The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
Some eff Our NeighbOrs.

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Unexpectedly to ourselves and under cir
cumstances which need not here be detail
ed. we dropped down upon the thrifty vii
lage of Elmer last Wednesday morning
and devoted few hours to an inspection
of that place. Lawyer Cochran, as usual,
was the recipient of our first call, and
knowing full well the purport of our visit
Immediately sailed out and bought up all
the stock on hand in the way of provisions.
He said he had enough on hand before to
last his own family all winter, but when
some people dropped in to dinner it was
best to be sure to have enough. We had
no reason to complain. We found the
building boom still in progress, several
new houses being in course of construction.
A topic of conversation now is secret So
cieties. A Masonic lodge, a Council of
Heptasophs and lodge of the Order of the
Iron Hall each have their advocates, with
what show of success is not yet apparent.
Bro. Facey, of the Gazette, we found pull
ing posters on his job press and looking as
| though the printing business at Elmer
agreed with him. He has young devil in
his office of pi-ous turn of mind. and of
whom we are safe in predicting that he will
some day make his mark. We took in the
canning factory which is now running ON
what some folks call ''pnnkins, but which
are in reality squashes of the ''turban' or
turbine variety of which there was a
goodly stock on hand both in the canned
and raw state. The manager, whose name
We are ashamed to say we have forgotten,
but whose courtesy is pleasantly remem-
bered, showed us over the works and ex-
planned the process of canning to our edi-
tication and satisfa ,tion, the more so as he
presented us on leaving with can of the
golden sass to sample. Mrs. MONITOR
is going to make it up into pie tomorrow
if we don't mistake ourselves. A large adj
dition is to be built to the factory the COM
ing season.
The Glassworks are in operation, but as
they were not blowing" that day we gave
them the go-by. Passing the Public
School building, which truth compels us
to say is not an ornament to the place
however useful it may be, We Were in
formed that next season a $4,000 brick
building is to be erected, and we said
Good for Elmer After visiting various
other points of interest and meeting with
numerous friends, among whom were VIM.
H. Kirby. Undertaken Baker and Others,
we repaired to the domicile of Friend
Cochran and fully justified his wise fore
thought in the provision line and we could
hear half suppressed sigh of relief escape
| from his bosom as We announced that
pressing engagements would prevent our
remaining to supper
| The noon train bore us away to Glass
boro, where an afternoon of waiting for
train was improved by call on Rev. S. F.
Wheeler, pastor of the NJ. E. church of
that place, and formerly of Woodstown,
and many "reminiscences of Woodstown
matters were gone over and inquiries an
sWered
The church at Glassboro is undergoing
extensive repairs: new tower has re-
placed the old and uncouth belfry, and the
main audience room is being entirely
changed and modernized. From the tower
of the building view of the surrounding
county for miles around is had and on
clear day, the Public Buildings of Phila-
delphia can be seen to the northward.
Bidding Mr.. Wheeler goodbye with re-
quests that we remember him to his Woods
town friends. we cruised around and
came to the rooms of the W. {. L. L.,
pleasant place on the ground floor, well
supplied with furniture, tables and reading
matter, and we were informed, much ap-
preciated. The ladies of the town are
active in the work. Whitney Bros Glass
Works was the final point of interest.
Procuring a pass at the office, after pledg-
ing our life, our fortune, and our sacred
honor not to carry away any secrets of
the business, we wandered at will around
the furnaces, pot bouse, machine shop and
packing house, meeting at the latter Frank
Haight, shipping clerk, who took us
through and showed us more bottles than
we could shake a stick at in month
Glassboro is one ofthe cleanest and prettiest
country towns to be found in days jour
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Catholic, Methodist Episcopal, Metho
dist Protestant and Episcopal Church,
large and flourishing school, two glass fac
tories, one bottle, the other window glass,
and wants to be incorpol ated and have
locus in quo. Ourneighbor ofthe Enterprise
has a cosy and pleasant Office, and we were
disappointed at not finding him at home
The foreman sends us down word that he
has enough of this, and we will defer any
further history of the world until a further
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