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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29

Charles Clark, Of Stow Creek, Cumber-
land county, visited u townlas Sunday,
being the guest Of VIM. Ladow.
Rev. G. 5. Miller preached q sermon last
Sunday night upon the subject-''Tile
Bible as a guide to young men," His sub
ject next Sunday evening will be; Weak
Hours" All Of the young people are
especially invited to be present.
There was no school in the primary de-
partment last Monday, on account Of sick
ness Of the teacher. Miss Shute.
TIE funeral Of Mrs. Ann Rogers took
place last Monday. Services were held at
the house, intefment in Friends Cemetery,
Woodstown.
The farmers are busy preparing the soil
and planting their early potatoes.
Tuesday was a busy day amongst the
movers. Geo. Moore moved to Camden,
and there were several changes around the
town.
Laura Pennington has again taken
charge Of her school, at Centre Square.
Mrs. Caleb Dilks is quite sick. Il vas
feared that she would choke to death a few
nights ago. CoGITo.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
0oiauartaker's

PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, March e5. 1889.
Good news at the Silk coun-
tiers. The perfect light of the
Transeptmakes it the ideal place
for examining qualities and com
pairing colors in Silks. When
buying here you see and know
precisely what you are getting.
The special news of this week
is about 500 pieces Black Surah
Dress Silks. A large purchase,
various grades, at prices that
pay losses to the makers, but
profits to you-or rather to the
1000 women, more or less, that
can be supplied with one dress
each from this lot.
Several grades are one-third
off prices. Even the lowest is
reliable.
1917 and 20 inches wide at
50, S, and 90 cents.
251a inches wide at 90 and
rs cents.
23H inches vide at IS cents,
and One inch narrower at S.
cents
Have you seen our Spring
styles in India Silks? The prices
are IS cents, 81, sI.25 and
$40. The styles are the best
and newest work of the French
artist designs.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
A Life ourne of Ninety years.

On last Saturday, March 23d, a company
OF nearly ninety persons assembled at the
residence of John Burt, in Wing Lane, to
celebrate the ninetieth birthday anniver-
sary of his sister, Miss Ann Burt. 1t was
a day Of unelouded beauty, the sky as blue
and the air as balmy as on the proverbial
day in June aud every body seemed
gay and happy. The social atmosphere was
as peaceful as that of the day. Four genera
tions were represented the aged, crown
ed with the SHOWS of many winters; mid
die age, in its strength and viger; youth
and beauty, in its early summer of roses:
childhood, in all its gladness and innocence,
even to the little tots just leaving their
infancy. Relatives and friends from the
neighborhood, adjoining counties and dis
tant cities came to render loving tribute
and respect TO the aged friend whose long
life of usefulness had so endeared her to
them. Many gifts, as tokens Of their APP
probation and esteem, were presented. 1t
was a glad reunion of family and friends.
The young people sported III the open air,
basked in the sunshine and engaged in
lively games, while their seniors assembled
in groups ir pleasant converse, while yet
others fitted from room to room. deity ar
ranging ana decorating the tables, which
we're indeed inviting and beautiful with al
abundant supply of delicious and tempting
viands. AUNT Ann" who was the GEN.
trail figure Of the joyous occasion. an active,
vigorous and wide awake little woman,
moved around among her guests with
checks flushed with excitement. greeting
each one in a most cordial manner and ex-
pressing her pleasure that they had thus
honored her. As she stood near 4 table,
watching a party of little folks aged nine
taking their lunch, some one exclaimed,
"What a striking picture Of the ninety
and nine!' A lady who has Travelled the
journey Of ninety years, and who still re-
tains her faculties SO unim paired, her ex-
cellent memory. and her usefulness, is GER
tainlya model well worthy OF our imitation.
We, of these days, who beast Of our in1-
proved modes of living, our hygienic
studies aud methods, would do well to
inquire wherein lies the secret of thess.
added years of health, strength and useful
ness. E. Il. q.
March 25th, 1899.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29

\ dispatch from Des Moines, a., says
that the discussion of the Irvine Trust,
which is going on at every cross roads in
Iewa, is bringing out some things of in
terest TO the farmers and the general pub
lie. 1t seems that last season the tw inc
manufacturers forgot themselves and
while sisal Irvine was held at is to IA cents
per pound, one-quartor inch rope, made Of
exactly the same material, in the same
factory, by the same machinery, was sold
at s to 10 cents per pound This Was a
distinction with quite a difference. and
another peculiar thing is this: Dealers say
that the unsold Irvine at the seasons close,
that for which they asked Il cents, was
remanufaetured-that is, by twisting say
four lengths of twiue together and making
quaiter-ineh %rope-snd it was then sold at
8 cents per pound. or ) cents less when it
was called rope than when it was sold as
Irvine. This year the manufacturers have
got things right, so that the wholesale
price of Irvine and rope is the same-say
12 to Is cents. The agitation of the Irvine
question has already resulted in compare
lively few contracts for this year, both
among dealers and armers.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
on,uto,,. from, Farmers.

The State Board Of Agriculture has i'll
stituted a unique work among the farmers
of the State, which consists in ascertaining
the causes for dissatisfaction, il any, exist
ing among them. The ultimate object of
the work is TO aid i'll the mitigation Of
their troubles. Circulars containing ques-
ions as to the condition of the farmers
have been sent to all Oranges and local
Boards Of Agriculture throughout the
State, and a large number OF replies have
been received. The principal cause of
complaint is the existing high rate Of tax
alton. Reference is also made in some Of
the replies to the tariff, some asking for a
higher protection and others suggesting a
reduction to the tariff. Many suggestions
are embodied in the replies, principally re-
lating to a more thorough organization of
the farmers. Efforts. however, are being
made all over the State to effect q more
perfect organization of agrieulturists, and
Franklin Dye, Secretary of the State
Board, to further this plan, has been adj
dressing nearly all the meetings Of organ
lied farmers. Edward Burrough, Presi-
dent of the State Board, is also doing ae-
tive work in this direction.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29

A newspaper, if it has any brains, con-
science and muscle zach of it, must con-
tinually decide between doing its duty and
mjuring its pocket. In any position but
that of an editor the public is able to sep
arate the individual man from the collect
i've citizen. But if the editor does not
please them it's his pocket they aim at.
Thus it is that newspapers learn who their
friends are, The man who reads q news
paper and admires it all the wear around,
vet gives his business support to some otil-
er concern. whose principles he detests, is
not a friend of the former paper. Admira-
ton alone will not run a newspaper. Soon
err or later such admirers will find that the
object of their affections has become we'd
ded to other ways that they do not admire
lin other words, n newspaper is eompell-
ed, in order to live, to seek the friendship
of those who are not so p~latonic in their
love, but unite that practical
esteem with sentiment that binds mutual
admiration in other professions. There are
too many men who expect al editor to
slave in defence of Their pet notions and
hobbies, advocate their views against the
strongest opposition, and coolly withhold
the business support by which alone a
small newspaper can live. Talk about a
paper having a public duty TO perform, an
editor having to labor for his principles, is
cheap when others stand back and while
extending a lukewarm neutrality with one
hand are filling their pockets with the 9TH
er hand as a result of the editors labor for
his principles which they admire but do
not support. Clinton Enterprise.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
beats tic rlseeen rnzz.e.

The latest device for sending persons to
the insane asylum is called "Pigs in the
Clover and it bids fair to drive the fifteen
puzzle out of remembrance. The prop
critics. of the toy are four marbles and a
nest of card board circles with non-corres-
ponding openings. The trick is TO
get all the marbles in tile inner
circle by tipping the nest. and the
toy is viewed with contempt by the un-
suspeeting stranger who IS asked TO try his
hand at it. 1t looks simple enough, but
as a time killer the toy has no superior.
After about fifteen minutes passed in
struggling with it the experirnenter,
reduced to q state Of moral degradation
and extreme irritability, hantis it back to
the smiling owner with some remark
about silly child's play" and ''foolish
waste of time"
A chance exists for preserving the sanity
OF the thousands of men, women and chill.
dren who are now ~endeavoring TO master
the puzzle. 1t is said that the four usual
ly reealcitrant marbles may be quickly
rolled into their pen in this manner: Place
them in the outer circle at 4 point As de-
grees from the entrance to the pen, and,
keeping the box as level as possible, shake
it gently to and fro, being careful to have
the opening of the pen in a direct line with
the movement. A few seconds persever-
ance will then, it is said, drive the marbles
into the pen, in whatever direction they
may roll at the start.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
Changed their Residences.

Below will be found a partial list Of the
changes and removals in this immediate
vicinity:
The new double house on Dickinson
street, built by Lippincott, Wcatherby &
Co., is now occupied by Charles II. Rich
man and Frank p. Harris; Samuel Web
ster and John II. Smith have moved into
the double honse of Joseph Maealtioner on
Main street; the house vacated by Frank
z. Harris is occupied by Azariah Dickin-
son; George NJ. Foster move from Salem
to the Hannah G. Coles residence in North
Woodstown; Preston Steward occupies the
farm near the Almshouse vacated by VIM.
H.. Reeves, who now lives on East Avenue;
Steward moved from the farm owned by
Charles f. Alien, On the ~Sharptown road,
which is now occupied by the owner; VIM.
b. Sitiiens vacates his former residence on
Auburn street to make room for S. Morris
Hewitt, and moves into the house lately
occupied by John c. Wallace, deceased;
VIM. Compton occupies Charles Croft S
house on Green street, from which Israel
Conover moved to his house in South
Woodstown, John Coles vacating the anne
and occupying where Mrs. w. W. Taylor
lived; Charles Hewitt moves to Mill street,
where Mrs. Savanna Campbell lived; the
house vacated by Hewitt in Newtown is
occupied by Scott Brown, and Browns for
mer residence is occupied by Moses Banks,
Jr., Frank Hughes moving into the house
vacated by Banks; Charles t. Boone moves
TO No. 50 Myrtle street, Bridgeton. and
Simon S. Wentzell, who moved to Bridge
ton a gear ago, comes back to occupy the
farm vacated by Boone; David Fox moves
into the house near the railroad lately oe-
cupied by Mrs. Della Engles, who now
makes her home with her so~n-in-law, Glenn
ent Flitcrafe, and Alfred Green occupies
the house vacated by Fox; George Watson
moves to his farm near Oakland, and SAM
uel Butler moves from the same to Allo-
way; Mark Miller moves from near Wing
Lane to Sh%arptown, and JOS. s. Coles from
Richmantown to the farm vacated by and
lately purchased from Miller by him; Mrs.
Miller moves to her house on Salem street
vacated by Isaac Gray, who has moved to
Philadelphia; Mrs. Esther Edwards moves
into the house on Texas street vacated by
S. Morris Hewitt; James Phelan moves to
the house vacated by Mr.. Edwards; Thorn
as While occupies the house on Spring
Garden street vacated by Phelap, and
Thomas Durr moves into Wible's former
residence on that street; Champion AtSin-
sen occupies the Susan Hoffman house in
South Woodstown, moving from the farm at
EIdridge's Hill: David t. Davis removes to
his farm on the Swedesboro road, and
Jehu crispin moves from there TO Sharp
town; Benz. Craig moves to q t~enant-house
near the Fair grounds. from Baileytown,
and Henry Henson moves from Manning
ton to Baiieytown; John Datz moves to
the farm opposite the Fair grounds. David
Smith removing from the same To the
T.ksuenp farm, mar &IarptaUp. AaruEt
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
To r,ess s,.o Eieeuons.

An early decision is looked for on the
question as to whether last years local
option elections in the five counties will
continue in force under the Werts repeater.
Ex-Governor Albeit is quoted as saying
that they will. while Attorney-Genera
Stockton, in a recent opinion to the Salon
City Council, said they would not. The
question, however. Will shortly be present.
ed to the Supreme Court for an answer, the
test case to be brought by Mahlon Newton,
proprietor of a hotel in Woodbury.. He
will apply to the county our at the April
term for a renewal. IF his application
should be refused he will at once take the
matter to the Supreme Court on a writ OF
certiorari. The court will be urged to give
an immediate decision SO that the question
may be settled at once.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
All over s,.e COUNTY.

A brass band has been organized in
Elmer.
James Keen, tobacconist, Of Bridgeton,
has made an assignment.
The license for the Nelson House at Sa-
lem expiring on Saturday night, the bar
| room of the hotel is now closed.
The first practical all-night test of the
| electric lights for lighting Salem's streets,
| Monday night, was generally satisfactory.
Mayor Watkins, OF Woodbury., will de-
| liver the Memorial Day address at Salem
upon the invitation of the G. A. r. Post
of that city.
The w. C. T. T., of Salem, has again
leased and assumed the care of the parlor
| of the Garwood House for q public waiting
room. The room being centrally located
with the many o~onveniences attached to
and surrounding it, has been appreciated
and we'll patronized by the public.
Harry w. House, who has had the store
and postonicc at Cohansey, has sold out
his business and given up the office and
gone to Salem. lie held the Office under
the Democratic administration and con-
sidering there would be a change i'll it he
| sold out to a gentleman by the name of
Pierson from Shirley.
A movement has been started in Salem
to purchase the old building of the Salem
National Banking Company for the Salem
County Historical Society. DIR. Sharp, a
member OF the Historical Society, has
headed the list with a liberal subscription
and it is thought that several of the citi-
zens will subscribe enough money to buy
the building and present it to the Society.
Tho Salem City Council on Friday night
granted a license to Mrs. Shaeffer, having
learned from Attorney General Stockton
| that the Werts repeater rules out the local
option law. A license was refused Charles
| Ford, of the Nelson House, because his
| hotel had not been kept in Il satisfactory
manner, Councilman Starr voting in the
| negative. with the four antilicense menu
bers of Council.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29

at the recent township election in Vfneland
1914 ballots were cast against the sale of intox-
icaiing liquors and only f6 in favor Of the ar
dent. In the borough $40 votes We're east
against and only six for fhe sale.
One Of the largest vessels ever built in Cape
May county WIS launched on Saturday after
noon from Richard *. Leaming's shipyard,
south Dennis. II is a three masted sehooner,
of lleo tons, christened John NJ. Moore.
Professor 4. y. Alnes. Of Briageten, who
splang into fame last summer by marrying
one Of his girl pupils of the public selool Of
which he was the Principal, has resigned The
Prineipals!iip Of the school at eedarviIle.
Some time during sunday night a French
man named Van Lear. who had been arrested
for selling liquor at hfs place. about three
miles from YinelanG. worked a big hole
through the wall Of The yineland jail and
escaped.
six fo%reign4lorn women voted upon their
husbands naturalization papers at the recent
school election in ehesilhnTst. and the defeat
ed candidate for school trustee win take The
matter to the Courts for a jadieial opinion
upon she legality Of fbe votes.
Some ef the defeated candidates II the re
cent election at Meorestown VIII apply iar a
recount because SOM of the election officers
were so drunk That they c0ala moi read the
ballots and did not finish counting until near
Is daylight the next morning.
The Waman's Christian Temperance Union
of Cape MAY, after having had an examination
made of the five liquor licenses granted last
Fail, has declared them to be Illegal, on the
ground that the requirements rs to freehold
and resident signers have been violated. y
list of the petitioners for the licenses. it is
said. is 70 be published.
At a meeting OF shareholders in Camden on
Tuesday, the roads comprising the Reading
system in South Jersey were consolidated into
the atlantic city Railroad Company. The
companies included in the merger are;
Kaighu's Point Terminal Railroad, Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City Railroad, Camden,
Gloucester ana Mount Ephrai,n Railroad,
Williamstown and delaware River Railroad
and the GIassboro Railroad.
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. finance for AN Explanation.

Tt has been told TO us that the delinquent
taxes in P~iissgfeYe Township %returned
within the past three years, 1886 81
SO. aggregated tie sum of nearly ST.
800, upon winch there has been, it IS
said, less than $40 collected. OF the $500
returned this fall our informant was of the
opinion that there had not been a single
dollar collected. Whether this is true or
not we are unable to positively say, but if
so many are permitted to steer clear of
paying their taxes it seems hardly fair for
those who do pay. 1t is a question whether
the amount of uneollected taxes was ever
half so great as within the three years
named. Over in Woelwich township,
Gloucester county. we have been told taat
it has been the custom Of Collector CARR
son to take the duplicate and account for
it ut its face value, while in Harrison town
slip the amount of taxes returned last year
as uncollected by the township collector
was less than SIS. II the report Of de-
~linquents as stated above be correct, there
is a want OF care somewhere. Our columns
are open for any explanation which may
get at the truth OF this matter.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
Objections from Creditors.

A rule to set aside a Sheriff's sale in the
estate Of Even, Kerlin & Co, china mer-
chants, Philadelphia, was heard in Cont
of Common Pleas No. 1, on Saturday, the
application being made on behalf of seven
unsecured creditors. Afidavits were read
from John Walsh, Vice President of the
Sixth National Bank, and others, in which
it was set forth that the sale on the 18th
of March was not properly conducted;
that the whole business was sold ont in
half an hour; that it was sold out in one
lot, and that it only brought so per cent.
of what it should have realized.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
urarr.so.yu,e Notes.

Robert Elder, = young man, IN the en-
ploy OF Charles X. HIoruer, met with q very
serious accident last Friday. lie had been
to Woodstown after a load Of lumber.
While returning, near Point Airy school
house, for some cause he slipped from The
wagon. and the load passed over his stom-
aeh. lie happened to be seen at the time
and received aid at once. He was brought
to Mr.. Ilorner's and from there he has
been removed to Mrs. Mattson's, near Har-
risoasille station, where he makes his
hoMe. His condition is still very critical,
but DR.. Stranger hopes that with good care
he may yet recover
Thomas Pimm and wife, of Camden,
spent Saturday aud Sunday visiting their
brother, Samuel Pimm, of this place.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
Early Tomatoes.

Here is q point for tomato ~raisers. At
the New York Agricultural Station expert
ments made in growing tomatoes without
transplanting proved very successful.
Plants grown entirely in the open ground
matured fruit in twenty-five days's shorter
time than those which were cared for in
the hot-bed the first two or three months
of their existence. The result, according
to the report, is certainly striking, and
suggests that the check given to plants at
the tim of transplanting may have been
nearly sufficient to overbalance all the
time gained by forcing. Expert cultivators
say that their earliest tomatoes come from
self grown plants where tomatoes were
raised the previous year and some of the
first rotted on the ground.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29

Elmer Duell, living at Duelrs Corner, is
the owner Of a handsome dog that is a very
intelligent animal. 1t accompanies Mr..
Duell on his trips to Woodstown, and when
he has occasion to leave the team Mr.. DneIl
places the lines in the dogs mouth and he
stands guard over the horse with a knowing
air of responsibility on his face. The ami
NAL is also a great ~iavorite with the child
ren, and joins in a game of shide and SEEK
with much zest. AT this he has rather the
advantage of the little folks, his acute
sense of smell generally leading to the dis
coyery of those in hiding.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
som,n Jersey Notes.

An unusually large number Of deaths are
said 10 have occurred lately ia Milivnie from
measles.
The city Council of Isritigetan made another
unsuccessful effort to organize on Wednesday
night, but owing to the Council being a tie the
EFFORT was futile. Thirty-one balloss were
taken.
The Woodbury. Baptist congregation Is con
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY OF securing a central
location for its church. Its present editice is
situated in North Woodbury., and the old sur
rocate properly, on I,road street, is advocated
BY some OF the member as a good site tor q
new church.
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0aaman1aker's

Genuine old fashioned Mo-
hair. Crisp, wiry, springy.
The sort of stuff that won't wrink-
le, that dust won't stick to. It's
in great favor once more. Comes
back with new tangled notions
though. Novelty Mohair! Think
OF it Wonderfully pretty just
the same. You can hardly guess
what a rich and modern look
the silk stripes give to the old
familiar. CSC for plain; 81 for
novelty-eaeh 40 inches.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-29
INST over tne county Lines.

The April term of Gloucester county
court will open next Tuesday
Cumberland County's Freeholders on
Friday examined the Court House and de-
cided that it was insufficient for the coun-
TVS needs. A new building will probably
be recommended.
At the Red Mems Fair which was held
in Woodbury. last week. three Swedesboro
gentlemen. ]. +. Davidson. Patrick Kir-
win and B, A. Headley drew respectively
a buggy, carriage and a phaeton.
TIE ro,ar.I no,a1 ar ;rrors 70 sarva A.
tha a 80 60. pafet ~ ol JgionS ~ SCI ountv
~ u VI tno $3.50 bn SIT =
p; go va 4ta"n or nl ~ DS gtrat
ton f I" I'D u ep pal 80 Giori, I.o,den-