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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15


James Rankin. of South EastOn Mass,
makes duck raising special feature of his
farm, and the following sketch of lis cx-
pcrience may be interesting to many read
ers:
The question of how much land is re-
CURED for raising poultry may be answered
by saying that on a tract not exceeding an
acre Mr.. Rankin cleared a profit of 81 50
from ducklings. His adult flock consists
of 81 ducks, and the profits averaged $4j
for each duck, or more than is realized
from the same number Of dairy cows on
many farms.
He uses the Pekins, but thinks a cross
between that breed and the Aylcsbury
superior to either parent. His adult ducks
are allowed u large trough, through which
fresh water constantly flows, which is
used for bathing purposes The number
of eggs last year was 40 from each duck.
The eggs were hatchcd in incubators. from
which 5000 ducklings were raised to the
age of from 9 to 10 weeks and marketed.
the price received in the Boston market
being SOC. per pound for those that came
in early, 1Sc. per pound for those that were
late. the average price beng 22c. per
pound.
As ducklings grow much faster than
tllltkS, anu tlf SllllttL 10 lever flSttStS,
they not only reached the market in a
short time after being Matched, bnt the
percentage of loss was very small, which,
of course, is due to the careful attention
they received. They also come into mar
ket after chicks are low in price. They
attain the weight of eight or ten pounds
per pair at the age OF eight weeks, being
ready for market in three months from the
time the eggs are put in the incubator, four
weeks being allowed for incubation. This
extraordinary weight shows an increase of
half pound per week from date of birth for
each duck, but as they increase faster as
they bee ,mc older, until maturity. those
over six weeks of age increased at the rate
of one pound per week.
The cost of raising each duckling tC the
age of eight weeks was DC. per pound, the
average price per pound for each duekling,
22c. Mr.. Rankins profit was lie. per
pound. and by calculation it will be seen
that the 1000 dueklngs produced over
1000 pounds of meat, which yielded over
$1,000. Other expenses, such rs quarters,
attendance. etc, reduced the profit to
$l5i5. or SO as the produce Of each adult
duck of the tiiirty-fve. The young ducks
had no access to wafer, except for drink
ing purposes, and We're fed in the same
manner as chicks. except that they require
more animal food. and must he fed often.
owing to their rapid growth.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15
Railroad war at Atlantic CITY.

An animated railroad fight is in progress
at Atlantic City between the Pennsylvania
and the Reading Railroad Companies each
desiring to cross the others tracks. The
Reading Company wants to extend its
tracks up Baltic avenue under the old mar
row gauge right sof way, and some days
ago began the work. Thereupon the
Pennsylvania Company stationed an engine
at its crossing near Illinois avenue. II
keeps locomotive constantly on the spot
in order to prevent its rival from laying a
frog.
But the Reading officials found oppor-
tunity for immediate retaliation. The
Pennsylvania Railroad has decided to
abandon the West Jersey bridge over the
thoroughfare and run its trains over the
Camden and Atlantic bridge. A track has
therefore been put down to connect the
two roads The point selected for the con-
nection is one mile from the draw bridge,
where the tracks of the three roads enter
ing Atlantic City run parallel within dis
tance Of 100 feet, with the Reading III the
centre. Nothing now remains to complete
the connection but the laying of frog.
The Reading Company, however, is keep
ing locomotive and train with force of
men constantly at the spot in order to pre-
vent the crossing. Each road has rcsorted
to several schemes to outwit the other, but
each has failed. The war Is likely to con-
time until compromise is effected by
both companies giving away.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

Clarence Y. Bitter, of Salem. has been
appointed door-keepcr of the State Senate.
Cashier Rulon, of the Swedesboro Bank,
and w. II. Mccullough, paid Woodstown
a visit on Monday.
Isaac Johnson and wife and j. Wilmer
Barber and wife, of Elmer were in Woods
town on Wednesday, the guests of Mrs.
Jane Hewitt.
Thos. w. Fister, of Hamburg, Pa, who
has occasionally assisted druggist Harris
in his store here, has started business for
himself in the drug line at Hamburg
Lawyer Cochran, of Elmer was in town
last week. 1t response to query concern
ing the rumored removal of the Elmer
glass works to Camden, he said that no
one around Elmer knew it, if it was true.
W. f. Wise, scenic artist, was in town
this week for Il short stay. He left for
Dover, N. j., where he is decorating u
large and handsome new opera house just
erected.
formerly of our Borough, but now en-
ployed in the Mercantile Library, Phla,
has been seriously i'll for several weeks
past. but is now convaleseent.
Isaiah Fltcraft, cashier Of the Chicago
Office of the Provident Life and Trust Co.,
of Philadelphia, is visiting relatives in the
East. He spent Tuesday evening with
Woodstown Lodge of Good Tcmplars.
Mr.. Flitcraft is an active and prominent
member of the Order in Illinois.
Mrs. Hannah w. Flanagan, of IIopcwell.
Cumberland county, accompanied by Miss
II. II. Flanagan, of our borough, have
started for a trip to Florida. taking in
Washington, places of interest in South
Carolina and Mississippi ON the way. On
their homcward journey they expect to
visit Arkansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
They will be absent some two months or
more.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

AS our readers are aware heavy storm
of wind and snow visited this section last
Friday night and we have since been lux
uriatin@ in all the rigor and severity Of All
old iashioned winter. The storm set in
late in the evening and only those who
were out late saw its beginning, and others
knew nothing OF the elemental disturbance
save as their sleep was broken by the bang
ing OF n shutter or the wlistling of the
''howling blizzard, as no less than 81
of our exchanges called it the next day.
Saturday morning saw the snow piled in
big drifts and still showing with 40mie
gale driving it hither and thither The
snow shovel brigade was soon on the
march and toward noon the snowfall
ceased, but the W ind did not lull and the
drifting was as bad as ever. The conse-
quence was that nearly every road leading
into town was blocked and travel rendered
extremely difficult. On the railroad a
The Saturday morning down train was a
couple of hours late. The O'clock train
did not arrive till after six, while the train
due here at $50 was stuck l" snow drift
between Harrisonville station and the
county line bridge and could not be extri-
Gated until Sunday afternoon. Help was
telegraphed for, but nothing could be done
and the hapless passengers We're obliged to
make themselves as comfortable as posi-
BILE until morning, when all the available
force on the road was set to work to dig
the train out, but it was not until the ar
rival of about 70 Italian laborers on Sun
day afternoon that much Roadway was
made, and it was $50 p. NJ, before the
train reached our station, where it should
have arrived at 600 the night before. The
scene at the blocked point was an exciting
one and many of our people braved the
cold to visit the spot. Seven locomotives
were gathered at the place at one time, with
two stuck in the snow nearer Woodstown.
Most of the passengers left the train during
the night aud in the morning, but few
bravely staid by until the last. None of
the regular Sunday trains were run.
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No papers last Sunday. 1t was a long
day for the average Sunday newspaper
reader.
A lady went to our station on Saturday
evening to take the 6.5J train for Salem,
which, at that time was fast in a snow
drift. She was informed of the doubtful
ness of its arrival, but said she had come
to take that train and would stay till it
came, and stay she did, till 8 o'clock Sun
day morning, spending the night in the
day afternoon, and we are informed, was
met by her husband at the station at
Salem and started for home about mile
from the city The roads being impassa-
BILE for team, she got out and pluckily
tramped the distance to her home through
the snow banks.
Thermometer 6 below zero Wedncs-
day morning
Ice of excellent quality and abundant
quantity is being gathered.
One of our farmers friends, living Il mile
and u half or so out of town. hanessed up
his mule Saturday morning, to come to
Woodstown. lie left the critter standing
in the lane, while he went into the house
for moment. Going ont, he found the
team had started, and was at the end of
the lane. He said whoa but the mule
kept on. lie said ''whoan again, with Il
few oratorical embellishments, but the
mule kept on, and the owner started after
on foot. The deep snow made the thing
about even for mule and owner. The mule
walked and the owner walked. preserving
about the same relative distance, I'll they
reached Woodstown.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

King Winter has been putting in some big
work since our last to the MONITOR, piling
the roads full of SNOW and causing public
ones to be opened through private prop
erty without application To the courts for
the right to do it, and making ice with
such amazing rapidity that there is already
an over production-many of the houses in
the neighborhood. at this writing. (Wed-
nesday morning). filed, and with ice five
or six inches thick. Yesterday (Tuesday)
morning we thought we would test the
strength of the weather, and hung the
thermometer on the north side of the
house, and to our surprise, it soon regis
tered 10 below zero, and remained at
that point one hour or more after sunrise.
While witnessing this, Old Boreas played
his rcquiems around our unprotected
years, and we wished for wings of the
morning" that we might seek more
agreeable and salubrious cline, where
there is no winter. but ono eternal sum
mer.
The attendance at the meetings of the
Week of Prayer was good, and gave en-
ceuraging signs of a revival of religion in
the Presbyterian Church during the win
ter
Commercial matters are active, and
social things would be serene and lovely,
were it not for an occasional grumble from
some unhappy soul who complains that
the people of Watson's Corner have sue
ceeded in getting post office, and ulti-
mately the office at Daretown must die in
consequence ITS only a question of
Time they say, when such a calamity
will happen. So is the advent of that
great and notable day, when we all must
give an account, etc.-a question of time.
Or. Cook, one Of the commissioners to
divide the estate Of the late Joseph .Iessup,
tells us that one of the farms overrun the
old survey 80 acres, and another fell short
10 acres. l..
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Devoe on The Weather.

A. j. DeVoe. the IIackcnsack weather
prophet, makes another attempt at pre-
dieting the weather in the n. y. SIN OF
Wednesday. He discourses as follows:
There is another storm approaching, and
your readers need not expect any comfort
able weather this week. From the Eth To
the 23d we will be treated to a few days
of mild, pleasant weather, and about the
25th cyclone will move up the Gulf
Stream, causing severe northeast gales in
this section, with a temperature below
zero, and heavy SHOWS along the coast, and
it will cross the ocean to Europe, and
France will be banked up with snow on
the Both Immediately following the
northeast gale warm wave will make its
appearance III Montana and move this way.
and the people of Canada West should
make preparations for destructive floods
about Feb. l. While they are having
pouring rains in Canada, severe cyclone
will form in the Gulf Of Mexico and it
will shake things loose around Galveston
about Feb. g All merchants owning YES
sells should give the west Gulf coast q
wide berth from the LIST till after the 9Th.
While the cyclone is raging in the Gulf, Il
piercing norther will sweep over the plains
Of Louisiana and Texas, making sad havoc
among the cattle and the sheep.
In New York city February will enter
warm, cloudy and rain, with a fog so thick
that your readers will not be able to see
each other across the street, but it will be
of short duration. About the 9th cold
blast will strike the city that will make
everything snap and crack, and about the
eth snow storm will sweep over the coun-
try and railroad travel will be almost sus-
pended. Following the snow storm the
thermometer will drop about 10 below
zero Then the icemen should get to work
and gather their ice crop about foot and
n balf tbioly
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

CHASTITY relics of the recent terrible gale
still being washed ashore along the coast OF
this state TO bear mute witness of the supreme
power OF the clements. The body of Captain
John carwell. OF the schooner Mary FAIR
which went ashore in flames during the biz
zard, Friday night, was found Monday on the
beach at still Pond, near Ocean city. The
body was badly mutilated by the action of the
waves, but there were no marks of the flames
having touched it, The corpse of a eolorcd
man, about thirty live Years of age, also
found al Spring Lake, and mans leg, which
had been tora OF just below the thigh WAS pick
ed up ut Key East. The life saving men at the
spring Lake Station discovered The wreck of
two hundred ton schooner below thai place
on Monday night.
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puIL.DEIpnIA MaRKErs.
CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY BY W. c. GARRTs,
FL snIETH FRONT ST. rIIIA l,ELlHIA

W.
327 SOUTH FRONT ST. PHILADELPHIA.
BurrER-Prime print 32e to 3Jc: fair BE 10 &c !;
roll sc To roc: common Sc to l0c per 10 Eggs, zoe
to Sic per doz. DRESSED PouLTRY-Fowls, lie 10
l3c per III: spring chickens l4c to ice per ID
ducks he To l5c per lb: Geese l0c 10 l2e per
III. STocK-CalycS sc TO Sc per lib: sheep &c
to &c per lb; lambs &c to &c per III. DRESSED
PoRK-Light 4lsc to sc per lib: Heavy 41sc To &c
per Ill., FEATH EIss-eieese choice 55c To 60c perib
duck 2se 10 soc per ID; turkey &c TO Sc per III:
chicken sc to &c per b. W DOL Washed .;Oc 10
SIC per HI: unwashed PIC 10 22c per ID. GAME
Squads Hoe TO 45c per pair; pigeons 30c 10 3ae
per pair; English snipe $40 to 81 II per doz:
rabbits 5c toi0c per pair; deer, Zoe 10 lie per u,
wood cock soc TO 75c per pair: snappers Sc 10
l0c per lb: oysters extra $1,000 to $500 per 1000,
prime - 90 Ia $500 per 1000, euls $3.50 to Si.0O
per 1000. Duck teal SOC to 40c per pair: black
ducks zoe 6Oc per pair quail, 81 - to 50 90 per
doz.: pheasants 15c to 100 per pair. Ierrapin
salt water Sl5.e0 to $1,000 per doz: bulls aud
heifers $500 To $500 per doz. FRUIT AND NEGE
IA BLEs-Clbbage choice $500 to S4.B per 100
cranberries dark Sl.25 To sl50 per bushel:
light sl00 TO Sl.25 per bushel Beans,
new marrow, sl.75 to y. - per bu; medinm Si.Ie
to 81 -; white kidney, Sl.15 to 5000 red kidney,
81 90 to - *: peas black eye SI.l5 10 SI25 orns
Florida, 81. 80 TO $500 box: lemons, $50 TO $500
Ounces $500 to 81 l0per lbl. Apples choice see
to s2.25 per bbl fair sl-25 TO Sl1 per Dbl fota
toes prime 70c 10 75c per bushel: fair 6tc 10 ic,
pef'bIIshel sweet potatoes extra Sl.15 to 500
10 81 90 per Dbl. yellow fulnips 20c Ia &c per
bushel; Onions $3.50 to $500 per bbl-fREsH
FIsH--LaTge rock, Ice to lsc. per Id; small, Sc :.
TO Toe per H.; white catfish, Sc. 10 Zoe per H.:
yellow &c. 10 &c. per H.; white perch, sc. To
&c. per H.: yellow Be. TO &c. per ID.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

The Alloway Lodge of I. 0. o. F., No
1877, installed their officers last week as
follows: N. c.. II. S. Wright; Y. g., Jason
Dodge; r. s., L. A. Wentzell; p. s., Jacob
House; Treas, John IIitchncr; Warden, j..
shrimp; Con, S. Ray; r. :. n G., Jonathan
House; l.. $. N. c., J. Dorrcll; r. $. V. c.,
David Z. Bowen; l.. S. V. G.. j. f. Ayars;
r. s. S., G. f. Bee; l.. S. S., f. IIann;I S.,
G. Cheesman; O. s., O. d. House
On Tuesday evening of last week, the
following officers were installed in Oak
Lodge, X. of p, No. SIS, Alloway: c. c.,
j. Drummond; V. c., Il. f. Shivler; p,
Raymond Baton; M. A., G. w. Dorrell:
NJ F., A. Darlington; NJ. e., VIM. S.
Reeves; K r. and S., w. McNichols. The
c. G. appointed the following officers: O..
c., VIM. Harwood; |. c., Benz. Drum
mond; Attendants, Samuel Ray, Jason
Dodge Richard Kerlin and John Fries.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

The Pennsgrove public school has be-
come SO full that the trustees have rented
room in Turner's Hall, where an annex
school is now in operation under the direc-
ton OF William V. Layton.
Some of our citizens send their mail mat
ter by messenger to Philadelphia to be
posted, using that mode of mailing private
letters in preference to having them pass
through the Woodstown office.
Sheriff Kelly on Tuesday made sale of
the store goods and fixtures and other per-
sonal property of Lorenzo H. Cobb, in
South Woodstown The store goods
brought fair prices for cash. A portion Of
the stock and fixtures were purchased by
u. Alfred Coleman, who will start up the
store in the spring
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15
salem Siftings.

T. Dunn & Co., undertakers, conducted
1T funerals during the past year.
Saem's canueries are contracting with
farmers to pay Sc per ton for tomatoes next
season.
Bennett & Watson, agricultural nipple
ments. are to huild branch warehouse at
Swedcsboro.
f. w. Dunn e Son, lumber Dealers are
about to erect 4 steam sash and planning
mill ON Market street.
Mabec and English, the noted temper
ance evangelsts, may make Salem another
visit before the spring elections.
At the regular meeting of the stock
holders of the Salem National Bank, held
on Tuesday, all Of the old Board of Direct
ors were reelected.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15
AIiOway News.

A w. c. T. L. was organized last An
gust in Alloway with thirteen members.
The Union now numbers twenty-six, who
amid many discouragements are trying to
''Hold the Fort
On jan 18th, we had the pleasure of a
visit from the State President, Mrs. s. j.
c. Downs. During the afternoon meeting
measures were taken TO organize temper
ance school, and Mrs. Downs gave infor-
nation as to the best methods of working
and encouragement as to the progress
already made In the evening a public
meeting was held which was well attended.
and the audience was favored with an in
tcrestcd and spirited address, which, it is
hoped, will be productive of much good.
=
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15
r,,,or e,ncd for contempt.

Judge Reed on Wednesday morning I'M
nosed 4 fine OF 500 and costs upon John
r,heeseman. editor of the Bridgeton Iat,7ot,
for contempt of court in charging in his
paper that the Presiding Judge was iniir-
rnced by personal feeling against him, and
that Sheriff Hustled. an officer of the court,
had hacked the grand jury, both charges
Immediately following the grand jury s
action ON the Van Syckel-Cheeseman as
sault case. Judge Reed read a lengthy
oninion and said that this was n clear case
Of contempt. Tho matter had not been
discussed of sooner, he said, because ot the
civil suit pending on the charge IN relation
to The Sheriff Notice was given oil an ai-
peal.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

WOOD srowN LODGE No. l0s !. o. &. t.
Meets every Tuesday evening in odd Fci-
lows Hall, Turner building.
WooDsTowN LopGE No. l3s, f. & y. M
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before full
Hall.
WooDBINE LODGE, No las l. O. o. F.
Meets in j. II. Turner's building every FRI
day evening.
MosAcsA TRIBE, No. II, INF. o. r. NJ
Meets in j. II. Turner's building every Mon
day evening.
WoopsrowN GRANGE, No s, p. of H.
Meets every Wednesday evening in Turn
er's building.
JoHN O. Foster Posi-, No. 81, c. \. R.
Meets on the first and third Thursdays in the
month in Riley's building.
UAnMoNY Cor NcII, No. 5ti O. L. A. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening i'll Riley s
building
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15
A simple sore Throat Remedy.

Every one has cure for sore throat, but
simple remedies appear to be the most ci-
fectual Salt and water is used by many
as a eargle, but a little alum and honey
dissolved in sage tea is better. An appli-
cation of cloths wrung out of hot water
and applied to The neck, changing as often
as they begin to cool, has the most potency
for removing inflammation of anything we
ever tried. says the Scientific American. 1t
should be kept up for number of hours
during the evening is the usually most con-
venent time for applying this remedy.
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She Obiected.

They got new girl ms quiet family of
Friends not n thousandm miles from Woods
town the other day and the head of the
family said to her: Margaret, VIC wash
every Second day" On Monday the girl
washed. and on Tuesday ironed. On
Fourth day morning the good lady, in
passing the girls room, noticed her pack
ing up and said: Margaret, is thee going
to leave Has thee not a good place ?.
Yes said the girl, sit is the best place |
ever had; but | can't live i'll family
Whore they wash every two days
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a.x,rd.mou,hca Catfish.

A correspondent of the Salem S'tn6edm
alleges that Captain William N. Hancock,
while cleaning lot of catfish which he
had caught in Il draw net in Alloways
Greek. found that one of the fish had at
tempted to swallow a crab about the size
of a half-dollar, but the two points of the
shell, which are as hard and rs sharp as
needles, had caught just inside the oriice
of the mouth, penetrating the fisll's sides,
preventing it from swallowing or ejecting
the crab. Both the fish and crab were
alive and as spry as if nothing unusual was
the matter.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank of Woods
town. was held at the Banking house on
Tuesday last The entire board of direc-
TORS were reelected as follows; 5. IL.
Weatherby. Samuel Borton, James Bene-
yet, Jesse Lippincott, Samuel $. Dean
Nathan Thornc, Isaac X. Lippincott, VIM.
q. Flitcraft, Edwin Colson. The directors
organized by the reelection of S. II. Wealth
erbv President; VIM. u, Flitcraft, Cash
Ter. and I. c. Shinn was elected Teller;
Award w. Hillman, Messenger, and II.
s. Fogg, Solicitor.
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FRIENDs-Seryices on First and Fifth days ut
1880 a. NJ Monthly meeting first Tuesday
after last Monday in the month. Society meet
ing, Thursday before last Monday. sunday
school meets mt O'Clock every Sunday morn
ing.
MErmopIsr ErIscorAL-Rev. N. J. Wright.
Services at 1000 A. NJ. and 100 J.. NJ Prayer
meeting Wednesday mt $50 z. NJ.
sunday School ut 200 Z. NJ, {. III. Hickman,
superintendent.
BArTIsT-Rev. j. Il. Wilson.
Services at 1000 A. NJ. and 100 p. NJ Prayer
meeting Thursday at 730 +. NJ.
sunday school ut 100 p. NJ, Joseph Bradway,
superintendent.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o. b. McCurdy
Services ut 1890 y. NJ. and 40 p. NJ Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 730 =. NJ.
Sunday School Ut 200 L. NJ, }. +. Jaquette,
superintendent.
CATHOLIC
Services third sunday in the month at II 90
a. NJ.
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
Meets every Thursday afternoon ut 3
O'Clock. President, Mrs. ID. Ware; Correspond
ing Secretary, Miss Annie Macaltioncr
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-15

This edition of the MONITOR was mailed
to subscribers outside the town on Friday
at 4.01 p. NJ Should any OF our readers
fail to rccsiv their paper promptly we
will esteem it favor il they notify us
at once and the matter will receive I'M
mediate and thorough investigation.