured the Secretary of the Library
association. and were by him escorted to
the library room and filled full of informa-
ton relative to the workings of the associ-
alton, plan of organization and system of
management, and furnished with docu-
ments for their guidance, after which they
were given pointers on Borough organiza-
ton, and escorted to the MONITOR Office,
when they inspected the machinery and
appurtenances used in the printing of a
weekly newspaper. They departed well
pleased with their visit, and we expect
soon to near of a f%lourishing library es-
tablished in our n~eighboring town.
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Special Meeting of rreeho,aers.

4 special meeting of the Board Of Free
holders of this county was held at Han
cocks Bridge on Monday, to consider the
advisability of lengthening the proposed
new iron bridge so feet or more, thus Civ
ing more waterway, as petitioned by the
owners along Alloways creek. \ number
of meadow owners and others interested
addressed the Board upon the necessity Of
more waterway at the site of the old bridge.
they claiming that the draw pier would
obstruct the water, and thus flood the
meadows above. \. motion to increase the
length of the bridge 80 feet was lost by n
vote of I TO ).
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Miss Sarah Lippincott is visiting her
sister in Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Llzzio Carr, of Buffalo, N. Y, has
been visiting at Cornelius M%ulvehill's, in
our Borough.
William B. Foster represented Woodbine
Lodge, No. 1873, /. .. o. r., at the Grand
Lodge held in Trenton this week.
J. Morris Reeve, son of Chas. b. Reeve,
formerly a resident OF Woodstown, was
married N Wednesday of last week to
Miss Joanna Grier, daughter OF David b..
GrieT. of Huntington.
VIM. w. Wood, an old time resident of
Woodstown, but OF late residing in Cam
den, paid his old home II visit on Sunday
for the first time for several years. He
was accompanied by his son. Charles
Wood.
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Sheriff Kelly will sell on Saturday Of
next week, in front Of the Court House, in
Salem. the property near Yorktown be-
longing to the heirs Of Jesse Johnson, de
ceased, containing about two acres Of land.
The farm formerly owned by John Heb
gen, near Monroeville, containing about 20
acres, will be sold OIL Saturday, December
9th, at Elmer. by NJ. p. Grey, ESQ.
special master in %chancerY, III partition
proceedings in the Court of Chancery.
Abram Cochran and Isaac johnson, eX-
ecutors of William Beckett, deed, will
sell several farms and other valuable real
estate, formerly the property of Mr.. Beck
EFT, ON Saturday. December 18th, at the
hotel in Elmer. A rare opportunity to Sc
cure good farms is offered. For %partieu-
lars see the advertisement in another eel
nm
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birthday Parry.

\ number Of near relatives assembled at
the residence Of i. b. Humphreys on
Tuesday evening, to celebrate the 18th
birthday ofhis daughter Belle. It was in
tended to commemorate the occasion on n
larger scale had the new hail been near
enough completed. but under the cir
cumstances the event was deferred until a
later date, and only a family gathering
held. Miss Belle was the recipient Of
several valuable presents, among them y
diamond ring from the stock Of Wheeler d
Son, Of Salem, and q handsome little
watch, the gift Of her cousins in Camden.
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ST. NICHOLAS

An illustrated monthly periodical for boys
and girls, appearing on the 25th.of each mouth.
Edited by Mary Mapes Dodge. Price. . cents
a number, or $500 Il year, in advance. Book
sellers. news-dealeFs, posfaiasters, and the
publishers take subscriptions, which should
begin with the November number the first Of
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~. Nicholas aims both to satisfy and 10 de-
yelop the tastes of its constituency: and its
record for the past twelve years, during which
it has always stood, as it stands to-day, AT the
head OF periodicals for boys and girls, is q
sufficient warrant for its excellence during he
coming season. The editors announce the fol
lowing rs among the
LEADING FEATURES FOR 1856:
\ Serial Story by Frances HodgsoB Burnett.
The first long story she has written for child
A Christmas story by W. d. HowelIs. With
humorous pictures by his little daughter.
George Washington, BY Horace K. ScuIdtsf
A novel and attractive Historical Serial.
Short Stories for Girls by Louisa NJ. AIcott.
The frst-''1he Candy Country"-in Noyem-
Der.
New bits of Talk for Young Folks by I'll
H" This series forms a gracious and fitting
memorial of a child-loying and child-helping
soul.
Papers on the Great English schools. Rugby
and Others. Illustrations by Joseph Pennetl.
4 Ses-coast Serial Story, by J. I. Trowbridge.
win be lifelike, vigorous, and useful.
.Jenuy's Boarding-House, a serial by James
Otis. Dealing with news-boy life and enter
Frank Z. stockton VIII contribute several of
his humorous and fanciful stories
"Dr1li. by JOhn Preston 1fne. y capltti
sehool-story for boys.
The Boyhood of Shakespeare, by Rose King
siey. With illustrations by Alfred Parsons
Short stories by scores of prominent writers,
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Ross1ter j ohnson, Joaquin Miller, sophie May,
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Prescott Spofford, and many Others.
Entertaining Sketches by Alice W. Rollins,
Charles G. Leland. Henry Eckford, lieutenant
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Poems, shorter contributions, and depart
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Woodbine Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Woodstown, being incorporated under the
general law relating to benevolent and
charitable associations, held their regular
election Of a corporate board last Friday
night. The following officers were elected:
President, Isaiah c. Shinn; Vice Pres, ].
II. Turner; Secretary, Franklin Flitcraft;
Treas, James Abbott; Directors, VIM. b.
Foster, J.. c. Nensteal, Joseph Comitti,
Israel Iienner, Jos, S. Taylor.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-20

The Ninciuud Industrial cooperative As
ISOLATION. a recent organization, having it,
origin and chief support among the Knights of
Labor. viii soon open q cooperative grocery
store there.
The Prohibitioni-ts of Cumberland county
held1 reunion at the ". {. T. {. rooms in
RTidgeton last night. Invitations were sent
al over the county, and prominent workers
and their friends were present. y supper on
the Viueland plan was set out and provisions
made 10 accommodate all who attended.
Some time since e.. j. Peace WAS au Episco-
pal Clergyman of Gloucester City. While MI
ing this position to the entire satisfaction of
his church, he became heir TO S200,000. lie was
young, and was attracted BY stock spccula-
ton and other schemes of the world. became
d~issipated aud left the church. Now he is i'll
Camden county jail, charged with having
passed a worthless check on Hugh Farrelly, II
Gloucester City saloon keeper.
: Camden halter has just finished a line
Mackinaw straw hat for J. c. Higgins. OF Jack
s%enville, Fla, who probably has the largest
head Of amy person in this country. This mann
moth head-coYering measures inside the band
5215 inches, the briin is 10i inches wide and the
height Of the crown is 10 inches. Across from
tip to Tip Of the rim the tape-lneasure marks y
inches. Mr. Higgins has Il large trunk, how
ever, TO support his massive head. He stands
8 feet 4 inches high, measures ! gard and ,
inches across the back, and pulls down the
scales at 49, pounds.
The Teachers Institutcof Gloucester county.
which closed at Woodbury. last saturday. was
one of the most successful ever held by that
body. County superintendent William Mill
gan presided. one hundred and ten teachers
We're present: they were IN session three days:
Miss Hiilman of IaddonffeId, Dir. Brooks of
Philadelphia, DR.. Edison, Prof. Jaeobus, PROT.
Ellsworth, superintendent Barringer of New
ark, DIR. Hunt, Secretary of state Board of
Health and State superintendent Chapman
made addresses and lectures ON Il wide range
of subjects connected with education. Miss
Hiiiman ana DR.. Brooks were on the platform
at nearly all the sessions.
Judge Paneoasf, of Camden, John Clement
and Henry II. Fowler, commissioners appoint
ed TO determine and fix the disputed boundary
line Observation-Disclosures and, Burlington counties,
have notified Joseph Thompson, of Atlantic
City, that they have agreed 10 report in favor
of the line as claimed by atlantic county. BY
this decision Atlantic county gains ali of Is
land Beach, three miles in length, many thou
sand acres of meadow land, and about two
thirds Of Great Bay with It's valuable oyster
privileges. The Commissioners on Friday
finished the location of positions for the plac-
ing of monuments. Thenew line win run from
the middle of Muilic3t River TO the middle of
Little Egg Harbor Inlet. The deeds for property
in the disputed territory lntvc mostly been
recorded In Burlington county, but now all
must be recorded in atlantic county.
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lied.

CL.ARk-At sharntown. Nov. 18th, 1875.
Clark, father Of Rev. J. W. Clark, aged
about IS years.
Funeral services 1T the sharptown, NJ. r.
Church ON TUESDAY NJ II o'clock.
HOPE.-Near S~harptown, Nov. iath. 1875.
Sailie Hope, daughter of CHtharine Hope.
Funeral on saturday. Nov slst, AT 10 o'clock,
mteracnt at the Catholic cemetery, In Woods
town.
STRING-At Woodstown, Nov. ith, lsS5,
Rachel string, aged about 80 Years.
Funeral services al the residence of Gcarge
Fli,craft, on Monday. AT lao'ei"ck. ,nterlleIit
at Alloway.
l~OgtS0N.-M Richuian's Mills, Nov. 18th
1888, infant child of Thomas Locasoii.
coz NsEIIpR.zIn salem, November lsih
lss5. stephen Counsellor, ia his sd year.
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sriaseton Pressyterfars' Hard Luck.

The abrupt termination by the Bulgarian
protege of the Presbyterian Board. Storyan
G. Natralsky, of his studies for the min
istry at the West Jersey Academy, because
objection was made to his going to the
Baptist South Jersey Institute, is followed
by the announcement that a second young
Bulgarian, brought to Bridgeton from his
native land last spring, under the care of
the Presbyterian Board, and who has since
been residing with Rev. w. II. Belden,
a Presbyterian clergyman there. also de-
termined a few days ago 10 go 10 the Bap-
fist school instead. In this case the Pres
byterians yielded, and run the risk of los
ing a prospective missionary by letting the
Bulgarian make the desired change.
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TIC Color LING A.ain.

On Monday Rev. Jeremiah s.. Pierce,
the colored minister of Burlington, with
whom the trustees of our public schools
had a law suit, and who brought the action
in the Supreme Court of this State by
which it was established that colOred chill
dren could not be kept ont of the public
schools, even if a special school was set
apart for them, sent four of his children to
the Stacy Street Primary School. Upon
their admittance and assignment to seats,
fifteen of the white scholars, acting under
instructions from their parents, took their
books and left the school. The remaining
white students seem to be determined to
make it as unpleasant for the colored chill
dren as possible, and Mr.. Pierce has been
compelled to ask the trustees to protect
them.
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WOW GuiIafns hiic..

Having purchased the triangular piece
Of ground on Dickinson street, lying be-
tween thcir first purchase Of the Bridg-
man properly and the street, LiDpincott,
Weatherby x Go. nave abandoned the idea
Of laying a street from Dickinson street to
East avenue, and have laid out twelve
handsome building lots fronting on Dick
inson street, and placed them on the
market. Wan. S. Goforth and Isaiah
G. Shinn have purchased lots, and others
will probably he taken soon.
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The following described Real Estate. laic the
property OF William Beckett, deceased:
No. ] is all that farm. situate in Upper Pitts
grove, salem county, on the road leading from
Elmer to Pole Tavern, about IA miles from
the former place, and now in the tenure Of
Charles F.. NewkirE, containing 20 acres OF
land aud premises, 10 the same more or less.
The improvements consist ola comfortable z
story frame dwellinga crib.house and COM
modious barn with god stabling and Il good
apple orchard of well Selected fruit.
No2 Is the homestead farm on which The
death, and Is situate adjoining No !, ard con-
tains 81 acres of land, more or less. The Inn
proyenents are a 2lS story dwelling, crib aud
wagon houses and barn all b good repair.
The above described farms are in IN excel
lent neighborhood, convenient TO churches.
schools and mills, and within - nailes Of
and are in q very high state of cultivation.
Persons desiring to pnfehase a farm for
in real estate. will dc we'll TO GIG these farms
their attention. as this il a chFice of a life
time.
No. 5 K all that farm Situate in q PIPER Pitts
grove township, county of salem, IN the road
leading from Elmer to BaFnsboH, about ,
miles from Elmer, and now in tho tenure OF
Andrew Newkirk, containing - acffs more or
less. The improvements are afrsiIie dwelling
house containing about : rooms. a @ib-houSe
and barn, and Is in Il fair state of cul4yafion.
MOI is one-halfof a double dwelling house
containing 8 rooms, and the ground of lot on
which it standsTsituate on Main streetAi in the
thriving village ofElmer. adjoining lands
with NJ. f.. Church. Hiram strang and pthels,
and is very PLEASANTLY located.
o is 9 cedar swamp lot situate on fseetf~
Brunch, in Franklin township, in the cdEnty
of Gloucester. containing about ; and he-lo0
acres Of young and thrifty cedar. No. 6 + a
cedar swamp lot. situate in Franklin TOWNSHIP p.
Gloucestercounty containing - 100 of an acfe
of young and thrifty cedar.
Sale to at ! o'clock PM, when AZ
tendance Will be given and conditions made
know II Ing
ADRIAN COCHRAN,
ISAAC JOHNSON.
Ira,ttfara of W iflfa4a parkatt Iar.1
THossB. LACY. Au%ctioneer. Nov20-aI
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Narn 0mltnre IN sloucestcr county.

Interest is being taken in the culture OF
carp in the vicinity of Swedesboro. Mil
ton Pierce, secretary Of the American
Carp Cultural Association. has construct
ed a carp pond on the old Jennings farm,
near that place. Two other ponds will be
constructed as soon as practicable. The
ground has natural advantages for the
purpose. Other parties, whose grounds
afford facilities for the growth of these
food fishes, are likely to make expert
ments in that line soon.
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Interesting 10 Nportsmen.

IN interesting case to gunners eame up
at Swedesboro a few days ago for settle
ment. A farmer near there shot some rab-
bits before the season opened. He claim
ed he had a right to. as they were on his
property. The West Jersey Game Protec-
tive Society's officers became aware of it
and brought the matter before Squire
Ford. The case was postponed until Tues
day, when Squire Ford, after a careful ex-
animation of the laws upon the matter,
prepared an opinion that the game laws do
not prohibit owners of land from shooting
rabbits on their own property at any time
out Of season. The trial came on. The
witness did not support the charge, and
the defendant was pronounced not guilty.
This ease excited a good deal of interest
and has been freely discussed.
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Business Change.

Thomas N. White who since tle disso-
luton of the firm Of Otinger & White.
wheelwriglts, solne years ago, has carried
on a successful wBeeIwrighting trade on
TO the old stand adjoining Cobb's black
smith shop, at the north end Of TIE iron
bridge, and WIN be glad to see his old GUS
toners and new ones as well.
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FRIENDs-Services on First and Fifth days ut
1899 \. NJ. Monthly meeting first Tuesday
ing, Thursday before last Monday. sunday
School meets ut 8 o'clock every sunday morn
ing.
METHODIST EPIscopAL-Rev. Nj. Wright.
Services mt 1000 \. NJ. ana 100 T.. NJ. Prayer
meeting "Wednesday nj 7.S0 =. NJ.
sunday school AZ 200 =. NJ, c. II. Hickman,
superintendent.
HAPTIsT-Rev. J.. e.. Wilson.
Services ut 1000 \. NJ. and 100 7. NJ. Prayer
meeting Thursday at 7.3G p. NJ.
sunday school III 200 p NJ, Joseph Bradway,
Superintendent.
PREsBYrERrAN-Rev o.. b. McCnrdy.
Services ut 1890 \. NJ. and 40 2. NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 80 y. II.
Sunday school nj 100 2. NJ, j. +. Jaquette,
Superintendent.
CATHOLIC
y. NJ.
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANcE UNION
Meets every Thursday afternoon ut .
O'Clock. President, Mrs. ID. Ware Corresponds
ing Secretary, Miss Annie Macaltioner.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-20

This edition of the MONITOR was mailed
to subscribers outside the town on Friday
at 12. "a P. NJ. Should any Of our readers
fail to receive their paper promptly we
will esteem it a favor il they notify us
at once aud the matter Will receive mn
mediate and thorough Investigation.
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t III NJ OMIT
w~ooDsrowN. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1885.
1irectoru.
MISREPRESENTATION

Trains going north.-T.2t ana SIS a. NJ, 1874
and 4O4 P. NJ. sundays, 142 A.. NJ. and Los r M.
Trains going south.-9.29 a. NJ, ~, Al and
G.55 p. NJ. sundays, SIS a. NJ. and $40 r. NJ.
Trains leave PhiladeIphia.-S.l1 \. NJ, 100, 3.40
and 80 p. NJ. SUNDAYS. 500 \. N. and 6.ll P. NJ.
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WoopsTowN LODGE, No. 13S, f. 81 \. NJ
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before iull
moon and two weeks thereafter, in Borton =
Hall.
WooDBINE LopeE, No. 1873, l. {. 0. F.
Meets in j. II. Turner's building every FRI
day evening.
MosAcsA TRIBE. No. Il, IMP. O. r. NJ
Meets in J. II. Turner's building every Mon
day evening.
WooDsTowN GRANGE, No. s, p. of H.
Meets every Wednesday evening in Turn
er's building.
Meets on the first and third Thursdays in the
month in Riley's building.
HARMoyY COUNCIL, No. SIS, o. {. A.. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riiey's
building
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Mrs. Gator led the temperance meeting
at Fifth and Taylor avenue in Camden on
last Sabbath and gave a Bible reading.
She exhorted all TO obtain salvation at
whatever sacrifice was required of them.
Mrs. j. G. Crate, of Mays Landing, spoke
for positive prohibition. She spoke of the
struggles Of the Christian women of
Woodstown and Mays Landing in try
ing to save their boys from drink
and from the pool table. She said
the state protected pigs and sheep,
and licensed the snares for boys, n this
compelled the mothers to enter the battle
for prohibition. In Woodstown the news
paper gave them a half column for notices
and reports Of their work until the liquor
bosses objected. and when they were re-
fused the space they started a paper of
their own. They urged all women to
try and influence the men to vote right un-
til they were accorded their right to vote
and then the liquor traffic would be speed
ily swept away. She thought the poll
tieians should not complain of the Pro-
hibitionists' for they started as a third
partY.-Camden Courier.
Francis Diament, the well-known owner
OF the extensive Touring mills at Alloway,
anu III Va aiO tNAiiitf ~ H%tAhA-tHh pttSA
ness men, met with a serious accident yes
terday, the particulars of which we were
unable TO learn.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
at Elmer will hold a Lady Washington
tea party and entertainment at Reeds Hall,
Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 26. The en-
t%ertainment will consist of readings, reci-
tations, dialogues, music, &e., after which
the tables will be arranged and refresh
ments served: proceeds for benefit of the
church. The Elmer cornet band has
been invited to be present to help enliven
the occasion.
John Mccullough, the actor, who died in
Philadelphia last week, leaves a great va
cancy in the dramatic world. He was
born near Londonderry. Ireland, in 1887,
and the son of a farmer in moderate cir
cumstances.
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The approach to the Iron Bridge from
The north is as yet unprotected by a railing
along the waters edge. Some of these
dark nights-but we will not anticipate.
Time enough to worry after somebody
walks overheard,
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improvements.

1@A EAo"
Broad street is being graded and brought
nearer a level than when it was left by the
o~verseer of the highways.
w. II. Lippincott has had his house next
to the Orthodox Friends meeting house,
nicely painted and trimmed.
David +. Broadway is building a house in
South Woodstown on the lot purchased of
John Wallace. adjoining the Baptist par
sonage.
VIM. II. Lippincott is getting material
on the ground for the construction of a
dwelling on Broad street, north Of Neu-
com r. Daniels residence.
Il. B. Humphreys new Opera House is
being rapidly pushed to completion and
we feel safe in saying that when finished it
will be one Of the finest structures of the
kind 10 be found in any town of the size in
Jersey. Workmen have been employed
for two weeks past in putting in gas
fixtures.
Mrs. Isaac Snellbaker, who owns The
double house at the angle of the road
south of Cobb's store, in South Woods
town, has added greatly to the appearance
of the locality and the value of the prop
erty, by a handsomely set stone curb.
The house has also been supplied with
shutters all around.
North venue as the new street opened
from VIM. Z. Fliteraft's house to the rail-
road is to be called, has been well graded,
and when opened for travel will be a hand
some ~thoroughfare. II has a width through
out of G5 feet. and has sidewalks 10 feet in
width. and if the terminus at the railroad
is properly opened and graded, will be
much used.
DIR. Souder has put a substantial plank
curb and set out shade trees on the front
of his property along this street, the ground
formerly used by him as a driveway being
now thrown into the street and occupied
as a sidewalk.
VIM. Z. Flitcraft has also curbed on the
new street front Of his property. One of
the shade trees along Main street will pro-
badly have to be removed. as it stands sew
eral feet in the road bed of the new street.
North Woodstown has yielded slowly to
the march OF improvement, but of late has
been having a boom, and the end is not
vet. The establishment of Cole & Bro. $
saw-mill and lumber yard at the upper end
Of the town, has given an air of business
and industry to this formerly quiet quarter.
Aaron Cole has his well-planned cottage
on the east side of Main street enclosed,
and the foundation is up for another, in
course of construction by Lippincott
Coles, on the adjoining lot above. a heavy
and substantial stone curb has been set III
front of the lots.
Sarah Taylor's new dwelling, three doors
above the bank, is nearing completion, and
will be a very neat structure.