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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

At our old stand at the corner you
may expect to find as good an as
sortment as at any other store in
South Jersey. We don't particu-
larry need to take profits into con-
sideration--if we don't want to-
therefore we can sell on close mar
gins, and we work cheap on all
our goods. You're always sure of
fair treatment, truthful representa-
ton and just and equitable returns
for your money. Come and see us.
Seventy-fve pieces Of Floor Oil
Cloths, from to 2H yards wide,
bou hit last June and been stored
away to get the paint seasoned and
hardened. All qualities, all prices.
No such variety at any store in
South Jersey, go where you will.
Fifty pairs of colored blankets,
Si.5S per pair. They weigh Obs
and are well secured. Made forthe
government service and cost s2.Io
to make. They are the biggest
bargain in bed blankets we have
ever had the good fortune to show.
1874 all wool, 6Hlb, white blank
cts, $3.50. Sold last year at S..
Red twilled, blue twilled, and
plain red hanncls, indicated and
non-med;cated. Everything for
skirting underwear for Ladies,
Gents. Misses, Children and Boys.
Quitting Cotton, by weight, It
II to IS cents per pound. We have
all needed articles for making quilts
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Forty-six working mems societies in
Italy united in protesting against war, and
adopted a resolution declaring that they
would not support the Italian government
in the event of war. This protest will be
sent to the workingmen's societies through
ont Italy, and in the name OF the Brother
hood of Labor the working men Of France
will be invited to subscribe to it.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
The National Executive Committee Of

The National Executive Committee of
the Prohibitionists met in Pittsburg on
Tuesday to settle up the Affairs of the
recent campaign and lay out plans for the
future. The T~reasurer's report showed
that $32, 900 had been expended for cam
paign purposes. The Committee decided
that the Southern field demanded their at
tentiou most the coming winter. Accord
ingly the members of the Committee will
make a trip through the South as soon as
possible, and a distribution of literature
will be made. The Committee feel very
much encouraged at the showing made in
the recent campaign. \ resolution endors-
ing the prohibitory Constitutions amend
ment in Pennsylvania was adopted, and
the meeting adjourned.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
Saturday, January 9TH, 1889,

Between the houes ofl2 o'clock, noon, and 5
O'Clock, d. m, to Wit: At , o'clock p. m. of said
day all the following described farm and par
GELS of meadow land, situat near enhsgrove,
in the county of Saiem ana State of New Jer-
sey, to-wit:
Lot lis the farm better known as the David
Diver farm, situate on the River road running
from Pennsgrove TO Bridgeport, 4 of n mile
from the former place. ana adioins lands of
Josiah \. Kidd, LYDIA Guest, Anna Leap,
Thomas Dolbow, JamesS Layton, jeremiah
Strimple and lots A and b hereinafter de-
scribed, containing 3754 acres of land.
This is n very desirable farm, being located
in easy access to railr6nd and steamboat,
schools, mills and stores, and in a
high state of cultivation, and well adapted to
the growth of truck of all kinds. On which
there stands Il ~ story frame dwelling, con
tanning good sized rooms, Independentoft the
attic, Il partially enclosed she'd attached, with
well of good water in snme, also Il good sized
crib house, with two wings, and Il large barn.
The buildings are all in pass4bly good order.
Lot Ais a piece of Meadow adjoining the
above described farm and lands of James 5.
Layton ana lot Is, containing , A-I00 acres.
Lot BIS also a piece of Meadow, adjoining
lands of James ;. Layton, John Peterson,
jeremiah Strimple, lots a and c and the farm,
ana contains 3 a0-l90 acres.
Lot C-Is another piece of Meadow and ad-
joins lands OF John Peterson, Abner Simp-
kins, William Lawrence, jeremiah Strimpie
and lot Il, containing 3 $4,000 acres.
The above lots of meadow aIe very desira-
Bile, and well worth the attention of those
wishing meadow land.
Conditions made known at sale.
JOSIAH NJ. BRICk,
Acting Executor of Charles Elkinton. deed.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

The new liquor ordinance at Fargo, Da-
kota, prohibits any kind Of gambling, mu-
sic, singing, dancing, or variety shows in
saloons; requires the rigid exclusion of
minors, intoxicated persons or females; the
closing at II o'c.ock at night, and that
blinds or screens shall be so adjusted as to
permit an unobstructed view of the intc-
rior from the street.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Bro. Chew, of the Camden Press having
won q basket of apples of us on the size OF
the New Jersey Prohibition vote, gently
suggests that we send it to him in the shape
of good old Tippeeanoe cider, and when
the Sunbeam holds up. its hands in holy
horror at the thought, seeks to turn aside
the force of criticism by intimating that
the cider may possibly be used to make
vinegar. Now if Bro. Chew wants a jug
Of vinegar we are perfectly willing to send
him that instead of the apples, and we will
guarantee it I good article, but we won't
trust him with 4 jug of cider. It's apples
or vinegar or nothing. We are looking
around for a basket of the best apples
Salem county can offer, and il Bro. Chew
expresses his preference in time, we know
where there is vinegar sharp enough to
make his whiskers curl. But, judging
from some of our good brothers editorial
utterances of late, there is an abundant
supply of acid in the Press Office and u
choice as a peace offering would be the
fruit which the encyclopedia describes as
Pyrus Malus.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

A joint conference was held at Trenton
on Thursday of last week by the represent
tatiyes of all those whose are in favor Of
retaining on the statute book the existing
laws, passed last winter, in relation To the
sale of intoxicating liquors, in their pres
cnt form, or with such notifications as
will make them more effective. In this
conference, numerous temperance organi-
zations were represented, the Church Tenn
perance Commission, of which Rev. DR..
Ballard is chairman; the Local Option
State Committee, Of which DR.. II. X. Car
roll is chairman; the Anti-saloon Republi-
can State Committee, of which Major H..
X. Pangborn is chairman; the Law and
Order Leagues and the w. Q. T. IT,. DR..
Carroll presided at The conference, and
Mr.. A. D IIoneyman was secretary.
After a fall and free discussion OF the sub
ject, and of the proposed attack upon the
high license and local option law ut the
coming session Of the Legislature, it was
decided to prepare and circulate petitions,
to be presented to the Legislature. protest.
ing against the repeal Of the existing law
and asking that no amendment to it be
made to marrow its scope, impair its eff
cheney or diminish its penalties. The or
ganizatiops above named. and all others
that are opposed to the repeal Of the law,
will be requested to send delegations to
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

On election day, we saw a poor innocent
half wit, who could neither read nor write,
who did not know how many times lie
could vote, nor for whom he did vote. We
saw such 4 poor idiot taken to the polls
and voted, yet the mothers of presidents, of
statesmen, of the male intelligence of our
country are DISTINGUISHED, and many of
them, too, are lawyers, ministers. teachers
and authors. What is the matter With us?
file Quill.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

The question of water supply, having for
its main object the better protection of the
property of the borough from fire, is re-
ceiving some attention in this vicinity.
How much OF attention there is behind the
attention we do not know. If there is fire
behind the smoke, metaphorically speak
ing. we shall be glad, for it is a sad fact
that the thousands Of dollars worth of
buildings and property in this town are alb
s~olutely without the slightest protection
from eonnagration. Not a bucket, a lad
der, an axe, a foot of hose good for any
thing, or anything to force the water if We
had the hose, Some dag our people may
wake up to the needs of the town in this
respect. Meanwhile they will continue to
take it out in talk, and pay as much in in
creased rates of insurance as would pay
the interest on the cost Of a tirst-class
water supply. II the agitation results in
anything tangible, the question of source
and methods of supply may properly be
left to practical engineers or others famil-
lar with the subject. Street corner talk
and newspaper correspondence cannot set
tie such questions as these. Asst whether
the taxpayers or a private enterprise shall
foot the bills there is room for difference
of opinion. The corporate efolts SO far
made by the borough in the way of fire
protection have resulted in a maximum Of
bill-footing by the taxpayers and a mini
mum of protection. In other words there
is nothing to show for big money ex-
pended.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
Saturday, December 22d, '88,

At French's Hotel, Woodstown, between the
hours of II ana 3 o'clock, 10 wifi, ut . O'Clock,
p. m, all the following real estate:
No. AL that valuable farm and premises
situate in the township of PHesgrove, within
q Il mile of charnfoWn, on the main road lead
ing to salem, adjoining Lands of Edward Hum
phreyS, James {. pancoast and others, con-
tanning 100 acres. MORE or less. The buildings
are in good tenaDle order, and the land is in Il
good state of cultivation, under good fencing.
and contains an appleOrchard and other fruit
trees.
No. 2-The homestead. Being n house and lot
of land in Sharptown, containing i of an acre
of land, more or less, the Improvement are II
a well of excellent water In the shed, also n
good barn, wagon shed ana other necessary
outbuildimgs.
No. 3-All that house and lot of land adjoin-
ing No. :, containing OF an acre of land,
more ~orless, the improvements are a good
dwelling house, now in The tenure of Edwin
Royal, Jr.
No. An that lot of land adjoining No. ,,
containing i ofan acre o fland, more orle>s.
No. "a lot of land in said village, on the
east size of the street leading 10 the County
~Almshouse, containing 2il09 of an acre of
land, more or less.
No. els one and II half acres of timber, near
Yorktown, adjoining lands of Christian Reg
ner. Jesse J Johnson and others.
Also. will he sold ut same tiineand place, the
undivided one half of the wheat growing on
MOL, to be gathered and threshed by the ten
ant, and one horse-shed at the NJ. +. Church,
At sharptown.
Any person wishing to view the above
premises Will be shown the same by calling
on &. b.. Robinson, one OF the executors, IN
ShGrptown.
sale positive. Conditions at sale, by
CHARLES b. ROBINSON,
GEORGE W. ROBINSON,
JOHN II. KEEN,
Dated October %, ISIS. Executors.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

The Danger of cider.

1t is a great temptation for farmers
boys to ave cider to which they can have
continual access in the cellar. Many a
drunkard began his slavery to strong drink
by going to the cider barrel in the cellar
of the old farm house. \ cider drunkard
is said to be the crossest kind Of a drunk
ard. Perhaps you farmers can take a
glass of cider now and then, and stop
there; but yoa may have men in your en-
ploy, or boys growing up, who will take
more than they ought to. The strong
must put no barriers in the way of the
weak. II you put cider in your cellars
keep it for vinegar, and you will always
have a pure article IN hand to put up your
pickles with, and use for your pork and
beans.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Miss Marietta lIolley (Josiah Aliens
wife) is fitting up a new house for herself
in Adams, n. Y, in which provision is
made for the accommodation of ten or
twelve guests, to be selected from the
sewing girls of New York City, during the
summer months. She expects to enter
tain four or five sets of them in succession.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Trenton TO present their views and wishes
to the Legislature and urge the retention
of the law. Drs. Carroll and Ballard and
Mr.. Honeyman were appointed a special
committee to carry oat the purposes of the
conference.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
EXECUTORS SALE OF
ESTATE
Near Pennsgrove, N. j.

, Y virfae ofthe power and authority con
A0 f~erredalpon me by the last Will of Charles
Elkinton, deceased, l will sell at public ven
due. in front of odd Fellows Hall, on Main
street, Pennsgrove, Upper PENIS Neck town
ship, county Of ealem. STATE 81 New JerseY. on
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
OFFICERS W. c. T. u. wooDsrowN

OFFICERS W. c. T.. T., wooDsrowN:
President, Mrs. ANNE +. SoUDER.
Cor. secretary. Mrs. j. W. Humphreys.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. II. a. CAwLEY.
Treasurer, Mrs. Dan WARE,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
DEPARTMENT OF THE W. c. 7. J.,
OF WoODSTOWN, N. j.

OFFICERS OF THE SALEM COUNT woMAN's CHRIST
IAN TEMPERANCE UNION:
Pres, Mrs. REBEccA p. PATTERSON, Salem.
Cor. sec, Mrs. II. y. CAwLEY, Woodstown.
Rec. Sec. Mrs. O. j. CROFT, PennsgroVe.
Treas. Mrs. MAGGIE CRIsPIN, Sharptown.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
N&ice
SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE

DURSEANT to the last Will of Robert p.
Il Robinson, deed, the subscribers will sell
at public sale, on
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Acting executor of Charles Eikinton. deed.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
THOUSANDS DROWNED.
The Yellow River Of China again Over
flows ite Banks.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 8.-The
steamer Belgic arrived yesterday, %
days from Hong Kong, having been
delayed by headwinds and high seas.
She brings 106 Chinese. Yesterday
being Sunday, there was no attempt
made to land them. The Duke of West
minister also arrived from Hong Konge
via Vancouver, B. g., with 2l1 Chimes
aboard. From advices by the Belgic the
following is cleaned:
4 diastrous flood in the Province of
Maukden, about $50 miles Northeast of
Pekin, caused the death of hundreds Of
natives, the utter annihilation of very
many homes, destruction to crops and
the prospect of a general famine for the
coming winter.
The whole-of the new embankment
of the Yellow River at Chang Chon,
began last autumn and carried on at a
cost equal to over $9,000,0OO, has been
completely swept away by recent floods.
OfS,OOO lineal feet of river wall recently
com pleted, not one inch remains, and
the waters are pouring through the in,-
mense gap into the Henan, unchecked.
From 500 to 900 laborers who were on
the banks were swept away and drown
ed.
Cholera is still raging at Hong Kong.
The daily average Of new patients
ranges from forty to fifty, most ofwhonl
die.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
Edcefield Has q Railroad!
lEdgefield Chronicle

The echoes come back to US even
yet! 1t was on Saturday afternoon last.
The glory Of the sun, and Of the hea-
ven's blue was never more transcendent.
And under this glory the fifty years
dream of Edgefield was realized. The
cars of the Cumberland Gap railroad
passed triumphantly across that Beaver
Dam trestle, and sped into the happy
and throbbing heart of our municipa-
lity. Edgefeld's population beheld the
glorious scene en- masse. Contractor
Potts, with great hammer in hand, like
a kingly Vulcan, stood upon the hither-
ward end; and as the locomotive neared
him, Intendant George Evans exclaim-
ed: ''Three cheers for George Potts"
The welkin had been ringing already
for ten minutes, but now it seemed to
be absolutely rent in twain. Three
cheers for George Potts! Three cheers
for that noble Piedmont hero, R. E.
Bowen!
And three cheers no less, for our own
old sturdy Gus. White, whose trestle
smiled instead of creaking as the pom
derous load rolled over its trusty tim
bers! The Cumberland Gap railroad is
at our hand. and the dream is realized.
"Praise God from whom all blessings
fOWu
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
An Incident at the Sam Jones Tabernacle
Meeting.

MARIETTA, October 3.-A very ANU
sing incident happened at the recent
Sam Jones Tabernacle meeting at
Gainesville. One of the most devout
ministers of North Georgia, who resides
in town not a thousand miles from
Gainesville, left home to spend day
or two at these meetings. The sudden
cool weather that came about during
the meeting caused overcoats to become
q great requisite.
The hero of this amusing incident
did not have his overcoat along, but
the family whom he was stopping with
kindly rendered him the use Of one
which answered every purpose until
the stand was reached, and after secu-
ring seat up near the pulpit the minis
ter proceeded to take off his overcoat,
and while doing so a deck Of cards fell
from a side pocket as he was folding
the coat to hang on the back Of his
seat.
To see this devout minister, who for
many years has bee engaged in MAX
ing such crusade against cards, reaching
after a ten spot here and jack of
spades there, and hiding them away as
fast as he could get them back into his
pocket certainly created ripple among
those seated near him. A confiding
friend of the minister heard him say
that in all of his life he was never
placed in such an embarrassing position,
and in future he will certainly examine
the pockets of all overcoats he borrows
before entering church.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11

The committee appointed by the
Board of Trade to look into the mat
ter of securing the rights of way for the
Three C's railroad will likely be ready
to make full reports to the regular
monthly meeting Of the Board Of Trade
on next Monday night. Everything
has been done by this committee and
the citizens to secure these rights Of
way at reasonable rates and it looks a
little queer to us that the railroad au-
thorities should say to Newberry that
they will only give certain amount to
obtain the rights Of way through the
town and then ask the citizens 10 sup
plement the amount if the maximum
fixed by the railroad is not enough to
pay for these rights Of way. Newberry
township, including Newberry town,
has already subscribed literally to this
enterprise and the property owners are
now paying taxes to meet the interest
on these bonds. If the line surveyed
through the town is the best for the
town it is the best for the railroad.
In fact, it looks to us that matter
of$l 800 or $4,000 is q very small sum
to be in the way and stop work on an
enterprise involving an outlay Of more
than million dollars.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
Sensations in Laurens.
Especial to News and Courier.

LAURENsvILLE, October Soon
siderable excitement prevails in the
lower section of this county on account
Of the discovery of a rather peculiar
phenomenon. 1t seems that about two
acres of land have apparently dropped
about four feet, which varied to six
inches. This ground is covered with
bushes, which are turned and twisted
considerable. The falling in seems to
have occurred several days ago, and
owing to the distance from the high
way was not discovered sooner. AS
soop as the news reached this place the
Advertiser dispatched a special reporter
to the scene, who reports as above, and
stated that lie found a place where
water and sand issued from a large
crack in the sunken ground, the water
having a milky sediment. This water
ran down to a trench some twenty feet
distant and killed all the vegetation
which it touched. One man in the
neghborhood reported the smell Of
sulphur soon after he first visited the
place. The sunkcn ground is on the
side of a very steep hill, and no cause
has as yet been given.
4 colored infant, born dead at Cliff
ton this morning, was exhibited here
to-day. 1t has two well developed
bodies, which join at the breast, but
only one head.
\ shooting affray occurred yesterday
in the lower portion Of the county
among negroes at a church, in which
one was fatally shot.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
A Man Transported from Illinois into Ohio
in Locked Car.

FISDLAY, October In opening a
box car which came in on the Lake
Erie and Western Railroad at noon
to-day man in a famishing condition
was found lying on the floor. He gave
his name as Isaac Hitz, and told a
strange story to the effect that in the
early morning of October he was at
work in the car in Bloomington, ILL.,,
making some heavy casting before it
was time for the train to leave, when
the trainrnen, in their haste to get off,
closed the door, not knowing be was in
the car, and that despite all his efforts
to make himself heard when the train
stopped and while being side tracked
at several points, he had been unable to
secure his release from his living prison
until the car was opened here to-day.
Hitz is we'll dressed and has money,
and with care and good nursing will
recover from his five days absence from
food and water. He telegraphed his
friends at Bloomington Immediately on
his resurrection, and will return to that
city tomorrow.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
TIE ELECTION IN. LEXINGTON.
County Chairman Fowles Makes Defence
Of the Democratic Majority.

To the Dditor of the News and Cou-
rier: A communication from this coun-
tv signed D., calls for some answer, and
although it is very unpleasant to ap-
pear in print, from the position in
which l have been placed in the late
primary election in this county, some
answer on my part seems necessary to
vindicate the Democratic majority IN
this primary, which is aspersed in such
an uncalled-for manner by your CORES
pondent.
The executive committee in this
county is composed of thirteen of the
best men in it, and from their we'll
known character, need no defence at
my hands.
The rules under which this election
was held are very loose, and under them
there is very little restriction placed
on voting. The present executive COM
mittee came into position too late in
this campaign to make any changes.
They could only appoint good men as
managers, give them copies of the rules
by which they were to be governed,
and, when they met to declare the
election, scrutinize the returns, and, in
the absence of any proof of frauds, de-
clare the election as returned to them.
There were ten members of the COM
mittee present to tabulate the returns
and they unanimously declared the
election in favor of the present nolni-
nees, after calling upon each member
present to give his views upon the fair
naCS of tho election at his Orecinct
The protest presented by Mr.. Craw-
ford was duly considered, but was
found to contain nothing which called
for any action on their part.
Hoping that, with this plain state
ment of facts from one in position to
know the facts in the case, you will see
fit to keep such unwarranted attacks
upon the Democratic majority in this
county out of the newspapers, [ remain
yours respectfully,
J. NEWTON FowLEs,
Ch'mn Dem. Ex. Com. Lexington Co.