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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

M. P. Gray, Esq, of Salem, is off OIL his
summer vacation.
Abram Cochran, Esq, of Elmer, was in
our Borough yesterday.
Miss Lille Grier is visiting in Bridgeton,
the guest of Mrs. John Ogden.
Miss Ella Summerill, of Daretown, spent
a few days in our Borough last week.
been visiting friends in Woodstown and
vicinity.
Ms II. Stratton ESD, of Salem, who has
been i'll, We are glad to learn is again able
to be at his Office.
Capt. J. $. Engles was compelled to
keep at home last week by sickness, but is
now at his shop again.
Richard S. Pedrick, of Paulsboro, with
his wife and child, has been visiting his
father at Woodstown this week.
Jacob Mengel, of Bridgeton. and John
Smalley, Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue, OF the same city, visited our
Borough yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie Pancoast and Mrs. w. Ora
ham Tyler, of the Salem W. G. T. T., were
in Woodstown yesterday comforting with
members of the Woodstown Union.
James Lawrie, formerly a prominent
resident of Woodstown and Judge of our
Common Pleas Court, but since 1859 a
resident of Philadelphia, visited Woods
town on Saturday, remaining until Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Lawrie was heartily
welcomed by many old friends and ac-
quaintances.
c. f. Pancoast, of the firm of Pancoast
u Lippincott, has been suffering for several
weeks from an affection of the eyes which
incapacitates him from business and re-
quires him to keep most of the time in a
darkened room. He is under treatment OF
a skilful Philadelphia physician but makes
slow progress toward recovery. The
trouble is in the right eye.
Mrs. Emeline Hackett, of our Borough,
with her daughters Emma and Lizzie, re-
turned on Friday last from a trip to
Dakota whittier they had been for a visit
to Mrs. Hackett's son Charles, the thriv-
ing publisher of the Neu Era, at Parker, in
that territory. They returned by way Of
from Detroit to Buffalo. The whole trip
occupied about seven weeks, and the ladies
speak of it as a most enjoyable one and
were much pleased with the scenery en-
route and the town and people in Parker.
During their stay they met our former
townsman Joseph A. Robbins, who is
located on a farm about ten miles from
Parker. Misses Emma and Lizzie will
return to their school duties at Morris
town, this state, in about Il week.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Farewell. william.

Asa K. Pedriek's venerable old goat
William MeMullen' aftera short residence
in Jersey ~succumbed to the inevitable last
week and turned up his toes. We paid
William a visit a few days before his death
and found him grand, gloomy and peca-
liar, not disposed to cultivate a close ac-
quaintance with the newspaper fraternity.
In fact he went of and hid himself, much
to the disappointment of his owner who
we suspect ardently longed to see William
fall in love with us and gently caress us
with his horns. Asa thinks our visit was
the cause of Williams death, but our own
opinion is that the critter got a smell of
of himself and it was too much for him.
lie certainly was the most pungently
odoriferous quadruped we ever anne
across. Requtescat IN pace. sweet William.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Nearly a Million shad Caught.

The Fish Wardens of Camden, Burling-
ton and Gloucester counties have completed
their reports of the Establishing the past
season and give full statistics of this in
dustry. The total number of shad caught
i'll the three counties is 988, $50. The num-
Der of gill nets used, 455; shore nets, 81.
number Of fathoms, 90, $50; men employed,
1,618; horses used, Il. The season through
out was considered a remarkably good one.
The Fish Commissioners of the State and
the Fish Wardens have carefully protected
the fishing interests by cofiscating a num-
Der of boats and nets used contrary to the
law.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
The State Survey.

The persons engaged in the survey of the
State of New Jersey have just completed
their notes and diagrams for the topo-
graphical map of Trenton. In conversa-
ton with a 1smes representative one OF the
young men said, "We are now finishing up
this section of the State. Divisions II, II
and 10 of the map compose our work for
this year. About one-half of the State
has been surveyed and two-fifths mapped
out and distributed. Our Atlantic sea
board from Sandy Hook to Cape May is
finished and mapped, likewise the country
around Elizabeth, Newark and Jersey
City. The work will be finished about
July, 1S77."-1renton Times.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Base BalI Notes.

The Woodstown base bali club will go
to Riverton, n. J, on Saturday, Septem-
Der 18th, TO play the Riverton club. A
good game should be tine result.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Stand
agd. was compelled to smile at our report
of the base bah match i'll Woodstown be-
tween the Nationals of Salem and the
Woodstown club. A smile on the genial
e~ountenance Of our good brother is q
pleasant sight. witlal, and we venture to
provoke another by announcing that the
Junior nine of Woodstown, composed of
boys of Is and under, declare their willing
ness To play the Nationals either here or at
Salem. IF the Nationals want a piece of
this they can nave it by addressing the
secretary of the Second nine at Woods
town.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Sale of Privileges.

The privileges of keeping the various
stands for refreshments, confectionery, ETC.,
on the Fair grounds were sold yesterday
afternoon by the committee, at public sale.
The sale realized 1851, exclusive of the
horse feeding, dining table and cigar and
tobacco stands, which will be otherwise
disposed of. The following are the pur-
chasers and prices paid: Hires root beer,
B. F. Horner s25; soda water, lemonade
etc., Mr.. Kelley s97. 50; confectionery and
candies, ]. B. Snyder $40; nuts, c. Kahn
SIT; foreign fruits, P. Brady So; oysters,
bolognas, ETC., Mr.. Calverly $50; ice cream
and cakes, Walter Griscom 500; pop corn,
J. b. Snyder $3.50.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

Master BERTHE Shelley, the musical prod
igy of Philadelphia, and who is now sum-
mering at Woodbury. with his mother,
came to Woodstown on Monday night last
and gave a parlor concert in }. ID. Law
sons parlor. He is only about thirteen
years old, but handles the violin with a
master skill, giving evidence OF genius IN
this direction at the age of eight years.
1t is his mothers wish that he should
finish his musical education in Europe.
and she is accommodating a sufficient fund
for the purpose. At the close of the per-
Torrance on Monday evening a collection
was taken and the handsome sum of $50 real
lied. The room was crowded and a large
throng gathered in the street and yard
around the house, listening to the delight
FIJI strains that fioated on the air through
the open windows. Mrs. Shelley is a fine
performer on the piano and accompanied
her little son in his selections. Master
BERTHE wears a valuable ring, the gift OF
Mime. Patti, who has manifested much
interest in the young musician.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

Samuel l.. J. Miller, a prominent farmer
of Warrington township, and brother of
State Senator Wyatt W. Miller, died at his
home near Salem on Saturday last aged
60 years.
Albert G.. Oliphant, of Sharptown, died
on Wednesday morning of consumption.
He was the son of Samuel Oliphant, of the
Sharptown Mills, and a young man of fine
qualities. He leaves a widow, the daughter
of Morris Peak, of Sharptown, to whom
he was married but a few months ago.
He was 80 years of age and was a member
of Woodstown Lodge No. 1873, F. A.. M.
The lodge will attend the funeral at Sharp
town tomorrow Saturday morning.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
why Is This Thus?

Considerable fault is found with the
Committee of Almshouse Trustees for
placing the contract for steam fixtures at
the Almshouse with a Bridgeton party, in
stead of with some of our home mechanics.
1t is charged that the Salem men in the
business were not given a chance to bid.
1t may be all right, and possibly none of
them could do it cheaper than the Bridge
ton contractor, but all the same it seems
to us that Salem county taxpayers should
nave a chance to do Salem county work if
they can do it as well as others.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

The managers Of the Woodstown Fair
are busily engaged in making ready for
the coming exhibition next month. The
track has been put in order, additional
shedding erected, arrangements made for
watering stock, and another large perma-
nent exhibition building. the same size as
the one III use last year, has been built. A
novelty of this years exhibition will be a
dog-race. for which several entries have
been made.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Father and Son Drouned.

On Tuesday afternoon William K. Shep-
pard and his son, a lad about eight years
0 age, were drowned in the Cohansey river,
near Greenwich, Cumberland county.
They, in company with another man, were
taking IN oyster float down the stream to
its mouth, when the boy fell overheard.
The father jumped into the water TO rescue
him, but before assistance could be render
ed both were drowned. The body of Mr..
Sheppard was afterwards recovered, but
that of the boy had not, up to Wednesday
night. il is said. been found.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

CINEI--At the salem County Aisiishouse on
Ang. sth, Levi givel, aged 81 wears.
WISs.-Atr the salem Geanty Aiufshouse. on
Aug. I3ih. Charles Wing. aged 80 years.
HANN.-Af salem County Ahnshouse, on
Aug. Id AxaYiah Ham, aged ~ years
OLIPHANT.-aDn the aGth inst, al sharp.
town. Nj, Albert G. Oliphants In the 5Wh
year of his age.
The relatives and friends OF the faaaIiy are
invited toattend his funeral from the residence
or Morris Peak on saturday morning. zdh
inst. at 10 O'Clock. Services at shasptpwn
Nj. +. Church AT la.%e o'eieck. inf%rnsenf ~
~htrptow a csmtetefgg
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

The following is stolen from an ex.
change and dedicated to Messrs. Wright and
Citizens, proprietors of our Woodstowl
sprinkler:
Through the sultry, dusty day
The sprinkling sprinkler sprinks his way,
Sprinkling sprinkles everywhere,
Without Il bother or n care.
In vain the sprightly springling boots
Because the sprinkler sprinks his boots.
In vain do sprinkled ladies suffer,
And vow disaster to the du1fer.
That sprinkling sprinkler spTinkles
Until his regular sprink Is done,
Nor pauses cen for curse or thank
Till that his final sprink is sprank.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Wore Night RIneners.

Mrs. Elma Fogg has in her yard several
plants ofthe evening primrose, a shrub grow
ing three tofour feet in height bearing heavy
yellow flowers which remain folded all
day but az dusk comes on they burst
into bloom and fragrance, remaining open
all night. After sunrise they fold them
selves together and go to sleep for the
day.
Emeline Haekett, of Newtoxn, has a
night blooming cereus different from any
we have seen. The plant has a bushy and
somewhat ragged growth with long, broad.
thick, fiat leaves, seemingly iointed to-
gether and without the thoriiy growth
peculiar to some Of the cactus family.
From the edge Of one of the leaves grows
a single bud about five inches long, and Of
a reddish color. This is expected to bloom
in a few days, or rather nights.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Returned and Forgiven.

Miss Ida Iszard, daughter of DIR. Iszard,
of Glassboro, who eloped on Monday of
last week with George Davenport, former
ly of Glassboro, but now of Collegeyille,
Pa, visited her home last week at the
earnest solicitation of her mother, Every
thing was forgotten and forgiven and the
daughter received her parents blessings.
The newly married couple ave promised
to spend a few days of this week with DR..
and Mrs. Iszard.-Camden Post.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
w. G.. Il. u. at AIIOway.

A meeting of ladies interested in EN-
perance work was held at Alloway
on Thursday of last week and resulted
in the formation of a Woman's Christian
Temperance Union at that place with the
following officers: President, Mrs. Mary
Trickett; Vice Pres. Mrs. Mary Elder;
Cor. Sec, Miss Sarah Trickett; Rec. Sec,
Mrs. Eliza Maskell; Treas, Mrs. Mary r.
Dorrell.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
The Market Basket.

From virgins store, where a good sup
ply of truck is usually kept, we have the
following quotations of ruling prices of
vegetables this week: Corn, 10 cts. per
doz.; potatoes. 35 cts. per basket; toma-
toes, 25 cts. per basket. 8 cts. half peck;
egg plants, 3 cts; apples, % cts. per bas-
ket; c~anteloupes, 10 cts. per basket; cab
bage, 5 cts. a head; beets, 5 cts. a bunch.
Sweet potatoes are quoted at 10 cts. to 80
cts. per basket; melons, . cts. up, some
fine ones selling as low as 10 cents.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

Last years apples in the middle of An
gust are a rarity except III the preserve jar.
Mrs. Israel A. Hewitt sent us one last
week that looked like a golden russell, and
had been kept with a number of others in
the cellar all winter and was as sound as
the day it was picked. Like another Adam,
we ate the apple and found it good.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

Mrs. Sarah Coombs had a few days ago
a flock of Il turkeys-now she has none.
Twenty were killed by the locomotive
one day. and the same night the rest of
the Hook disappeared.
Rev. Benjamin Parker, a brother of the
pastor Of Daretown Baptist church, occu-
pied the pulpit at Daretown last Sunday.
r. F. Bowman. the hotel keeper at the
Pole. who has beer suffering from con-
sumption for some time, died OF Sunday
night.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

Micajah Conover has been carrying on
butchering on his own account in New
town for some weeks, and next week his
father, Israel COnover, who was for years
in the employ Of Smith Hewitt and later
Of J. n. Riley, of Jacksonville, will join
his son and they will carry on the bust
ness together.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
The Lilies.

The leaves of the lotus lilies in the mill
pond have a fiat, bedraggled appearance,
but the flower stalks, contrary to expecta-
ton, stand the drawing off of the water
very well and lift their bloom-crowned
heads all over the pond, or rather the
place where the pond used to be. We
noticed ON Monday quite a profusion of
bloom and some of the finest specimens
we nave seen.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
PrOtectIxe Association.

The Salem County Protective Associa-
ton held a meeting on Monday afternoon
for the transaction of business. The
Treasurer reported a balance of $500 on
hand. The membership dues were re-
duced to % cents per annum. instead of
per quarter, as heretofore. Since this
society was organized petty thieving
in this vicinity has created decreased.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

saturday last Deln9 tne uay SET iuf tine
celebration of the tooth anniversary of the
erection of the Friends meeting house in
Woodstown. was a notable day in the his
tory of Woodstown Qnakerism. The day
opened with a slight prospect Of rain
which probably kept a number ut a dis
lance from being in attendance, but the
clerk of the weather was propitious and
the day turned ont bright and cheerful,
although oppressively warm. and the rain
did not come until evening. At 1890 the
old meeting house, which has stood the
storms and assaults of time for a century
and bids fair to triumph over anything
short of an earthquake for two or three
centuries more, was we'll filled with an ex-
pectant audience. Entering the venerable
edifice the MONITOR reporter was shown
to a table said to be over 100 years old,
the property of Richman Coles, and put
ting a fresh point on his battered old pen
Gil and spreading his note book before him
prepared to take note of passing events.
A brief period of silence was observed.
after which Asa Engle, who presided over
the gathering and had charge Of the pro-
gramme, announced the opening of the
exercises. A poetical address of welcome,
written for the occasion by Ann l.. Rob-
bins, was read by Miss Carrie Norris, after
which Asa Engle favored the assemblage
with a sketch of the history of the society
and OF the title to the lands owned by
them, going back to the earliest known
records. The sketch was full and lengthy
and showed much care and painstaking in
its preparation. We nave not space for it
entire, but from it we learned that the first
land held by Friends in P~ilesgroye was
purchased in 1920 of Joseph White by
Roger Huckings, Aquilla Barber, Joseph
White, Jr., and Edward Hewes. The lot
contained one-half of all acre fronting on
Main street, and was conveyed for burial
purposes, and in 1925 a small frame house
of worship was erected on the lot at about
the location of the present sections resi-
dence. The next purchase was in 111
when Aquilla Barber sold to the meeting
one-half of an acre adjoining the first pur-
chase, being the lot whereon the present
meeting house stands, which was built in
1885 as shown by the westerly gable of the
building. The building was enlarged to
its present dimensions in 1S49, it being
found too small to accommodate the quar-
terly meetings. The origin of a separate
meeting for Friends in Woodstown appears
to have been in 1919, when in the Sth
month ''Friends of Pilesgrove did request
that they should have a First Day meet
ing at the house of Roger Huekings, which
was allowed for the winter season only, :
and i'll 1871 the Pilesgrove Friends were
allowed to hold their meetings every First
Dav both winter and summer. The paper
also gives the record of the society on the
questions of intemperance and slavery and
many other items of interest concerning
early Friends.
Another paper showing the growth of
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

Persons interested in bicycling matters
should not fail to attend the /. A. W.
Meet at Millville tomorrow. The races.
programme Of which we published last
week, commence at $50 p. NJ. Thirty or
Philadelphia and Camden wheelmen
are expected to arrive in Salem tonight
per steamer Delaware, They will spend
night in Salem and tomorrow morn
ing, accompanied by the Salem riders, will
wheel to Millville to attend the races.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

"tPossum up Il 'simmon tree
Frow come simmons down 10 me.

Frow some simmons down 10 me-"
old Song.
Joseph Broadway, of Newtown, one day
last week while carting cord wood from
Rutherford Neck. in tearing down a pile
of wood brought to light the hiding place
of a large female opossuin with six well
grown young ones. The animals did not
seem at all disconnected at the tearing
down of their house and remained quiet
until Mr.. Bradway lifted the old one out
by the tail for the purpose of examining
the peculiar cradle in which Mrs. Postum
rocks her young to sleep, when she showed
fight and The young ones took to the
woods. while the old one. on being set at
liberty. sought safety in the undisturbed
portion OF the pile of wood. Next day the
whole family had moved away.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
weather Wisdom.

A sudden falling of temperature on Tues
day afternoon, suggestive of fires and fan
nels, a heavy down pour of rain, and the
cold wave was duly ushered in. giving swell
tering humanity a respite from the affiic-
ton of heat which they had undergone for
some days previous. The cool. bracing at
mosphere of Wednesday made us glad we
were alive.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
what Ais sharptowne

a couple ~ofyoung men at Sharptown got
into a quarrel on Wednesday night and the
result was adesperate fight without gloves,
which attracted a crowd of witnesses
and created much excitement. The scene
of the melee was near the old hotel in the
centre of the town. It's cause we did not
learn.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Accident at u Picnic.

At the Presbyterian Sunday School pic
mic on Thursday, during the afternoon as
Miss Carrie Hunt was going across the pic
ME ground her foot slipped and she fell
violently to the ground, ~dislocating her
shoulder. DIR. Gilman was on the ground
and attended to her injuries and with the
assistance of DR.. Reed reduced the disloca-
ton after she had been removed to her
home.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28

Councilman Hewitt, who has charge of
the streets, has a force of men this week en-
gagged in lowering the grade on Newtown
street and applying the surplus dirt to
raising the hill in front of the Methodist
cemetery. The work has been greatly
needed and will be much appreciated by
residents of that locality and others who
have occasion to travel that way.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
lightning

During the storm on Tuesday afternoon
the lightning stripped the bark from a
large tree on the side walk at Eldridge's
Hill, and split the tree in twain.
The same afternoon, at the Elsinboro
River Shore resort, a party of Salem
people had taken refuge from the storm IN
a dancing pavilion. The lightning struck
a tree near by and partially stunned the
entire party, some of them not recovering
from the shock for some time afterward
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Bridge Notes.

The work of driving the piling for the
foundation of the new bridge progresses
slowly but satisfactorily. The change in
the plan of building, caused by the muddy
character of the bottom, adds 5000 to the
contract price of the bridge, making the
cost of the structure $4412. From the
appearance of the stone on the
ground, the work on the abutments will
be of a very substantial character.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Struck by Lightning.

A violent thunder shower visited this
section III Sunday afternoon. Rain fell in
torrents and claps Of thunder followed
each other in rapid succession. During the
storm a house in Baileytowu was struck by
lightning and considerably damaged and
the inmates somewhat stunned.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
Team stolen.

Thieves visited the residence of Isaac
Wiley. of PENIS Neck, on Tuesday night.
and took away a horse and carriage, a
double barrelled gun, some clothing and
other property. Before leaving they made
themselves at home in the house, setting
ont a substantial meal for themselves.
On Wednesday a telephone message was
received at the Woodstown exchange.
saying that a stray horse and wagon had
been found at Paulsboro, and paper found
in the wagon stating that it was the
property of Isaac Wiley, of near Woods
town. Operator Harris inquired of the
Sharptown office and Mr.. Wiley, who had
been out all the morning hunting his
property, happened to pass through Sharp
town and was informed of the news and
went to Paulsboro in the afternoon and
secured the team. but found no clue to the
bold thieves. The team was found walk
ing through the streets of Paulsboro with
the empty wagon, early Wednesday morn
ing. The carriage was closed and the
lines secured, the horse evidently having
been turned adrift. An old envelope with
Mr.. Wiley's address which happened to be
on the bottom of the carriage gave a clue
to the ownership Of the rig which the
finder followed up with the result above
stated.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-28
gloucester county Court House.

The plan agreed upon by the Board Of
Freeholders Of Gloucester county for a
new court house will increase the cost of
structure largely beyond the appropria-
ton Of 81, 600 ordered by the Board last
May. and a special meeting of the Board
has been called for next Wednesday TO
make the increased appropriation re-
CURED.