The Monitor., 1888-05-11
Auoxer he county

All over the county
The Elmer w. G. T. U. propose holding
a straw berry festival about June 1st.
The salary of Rev. Mr. Hancock, of the
broadway NJ. L. church, Salem, has been
raised to $1,000
Samuel Stanley, of Pedricktown. lis said
to have a horse that measures IS hands
high and weighs over 2O00 pounds.
Arrangements are being made to have
the steamboat Juniata ply between Penns-
grove and Wilmington this season.
Deputy District Randolph visited FL
mer Lodge, +. A. NJ, on Monday night,
and exemplilied the work of the order.
Robert Davis, of Qninton. has chicken
which has two bodies, four wings, two
necks and one head. The hen broke the
egg Just before it was time to hatch; the
chick was alive when the egg was broken.
The members of the w. G. T. o., OF
Elmer, are soliciting signatures to re-
monstrance against the granting of license
to any person to soil intoxicating liquors,
and will present il at the next term of court.
Sheriff Butcher, advertised the personal
property of the Elmer Glass Manufacturing
Company to he sold on Tuesday. Abram
Cochran was appointed temporary receiver
on that day and stopped the sale. He
claims the sale of the plant To be illegal
and will, it is said test the matter in the
courts.
The following directors have been elected
for the New City National Bank at Salem
Richard IIiles, Woodnut Pettit Biddle
IIies, Charles Hitchner and J. Bernard
Hilliard The directors have elected w.
II. IIilliard President and Biddle Hiles
Cashier The other officers will be elected
" hen the bank is ready for business.
The annual meeting of the Salem County
Medical Society was held at the residence
OF DIR. Il. A. Waddington, in Salem, ON
Friday afternoon last. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, James A. Patterson; Vice Pres
ident, DR.. Garrison; Secretary, DR.. Reed;
Treasurer, DR.. Chavanne; Censor, DR.. Gil
man; Reporter DIR. j. A. Patterson; Del
egates to State Medical Society, Drs. Reed.
Waddington, Smith, Gibbon and Good.
The next quarterly meeting will be held in
Woodstown.
The body of George Durham was taken
from his grave in Monroevile, one night
laSI week Dy TtlttiNtS ti tlt dScthSCu WIZ
wanted to be sure that he had really been
buried They report finding the body
looking all right, except dark ring around
the neck. The taking up of the body is
considered by some. very questionable
transaction How far the officials have
control over murderer after his body is
once put under ground we do not know.
The grave has been watched by relatives
every night since he was buried.
On Friday last, Patrick Kennedy, am Al
loway township farmer, found the COWS OF
James Gaifncy, a neighbor, in his wheat.
Kennedy drove the cows to the township
pound, where he was shortly followed by
Gaffney, the owner Of the cows. a quarrel
soon took place, and Kennedy struck Gafl-
ney with 4 stick. The latter sued the for
mer the next day before Squire Dorrell, at
Alloway, for assault, who bound Kennedy
over to court. On Monday Kennedy instl-
tuted cross-suit against Gaifney before
Squire Casperson, in Salem, for interfering
with him while taking the cows TO the
pound, and the Justice compelled Gatiney
to give bail in the sum of 800 for his ap-
pcaranee at Court.