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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

If chicken thieves could be tried by a
Jury of farmers wives and sentenced by a
Judge from among their number, we
imagine it would go hard with them.
None but those who have i'll the early
spring after immense labor and pains sue
ceeded in setting a dozen or SO of old hens,
watched them through the process of incu-
batting and Matching, wrapped the little
chicks mp in flannel and heard their
s'cheep," .'cheep," under the kitchen
stove, gone out three times a day to feed
them and thirty times a month to house
them at night or get them in out of an i'm
pending shower, given them poultry pow
ders for the pip and jammed horse hairs
down their little outlets for gapes,
''shoo'ed'' them out of the cnion bed, and
festooned their camp ground with rags
tied to strings to keep away the hawks,
creased them under the wings for lice and
as they grew older clipped their wings to
keep them from flying over the fence--in
short brought them up by hand, to the
number of from 80 to 800, with infinite
toll and patience, and just as they were
getting ready for market, and the owner,
who is usually the wife or daughter of the
farmer, depending on this for dress and
little Injuries, has begun to figure on the
price of a black silk or a new carpet for
the best room, a cabinet organ for Sallie,
a suit of clothes for Johnnie, or any other
of the Thousand and one things which
farmers families need as well as other
folks, to get up some fine morning and find
not so much as a pin-feather of the thrifty
brood of poultry which you locked in the
hen house with your own hands only the
night before, is too COMPOUNDED bad for any
thing, and as we started out to say, none
but those who have gone through a
seasons work and care in poultry raising
can understand the deep, dark enmity exist
ing between the average woman and the
chicken thief. We heard a woman swear
once like a trooper at the loss of a fine
flock of poultry and in our heart of hearts
we forgave her, for the provocation was
great. All which is suggested by the fact
that Mrs. David Hiilman, of Pennsville,
had 100 fine fowls tolen from her fatting
coop the other night
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

John X. Smith is seriously i'll at his home
in Sharptown.
DR.. Sarah Taylor is making a trip of a
few weeks duration out West.
c. G. Dickinson, of Camden, has been
visiting Woodstown this week.
Franklin FIitcraft, last Friday, moved
into his new house on East avenue.
Neale d. Avis, of Daretown, will again
assume charge ofthe Quinton public schools
next week.
Misses Fannie and Lille Carton, of Phil
adelphia, are visiting at J. II. Peterson's,
in our Borough.
Miss Rebecca Roberts, of Burlington, is
visiting in Woodstown, the guest of Mrs.
VIM. u. Flitcraft.
Harry Webster, son of Jonathan Webster
of the East Lake Mills, is lying dangerous
ly ill of typhoid fever.
Rev. E. l. McKeever, a former pastor,
occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church
in Woodstown last Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Burgess. Of Salem, spent yes
terday in Woodstown, on a visit to her son
Warren Burgess, of the MONITOR force.
Freebooter Bassett was in Woodstown
on Saturday looking after the new bridge
in the absence of Freebooter Humphreys.
Joseph Miller, of Salem, Grand Chancel-
lor of the Knights of Pythias of this state,
has been making official visits to several
of the lodges in the upper part of the
state.
Mrs. Caroline Clark now occupies the
residence in South Woodstown recently
vacated by Mrs. Harker, who has taken
possession of her new house on Salem
street.
Josiah Summerill, of Upper PENIS Neck,
was on Tuesday elected a director of the
Salem National Banking Company to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Richard
Woodruff.
The Rev. w. Walton, presiding elder of
this district, is lying PROSTATE at his
home in Wenonah from intermittent fever
brought on from his excessive labors at
Pitman Grove and other camp meetings.
II. B. Hart and Mr.. Osborne, Captain of
the Philadelphia Bicycle Club, arrived i'll
Woodstown on Friday night last on their
bicycles en- route for the Millville Meet.
They remained in Woodstown over night.
spending the evening with Geo. NJ.
Andrews, at his residence. where water
melons. grapes, music and conversation
caused the hours to move with flying feet.
They started for Melville at an early hour
on Saturday morning, accompanied by A.
r. Lewis, who was the only representative
from Woodstown present at the Meet.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

Our readers will expect us to keep them
informed of the progress on the new
bridge over the %mill-pond. Contractor
Richman is pushing the work on the
substructure as rapidly as possible and
doing it on a very substantial manner.
Heavy piling is driven into the earth at the
ends and wings of the bridge and cut off at
a depth of two feet below the low water
mark of the stream, when the dam is open.
On top of these piles are bolted two layers
of heavy timber about a foot square, max
ing a solid floor or foundation on which is
erected the heavy stone masonry, to a
height of about ten feet, which supports
the iron frame work of the bridge. The
north end of the bridge had the piling all
driven and the timbers laid SO that the
mason's could work on Wednes-
day morning last and the other end will
probably be ready for them by the time
the north end is finished. Part of the iron
work is on the ground. We have yet
heard of no i'll results from drawing off the
pond.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

The Salem County Sunday School As
sociation Will meet at Pennsgrove on the
Esd instant. The sessions will be held in
st. Paul's NJ. L. Church. At excellent
programme will be presented, and the CO.
operation and attendance OF all Sunday
School workers in the county is desired at
this meeting. Rev. r. s. Holmes, of
Plainfield, Registrar Of Chautauqua Uni
versity, and one OF the leading sunday
School men of the State, has been secured
and will give an address and probably
teach the lesson for the following Sunday.
of the State Association, will be present
and conduct a conference and open the
question box.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Salem Siffings.

Craven & Bros. and Gayner's glass
works went into operation this week.
The Major Reybold, which was wrecked
in the cyclone, resumed her trips on We'd
nesday.
Deputy Milk Inspector Vandergrift
paid am official visit to Salem last week,
but found no milk below the standard.
The Salem County Anti-Bribery AS
ISOLATION will hold a meeting at the rooms
of the Reform Club on Saturday, 18th
inst.
The Mt. Hope NJ. E. Church, of Salem,
will hold a "Harvest Home' at their
church, commencing Sept. 9Th and con-
tinuing three days.
Robt. S.. Bunting has an ear of sugar
corn, the husk of which resembles horse
radish leaves. The corn was planted near
a bed of horse radish which is supposed to
account for the whyness of the thusness.
Mr.. Caleb Wheeler, of the firm of Wheel
er & Son, jewelers., Salem, starts to-day
for New York to purchase a stock of
Christmas and holiday novelties. This
firm will probably make an exhibit at our
coming fair.
Co. Geo. w. Bain, the sllvef-tohgued
orator of Kentucky, has been engaged by
the Salem Reform Association to lecture in
Salem on the 18th and 18th of October.
He will give two addresses on Sunday, the
18th, in the afternoon and evening. He is
one of the kings of the lecture platform.
STANDARD.
Salem will nave the special delivery
system in operation at her ~postoffice Oct.
1st. That is, if you write a letter to a
Salemite and want him to get it immedi-
ately, if not sooner, you buy and affix to
your letter at the time of mailing it, a ten
cent stamp, and when the letter reaches
Salem the postmaster will send it at once
by a special messenger to the party to
whom it is addressed. This applies to
other places as well as Salem, OF y pop.
| ~ulation, and saves writing lin haste, y
POSTMASTER please forward and other
common but altogether useless instrue-
ions on the envelope.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

The regular Fall Term of Pembertor
Pierce's Woodstown Musical Academy
will begin ON Tuesday, September 8th.
Mr.. Pierce has engaged Miss Eleanor j.
Crew. of Norristown. Pa, as his very able
assistant for the school year. Instruct
ion will be given on the @Piano, Organ,
Violin, Voice Culture and Harmony.
Miss Crew has studied with the best
German Musicians and graduated with the
highest honors. Terms will be given on
application t. the Principal.
Names should be handed in as early as
possible. Mr.. Pierce will probably give
his lessons in the Nall house, on south
Main street, lately bought by f. $. Fogg.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

A petition at our post office, directed to
the officials of the West Jersey Railroad,
praying for a train from Philadelphia to
Salem at least once a week. leaving the
former place about 11.30 p. NJ, is receiy-
ing numerous signatures. Such a train is
popularity known as a theatre train, be-
cause it gives people an opportunity to
attend a place Of amusement in the city
and return the same night, but its onven
fences would be felt not only by theatre
goers, but by numerous others whose bust
ness or pleasure might be better served by
an evening visit to the city.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Soldiers Re.Unfon.

The Veterans of the 12th New Jersey
hold their annual reunion to-day at Bridge
ton. Co. II. Of that regiment was largely
recruited in this vicinity. By the way,
we notice that in a recent over-hauling OF
trophies captured from the Confederates
during the war, and stored at Washington
in the War Department. the following
flags, captured by the gallant 18th, were
discovered: Battle flag Of the 10Th Missis-
sippi Regiment, Mahone's Division of Long
streets Corps, captured in a bayonet
charge, and a tattered battle flag stained
with blood, captured by the same lSegi-
ment in another battle.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
improvements

The front of virgins store has been re-
Gently painted a dark green and presents a
handsome appearance.
Josiah NJ. Brick, now of. Pennsgrove,
but soon, we are glad to say, to be a resi-
dent of Woodstown, commenced digging
the cellar for his new house i'll South
Woodstown on the lot purchased from the
Null property, on Tuesday morning.
Joseph Macaltioner has had a handsome
new fence built in front of the dwelling
adjoining the M. E. Church, recently va
Gated by Franklin Flitcraft. He informs
us that he intends to dispense with paint
on this fence, but to leave a hard wood
finish, which will be a novelty in the fence
line.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Our letter Bon
From, an Outside view.

Mr.. EDIToR.-A few bills posted neal
the centre of onr town, calling a pseudo
meeting for the purpose of changing the
name of our place, &c, undoubtedly
emanated from a softened brain. The
fumes of bad whisky ~oyerpowered the little
brains given them by a beneficent Creator,
Young men, beware of compounded liquors.
1t is a parallel ease to paying a man IL
parade the business block of the town two
hours, having his person adorned with Tho
names of thirteen signers to a petition fol-
a license to sell rum. The silly fellows dc
not know how to handle a boomerang
The fool learns nothing by experience,
but like a dog, returns to his vomit.
FerJam sat sapteht. ARGUS.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Red light

A red light is displayed at the north end
of the bridge over the pond at night, but
it does not seem to 5 the purpose
for travellers coming through Newtown.
Last Saturday night three different teams
coming from that direction had to be
stopped and turned back, as they Were I'M
suspiciously driving on to the pile of stones.
dirt and logs on the canseway. The oeeu-
pant of one of the vehicles, who was dFiy-
ing into danger, was called to by some by
ISLANDERS at Cobb's store, and responded by
telling them TO Ego to HI Whether
he changed his mind when his horse COM
meneed to climb the pile of stone a few
seconds later, We have not heard.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Obituary.

Thomas Dilshaver, of Richman's Mills,
al estimable young man, died last Monday
night of typhoid fever.
VIM. Black, one of Swedesboro's best
known and oldest citizens, died sud-
denly of paralysis of the brain on Friday
week.
Mrs. M. Jennie Stager, widow of Rev.
f. Dallas Stager, a former pastor of the
Woodstown Baptist church and who was
stricken with death while in the pulpit,
died in Philadelphia on Sunday and was
buried on Wedne sday last.
The friends orc. C.Avis, ofGates & Avis.
will sympathize deeply him i'll the death
of his wife Anna, which occurred at her
fathers house at Monroeville, last week.
The funeral services were held last Satur-
day and were attended by a large con
course of friends to whom the deceased
was endeared by her many good qualities.
She was in her 30th year.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

The mystery surrounding the explosion
on the steamer FELTON, is as deep as ever.
Nothing had happened to throw any light
upon the case and the detectives have been
unable to unearth the mystery. Adrian
Spear, whose death resulted from theexplo-
sion, leaves his family well provided for,
as he had S35, 600 Insurance on his life in
various companies and societies. In CON
nection with the case Chief of Detectives
Kelly has received the follow ing unsigned
note: .
DEAR SIR. The FELTON, explosion was
dynamite. The people who had it did not
intend taexplode il, but We're on the boat ut
the time. It was being taken home to use.
1t Is impossible for Won to discover them; but
to remove suspicion from others this state
ment Is made. Your iIu estigations should be
to that end
The note IS written ii a cramped hand.
1t is postmarked Philadelphia and dated
August 81.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

The Novelties Exhibition of the Frank
lin Institute Of Philadelphia which opens
on Sept. 18th and continues until Oct 31st
bids fair to be very interesting. including
as it will the latest discoveries in the field
of science and art. The Exhibition will
be held in the building wherein the Elec-
trical Exposition was held last year at
32d and Market streets. West Philadelphia.
The Penna. Railroad will sell excursion
tickets including admission to the exhibi-
ton at reduced rates. The fare, including
admission, for the round trip from Woods
town viii be SIS.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Let us Hope Not.

The friends of Capt. Joseph ID. Whitaker,
ofPennsgrove, our genial Assemblyman, are
concerned about him as his vessel is sup
posed to have been in the path ofthe recent
cyclone that visited the Carolina coast with
such destructive force. The Captain has
braved the dangers of the deep for many
years and we sincerely hope he has not met
with disaster at last.
Since writing the above we learn from a
reliable source that Mr.. Whitaker has been
heard from.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

A good joke comes to US from Salem.
A tug party went down the bay to Sea
Breeze on the day before Bruna's last ex-
cursion to Atlantic City. The tug got
aground and did not get to Salem until the
next morning Thursday at about five
o'clock. A number of the excursionists
we're from a distance (some from Woods
town) and when they landed at the wharf
in Salem they started on a lively race for
the hotel after their teams. A Salem lady
who was dressing to go on the excursion,
hearing the noise in the street went to the
door and seeing the tug party racing along,
laughing and happy, supposed they were
going to the train for Bruna's excursion
and going into the house she told her hus-
band that she t.wouldn't 60 on that exeur-
sion W it'll such a drunken crowd, ever the
women, We're drunk, and filled with dis
gust she took off her good clothesand staid
at home. sA1 s
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Children Mt Pttman Grove.

Pitman Grove was alive with Sunday
school children and their friends ON Wednes-
day of last week. The Methodist aud
Baptist Sunday schools from Mullica Hill,
the Methodist Sunday schools from Jeffer-
son, and Jacksonand the Methodist Sunday
school children from Barnsboro were pres
ent. Hay shelvings, market wagons and
every other kind of vehicle was in use to
convey the children to and from the Grove.
Games were INDUCED in by both old and
young and thoroughly enjoyed.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Had no Almanac.

A resident of PENIS Neck tells us a
yarn Of one of his n%eighbors, a laboring
man, who last Sunday morning, oblivious
of the fact that it was the day Of rest,
arose and went to his work at ditehing,
toiling faithfully until noon, when he went
home to dinner and afterwards returned to
work when somebody saw him IL in
formed him that it was Sunday, much to
his astonishment. He is in a half days
work at any rate.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

Tuesday night last, Richard Hiles, of
Upper P%ittsgrove, started for Woodstown
in a buggy, driving a spirited colt. He
stopped at Thomas Browns residence and
was assisting a young lady into his car
riage when his horse started to run. The
reins were lying on the dash, out of Mr..
Hiles hands, and the carriage wheel struck
him and knocked him down. The car
rage was overturned and the young lady
thrown some distance, while the horse
travelled on toward our Borough. Mr.
Hiles came to Woodstown in search of the
animal, but did not find HIM here.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

A young lady of our Borough was cross
ing the stream at the causeway, over the
riekety foot passage left during the build
ing of the iron bridge, the other evening. a
boy came in the opposite direction and his
sprightly steps caused the plank to ''teeter''
and the young lady, losing her footing,
stepped into the water, much to the detri-
ment of her apparel.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
A Freak of Nature.

We were shown on Monday an ear of
green corn from the garden of Mrs. Mary
Ann Wallace, or rather three well-formed
ears of good size, enclosed in one and the
same husk. The largest cob was well
filled with corn, the other two had little or
none on them,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

Two young ladies from Philadelphia
were visiting at Michael Garvey's near our
borough recently. When they left home
they delivered their trunk to a local ex-
pressman in the city to be taken to the
train and checked for Woodstown. Before
it reached Woodstown however, it made
the round trip to Cleveland, Ohio, having
by some means gone astray. The ladies
received their baggage after some delay.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
New LamD.

A new street lamp of an improved pat
tern has been put up in the centre of the
town at the public pump on trial. 1t
works without a chimney, the glass lantern
being of tubular form and protecting the
flame. 1t is a decided improvement over
the old lamps and will, we hope, be used
instead of them.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

II. r. and Jercdiah Dubois, will sell
tomorrow week, on the Carrot Dubois
farm, near Daretown, about ten acres of
fine white and black oak timber, IN lots to
suit purchasers. Sale commences at !
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

English white granite cups and saucers,
40e. per dozen, at L. b. Humphreys 4 Co.
Also wall brushes, shoe brushes, busting
and stove brushes-the best makes at hon
est prices.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

oar own well-known make OF cheviot
shirts, cottonade pants both for men M
boys-likewise everalls, all sizes, made in
our building and warranted not to rip.
f. b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

800 yards of remnants Of heavy Written
ton s or. cottonsde-at 16 cts. per yard,
Just received at Humphreys.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

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qu''e 'H' STA
John IL. Borden, Postmaster Richman's
assistant, is taking a week of.
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The postoffiee is a good place to study
human nature. II an occasional episode
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
9irertnrY.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD

Trains going north.-704 and S.13 A. n, 1874
and 4.0i p. NJ. Sundays, 7.23 A. NJ. and sos p M.
Trains going south.-949 A. NJ, 2.47, Adj and
Gas P. NJ. Sundays, $50 A. NJ. and s.0i P. NJ.
and $40 p. NJ. Sundays, 7.6 A. M and Gas P. NJ.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

We sell 8 pounds of old government
Golden Rio Coffee, dry roasted. for 80 cts,
single pound Is cts. Give 1t a trial. 4.
Il. Humphreys d Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04

Office hours, 100 A. NJ. to $50 P. NJ.
Office hours for money order business, Il. m.
to 7 p. m.
rive at 9.37 A.. NJ, sos and 40 p. NJ.
SALEM M~AILs-Closea at 9.l5 A. M. ana LAO p. NJ.
Arrive at Il. IS and lis p. NJ.
SHARPTowN MAILs-Close at $50 A. NJ. Arrive
of = M A
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
School Items.

School begins next Monday and the
children are hunting up their books, wash
ing off their states, and Fostering the old
folks for pennies to buy pencils. The
school house has been cleaned and put i'll
good order. A new lock on the main door,
a substantial book case in the grammar
school, new screens around the out-houses,
and stout boxes around the young shade
trees in the rear of the school building.
Tomorrow afternoon the Trustees will
sell off q lot of old desks and benches which
were used in the school 'befo' de wah."
They now lie in the rear of the school
house and bear the autographs and sign
manuals of many a staid and respectable
citizen of Woodstown, deeply carved with
handy jack knife, probably before the
writer of this was born.
The following is an abstract of the an
nual report of district clerk George NJ.
Andrews for the year ending August 31st,
1885. for this school district, No. 26:
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
j. NJ. e. HICKMAN, p. NJ.

PuEsaRovE LIBRARY AND READING Room.
OPEN SATURDAYS FROM 800 to 300 p. NJ.
Second story Riley's Building.
Membership fees. 500
Annual 800
Permits granted for the use OF books at
per week, on application to any ofthe trustee
E. 5. FoGG, Secretary.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
LODGES AND SOCIETIES..

WooDsTowN LODGE, No. 1873, F.& A.. M :.
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before fu!i
moon and two weeks thereafter, in Borton's
Hall.
WooDBINE LODGE, No. 15s, l. c. o. F.
Meets in j. Fl. Turner's building every FIJI
day evening.
MosAcsA TRIBE. No. AZ, IMP. Q. II. NJ
Meets in j. IL. Turner's building every Mon
day evening.
WoopsTowN GRANGE, No. s, p. of H
Meets every Wednesday evening in Turn
er's building.
john e.. FOSTER Posr. No. 81. &. a. R.
Meets on the first and third Thursdays in the
month in Riley's building.
HARMONY COUNCIL, No. 81, o. U. A. NJ.
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley's
building