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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-05-03

Wilmer Ii. WorsfabIe, OF Mfllville, propose
to make a trip across the continent on a BIZ
cycle.
The life saving crews along the coast were
relieved from duty ON Wednesday morning.
until September, in accordance with the Unit
ed states Government regulations.
A case OF tyrotoxicon poisoning, from but
termilk, occurred on Sunday at Cape May, in
which Mr.. and Mrs, Abijah D.. Reeves were the
victims. They were pronounced out of dan
ger on Tuesday.
A mutual live stock insurance association
is being formed in Camden county amongst
the horse and cattle owners, who think they
might as well have the benefit of such a com
pany as to let the profits go outside OF the
community, besides, the insurance VIII be
cheaper.
Licenses have been granted in Cape May
County to sylvester ~Reinhardt, Beesley's
Point, and Charles Campbell, Cape May Point,
Steamboat Landing. These are the first IL
censes that have been granted in the county
courts since 1882 The application of Lewis
Wheaton at Cape May Court House and Thorn
as Buzby at Tuckahoe were refused.
Judge Hngg, OF The Orphans Court of Cam
den comfy, on saturday refused to release
John Clements, the agent of the Bucks County
Live Stock Insurance Company, who was ar
rested in Camden recently on a capias, for
violating the insurance laws of New Jersey
Clements insured a number of horses in this
State without procuring a license. and was
sentenced to pay a fine of s5oa. The appIica
ton for his release was made upon the plea OF
insolvency.
Great interest prevails in Cape May Comfy
over the proposed new route of the Reading
Railroad to Cape May City. 1t has been ru-
mored for some time that the Reading author
tiles were anxious to open a line TO that place.
Several years ago land was purchased there by
the company fer a depot. Recently affairs
have begun TO assume a definite shape for the
completion of the new road. The Reading au-
thoritIes stated that they would build the new
route if saD0,eoo were subscribed along the line.
Sleo, Oe3 OF stock has been subscribed at Sea
Isle City: s4o,0eo N Cape May City, and Sao,o1
at Tuckahoe. No definite plan has been pro-
posed for the new line, but ills supposed 1t
viii take in all The seaside resorts along the
coast.
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a Narrow Escape.

An accident that narrowly escaped
resulting seriously for the MONITOR
office and one of its employees, OCCUR
red on Monday morning with trifling
damages. Our junior apprentices, conf
monty known as the 'sdeviI,o was in
structed by the foreman TO build a fire
in the press-room on the first floor,
which he proceeded to do. The kindling
being damp, the junior thought he would
save time by the well-known but danger
GUS use of kerosene oil, and thoroughly
saturated the wood with what he sup
posed was oil, but which proved to be
b~enziue, used in washing rollers. The in-
slant the match was applied to the wood a
heavy explosion occurred, knocking the
lad down, smuggling his face, and blowing
off his hat, and thoroughly arousing the
centre of the town, several being of the
impression that a powder mill explosion
had occurred somewhere. Fortunately
the results were nothing serious, but the
fact of the front door of the Office being
open probably saved the front of the Office
from beng blown out. We have not in
teryiewed our ''devilo since the accident,
but feel pretty safe in asserting that he
will not use benzine to build fires in tie
future.
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Ahout Notar,es punI,c.

There is considerable interest felt in re-
gard to the legislation this Winter touch
ing the office of Notaries Public. There
are over 4, 900 of these officers in this State,
aud they are very anxious to know their
exact position, to know what, if any addi-
tional powers have been given them, or
what powers may hare been taken away.
They also desire to know if it be true, as
reported, that they have been legislated out
OF office on the first day of July next.
Assemblyman Trenchard, of Bridgetof,
is credited with the following statement.
A bill was introduced By Mr.. Kalisch, for
the Speaker, which caused the present
terms of Notaries to expire July list next,
and as nearly as | can remember (for there
are no printed copies of the bill, it having
been rushed through during the last days
of the session. under a suspension of the
rules it provided that every person here
after applying shall pay a fee of five dol
lars, that the term Of office should be five
years, that the Secretary of State is required
to send a notice ofevery appointment to the
County Clerk. The bill passed both Houses
and was reported to have been signed by
the Governor. | am now informed that
the Governor has not yet signed either OF
the bills, but has them both under con-
sideration, they having both remaining I'M
til recently in the hands of Committee on
Passed Bills.
SIT will be seen, therefore, that Notaries
Public have not, as yet, received any addi-
tional powers, nor have any of their powers
been taken away, and they have not as yet
been legislated ont of Office as is generally
supposed"
Everything depends upon the action o.
the Governor upon either one or both o.
the bills,
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force. recently, that the world at large
worships heroes-not h~eroInes, the mascu-
line hero, please note-and when we have
been used to sitting down and worshipping
at some great inventors feet, regarding
that inventor as a man, we are upset. nay
more, we are cross, to find our masculine
idol oyerthrown by a woman. But in this
nineteenth century of ours, which Victor
Hugo declares is sswoman's century, it
is time light was thrown upon woman's
work il the past, so to finish the printing
press invention, SO far as | am at this time
able. The History of Woman's Suffrage,
published by Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Matilda Joslyn Gage and Susan 3. Antho-
ny, makes the same statement, and it is
said that the reason a man has been gem
orally given the honor is from the fact
that no woman in China, even though an
Empress, was permitted to claim a mind,
and so. since it takes a mind to invent a
printing press. she was obliged to give
credit, later, to a high dignitary of her
court. Yoa remember China believes in
suppression. even using iron shoes for her
~womankind, so do not be surprised at this.
Now to promised facts. 'sThe first news
paper that ever was made was edited by q
woman. Elizabeth Mallet, who edited the
Dahl C6arant. In 17S2 she edited a reg
ular Also ''of the as news
papers published IN the colonies, 10 were
edited by women In lt5s the wife oil
James Franklin Ga brother to BenJamln)
published the first paper ever issued IN
Rhode island. She was appointed printer
to the colony. h oldest paper IN the
Revolution was edited by a woman, n
the Boston Neses-Letter, by Mrs. Margaret
Draper, was the only paper whieh con-
tinued its issue alter the serge oy the
British. In New York MRS mary Iioit
edited and published the New York Jour
aGL was State printer and greatly aided
the patriots of 17l6. In Philadelphia Mrs.
Cornelia Bradford carried on the printing
and publishing business IN l4i2, and Mis-.
Zeagcr succeeded to her husband busl-
ness and newspaper IN li4o- MIS- anne
X. Green was the colony printer IN liof,
and also published the Maryland Gozeue.
In 1913 the Charleston Gdsetts was PUB
lished by a woman, also the Firginia I'd
zette bou the same time, ana 50 on
Twenty-Five years ago the hoasrh move
mont in journalism began, ana little Jer-
sey comes to the front by being among the
first to employ women IN TINS same non-
erR movement. The GaGTasdn, OF Iater-
son. was the paper. and the iorewoman
had entire charge of the paper whenever
the regular editor was absent As 10 ehe
newspapers OF to-day, not a large, sue
eessful paper is published III eur country
but hat has women as well as men upon
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The first formal proceedings against
Joseph Hillman for the murder Of Herman
Seidemann, the Jew peddler whose body
was found in the pond at TurnervIlle on
March 9th, were commenced in Wood
bury on Monday by the reconvening Of the
grand jury to investigate the case. Judge
Garrison was present aud in his i~nstruc-
tions said that if the jury arrived at the
conclusion that the lead man Seidemann
had been murdered and if there was sufi-
Gent evidence 10 connect Hillmau with the
crime they should find an indictment for
murder. Over sixty witnesses had been sum
moned, but only a part were examined, the
evidence of those who testified being of a
nature to warrant the finding of an indiet-
ment for murder, which they announced.
HIllman will not be tried befor the regular
September term, as one of the jurors of the
April panel has died and another panel
eanrot be drawn until that term.
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ua-rIsonxine Nofas.


S. S. Conover is making extensive inn
provements to his residence. He is having
his house remodeIed and newly weather.
boarded.
John virgins took possession of the
post Office gu Tuesday afternoon.
Elisha Couover, formerly OF this place,
but now of Elmer, paid a visit to the town
a few days ago.
Jos. Mowers had quite an accident a few
days ago. Mr.. Laning, a representative of
the Osborne Machine Company, of Phila-
delphia, came down on the train and Joe
took him over to T. A. Marshall's. In re-
turning, while coming down the large hill
over the mill pond, some of the harness
gave way and the horse became frightened,
so that Joe was unable to manage it. He
soon came in collision with some of the
gravel teams that were at that time work
ing on the road, and Joe's wagon was up
set. Mr.. Laning tore a hole in the back
curtain and made his exit in that way.
No serious damage was done.
Nathan Wilkinson is authorized to take
orders and make sales of the Osborne
mowers and harvestefs.
The Washington Inaugural Centennial
was patriotically observed in our town.
The public school was closed. At nine
O'Clock in the morning the church bell was
run for about thirteen minutes. The two
large flags were swung TO the breeze. The
bIacksmith's anvils were brought out,
which, by the way, arc almost as good as
cannons and a national salute of thirteen
runs was fred. Ia the midst of all,
screaming out equal to the American eagle,
was the steam whistle az the creamery,
which was blown continuously for several
minutes. The celebration eliminated in
the evening when a large and intelligent
audience assembled in the church and
listened to a splendid Grafton by Rev. e..
S. Miller. His subject: .sThe Story of the
Republic and its Lessons was very ably
handled. He paid high tribute to our fore
fathers, who subjugated this Wild land and
freed it from the grasp of Great Britain,
and by their wonderful brain power laid
the foundations of the Republican govern
ment which we love so well. lie gave a
glowing picture of the marvellous growth
and prosperity of this country, saying that
il is more like a romance than a history.
He eulogized Lincoln as being a man raised
up Of God in the dark hoar when this ma
ton was almost rent asunder. Some OF the
lessons drawn were the valae Of work, the
Importance of having an intelligent popu-
lace. and the education OF the youth, so
that tomorrow when they become the
Governors. Senators and congressman they
NAV ACT intelligently. CoGTTo.
women and Newspapers.
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uaneos.,s nrIdge happenings.

Mrs. Sarah Smith has had a new coat OF
paint applied to her residence, which
makes quite an Improvement.
Rev. John w. Nicholson preached an
excellent sermon on the Trinity at the Nj.
f. church last Sunday morning.
At the meeting Of the Y. p. T. L. last
week the readings, recitations, etc, were
from the poems Of John q. Whittier, they
calling it whittier evening""
Starr & Bro. put 1000 cases of tomatoes
aboard the steamer S. J., Fleming, on
Monday, and Lewis S. CARL several thou
sand bushels of herd seed.
Jonathan Richman was awakened about
two o'clock on Thursday morning OF last
week by fire bursting through the stove
pipe hole into the room where he was
sleeping. He found that the chimney was
on fire and that some kindIing in the fire.
place was in a blaze. He gave the alarm
and with the assistance of the ~neighbors
it was quickly extingnished.
WhI !. Smith.
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LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

TTt
WooDsrowN LopGE, No. Jos, L. 0. G.. t.
Meets every Tuesday evening in Turner's
building.
WooDSTowN LODGE, No. 13S, F.. & A. Nj
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before full
moon and two weeks thereafter, in Borton's
Hall.
WooDBINE LODGE, No. 1873, 1. o. O. F.
Meets in Turner's Building every Friday
evening.
MosAOsA TRIBE, No. AZ, IMP. O. II. NJ
Meets in Turner's Building every Monday
evening.
WooDsTowN GRANGE, No. 8, p. OF IL
Meets every Wednesday evening in Turner's
Building.
ARMoN COUNCIL, No. IS, o. u. A. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley's
Building.
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
Meets every Thursday afternoon at three
O'Clock, at their room in Turner's Building.
President, Mrs. Anna +. Souder; Correspond
ing Secretary, Mrs. f.. b. Humphreys.
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Annual Conference Of the A. M. +.
Church..

The annual conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church of New Jer-
sey began at Mt. Holly Wednesday with a
good audience. Bishop Turner presided,
and Rev. G.. III. Morgan, of Salem, was
Secretary, with Walter Thompson, Of Cape
May, Assistant Secretary. AT the adjourn
ment. the committees had all been appoint
ed. The annual sermon was delivered by
Rev. w. II. Yoecum, of Orange. There
are about SO churches in the Conference.
It is expected that'it will be in session un-
til Tuesday next.
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CHURCHES.

ERIENDs-Services on First and Fifth DAYS at
1890 A.. NJ. Monthly meeting first Tuesday
after last Monday in the month. Sunday
school meets ut 800 O'Clock every Sunday
morning.
METHODIST EPIsoorAL-Rev =. ii. Dtrell.
Services ut 1900 A. M. and $50 T. NJ. Prayer
Meeting Wednesday at 80 p. NJ.
sunday School ut 200 p. NJ, superintendent,
George w. Boone.
BAprrsr-isey. W. II. Cornweil.
Services ut 1000 A. NJ. ana 7.30 r. NJ. PRAYER
meeting Thursday ut 730 7. NJ.
Sunday school ut 200 P. NJ, Joseph Bradway,
superintendent.
PnEsByTERiAN-lscv. b. p. johnson.
Services Mt 1000 A. NJ. and 7.30 p. NJ. PRAYER
meeting Wednesday mt 1850 L. NJ.
sunday school ut il.45 A. NJ, }. E. Jaquette,
Superintendent.
GATHoLIC-Rev. Father Tracey.
Beginning sunday, January 9th, services at
II o'clock, A.. !. and every other Sunday at .
O'Clock, A. NJ.
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Churcn notes.

The pulpit of the Baptist church next
Sunday will be filled by Rev. p. s. Vree-
land, a former pastor.
VIM. B. Kirby occupied the pulpit of the
PRESBYTERIAN church OF Sunday morning.
No service was held in the evening.
The regular monthly gospel temperance
prayer meeting will be held i'll the w. q.
t. u. room next Sunday evening Let ev-
eryonc attend.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
Nj. e. church next Sunday. A love feast
will be held in the morning at nine O'Clock,
and Presiding Elder Dobbins will preach
in the evening. At the Snnday-school in
the afternoon special services for the occa-
sion will be held.
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IfreCtnru.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD.
On and after Jan, 23d, 1859.

Trains going north.-z07 and 500 A. NJ, 1913
and 4.2S P. NJ. Sundays, 7.42 A. M, and 4.53 P. NJ.
Trains going south.-9.2 A. M, 2.47, $40 and
6.55 +. NJ. Sundays, 9.33 A. NJ. and 6. 80 p. NJ.
Trains leave carbohydrates A. NJ, I.30, 40
and $40 p. NJ. Sundays, s.l5 A. NJ. and 5.I5 T. M.
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As the contract for the Naptha lights in this
city expires ON the 18th inst. the Penn. Globe
Compan may be able to make II bargain witt
the Woodstowu authorities to have them plac-
ed in their borough, as they would be Il great
Improvement over the ones they now have,
which, after having burned for Il few hours,
are often aiken by visitors for a gentleman
standing along the sidewal with a silk hat on.
By the way, il Noodstown should need any
more fife engines we still have one or two left
which can be bought cheap.-Sdtem Standard.
1t is positively cruel in Bro. Patterson to
make fun of us in this manner. We don't
think Woodstown needs any more of Sa-
LENS engines. AS for street lamps, one
OF our Councilmen seems to have the con-
tract for supplying them, and nothing
shouldbe done to Interfere with him. The
only chance Salem has at Woedstown is in
the matter Of cisterns. Our council has
already been voted an appropriation for
these, and by this time the money is no
doubt burning their fingers.
But seriously, the condition OF some of
the street lamps in borough is a dis
grace to the lamp committee or whoever
is responsible fer them. If we are correct
ly informed, the price paid for lamps is saf-
ficient to purchase the best there is in the
market, and with a good lamp to start with
there is no Reuse for the smoky, greasy,
dirty things that adorn some of our streets.
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Onice hours, 500 A. NJ. to 800 P. NJ.
ONCE hours for money order business, 100
A. NJ. to 100 p. NJ.
MAILs-Close at 6.45 and sos A. NJ, 1888 and
lib T.. NJ. Arrive at 9.3D A. M, 800 and 90 p. NJ.
SALEM MAILs-Close at 9.l9 A. NJ. and 40 p. NJ.
Arrive ut l2.53 and 4.l5 p. NJ.
SHARpTowN MA1Ls-Close at a.30 A. M. Arrive
at 80 A. NJ.
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Animal 90
Permits granted for the use of books at i
cents per week, on application to any of the
trustees.
e. S. EnGG. Secondary
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Walter Richman was in town last week.
Earl VanLecr and wife visited Deertield
on Sunday.
Mrs. j. N. Curry is recovering from her
recent illness.
Mrs. John Wallace, who has been sick,
is improving.
Mrs. W. D. Buck, of Camden, was in
town last week.
Mrs. Mary r. Tyson, Of Baltimore, is
visiting j. N. Curry.
Rev. Mr.. Dugan, of Deerfield. with his
family, was in town yesterday.
John Sibley is assisting Station Agents
Stafford and Reeves at the depot now
Rev. B. p. johnson has been visiting his
old home near Elizabeth during the past
week.
Mrs. Stotsenburg, OF Washington, D..
G., has been visiting relatives in Woods
town and Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi virgins and daugh-
ter, OF Pitman Grove, were in town on
Tuesday, visiting old acquaintance.
E. B. Humphreys, who has been con-
fned to the house by sickness for over a
week, is now able to be about again.
Edward Wallace and ]. w. Dickinson
were in New York this week witnessing
the Washington Centennial ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Colson, of Mulli-
ca Hill, who have been married fifty years,
celebrated the event on Wednesday with
a golden wedding.
James Benezet has retired from the firm
of James Benezet & Son, at Mulliea Hin,
and the store business will be carried on
by his son, Rudolph Benezet.
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Obituary.

airs. Mary ]. Whitaker, wife Of Judge
j. S. Whitaker, M. D., of Millville, died or
Wednesday. She was born in Salem conn
ty October IA, 1888, and leaves four chill
dren, one of whom is Mayor Thomas
Whitaker, of Millville.
David White, a well-known resident of
this vicinity, died at his residence near
Woodstown on Sunday morning, after a
short but severe Illness, of typhoid pneu-
monia. The funeral was held on Wednes-
day morning, intcrment being made in the
NJ. E. cemetery.
Sallie T. Webster, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonathan Webster, died on Wednes-
day at the residence of her parents, near
Woodstown, of consumption. Miss Web
ster, while having been an invalid for many
years, was possessed of bright disposition,
and cheerful manner, and her death is a
sad blow to the family and friends. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morning,
intermcnt being made in the S%harptown
cemetery.
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PuEsaRoyE LIBRARY AND READING Room.
OPEN SATURDAYS FROM 800 TO 900 p. M.
story Rjlcy'S Building.
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The branch railroad of the West Jersey
Company, from Riddleton Junction, on
the Salem road, through Alloway and
Quinton to Salem, is now said to be an as
sured fact. This will open up a fine sec
ton of country and prove an important
feeder.
We take pleasure in acknowledging the
receipt of bulletins so, 80, 54 and 90 from
the New Jersey Agricultural College ex-
pertinent station at New Brunswick, which
contain interesting facts on various points
in agricultural pursuits as obtained by
Prof. Cook.
A law was passed this winter which pro
vides that all children between the ages OF
six and twenty may attend the schools free
of all costs. This, however, does not al
feet the census, which must include only
those between the ages of five and eighteen
as heretofore.
The Veale sisters, Of Deerfield, well
known in surrounding towns as singers
and clocutionists, have been secured to
give an entertainment under the auspices
of the Presbyterian church, of this place,
SOM time the latter part of this month.
Further particulars and the date will be
announced later.
List of letters remaining in the post Of
flee at Woodstown for the week ending
April 27th: Hebecca Allen, Mr.. Thomas
Birch, J. w. Cox, William ii. Cox, Mr..
Joseph Eldrige, Miss Mary e. johnson,
Mr.. Thos. l.. Keen, Mrs. Bridget Michael,
Miss Ella V. Stevens, Mr.. Clement Taylor,
Mr.. w. II. Winters.
Some of our business men are receiving
letters from electric lighting companies
almost every day, with a view to supply
ing our town with that light. A plan of
the streets has been forwarded by inter-
ested parties to the Thompson-Houston
Co.. Philadelphia, and definite action in
the matter may be taken soon.
Shad fishing was at its best during the
season in the lower Delaware last week.
The river about Pennsgrove seemed to be
fairly alive with the toothsome but bony
fish. Eight Pennsgrove fishermen caught
during the week 1854 fish. On Monday
%, 900 fish were sent to market from the
Hope Creek and Pennsgrove fields.
Senate bill 272, which provides that the
Warden of county jails may employ con-
victs at reasonable labor has not yet been
signed by the Governor, and, in fact, is
still in the hands of the Speaker of the
1iOuSt. 10 u u dOubb III bndb
it will become a law within the 80 days
allotted to the Governor to sign bills after
the close of the session.
The SEVENTEEN anniversary of Odd-fel-
lowship in America was appropriately OBJ
served by Woodbine Lodge, No. 1873, in
their room Oh Friday night. Rev. A. j.
Gregory, of Sharptown, delivered an adj
dress, and some excellent readings were
given by Neal d. Avis. Music and sing
ing were also INDUCED in and refreshments
provided for those present.
At the election of officers for the M. e.
Sunday-school on Wednesday evening, the
following were elected: Superintendent,
Miss Amanda Abbott; Assistant Superin-
tendent, j.. B. Wright; Secretary, Ash
brook Snellbaker; Assistant Secretary,
William Cunard; Librarians, Charles
Grier, Joseph Snellbaker, S. M. Hewitt;
Organist, William McAllister; Assistant
Organist, Miss Sallie French; Choirister
and Cornetist, VIM. Cunard.
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women and Newspapers.

Ep1raR or MoNIToR:-The fact has
been borne upon me with overwhelming
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White pine fence pickets, Cor fencing, a
Jos. G.. Stretch's, Dickinson street.