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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
Saturday, December 22d, '88,

AT French's hotel, Woodstownt between the
hours of II and5 O'Clock, TO wit, ut > o'clock,
p. M, all the following real estate:
No. I-All than valuable farm and premises
situate in the township OF Pilesgrove, within
= a mile OF ~sharptown, on the main road lead
phreys, james {. Pancoast and others, con-
taining 100 acres. more or less. The buildings
are in good tenable order, and the land is in Il
good state of cultivation, under good fencing,
and contains an appleorchard aud other fruit
trees.
No. 2-The homestead, being a house and lot
of land in Sharptown, containing a of an acre
of land, more or less, h improvements are a
good frame dwelling house. with 7 rooms, and
Il well of excellent waterain the she'd, also a
good barn, wagon shed aud other necessary
outbuildings.
No. 3-AlI that house and dot of land adjoin-
ing No. :. containing Il OF an acre of land,
dwelling house, nowin the tenure of Edwin
Royal, Jr.
No. IAN that lot of land adjoining No. >
containing of anacre of land more orless.
No. "a lot of land in said Village, on the
east size of the street leading to the County
~Almshouse, containing 2t-l0D of an acre of
land, more or less.
No. els one aud a half acres of timber, near
Iorketown, adjoining lands of Christian Reg
ner. Jesse Johnson and theirs.
Also, will be sold at same timeandplace, the
undivided one-half of the wheat growing on
No. /, to be gathered and threshed by the ten
ant, and one horse-shed at the NJ. E.NChurch,
at Sharptown.
Any person wishing to view theA above
premises will be shown the same by calling
on c. j. Robinson, one of the executors, III
Sharptown.f
sale positive. Conditions at sale, by
CHARLES b. ROBINSON,
GEORGE W. ROBINSON,
JOHN II. KEEN,
Dated October %, 1883. Executors.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07

1t will be well to remember that the Leg
i~slature made the 30th ofnext April a legal
holiday, i'll recognition of the first Inaugural
ton of General Washington as President.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
Saturday, January 9Th, 1889,

Between the hours of u o'clock, noon, and >
O'Clock, p. IN. to wit: At o'clock p. m. of said
day all the blowing described farm ana par
GELS of meadow land. situate nearp enhsgrove,
in the county of Salem and State of New Jer-
sey, to-wit:
Lot lis the farm betterknown as the David
Diver farm, situate on the River road running
from P~ennsGfove to bridgeport, 4 of n mile
from the former place. n5ld adjoins lands Of
Josiah a. Kidd, Lydia Guest, Anna Leap,
Thomas DolbOw, James i. Layton, jeremiah
Strimplc and lots a AID i hereinafter de-
scribed, containing 3734 acres ofland.
This is a very Desirable farm, being located
in easy access to railroad and steamboat,
churches, schools, mills and stores, and in Il
high state of cultiyatio9, AND well adapted to
the growth of truck OF all Binds. On which
there stands Il % story FRAME dwelling, con-
tanning good sized roOms,i independent of the
attic, n partially enclosed she'd attached, with
well of good water in same, also n good sized
crib house, with two wings, and Il large barn.
The buildings are az in passabfy good order.
Lot Ais Il piece Of Meadow adjoining the
above described farm and lands of James $.
Layton and lot j, containing , 22l00 acres.
Lot BIS also a piece of Meadow, adjoining
lands of James 5. Layton, John Peterson,
jeremiah Strimple. lots A and G itNd the farm,
ana contains 3 90-fSG acres.
Lot C-ls another piece of Meadow, and adj
JOINS lands OF John Peterson, Abner Simp-
klns, lillian lawrence, Jeremiah strimple
and lot y, containing 3 55l000 acres.
The above lOtSof meadow ale very dcsira-
bic, and well worth tbs 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, 1888-12-07
PUBLIC SALE OF A
Valuable Residence !!
WILL be sold at public sale at French
w IIotelaWoodstown, ON
Saturday, D~ecernber 22a, 1855.
LAn,rn1n4 LLIn1. I0tlD NJ OBJ 100

Ns|eNenllruay l2tn no. "a, SS,)
Between the hours of 2and 1 o'clock, the resi-
dence OF the late Samuel Borton, decd, situa-
ted on the corner of Main and Auburn streets,
with a frontage ON Main street oflI0 feet and
on Auburn street OF 223 feet, containing 1S-l00
of an acre ofland.
The Improvement consist of Il large frame
house. containing 10 rooms and kitchen at
tached, with a good Well of water and also els
tern in the same. The house has been recent
ly painted and is in good repaid.
The barn contains five stables and a cow
shed attached witha water supply connected
by pipe with house pump. ALSO connected
with barn is caTTiage house and an open shed.
There is a supply of other buildings and she'd
ding conveniently arranged and in good re-
Tair.
fenced, and also Il lot fronting on Auburn
street, which, if desired, would constitute Il
building site, containing a variety of fruit.
This property is pleasantly located, in good
repair, ana worthy the attention of any desir-
ing IL home. Any one wishing to view the
property Will be shown the same by calling
ora T.. f. Pancoast, Woodstown, Nj. Terms
easy aud will be made known ON day of sale.
EDWIN l.. BORTON,
SARAH E. HORNER.
JOSEPH NJ. BORTON,
Dec1-3t ANNIE E. PANCOAST.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
Tne Results OF

None know better the results of alcoholic
liquors upon those who drink them than
liquor sellers. In the St. Louis
Globe a bartender is reported as
saying: Frequent drinking makes
a glib tongue, and matters that might
be regarded as State secrets outside
the pale of the bar-room are there discuss
ed with a shocking lack of reserve. The
funny part of it is that the bartender is
taken seriously into the discussions, and
his opinions are treated as of great respect
aad authority by persons who, when sober,
have no companionship with the mixer OF
drinks. Think of a man taking his bust
ness affairs, his family affairs, his love af-
fairs, to be submitted to the Judgment of a
bartender, and you will have in mind what
actually happens very, very often. Place
a white-aproned man behind a whiskey-
bar, and he becomes, in many instances,
the leader in thought and expression of
those who exchange money for drinks over
the two feet of walnut board that separates
them. And this explains, in Il measure,
the vast influence of saloons in politics"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07

There is wine that's as red as the ruby l know,
But cold water resembles the diamonds glow.
So we'll drink to your health, from its pure,
sparkling cup,
And the strike for its glory wc1l never give
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07

OFFICERS W. c. t. u, wooDsrowN:
President, Mrs. ANNE f. 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, 1888-12-07
DEPARTMENT OF THE ". C. 7. u,
OF WOODSTOWN, N, j.

OFFICERS OF SALEM COUNTY woMAN's CHRIST
IAN TEMPERANCE UNION:
Pres, Mrs. REBECcA 7. PATTERSON, Salem.
Cor. Sec, Mrs. II. y. CAwLEY, Woodstown.
Rec. see, Mrs. q. j. GRoFF, P~ennsgroYe.
Treas, Mrs. MAGGIE CR1sPiN, Sharptown.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
EXECUTORS SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE

DURsEANT to the last Will of Robert p.
l. Robinson, decd, the Subscribers will sell
ut public sale. on
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07

Nov30-2t
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
An Important Insurance Decision.

The United States supreme court, through
Chief Justice Fuller, has rendered an opinion
of unusual interest to holders oflife insurance
policies. Thomas L. Hume, of the District
OF Columbia, died in 1881 totally insolvent,
but leaving $50, 900 in life insurance policies.
The policies were by their terms payable to
eltherthe widow or children of deceased. The
administrators and creditors of Hume's es-
tate sought to force application of the pro-
ceeds of the policies to. the payment of the
debts due the creditors, on the ground that
the premiums paid by Hume were fraudu-
lent transfer of an insolvent estate, and
void as against creditors, and that conse-
quently the proceeds of the policies should
insure to the benefit of Humes estate, and
not to the benefciariess named in the policies.
The supreme court holds that the beneficial
ries are entitled to the proceeds of all the poll
ces without any deduction whatever on ac-
count of premiums paid, holding that a hus-
band and father has afull right to insure his
life i'll the interest of his wife and children,
and that where such policies are affected in
the name of the benefciaries they are no par
of the estate of deceased insolvent, and,
therefore, cannot be regarded as a fraudulent
assignment of any part of his estate when SO
effected.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
TIE NEWS RESUME, !.
The Cream Of the News Cleaned From
the Latest Associated Press Tele-
grams.
Washington Happenings.

An attache of the White House says that
the executive mail is very heavy and hun
dreds of letters are received denouncng the
president. They are consigned by the secre-
taries to the furnace.
The department of state does not antici-
pate any serious results from the complies
lions between this country and Peru, grow
ing out of the seizure of the building in which
is situated the United States consular agency
at Moaendo, Peru. The building which WAS
seized was the property of the Areguipa
Railway company, the agent for the company my
being also the United States consular agent,
and Il room in the structure was occupied as
the consulate. The Peruvian government
took possession of the buildingin the absence
of the consular agent.on instructions from
Lima. alleging that the building had been oc-
cupied solely for a protection. The consular
records were not disturbed As the action
appeared to be a technical discourtesy to-
ward the United States an apology was re-
quested, but was refused by the Peruvian
government on the ground that it had done
nothing to warrant an apology.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
The Yankton Disaster,


The verdict of the coroner's jury called to
investigate the causes of the deaths of G. N.
Thompson and Jacob Lee, crushed in the
ton, OAK, says:
We find that c. N. Thompson and Jacob
Lee came to their deaths by the culpable
negligence OF j. B. Pattee, contractor, and
d. ii Kean, superintendent, in constrNctin
the east wing, including the walls and arches
that fell Oct. %, of the Dakota hospital for
the insane, in violation of the contract and
contrary to the plans and specifications
Armed with the corOner's warrant the sher
if proceeded to the insane asylum to-day and
arrested Pattee and Kean The latter is not
yet able to be taken from the asylum and
there held in custody. Pattee was brought
to town and arraigned in Justices court
where he pleaded not guilty. Pattee and
Kean are both residents of Canton. Oak
The former has the contract to build the two
wings to the asylum, and the latter repre-
sents the territory as superintendent of con-
struction, appointed by the trustees In
the finding of the coroners jury it is; recited:
Numerous iron binding rods and anchors,
provided in the specifications, were hft out;
that the spring of the arches was reduced
from twenty-five to eleven inches; that in
ferior mortar and brick were used; that in
competent workmen We're Employed; that the
wooden forms under the arches were pre-
maturely removed, and that the building
was liable to fall down any time.
1t appears to be a case of gross incompe-
tency. The examination of the prisoners is
liable to last week or two.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
/. Other News Jottings.

The sentence of Mrs. Robinson, the Massa.
chusetts poisoner, has been committed to
imprisonment for life.
DR., Neal Mitchell of Jacksonville Fla, re-
ports Nov. IA, "a new cases of yellow fever
- whites; deaths q total cases to date
4, 552; total deaths, 1872. K Seward, one OF
the Harry Miner nurses, was taken down
with second attack of yellow fever. He
also had it violently in the Memphis cpl
demic Of 1877.
G. j. Jones OF Golden City, Kan a mem.
Der of the legislature ard wealthy rancher,
has purchased Maj. Bedson's entire herd OF
tame buffaloes, consisting of fifty head, and
is at Winnipeg for the purpose of conveying
the animals to his ranch in Kansas, where
he has about dozen head. 1t is said that
the dominion government is Offering big in
ducements to Mr.. Jones if he will resell the
butfaloes 80 as to retain them in their cor
raj at Stony mountain.
AS bevy of girls, under the care of several
Sisters, were going from the convent of ST.
Joseph, at Augusta, Fla, to the cathedral, q
carriage containing two young men drove
up. One of the men jumped from the car.
riage seized one of the young ladies and at
tempted to place her in the vehicle. The Sis
tiers surrounded the couple and succeeded in
preventing the abduction Finding his
scheme foiled, the young man drove rapidly
away before any one could stop him. Later
he returned and explained his conduct. He
is the auditor of Disston' sugar belt railroad
now building, and the young lady is the
daughter of a we'll known jeweler of Kissimee
They were much attached to each other, but
the parents of the young lady objected to
their marriage and sent the young lady to
the convent. The young man succeeded in
passing the yellow fever quarantine secured
marriage license, took a carriage and at.
tempted to secure the girl with the unsuccess.
full result above detailed
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
lava Dairy Interests.

The butter, cheese and egg convention
opened at Waterloo, Iowa, with q discussion
on Pastures, Drainage and Grasses The
discussion was animated and exhaustive,
but President Gates seemed to voice the sem
timent of the major portion of the conven-
tion He said.
The fertility ot the soil of Iowa can be
maintained only by grasses; therefore grasses
should receive all the fertilizers put on the
farm Dairying is the best business for the
farmers of I0Ea, beeauseit takes less fertility
from the soil than any other line of farming.
Dairylng is surely and not slowly enriching
the farmers of the state. Good grace is the
basis of a good diary farm, and for this and
adjoining states red clover is the best of all
grasses Tor the dairyman
The most interesting feature of the whole
contention thus far, mas the address ofH. 81.
Heat of Illinois, the eaI ginator of the dehorn-
ing process He said three-fourths of the
abortions in cattle sgne due to horns There
is a saving of one-foumh of the food fed de-
horned cattle, because cattle without horns
eat drink and sleep together always in
peace and equality. There is no
boss of the herd and none SO weak as to be
driven from food and shelter, as the case in
herds of horned cattle The address of
Dairy Commissioner Sherman showed that
the number of creameries in Iowa has in
creased from 4S5 In 1887 to $40 in 1888.
Cheese factories have grown from Sc to IS,
separating machines from 215 to 382 The
sale of oleomargarine is decidedly unpopular
in Iowa no dealer having been known to
take outa second sellers license
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
A Mexican Boundary Dispute.

tits learned at the department of state at
Washington that the conflict over the course
OF the Rio Grande river at Ell Paso, between
the inhabitants Of that place and the Mexi-
can dwellers at Paso del Norte on the oppo-
site side of the river. is not a new question,
but that the matter has been the subject of
correspondence between the governments Of
Mexico and the United States for the past
two years. The first complaint came from
the Mexicans and was to the effect that the
FL Paso Land and Improvement Company
had constructed works along the American
shore OF the river which were resulting in
heavy erosion of the Mexican bank To pre-
vent this the Mexicans constructed q series
of dams on their side whichprojected slight
~ into the river and arrested the process OF
the erosion there but transferred it, as it is
asserted by the Americans to the Texas side.
The Texan authorities complained Of this
state of affairs, and meanwhile the Mexicans
retaliated with ascharge that the Ell Paso
water supply pipe had been projected far
enough into the river to affect navigation
The matter is still under discussion between
the two governments. The treaty of 1884
torbids the construction of works on either
bank that may interfere with navigation o
change the course of the river. SO that the
questions at issue are largely those of IA cts.
as to whether or not the operations on
either side have or viii actually result in in
reference with navigation or erosion of the
banks.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
The Sioux Commission.

The members of the late Sioux commission
are engaged at Carlisle, Pa, in the prepara-
ton of the report of the failure of the com
mission to secure the consent of the Indians
to the terms of the act throwing open the
reservation. There was shipped to them
from the Indian Office a large number of doe
uments and maps to be used in the prepare
ton of the report. The latter will not be
very exstensive or interesting. The facts in
the case, were made known as the commission
went on with it's work, and there is little more
to make public. tits understood that the
commission will lay particular stress upon
one recommendation, however, and that is
the necessity of keeping reservations upon
which the Indians still maintain their usual
relations free from white men. Squaw men
have been the curse of every Indian tribe,
and they are in part responsible for the at
titude of the Sioux in the present case They
go on to the reservations, teach the Indians
vices, sci them whisky, take their property
and grow rich, and finally leave without
making any provisions for the crop of half
breeds which they leave behind The RECON-
incubation of the commission that the CON
cessions demanded by the Indians be granted
and the reservation thrown open without
further attempt to gain their consent will
probably be carried out by congress at its
coming session without much opposition.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
Tracking a Murderer,

The hopes OF the London police of catching
the Whitechapel murderer, which had almost
entirely died OUT were raised to the acme of
buoyancy in consequence of the testimony at
the Kelly inquest of George Hutchinson, a
groom, who had known the victim tor some
years. and who saw her with male compan-
ion shortly before 2 O'Clock on the morning
of the murder. Hutchinson testified that he
he saw a well dressed man, with Jewish cast
OF countenance, accost the woman on
the street at the hour mentioned
on Friday morning, and the circum-
stance of his acquaintance with her
induced him to @follow the pair as they
walked together. He looked straight into
the man s face as he turned to accompany
the woman, and followed them to Miller
court out of mere curiosity. He had no
thought of the previous murders, and GER
tainly had no suspicion that the man con-
templated violence, since his conspicuous
manifestations of affection for his com
panion as they walked along formed
to keep them in sight After
the couple entered the house Hutchinson
heard sounds OF merriment in the girls
room, and remained at the entrance to the
court for fully three-quarters of an hour
About O'Clock the sounds ceased and he
walked into the court, but finding that the
light in the room had been extinguished he
went home. During the hour occupied in
standing at the entrance to or promenading
the court he did not see a policeman. There
is every reason to believe Hutchinson's state
| ment, and the police place great reliance
upon his description of the man, believing
| that it will enable them to run him down.
The witness who testified to having seen the
woman enter the house with man with @
blotched face was evidently mistaken as to
the night, as his description of her compan-
ion is totally unlike that of Hutchinson's in
every particular.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
Riot on q Railroad Car.

AS the Omaha train of West Superior was
about to cross the first span of the bridge
coming from Duluth, dispute arose be-
tween several occupants of the smoking car
overisome trifing matter, which finally re-
suited in a general fight, in which an un-
known man figured very conspicuously. The
unknown man is described as being short
thick-set man. with light moustache. After
knocking down several occupants of the car
he drew revolver and shot Ben Switzer
through the neck, inficting a severe flesh
wound. He then fired again, hitting
another man, whose name was not learned
in the cheek. At this the shooting became
general andseveral shots were exchanged,
during which time q man rushed into the
ladies' car and fired several shots, one of
which took effect in the leg of Frank Boggert,
a resident of Superior. The terrified passen-
gers were rushing in all directions to avoid
being hit. The train was stopped just be-
fore the bridge was reached, and during the
excitement the unknown man made an at
tempt to escape. As the train started three
shots were fired, and a lady. who was look
ing out Of the window, saw a man fall
and believed he was fatally wounded. The
three wounded men were brought to West
Superior. There were two who were badly
pounded about the head by the stranger
Boggert was taken to hotel, where his
wound was dressed The stories as to who
did ths shooting IN the ladies car where
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-21
Men Who Lack the Sense Of Humor,

Prof. William Matthews, in his re-
Gently published book entitled ssWit
and humor, " relates many entertain
ing stories and incidents. Sidney
Smith said that. it required a surgical
operation to get joke well into the
Scotch understanding, and here is an
illustration of the statement:
In the course of a divorce case
which came before Sir Cresswell Cres-
well in London, the parties to which
were a nobleman Of advanced years
and his young wife, Sir CressweI re-
marked that this was another in
stance of the evil effects of mar
riages contracted between May and
December" Shortly afterward the
learned judge received a letter from
the secretary of a Scotch statistical
society, intimating that the BODY he
represented would be much obliged il
Sir CressWell would favor them with
an account of the facts from which he
derived the singular rule enunciated
by him as to the infelicity of mar
riages solemnized during the latter
months OF the year; and adding that
some members Of the society wished
to draw up the information which
might be thus afforded them in the
shape OF a paper to be read before
the society with q view to public dis.
cussion.