The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16


4 Cbanccry opinion.
John and Andrew J. Wiclsoff were two
Of seven children having a common Inherit
ance of land. The land was farmed for a
number Of years by Andrew, With the IN
derstanding that lie pay certain share Of
the produce to each of the others. After
eight or nine years the complainant gave
notice to the defendant to quit, and inform
| ed him that he did not want said Andrew
to farm longer for him. The defendant re-
manned in possession and continued to farm
just as before, except he says that he did
not farm the whole of the land. Three
years he farmed after receiving the notice
to quit, and during that time he paid all
the co-tenants, except the complainant, the
just proportion of the produce. lie refus-
ed to account to the complainant for any
part, for the alleged reason that the COM
plainant had given him notice to quit.
Viee-Chaneellor Bird decides that under
the decisions in our State, the complainant
is entitled, at the hands of the defendant.
to his full share of the produce of the farm,
notwithstanding the notice. The defend
ant was in possession of the whole, cul-
tivated portion of the whole and produc-
ed crops which he sold for cash. The Vice
Chancellor, moreover states that one ten
ant in common cannot so take possession
of the whole and determine for himself
that he will farm for himself and
others only certain portion, TO the exclu-
sion of all the rest from the profits of such
partition. There can be no ideal partition,
by which one in possession can cultivate
his supposed part Of the whole, in the hope
of saving himself from accounting for the
just proportion of what his actually raises
to each of the other tenants in common.
Nor can one of the seven tenants in COM
mon cultivate, for himself and five others,
SO much of the whole as he may regard as
six-sevenths, and then say to the seventh
that he has no share in what he has grown.
The plain principle that each is alike seiz-
ed of.eyery part, forbids any such appro-
priation.
The Vice. Chancellor advises that the
defendant is indebted to the complainant
for one-seventh of the amount Of produce
raised during the three years after the no.
tice was given to quit.
The ssMOnftor'' Sage at Pitman Grove.
Pitman Grove Camp Meeting for this
year is thing of the past and it's history.
so far as known, is complete. Well,
hardly meant TO say that, as God in his
wisdom only knows the end of a train of
circumstances like that put in motion at
Pitman Grove, and certainly no one is able
to know when it's history is complete, but
we do know that most of the busy, throng-
ing multitude who less than a week since
made the grove vocal with music have
gone, and that the old camp grounds now
present somewhat deserted appearance.
Not everybody attends camp meeting for
| profit, spiritual profit, | mean, and yet the
/ rarc inn Of tlncn ic tor I
clined to believe, than most persons are
willing to admit, but Of the other class,
| those who come to get gain, to see and be
seen and the like, their name is legion.
| In spare moment I was thinking over
| the train of camp followers in the wake OF
a gathering like this, and the number is
! truly wonderful. Did you ever think of
| them? There are the hotels first-large
ample and well-appointed; stores, contain
| ing all sorts of merchandise, ice cream and
| confectionery stands, fruit stands, meat
markets, book stand, barber shop, hack
drivers, book black, &c. OF course all
| these are seekers after worldly pelf. and I
might add, Though slightly rejecting on
those who attend camp from more exalt-
| ed motives), there are no laggards among
| them.
Board at the various hotels is furnished
| at reasonable rates and the menu is SUI
perb. At the Grove House on Sunday
the bill of fare was roast beef, veal outlets,
sea bass, ham, eggs and chicken pot pie,
with toast, sauces and other good things
as an adjunct, and for all this but 80 cents
was charged, and this when only single
meal was ordered or $3.50 per day, and
some hotels charged even less
The rains which came down at the CON-
mencement of camp were very wet bank
ct for the hotel proprietors. Write" said
landlord Elkinton to your scribe. ''for bet
ter weather. 'and the ubiquitous Tom Cross,
chief cook and bottle washer at the Grove
House. wanted to know why elergymen
couldn't pray for dry weather as well as
wet.
Some of these days Pitman will be ask
| ing for better P. o. accommodations on
the ground. The p. O. is now at the store
of Ferris and Lodge, and though perhaps
amply sufficient for the purpose during
most of the year, is sadly lacking in con-
veniences at Camp time. stood the other
day, and counted 16 or IS waiting for
mail, and unable even to get inside the
| store, and doubtless the number is some
| times doubled.
Another thing they will want at Pitman
that cannot be so easily obtained as addi-
| tional mail facilities is more space about
the great auditorium. The circle nearest
the speakers stand is entirely too near for
| good scenic effect and the disturbance to
both speaker and listener in the auditor
| ium is much more frequent and serious
| that it would be with the tents showed
back some so or go feet farther from the
main stand. But this is an error made in
the inception of the plan that | suppose
will never be remedied.
| The orderly mob, so to speak, that fill
up a camp meeting is surprise to many.
One sees whole blocks of men, women and
children solidly massed in lines of to 4
abreast moving up and down the avenues
with not sign of disorder or rudeness dis
played, and this is explained in the absence
of the one cause of all disorder, intoxicat-
| ing drinks.
The song service at Pitman this year has
been superlatively good and that means
| the best DIR. Gilmour is whole orchestra
| in himself, drum, fife and cymbals, and his
choir is simple immense. One or two days,
during the absence of the Doctor, the choir
was led by Mr.. George Hewitt, OF Clayton,
and George got unto himself a great name
on the occasion. 1t must be remembered,
however, that at a camp meeting the con-
gregational singing is what strikes the