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PROPOSALS

DROPOsALs FOR FRESH BEEF. MUTTON AND
Il CORNED BEEF-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
AND TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS
HOME, WAsHINGToN, d. c.. May LIST, 1SSS.-sealed
Proposals. subject to the usual conditions will be
ceived at this Office until TEN O'CLOCK A NJ. on
FRIDAY, JUNE FIRST, 1883. at which time and
place they will be opened in presence OF bidders for
furnishing and delivering at the kitchen. hospital
Beet. Mutton and Corned Beef, as required by the
commencing July l. 1855. and ending June 80. 1889:
to be observed by bidders terms Of and pay
ment, will be furnished personal application to
this office The successful bidder will be required
enter into written contra ct with the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Home. with good and APP
proved security, in the sum of two thousand
t$2.O0O) dollars, within seven days after being
notified of the acceptance of his proposals copy of
this advertisement be attached each proposal
Each bid must be accompanied by certified check to
the order of the undersign. in the $500.
guarantee that the bid is made in good faith The
tract Will be awarded to tine average lowest bidder
plying with the above conditions The Iropoytion of
Fresh Beef Mutton and Corned Beef used by the Home
for the ten months ending April 30 be taken
as basis for calculating the award to the lowest bid
der The undersigned reserves the right to reject
and all proposals. Envelopes containing proposals
should be ndorsed Proposals for Fresh Beef Mutton
and Corncd Bee! at United States Soldiers Home Dis
trct Of Columb an and addressed 20 the undersigned
Il. +. R1TTENEOUSE. St cretary and Tx United
States Soldiers Home, ID. c. myl-6t
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Benming Items.

Correspondence of The EVENING STAR
BENNING, May ,, 1888.
Mrs. alden, widow Of the late ex-postmaster OF
this place, has returned from a brief residence I'm
New York, and has taken house on the Deandale
addition TO Benning.
The Rev. Logan johnson has been appointed to
the charge of the Burrvine Mission and has en-.
tered On duty. The Rev. Theodore Reed has
hear, declined the call recently extended him to
place.
The purchase OF over 30 acres by the Baltimore
and potomac Railroad near here for their surplus
rolling stock Will ada much to the building up of
our growing community by the number OF en-
plOyeS which II will bring a.
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INrERcorL EGIATE ATHLETIC CoNTEsrs-The over.
seers OF Hazard College yesterday passed a resO
luton that undue prominence is now given To
collegiate contests should take place only at Cam
bridge, New Haven, or such other New England
city or town as the committee on athletics NAV
from time 10 time designate, and that university
teams alone should be permitted to take part In
intercollegiate contests.
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DROPOSALS FOR WORK AT STREET PUMP
Il ING STATiON.-OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS Office until
TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ. Oh MONDAY, MAY SEVEN,
1855, the execution of repair wood and
other work ut the street Pumping Station, Washing
ton, DC Blank forms CT proposals and specifications
can be obtained together with information. upon ap-
plicaton therefor 1T the Office of the Engineer Com
missioner and proposals upon these forms will alone
lie considered ne right is reserved reject any or
all bids or parts of bids. b. WEBB, S. L. WHEAT
LEY, CHAS.W. RAYMOND, Commissioners u. z.
ap30-6t
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A DECISION AGAINST THE WAGNER COMPANY
The celebrated case between the Pullman and
wagner Car Companies IN regard TO the yestibue
trains was decided in Chicago yesterday by Judges
Gresham and BlOdgetJ in favor OF the Pullman
company, and en1oining the Wagner company from
furtner Use or these trains. The Wagners aud
Lake Shore companies were granted fourteen DAYS
Dy MT. Pullman TO make the necessary alterations
In their trains. They claim that the Changes
alter the appearance OF the trains.
CLOSING AUSTRALIA TO THE CHINEsE.-The lepfs-
lative council OF Victoria, Australia has ordered
that vessels bringing Chinese Immigrants co the
colony be quarantlned during the pleasure OF the
authorities. The steamer Afghan, with 26S China
men aboard, the landing or whom the authori-
Ties at Melbourne refused TO permit, has sailed for
sydney where another attempt will be made to
land the passengers 1t Is not probable, however
that the attempt Will be successful AT meeting
presided, II was unanimously resolved 10 demand
that the government impose a poll TAX OF eIOO
upon every Chinese Immigrant, with an annual
residence tax OF f20O.
TAINAGE DECLINES DAILEY's CHALLENGE-Rey
I. De witt Talmage said that he would
not accept the challenge 10 discuss spir1tualism
with eXJudSe Daley. II would as soon, he sail
think OF going into the violent ward or the
On theology with the people there"
DEATH FROM CAT BITE.-In the case OF Mary
Rock, the old lady who died on Monday In Belle
yue Hospital, New York, from the effects OF a cat
bite In the ankle, Coroner Eidman held an autOp,y
ana nnds that death resulted from erysipelas
caused By the wound in the ankle.
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EDUCATIONAL

lanes CORRIDOR. VISITING TUTOR. EIGH-
- tenth year. Phonography, Permanently. book.
fseping. Address At ole lst St ct card stand
CApttol mYl.lme
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10
The Nieht.grooming Plants.

Of the night-blooming eereus, the curl
u plant in which so many lovers of fiori-
culture in our town take great interest, an
exchange talks thus learnedly:
The plant belongs to the Cactacea, a
genus of plants covering everything of the
Cactus kind, from the common fiat, prick.
ly Cactus, up to the Cereus, which bears
probably the most remarkable flower.
There are about sixteen genera and more
thar 500 species of the plant known. It is,
as every one knows, a tropical plant, but
comes within the range of dollhouse and
conservatory culture north. Two varie-
ties have come to our notice, one with
leaves that look as though they were all
stalk, being a series or succession of heavy,
pulpy stalks branching out from one
another in a peculiar way and sometimes
attaining great length. We have seen
them over forty feet in length, The other
has a fiat leaf, with %irregularly semi-ser-
rated edges, SO familiar in the Cactus
plant. The bud shows as a small round
knob at the bottom of one of the indenta-
lions of the leaf. This bud will develop
in several weeks and will then open into
the grandest of flowers, blooming invari-
ably at night. opening a little after sun
down and closing and dying after mid
night. No attempt at preserving the
blossoms, either on the plant or off, has
been as yet successful. When the time
comes it opens, and when the time comes
it closes. From this popularity it derives
it's name. A description of the flower itself
is certain to be a. failure, for so delicate,
beautiful and fragrant q thing must be
seen TO be appreciated. The pure white
calyx with its beautiful rib work of STAN
10 s.c,11 A3 $40 al c~0., tl4 -
tire and apparently growing upward with
in the flower, like a scene from fairyland,
the delightful though pungent odor that
fills the whole room, must all be seen
to be at all appreciated. The most re-
markaDle feature of the whole plant is,
that the blossom is attached to the leaf
and not to the stem. 1t is astonishing to
note the strength of the leaf, apparently a
very brittle structure, in bearing the grace
fully curved burden tour or five times its
W weight.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10
The Weather Last Month.

The month of July was one of the cool
est for sixty years, yet the mean tempera-
ture was only something more than three
degrees lower than that of the average for
twenty-one years taken at random since
1926. OF all these years the only Julys
cooler than this were those in 1926 and
1884. In the former year the mean tem-
perature for the month was 739; in the lat
ter it was 1920. The mean temperature
for last month was 1865. The proprie-
tors of the summer resort hotels have al
most with one accord ascribed the back
wardness of July, from a business point OF
view, to what they call the remarkable
GOODNESS of the month. The weather-wis Use
men elsewhere declare that while, as
shown by the records, the temperature
during last month was lower than that in
most JulYs, the difference in degrees has
not been sufficient to make this appear to
be a remarkably cool, not to say cold,
month. They think that the reason is
rather to be found in the fact that the at
mosphere during the month has contained
little humidity, and more particularly in
the circumstance that for fifteen out OF
thirty days the wind was from the north
or a northern point and for five other days
it was from the west, usually a cool point.
The coolest day of the month was the 18th,
when the thermometer fell to Sc and
light o%vercoats were comfortable in the
evening. The hottest day was July I,
when the mercury reached 94.50.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10
Pomona

The next meeting Of the Salem County
Pomona Grange will be held in Woods
town on Wednesday next, 10Th inst, in the
room Of the Woodstown Grange. The fol
lowing order of exercises has been prepar-
ed for the meeting: Address Of welcome,
by II. c. Perry; Essay. by Empsou Atkin-
son; Music, by Sallie G.. Dickinson; Essay
on the Cultivation of the WILL" by Wm.
A. Miller; practical hints on poultry rails
ing" by Hannah Flitcraft; Music, by Liz
zie Davis; Report of Weodstown Grange,
by Allen Moore; Report of Friesburg
Grange, by Phebe F. Perry; Report of
ard; GLOW shall we tighten our house
hold labors,' y by Lizzie Coles.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10

This year at Pltman does not go Dehlnu
other years. The same interest is kept up,
and hopes of great good are being enter
tanned. Certainly Pitman's eottagers look
very happy, and crowds of people are in
attendance at every service. The early
service, which is at five o'clock in the
morning, is conducted by Poppy" Stock
ton, as he is familiarity called. The meet
ing is very interesting. The sight is beauti-
full to see, as the sur is just peeping over
the horizon, people vending their way to
the house of God. Old, gray headed men,
women who have spent many years and
whose heads are whitening for the tomb
mingling their songs of praise and offering
their prayers TO the great giver of all good.
This meeting has a remarkable attendance
for being so early. A good beginning
surely for the day. One of the most inter
esting services of the day is the young
peoples prayer meeting which is held at
six O'Clock in the evening. The leader is
a Mr.. James Batten, of Camden, who is Il
young man of excellent christian character.
One seldom sees a Young person so Intense
ly interested in the saving of souls. He is
assisted in this work by Mr.. Henry ~IIetzel,
also of Camden, who has charge Of the
singing. This gentleman possesses a rich,
clear voice and seems to live the hymns he
sings. This meeting with these two worthy
christian young men at the head promises
much good. Three young ladies presented
themselves at the altar on Monday evening
for prayers and were converted.
The Rev. Mr.. Corson. of Sharptown,
preached in the Auditorium on Monday
evening one of the most interesting SER
mons that has been preached on the
ground. Mr.. Corson made the mansions
in the skies appear very near. He has an
excellent delivery and the clear man
ner in which he explains his text COM
mands the attention of his listeners. The
Children's Service, in charge of Miss Car
re German, of Camden, is well attended
and beautifully conducted. The singing
in the regular services in charge of Prof.
Gilmour, of Wenorah, and his choir, is
very fine. The new book, known as the
sShowers of blessings" contains many
beautiful songs. Most of the day and even
ing the grove is filled with the sound of
these new hymns. There is no place in
South Jersey where a Christian family
could spend a few weeks more profitably.
Fourth avenue in the grove is one OF the
prettiest. The cottages are not crowded
together, and most OF them are very pref
tily built. Among these will be recog-
nized the cottage OF Mrs. Rachel Brogan,
which is very c~ommodious and very home
like.
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uarrisonxiu Nores

A. w. Madara, who has been a sufferer
for a long time from that dread disease,
consumption, died last Tuesday afternoon.
Ollie Pimm and Samuel Zane have been
visiting friends in Pennington during the
past week.
Rev. NJ. q. Stokes and family are enjoy
ing what pleasure there is to be had at
their cottage on Seventh avenue, Pitman
Grove.
Miss Addie Turner has her cottage at
Pitman newly furnished and looks quite
snug therein.
n. Wilkinson and family are at theil
cottage on Tenth avenue.
Edwin Starn and wife have a cottage on
the outside circle at the end of Eighth
avenue.
The game Of base ball played by our clul
last Saturday afternoon against h Ed
ridges Hill club proved To be a lost game
for the home team. The store stood 8 tC
3 in favor of the opponents
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
was administered in the church here las
Sunday morning. CoeITo.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10
The Lotus Club.

On Friday, the members of the Lotus
Club from Chester, Philadelphia, Camden,
Woodbury., Clarksboro, Mickleton, and sur
rounding towns made their annual visit to
the famous ponds at S%harptown. Incur pond
the lilies are picked so close they are run
ming out, but at Sharptown the supply is
larger than ever, about ten acres being in
bloom this year as against seven acres last
year. They are encroaching on the mill
pond so fast that Mr.. Oliphant is thinking
seriously of cutting them down, as the
pond is filling up six inches every year, and
they are interfering with his head of water.
In the afternoon session, at Rev. Mr..
Burke's suggestion, a committee consisting
of Messrs. Norris (Woodstown), Haines
Mount Airy, and Grump (Philadelphia),
were appointed to confer with Mr.. Oil
plant about leasing a part Of the pond,
and cultivating blue, pink and red lilies
there, and to have room for the annual pic
mic right alongside the pond.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10
Board of -FreehoIders.

The regular meeting of the Board Of
Freeholders was held in the Court House
at Salem on Wednesday, all the members
being in attendance. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and adopted, and
bills for county expenses were read and
ordered paid. The Warden's bill for the
month was $94 for board of prisoners
and S13 fol board of Migrants.
Committee on Centreton bridge reported
bridge completed.
Committee on bridges in Pilesgrove town.
ship reported bridges completed.
Committee on Long Bridge on Alloway
road over Diament's mill pond reported
bridge completed.
Committee on bridge in Elmer reported
that it had been decided to repair the same.
Solicitor Sinnickson, to whom the matter
of Pleasing the lane in front of the county lot
in Salem, for the purpose of retaining pos
session of the same, had been referred, re-
ported that a lease to the city of Salem, as
had been proposed, would not avail, and that
the only plan would be, fthe board thought
the matter of sufficient Importance, to erect
a temporary fence on the line. lie did not,
however, think that the %connty's possession
of the property would ever be questioned,
and, ON motion, the committee was dis
GfidF1tu anu thC IuCotAoit AiCPHNNf
In the matter of extending the culvert on
Main street. Woodstown, out to the build
ing line lately established by the borough,
Solicitor Sinnickson stated that in his opin-
ion it was the %county's place to extend the
same, and on motion, Mr.. Humphreys was
ordered to extend the culvert to the new
line.
On motion. Mr.. GTiscom was ordered to
replace the stone bridge on the Hancock
Bridge road, in l.. A. Creek, below Thur
derbolt, with a wooden bridge.
The following resolution was offered and
carried:
Eesotred. That the sum of 81, 500 be raised
by taxation for school and county purposes,
and that the assessors of the several wards
and townships be ordered TO assess the same
on the inhabitants and estates in the county
according to law.
The estimates for the various items were
f.A~l -. .llN,ro
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sousn Jersey Notes.

Robert Elder. OF ~Hammonton, shot and kill
ed his father, John Elder, on Saturday after
noon, and immediately fed. The murder re
suited from a quarrel over a woman with
whom both were said to be infatuated. The
parrieide gave himself up on Monday.
Horace Haines, aged l2 years was struck by
a south bound train at G~lassboro, on Saturday
afternoon, and instantly killed. The boy was
flying his kite and the string becoming fasten,
ed on the telegraph wires he endeavored tc
loosen il, and while doing 50 ran across the
tracks without noticing the train. His body
WINS terribly mntilafed.
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All over the county,

A well lately dug at Quinton is As feet
deep.
Tho Elmer shoe factory started up again
last week.
Salem's public schools will open Sep
TENDER 10th.
The Elmer Democrats will organize a
Cleveland and Thurman club tomorrow
night.
Acton station has been torn down and
only a platform remains for the accommo
dation of travellers and shippers.
The Young Peoples Mission Band OF the
Daretown Presbyterian church, will hold
a festival in the old church Thursday even
ing, August 10Th.
Miss Hattie Fish, a former teacher in our
public school, who has for the last two
years been teaching in Alloway, will teach
the Daretown school the coming year.
The lightning struck on Sunday a barn
belonging to Josiah Dubois, in l.. 4 Creek,
slightly damaging the building and stun
ming a farm hand, who happened to be a
short distance away.
William Brown, colored, was drowned
on Monday afternoon while bathing in the
pond at Elkinton's Mill, Quinton town
ship. Coroner Mcdonnell, Of Salem, was
summoned. who viewed the body, deem
ing an inquest unnecessary. His remains
were inferred in the county burying ground
on Tuesday. The deceased was about %
years of age.
There was a special sitting of the Com
mon Pleas Court at Salem on Saturday.
Judge Plummer presided. The court
heard the case of Mrs. Joseph G. Sander
lin VS.. the administrator of the estate of
Quinton Keasbey, deed, for the value of
certain household goods, claimed by the
said administrators, but which Mrs. San
derlin declared as her own. The jury de-
cided that most of the goods claimed by
Mrs. Sanderlin belonged to her,
A sad drowning accident occurred at
Pennsville on Thursday. Mr.. Thomas
Curry, ST., and his brother drove down on
the wharf to unload some truck into one of
the market boats and the horse became
frightened and ran backwards, backing the
wagon overheard with both men. John is
supposed to have been struck with the
horse and stunned and was drowned,
Thomas running a narrow chance of being
saved. The remains of the unfortunate
man were inferred in Fairview cemetery
on Saturday.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

WooDsTowN LODGE, No. los, /. O. q. t.
Meets every Tuesday evening in Turner's
Building.
WooDsTowN LODGE, No. 138, +. q A. NJ
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before full
moon and two weeks thereafter, in Borton's
Hall.
WooDBINE LODGE, No. 15S, 1. q. o. f.
Meets in Turner's Building every Friday
evening.
MosAcsA TRIBE, No. ~, IMP. Q. II. NJ
Meets in Turner's Building every Monday
evening,
WoopsTowN GRANGE No. s, z. OF IL
Meets every Wednesday eyeningin Turner'S
Building.
HARMONY COUNCIL, No. So, o. U. A. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley's
Building.
WYoKoFF COUNCIL, No. 81, JR. o. U. A. NJ
Meets every Wednesday evening in Isiley's
Building.
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
Meets every Friday evening at their room
in Turner's Building. President, Mrs. Anna
+. sender; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Il.
Il. Humphreys.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10

Preston Steward, living on the Sharp
town road, who lately had ten pair OF
young chickens stolen, was visited again
one night last week and five pair of hens
taken.
About three hundred went on Bruna's
excursion to Cape May on Wednesday, and
all report a most enjoyable day. The next
and last excursion of the season will be to
Atlantic City, on the 23d inst.
The wagon of the Atlantic and Pacific
Tea company, which makes regular trips
through our borough, has come under the
official notice of Mayor Richman, and will
be compelled to take out 4 license.
About twenty-one head of Mexican po-
MES and horses were sold here at the sale
on Tuesday and Wednesday, at prices rang
ing from $50 to $50, the average being
about $40. Some have since been disposed
of by the buyers at greatly reduced prices.
The executive committee of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Unions OF
Salem county met yesterday in the room OF
the Woodstown union, and made out a pro-
gramme of exercises for the annual conven.
ton OF that organization, which, it was de-
cided, will be held at Salem on Wednesday,
September 10Th.
~ merry party uuHiUcIinS thIioy-hNc
composed in most of the Richman's of this
vicinity, with their friends. made their an
nual fishing picnic to Ballinger's Mills, at
Daretown, on Wednesday,, and report a
good time and a plentiful catch of fish.
Enough were caught to appease the party
appetite at supper, with some left over.
The Prohibitionists of Salem county arc
invited to a conference meeting to be held
at the w. G. T. U. room in this place next
Wednesday afternoon at two O'Clock, at
which the chairman of the State executive
committee, Cortlandt L. Parker, will be
present. "A full representation is desired
as business of moment will pro badly be
discussed.
Miss Emeline w. Shinn, daughter of the
late Margaret and William j. Shinn, died
at her residence in our town OH Sunday af-
ter q protracted illness. The deceased was
in her 73d year. The funeral will take
place this morning, services being held at
the residence of her sister, Martha w
Clawson, and the remains will be inferred
in the Presbyterian cemetery.
The barn on the farm OF Mark Miller,
near Wing Lane, was struck by lightning
during the storm on Wednesday evening
and the building and contents, which con
sisted of several tons of hay, some wheat
and a calf, were consumed. Mr.. Miller
aud his wife were on Bruna's excursion
and when they reached home found theil
barn in ruins. There was nc insurance on
either barn or contents, and the loss will
amount to about $500.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-10
Just over the county Lines.

An additional siding has been laid at
Wolfert's station and a large freight plat
form is being erected to accommodate the
shippers in that vicinity.
VIM, Mammalian. of Sw~edesboro, was in
iured at Clarksboro station last Friday
evening by the excursion train from At
lantic CITY. He was removed to the Penn
sylvania Hospital. Philadelphia, and it was
found necessary to amputate his left arm.
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LARGE fish. which showed FIGHT and had to
be killed before it co:ld be taken into the
boat. It was taken to the wharf. and on ex-
animation was pronounced to be a man
eating shark. II was ~ feet long.
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oraaniyat;on hss nno;ntsd comm;ttoas in
austLa tamonh n~s apputH.I ~ uotars go on
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The following are the officers OF SINGER
ity Lodge, NO. lo9. I. y. u. L.. oil Muiilca
Hlll, Tor the ensuing quarter; o.. T.,
GEORGE ray VI, May Ecred; IL. o, ruin