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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

The sunset election law must go-if for
no other reason than that it was passed by a
Republican Legislature. Likewise the Jury
Commission law. So it is given out in
ought-to.know circles. When the legisla-
ture ceases to pass laws for partisan eff
feet, and legislates in the interest of the
people regardless Of party, its enactments
will have more permanency and staying
powers. As it now stands, the best meas
ures are liable to be defeated or repealed
because passed rather in a spirit of paIti-
sanship to down the adversary, rather
han from broad motives of public well
fare. The sunset law is a wise measure,
under which every honest voter has a fair
chance to deposit his ballot, and the kind
of political work that delights if after
dark voting is at a discount. But it was
a Republican measure, which is sufficient
to condemn it with the hide-bound parti-
sans Of the opposition.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25
New Store under the Opera House

At our new store under the Opera
House we have this week opened
$4,000 worth Of suits and %overcoats.
You can getyour boys a good warm
overcoat for $3.50. Mems Raritan
Chinchilla Beaver %overcoats, warm
but not burthensome, $500. Black
Corkscrew overcoats, Atwood face.
800. Skating jackets made of
heavy beaver cloth, cut double
breasted and lined with flannel, just
the thing for knock-about, s3.75.
Knit jackets from 75c to $3.50.
Everything needed for men and
boys, and at prices lower than else
where in this county.
Never in our history as merchants
have we been so well prepared to
take care of ourselves and our GUS
toners on BOOTS and SHOES as
we arc at this present time. We
placed our orders early in the sea-
son when the work-people were not
hurried, and the consequence is that
we have a BETTER, LARGER and
CHEAPER stock than ever before.
We own now and have in posses
sion over Fifty Cases of Mems and
Boys Boots-all kinds. all prices.
The celebrated E. S. Reeve boots
as low as s2.25. You all know this
make of goods. Mr.. Reeve is a
conscientious man and don't put his
name on anything that is not worthy
oft. We are the only agents for
the Lester Boot. We sold these
largely last year and have not had
a single complaint, though we have
taken great pains to make inquiry
Of those we sold them to. The uni
versal verdict is that there are none
better. We can give you good bar
gains in boots and you do yourself
injustice if you fail to take a look at
our stock. We don't care so much
for profits as we do to sell the
goods.
In Ladies and Children's wear
and goods adapted to their wants
we are quite Is fortunate as on
Mems and Boys goods. While we
have all desirable makes and grades
in Children's and Women's wear.
we would especially call attention to
our French Kid, hand-welt, extern
sion sole, common-sense heel, but
ton boots for Ladies at So. It's the
neatest made, neatest fitting, easiest
wearing and most dressy shoe for
the money that we have ever been
able to offer.
All kinds Mems and Boys Hats.
Five cases lately received. Every
thing in Mems wear and Boys wear.
Also the largest stock of Clothing
in this county at our we'll known,
popular low prices.
New purchase children's two
piece suits, S2.25 upwards.
IS doz. Mems Medicated Scarlet
Shirts, with Drawers to match. The
best by far that we have ever offered
for the money.
Fifteen doz. e purchase Mems
Knit Jackets, from the lowest at 90
cents to the finest seamless all-wool
at $3.50. No stock in these parts
to equal it IN variety.
f. B. HUMPHREYS,
Woodstown. N. J..
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

The Senatorial question has been settled
in favor of John Il. Mcpherson, and with
out the threatened bolt, although it is freely
asserted that an understanding is had
whereby the Local Option bill is to be re-
pealed. We don't believe any such thing,
however. We are disposed to think that
the effort to lift the Democratic party bod
lily into the run camp will be a failure.
The party record on the rum question is
unsavory enough, God knows, but we be-
lieve enough righteous men can be found
in that political Sodom to save it from the
utter destruction which will surely visit
it If the assertion that the rumsellers have
a mortgage on tie party is verified by the
repeal Of the local option law.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

posite a group or set of candidates. Your
ballot will then be counted as . vote fer
elch name in sHch set or group. II you
Wish to vote only for certain names in a set
or group, or for names in more than ore
set or group, place a cross mark in the
right margin opposite each name you wish
to vote for.
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w. C. 7.

ers. VIII you unite to help in this, for it
is spreading the temperance work in the
best possible way, and will every press
superintendent help to urge it? Please
understand l do not have reference to those
getting up clubs of their own, only to
those wAling to help, yet fearing to under
take all alone the task. Yours lovingly.
LAURA NJ. LIPPINcoTT PASeoAsT.
Harrisonville. Gloucester Co., N. j.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

A request was preferred to the Borough
Council, at its last meeting, to provide
shedding for our fire engine and hose for
the same. BY all means; and let the shed
be fre-proof, SO that the engine need nos
be destroyed in case of conflagration. If
it must be brought back into the town, it
ought to be kept out Of danger. Better
let it rest on the Fair ground. 1t is ont of
harms way there.
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This number ofthe MoSIroR commences

Vol. G. In entering upon the sixth year OF
a existence As ian independent local
newspaper we recall to mind the fact
that we announced Ia our first issue that
tie MoxrTog had come to stay" We
have kept the promise so far, with strong
probabilities in favor of continuing to keep
it for an indefinite period to come-so
long, in fact, as we perceive the need of
Just such a paper as the MosIToR claims
to be, and Is. We are not obliged to stand
in with any ring Or gang as the price OF
ocr existence, nor to advise whether what
we have 70 say on matters and things will
please his or that individual or party, in
church or state. To those who have ap-
preeiated this kind ola newspaper in the
past, and manifested their approval by
subscriptions and in other ways. (and the
number Of such is constantly increasingly
We extend our thanks and best wishes.
With others. We have no fault to find and
don't anticipate any trouble in living on
without them in the future as We have in
the past. The MoSIToR circulates among
a good class Of readers. AS an advertising
medium we have had abundant evidence
Of its excellence. As a clean, family
it receives many commenda-
tons. And we shall endcavor in Vol. 6
to Keep II up 70 its standard Of excellence,
and improve upon it as occasion may offer.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

At my residence on the road from Woodstown
to Yorktown, within Il mile OF The former
place, the following described stock, 1Inple-
ments and household goods:
STOCKS u all with calf or calf by their
sides-l Holstein, l 3year-old Holssein heller,
! Alderney-Holstein, 5 other cows, all good
animals: . horses-1 bay mare. Z years OLD,
gentle, and a good workeTand driver; black
horse, sound and kind; colt. coming 4 years
DID,, sound and gentle l bay yearling colt,
sired by Escapadf: ii shcats.
FARMING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
mower, steel tooth hay field roller, gang
pillow, fan mill, corn shelter, hay cutter, 2 one
horse plows, 2~two-hoTse plows, 3 cultivat0rs,
corn marker, corn coyerer, faiiow narrow,
grain cradle, two-horse heavy wagon. with
sides, bottoms and lime body; two-seat riding
carriage, express wagon. Most of the above
implements are new, or nearly so, ana
all In good order. Set Ofdouble heavy harness.
set heavy sin gle harness, 3 sets fly nets, lot OF
grain bags, p gallon portable boiler, vinegar
hogshead, pork barrel.
observation-disclosures stove, dough
tray, 2 tables, 6ehairs, settee and bed, bureau,
bedstead, p yards ingram carpet, . yards rag
carpet, churn. meat bench, 2 sausage cutters,
meat axe, 3 thirty-quart milk cans. Also 3
shares stock of Pilesgroye Dairy Association.
CONDITI0NS-Ten dollars and upward, 3
months credit, on note payable at First Ma
tionai Bank of W oodstown, with approved Sc
curity; interest after 80 days. Under ten dol
lars, cash.
Sale will at o'clock, sharp.
CHARLES r. BOONE.
VIM a. Casper, Auct.
Fogg 4 Richman, Clerks. J~an23-3t
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OFFICERS 7. We. ]. =. woopsrogs:
President. Miss JOSEPHINE MACALTToSER-
Cor. Secretary, Miss LULU WRIGHT.
Rec. Secretary, Miss MARY ANNA COLES.
Treasurer Mrs. ". HARRY SMITH.
Time Of meeting W. C. T.. L. Thursday after
noon ats o'clock.
Time of meeting !. W. c. t. Z. Monday
evenfng y 30 O'Clock.
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Saturday, February I'd, 1889,

Between the hours of h and ; O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day. all the following de-
scribed tract and piece Of land in the village
of Woodstown, in the county of Salem, and
State of New Jersey bounded as follows.
Beginning at a cornerin or near the middle
of Mill street, in the said village of Woods
town, and corner to Ephraim Jess lot, by
which it runs south fifteen and three-quarter
degrees east two chains forty-nine links to a
corner in Joseph b. Cobb's lot; thence by land
of said Cobb, northseyenty-four and one quar-
ter degrees east seventy-four and one quarter
links to a corner in said line, also a corner to
Thomas NJ. faylor's lot; thence by said lot
north fifteen and ~three-quarter degrees west
two chains and forty-nine links to the middle
of said Mill street; thence by said street south
seyenty-four and a quarter degrees west
seventy-four and a quarter links, to the be-
ginning, containing seventeen and three
tenths hundredths of an acre of land, more
or less. and being the same premises conveyed
to Joseph Il. Wcntzell by David F. Bradway,
by deed dated March 81, ISIS. and recorded in
Salem County Clerks office, in Book IS of
Deeds, page 4o3. etc, seized and taken in exc
cution Us The property of savanna Campbell,
defendant, at the suit of David +. Broadway,
complainant, and to be sold by
JAMES BUTCHER, Sheriff.
4. 5. FOGG, Solicitor.
Dated sheriff's OfRss, salem, Dec. 81, IS.
jBn+5t
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The proposition to move the First Ma
tional Bank Of Woodstown to a more cen
trail and convenient location meets with
general appreciation. We hope the change
may soon tccur. 1t would be alike a BEN
eft to the town and the bank and its Gus
toners.
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1ied.

C~RISPIN.-Near Woodstown, OF Jan. sd,
Richard L., son of Richard l.. and Hannah
Crispin, aged 3 years, ) months and l day.
BRUHNS-In PennsgroYe. Jan. 18th, Henry
Bruhus, JF., aged &c years.
SPRINGER-In Pennsgrove, on jan. 18th,
John NJ. Springer, aged 70 years.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has never stated that its member
ship was exactly 200, 900, more or less, but
has believed this to be a fair estimate, being
under rather than over the number ofits roll
call. 1t is well known that in all philan-
thropic societies the entire membership
never pays tile annual fee. Absence, H.
ness, neglect. and many other reasons will
account for this. The small sun of fifty
cents which is annually charged by most
unions is not regularly paid by a percent
age of the members, and a treasurer is hard
ly likely to 20 around and collect it. But
200, COO members. probably fifty thousand
besides are IN the direct following of the
W. C. T. T.. and If we add to these the
well nigh 200, 900 in the Bands of Hope,
with the Young Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Unions, aud the men who are hon.
orary members of these societies, all strict
ly related to the White Ribbon movement,
VIC shall have a total of certainly not less
than half a million directly interested and
loyal to that organic form of the woman's
crusade, better known as the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.-Ffanees 4.
Willard.
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FOR RENT

The following properties in W oodstown and
vicinity:
The large 3k story dwelling on Main street,
occupied by smith Hewitt.
The dwelling and tract of land on Main St,
owned by sarah and Mary H.. Dickson,
occupied by Thomas Il. Coio~
House and lot OF land on YORKTOWN road,
by Charles Hewitt.
Farm of T.. Il. Cawley, near sharptown, IL
acres.
Inquire of f0GG Il HICKMAN,
Real Estate Agents, o~odstown.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

The co-paItnership of Smith & Bell,
publishers Of the South J~srseynan, has
been dissolved by mutual consent, Dir.
Bell retiring, leaving Mr.. Smith in entire
charge Of the paper.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

OFFICERS w. c. T. t. wo0DsTows:
President. Mrs. ASxIg r. SoUDE
Cor. secretary. ARs. j..
Recording Secretary. Mis-. IL. \. CAwLEY-
Treasurer, Mrs. DAN WAKE.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

A rare opportunity is presented to our en-
"A terprisfng townsmen to represent q nur-
sery firln that warrants stock to be delivered
in prime condition, so that a large, honorable
and permanent trade can be built up. Very
liberal terms to the right man. address,, j. 4.
WHITNEY, Rochester, y. Y.
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At Sale.

l new Washington fai.ge, No. $, with hot
water attachment. suit of antique oak bed
room furniture, coAeh, ! heater stove, ! bed
room carpet, rag carpeta2 bedsteads, ! single;
bureau, springs and Mattress, large cook
ing utensils, Cyclone washer, &c. Only sold
because no room for stoIagea Apply at once
to MES. FRANK PANooAsT. near U~arrIsonyi Vile.
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SHFRTFE'S SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE
Salon Circuit Court, in Equity

Salem Circuit Court, in Equity
Between ri. Fa.
David +. Brad way, complainant, for sale of
land mortgaged
savanna Campbell, defendant. premises.
By virtue OF the above stated writ to me di-
rected and delivered, | will sell at public ven
due in front of the Court House, in the city of
Salem, y. j., IN
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25
APARTMENT OF THE ". C. T. o.,
or raz SALEM " wosAs' CHRIST
OF WOODSTOWN. N. j

IAN TEMPERANCE UNION:
Pres. Mas. REBEccA p. PAIrEssoS, salem.
Cor. sec. MIS-. IL. y. CAELgT, W o~odstown.
Rec. see, Ms. %. j. GRoVF. PcRnsgroye.
Treas, Mas. MAGGIE CEIsPIS, s~harptown.
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NOTICE.

DLANs will be received at the Court House,
in salem. n. j., up to 10 O'clock \. NJ on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRuAEY Is, 1879, with estimate
of cost, fer the construction OF a new cour.
House. tofAke the place Of present Court
House BUILDING, in thereby of salem; saia
plans to prov9ae for offices for surrogate anu
County Clerk dM first 1oor, and court room on
second floor: anafor Heating and ventilafing
the entire buildnsH. said building not 10 cosI
over 5000. Alsn.a fethe same time, plans anu
ima will he reesived for eniarglng anu
ing heating and yentilatiAg the same.
The Board Of FreeholdefsTeserves the risnt
to reject any or all plans. zach competitor,
who must be a resident Of salem county. Is
hereby notified that the plan accepted by the
Board wiz be paid for, those rejected VIII not
be paid FOR.
By order of the Board of freeholders.
ROBERT i. GRIsCOM,
.IanISat Director.
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NOR SALE-lce cream and oyster saloon
Il fixtures, including freezers, tubs, cans,
tables, chairs, factory building, 2-horse Baxter
engine, &c. Enquire Of FoGG X RfcHMAN. lftf
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To RENT.

TIME House and store-room formerly occu-
j pied by Benz. Abbott, next door to the
MONITOR Office. 4 finely located stand for
business. T.. Il. HUMPHREYS,
WOodsfOwn. Nj.
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Jan1S2t
VENDUE!
Thursday. February IA, 80,

HAyING rented my farm, | will sell at pub
lie yandup on
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-14
He Didn't Ink ShOp.

What is your occupation, Mr.. Wag-
ner?" asked the landlady of the new
boarder. Il am the funny man on the
Sunday Bugle," was his reply. at
would be just as well, / suppose, said
the good woman, ito show you our
rules before you engage board with us
permanently. And she handed him
a card on which were printed the fol-
lowing:
81. When spring chicken is brought
to the table no reference to car-springs,
the spring Noah went on an excursion,
etc, will be permitted.
80. Any boarder who INDUCES in
wild hilarity on finding a bean in his
soup will be instantly expelled.
-. Remarks upon the cheapness of
corrosive sublimate are prohibited, es-
pecially at the breakfast table"
The young man scanned the rules
carefully and cheerfully remarked,
"Oh, that's all right, Mrs. Hasbcroft.
/ never do talk shop."-Terre Haute
Express.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-14
His Horrible Revenge.

George Letine was the chief of a
famous acrobatic troupe well known to
the music halls of Australia and Amer
lea as well as this country. At Cardiff,
last October, he was charged with
cruelty ill-treating Beatrice Currah
thirteen-year-old child of Nathaniel
Currah, foreman of Crawford water
works in Kent. The child, when APP
prenticed TO Letine, was robust and
active, but the combined effects of i'll
treatment and hard work soon under
mined her constitution. Several times
she failed to perform her part on the
stage through sheer physical weakness,
but Letine kept her poor little nose to
the grindstone.
The charge against Letine failed
through legal technicalities, and Beat
rice returned to her home, where the
following December she died of con-
sumption. Currah had drawing made
of her grave and tombstone, on which
were cut the words, Our little one.
The drawing was placed on the parlor
mantel shelf, and Currah used to spend
hours at time looking at it, and whis-
pering, my poor murdered darling"
At night he would start up in bed and
scream out the same words. From a
frank, genial man, Currah became n
morose brooder over his wrongs. Ere
long he took to studying the advertise
ment columns of the newspapers, and
made himself acquainted with the
movements of Letine's troupe. Then
he bought revolver and practiced fir
ing it. He next invested in huge
butchers knife, which he sharpened
like a razor, and in the handle of which
he made notches to afford tirmer grip.
The sorrowing father had now be-
come n dangerous mailman, but there
was no one to warn Letine. The other
morning Currah suddenly left the pleas
ant Kentish village ard came to Lon
don. At IL o'clock the same night Lee
tine drove up to the Canterbury music
hall, Lambeth, in a brougham, with
his wife, to give his customary perfor-
nance, which was one of the last on
the programme. He had done turns
at several other halls the same even
ing, and only an overcoat covered his
stage costume. Currah had been wait
ing hours for his victim in the shadow
Of the stage door AS Letine stepped
from the brougham he threw his coat
open, the night being warm.
Currah stepped forward, said quietly,
81 have been looking for YOU" and
plunged the knife into the acrobat's alb
domen. Letine, disemboweled, fell to
the ground and was dead ere a pistol
shot from the other side of the street
showed that the murderer was taking
his own life. Currah put the revolver
right in his own mouth. before pulling
the trigger but the bullet simply lodged
III the roof of his mouth, and he will
live.
Letine was rich and widely known.
He had heaps of friends in the theatre
cal world, who say that the treatment
which Currah magnitied into deadly
cruelty was nothing more than ordinary
discipline, but it was enough for Cur
rah that his child left him strong and
cheerful and returned TO the home nest
mental and physical wreck London
letter.
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A ROMANTIC CAREER.
How Son Succeeded Ia the Estates OF His
Father.

How Son Succeeded to the Estates or His
Father.
Truth is stranger than fiction. With
the advances made by science the ideal
wonders OF past ages vanish, and with
the bringing to light of buried records
-the romances of novelists grow tame.
A case in point is that of Anglesey
versus Anglesey, which was tried in
the Dublin Court of Exchequer in
l743, and which occupied fourteen days
In its hearing. The claimant was James
Annesley, who assumed the title of
Earl OF Anglesey and claimed the An
glesey estates. The most remarkable
evidence ever heard in court of JUS
tlce was given In this case. In 1714
Lord and Lady Altman were residing
In Dublin aud the latter gave birth to
son. Lord Altman wished to dispose
of the boy-his only direct heir-in
order to borrow large sums of money
on his entailed estates, for my lord
was an extravagant peer. He COM
menced by ill-treating his wife, until
she fled for protection to her father,
the Duke of Buckingham. He then
sent his son away to country village,
estsN nav 4Vbttlo ldbllNdttu
that unwelcome little fellows untimely
death. But the boy did not die. His
father quit sending money for his
maintenance, and his foster-parents
abused him so badly that he finally
ran away, and after tramping about
the country for months found himself
IN Dublin. He had very shady ideas
of his identity, but called himself
James Annesley. Once, while run
ming about the streets begging, he fell
In with some friends of his uncle,
through whom he was introduced to
that gentleman. This uncle was heir
presumptive to the title and estates of
his elder brother and lost no time in
getting rid of the true heir He had
him shipped 10 this country, as an
illegitimate son, and the boy was sold
and resold among the rich planters of
the South. From overwork on one of
the plantations he was taken sick and
was brought to his masters house to
be nursed. Here he fell in love with
bhis employers daughter, who accepted
and encouraged his intentions. I'm
fortunately an Iroquois slave also fell
IN love with James, and assaulted his
other sweetheart so viciously that her
life was in danger. This led to the
young baron" being sold to another
master. Further adventures befell
him, for he detected his mistress in
scheme of elopement and robbery, re-
ported the discovery to his master, and
got nearly killed for his trouble. He
ran away to Jamaica, where he secured
passage for home on man-of-war.
Arrived at Dublin, his old nurse recog-
nized him, and said if he were the heir
ne had peculiar mark on his left hip.
The mark was there, and after other
evidence was produced the question of
his identity was clearly established.
He accepted the estates, but refused
the title, and through the bigamy of
his dishonest uncle the title was soon
afterward declared extinct.