The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-01-27

In New Jersey the courts have intel
preted the United States statute allowing
period of two years to sue for money
paid as usurious interest to national banks,
to mean two years from the time the bank
receives the money, and not, as had been
supposed, two years from the time the
agreement to take such interest was made.
The new hotel which John Wanamaker,
of Philadelphia, has erected for the benefit
of the women employed in his stores has
ample accommodation for 100 boarders.
1t contains a bowling alley, several recep-
ton rooms, dancing room and numerous
apartments for bathing The rate for a
weel's board and lodging, including the
laundering of one dozen pieces, is 1926.
The executive committee of the Prohibi-
ton party met in Trenton last Friday, DIR.
Graw presiding. 1t was decided to hold
the State convention at Library Hall, Tren-
ton, on Tuesday, Feb. 81. The basis of
representation will be one for every TWEEN
ty-five votes cast at the last Gubernatorial
election, every voting precinct to have at
least one delegate. An invitation will be
issued to the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union to attend the convention.
The thirteenth annual assembly Of the
Grand Masons of New Jersey met in Tren-
ton on Tuesday. The following officers
were chosen: NJ. /. G. NJ, Gilbert Stack,
Tienton; D. |. G. NJ, George W. Stecd,
Camden; G.. p G. of W., Linslcy Rowe,
Trenton; G. r., Charles BechteI, Trenton;
G.. T., john Wolverton, Trenton; G. of g.,
Lewis G. Dawson, Newark; G. NJ, Madi-
son X Raub, Washington; G. s, Thomas
Godson, Newark; grand sentinel, Samuel
G. Bennett, Trenton; grand chaplain, Leon
ard G.. Grear, Passaic Bridge.
In retaliation for the hald fight that is
being made ny the temperance people of
Leeds county, i'll Ontario, eleven buildings
have been burned at Irish Creek, the Meth
odist church and tanncry have been
burned at Kempville, aud five conStables
have been stoned and assaulted. Dr. Fer
guson, NJ. p, and three other men, one OF
them minister, were assailed and threat
ened with murder, and two deacons of a
Baptist church have been warned to dis
miss their minister or have their church
burned. The temperance people are I'M
dismayed, however, and have had forty or
fifty tavern keepers fined, have sent three
offenders to the penitentiary, and have had
the assaiants Of the constables fined $500.
| The Church Temperance Commission,
acting with the State Temperance Alliance,
met on Tuesday in Library Hall, Trenton,
and organized with Rev a. E. Ballard OF
the State Temperance Alliance, as Chair
man and Rev j. L. Sooy, Of Trenton, as
Secretary. The object of The meeting was
to secure an influential delegation to &c
before the Legislature and press the pas
sage of the pending Local Option bill.
The meeting adjourned to the State House,
where, upon adjournment Of the Legisla-
tive JOINT meeting, the delegates received
perm ission to deliver addresses. There
were about thirty ladies' and gentlemen ii
the delegation, representing the evangelic
al churches and the Womaus Christian
Temperance Union. The speakers before
the Legislature were Rev. Drs. Ballard
and II. X. Carroll, who represented The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Rev. DR.. James Everett and OK Speaker
Armstrong, who introduced the Ioca
Option bill of last winter. The following
are the officers elected: President, Rev. b
| S. Everett; General Vice President, Rev
A. II. Ballard; Secretary, Dr. Wallac.
McGeorge; Treasurer Ii. j. Howell.