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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-10-10
VISIT q Crematory.

On last Sunday VIZ. Flitcraft visited the
Philadelphia Crematory at Chelten Hills
Cemetery, near Germantown, Pa. This
cemetery contains about thirty acres, and
is great admired for its beauty of landscape
and natural advantages. The crematory is
situated m the highest point of the
grounds and presents au attractive and
imposing appearance. The disposition OF
the bodies of the lead by ieineration ap-
pears to be growing in popular favor.
Many eminent persons have given it their
endorsement among whom is Miss Frances
K. Willard, who says in her "Glimpses of
Fifty Years. 81 have the purpose to help
forward progressive movements even in
my latest hours, and hence hereby decree
that the earthly mantle which | shall drop
ere long, when my real self passes onward
into the world unseen, shall be swiftly en-
folded in flames and rendered poweIless
harmfully to affect the health of the living.
Let no friend of mine say aught to prevent
the cremation of my cast-otf body. The
fact that the popular mind has not come to
this decision renders it all the more my duty,
who have seen the light, to stand for it in
death, as | have sincerely meant in life to
stand by the great cause of poor oppressed
humanity. There must be explorers along
III Hheh Nhg'3 SSONNs VI d4A ihiAN AIS
has been my cali from the beginning
both by nature and by nurture, let me be
true to its inspiriting and CHEEKY mandate
even unto this last"
1t is not many years since the first
crematory in this country was built at
Lancaster, Pa, by D r.LaMoyne. Besides
the one at Philadelphia, they have lately
been erected at Baltimore, New York,
Buffalo, Cincinnati and San Francisco. The
Philadelphia crematory was completed two
years ago. During this time sixty crema
ions have taken place there-nine dur
ing the first year, and an average of one a
week this last year.
A popular fallacy is that the body comes
in direct contact with the flames. This is
not the case, as the retort in which the
corpse is placed is previously heated to a
temperature of 1900 degrees Fab. and
then is closed air tight, the flames being
entirely outside of the retort. The con-
fined heated air completes the cremation
in about ninety minutes, leaving nothing
but clean white ashes.
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SharptOwn SerfbbIfnes.

This place is being greatly troubled with
the effects of the rum business, as practieed in
other towns, We have no intoxicants sold in
this town, but | am sorry to say some wholive
here go to neighboring towns and get drunk
and return to their homes as a curse to their
families and Il nuisance TO society.
The farmers are being put back with their
wheat sowing because of the heavy rains OF
late.
The potato disease continues to give our
farmers trouble, as several b have stored
those that appeared sound, think they will be
compelled to take them out of the cellars, as
the rot continues its work after they are
stored
W. Il. Turner has parted with his horse, and
Aaron oiiphant has traded his mules for the
horses he formerly owned.
Mrs. W. B. Turner has Soda pair of spring
chickens that tipped the beam at over eigh-
teen pounds.
The pastors theme for next sabbath at 10
A. NJ. will be "Job, his trials and his victor
les Seats are free and all are welcome. T..
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n Ierser xnras.

seventy-eight cases of diphtheria have been
reported to the Bridgeton Board of Health in
the last month. only a small percentage,
however, have been fatal, and the disease has
now nearly disappeared.
a t the fortnightly session Of the City Coun-
ell at Atlantic City last Monday evening the
high license ordinance was defeated by q tie
vote, thus leaving the matter as it was before
action was taken upon it with this exception,
that under the Werts law $3.50 is the minimum
fee TO be charged, an increase over the old
fee of SO.
The sixth animal convention of the WON
ans Christian Temperance Union of Cunber-
land county was held in Cosmopolitan Han,
Nineilnd, on Wednesday. Reports read
showed a gain in membership since last re
port. y mass meeting was held in the even
ing, addressed by Mrs. J. T, Ellis, ofthe State
Union, ana BY local temperance workers.
There was a panic in the canning works of
Harmon Bros. of Deerfield saturday morning.
The belt OF the governor on the large engine
broke, which sent the engine at lightning
speed. Women and children rushed out OF
doors, and one woman broke her ankle by
falling from a window. Several were cut by
the knives they carried. The engine was I'm
ally stopped, bat not until The building had
been racked from its foundation.
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Alfred MeGill, of Pennsgrove, spent sunday
at Alex. Parker's.
Captain Strowbridge's boat the "Birdie- is
employed at salem, carrying can house goods.
Henry Brown, who has been i'll for some
time, is not much improved.
Henry Strowbridge received 4 cut on his head
while returning from Philadelphia ON the
Birdie" one day last week.
Chicken grape and chestnut parties are the
rage now, and we frequently see parties re-
turning quite late in the day laden with q
share of the bountiful harvest.
When the school bell rings over sixty chill.
dren can be seen vending their way toward
the school house. 1t is as prettya sight as one
cares to witness.
George Foster, of W oodstown, is building n
barn So BY 70and "a feet posts. He Is framing
it at Cole brothers's lumber yard, and when
it is ready it will be hauled here and raised.
Willie Roberts, one of the school boys, was
run over by a log wagon which was passing
through the play grounds on Friday of last
week. The wagon passed over his head ,bruis-
ing him considerably, but fortunately he
sustained no other injury.
The explosion, OF the Wilmington powder
mills on Tuesday, shook things up and fright
ened q number here. One boy was under q
chestnut tree at the time, and returned home
with several quarts of the much sought after
nuts. lie says, "The nuts certainly did rat
tie down out of the tree" He fortunately
was struck by no falling burfs. T.
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I'D Amend. I'd Amend.
warfare Between Rival Steamboat
Lines.

One year g there was no regular
steamer plying on the ronte between
Bridgeton and Philadelphia, while to-day
there are two, and as the amount of ship.
ping by wateri is not enough to warrant
both running regularly, the conse-
quence is a general warfare between the
two lines. Public sentiment in general is
with Captain Denny, of the Bridgeton,
who, when Bridgeton was without any
means of communication with Philadel-
phia by water, risked his capital and
built a boat ~purposely for this route. The
fact that the Bridgeton met with success
led to a rival line being established, and
steamer w. W. Colt, of which B. j. Edger
is captain, was brought there. The Col
Immediately began cutting rates, both
passenger and freight, which fact at once
opened the battle. Captain Denny, OF
Bridgeton, no doubt holds the winning
hand in the affair, although Captain Edger
says he is backed by plenty of money and
will continue to run, even at a loss. lie
further says he has secured the oyster
trade, and a contract has been closed for
the erection of a new pier. At one time it
looked doubtful whether or not the Colt
could secure wharfage, but the captain ex-
pressed himself emphatically that he
would remain on the route if he had to
anekor in midriver.
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Churcn Nofcs.

Rev. Mr.. Rightor, of Philadelphia, will
supply the pulpit of the Mullica Hill Bap-
fist church until further notice.
Rev. Francis E. Smiley will conduct
evangelistic services in the Daretown
Presbyterian church from Oct. Goth to the
31st.
At the Baptist Church on Sunday next,
the Pastor, II. r. Albin, will preach morn
ing and evening; Sunday evening prayer
meeting in the Chapel at $50.
The subject for the Y. p. S. C. i. meet
ing in the Baptist chapel next Tuesday
night will be. Justified by faith" Rom,
5, l, to be led by Joseph Turner.
A circular meeting within the limits of
Salem Quarterly Meeting will be held on
First day, 10th Month 10Th, at 3 p. NJ, in
Pedricktown Westinghouse. Committee
Rachel NJ. Lippincott, Johu Bishop, Susan
M. Bassett, John T. Bassett and Lydia p.
Woodruff.
AT the NJ. E. Church next Sunday 10 A.
NJ, probationers will be received into full
membership. Preaching at 7,30 P. NJ, by
pastor Rev. A. Ii. Eberhardt, sThe recent
DUPONT powder mills explosion and its
lesson" Half -FOUR prayer service at 9.25
a. NJ, in lecture ROOM. Epworth League
on Tuesday evening at 7.30, Topic 1.-The
Christ-like Mind"
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Whomsoeyer the man or woman was. OF
when and where they lived, that first con
ceiyed the idea Of cutting up pork, beef.
and the various other things, some OF
which we may not know about, (aDd pos
sibly it is best that we don't), and encas.
ing them in tissue coverings and branding
them as sausage, history both ancient and
recent fails to have recorded.
1t would seem, however, that the Dam
ham family, of Allow2y, have been most
fortunate in blending together a compound
OF meats n seasonings to meet the pop-
ular taste Tor this tOothsome relish. Peo-
pies palates are so varied that il was
doubtless difficult to meet all tastes with
one formula. Some like plenty of black
pepper, very little salt and plenty of sage.
while others may want the red or CAYENNE
pepper, plenty of salt and no sag what
ever. 1t appears that the way by which
the Durham sausage are created meets all
these different tastes, and contains Just
enough of each kind of seasoning to satisfy
the demands of the most exacting epicure.
From a small output which at first sup
Piled the neighbors around town, the Dun
hams lame Tor making good sausage has
spreadiar and wide, and the old or primitive
cutter, which WIS operated by hand and
afterward by horse power. has been long
since laid away and su%pplanted by a larger
one with all the modern appliances, which
is run by a twenty-horse power steam en-
glne, and capable of turning ont several
tons daily. As a matter, of course there
is not sufficient home demand for this out
put, but there is a large shipping trade in
Cumberland, Atlantic, Cape May and
Gloucester counties. The Durham sau-
sages stand head and shoulders in favor
and popularity above all competitors in
most places. Down in the city of Bridge
ton, where there is more than a score OF
butchers, the Durham brand of sausage
have the call, and retail at from two &c
three cents a pound above those tina are
made by their home butchers.
MIR. Dunham is expecting and prepar-
ing this season for a larger, muca larger
business in this article than ever before,
and TO that end has made the needful ar
engagements to meet, SO far as possible, all
wants and demands that may be made
upon him. We understand it is his ex-
pectation to begin the early part of next
week, if the weather is fayorably cool, and
continue till about the Goth of next March.
1t has never been our good fortune to see
the inside of the Durham works, but those
h have been there say there are few
kitchens, however tidy the housewife may
be, that arc as clearly as the sausage fac
tory. 1t would, we suppose, be difficult
to persuade a woman to believe that any
place of this kind, entirely under the rule
and supervision of men, could be kept so
scrupulously clean, but the fact is said to
remain, nevertheless.
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VIM. Owen removed from here TO Beasiey's
Neck on Monday.
J. Hildreth Dickson, who is attending a
business college in Philadelphia, spent sun
day at home.
Capt. John smith and Jessie Elwell return
ed on Sunday from a weeks fishing down the
bay.
The trees are turning to russell and to
brown" these autumn days, and the leaves
present many pretty tints.
John Finlaw. an aged man living here, was
stricken with paralysis on Friday morning,
and for n time was very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waddington Il. Ridgway and
others from this place, were present at the
wedding of Harry Ridgway and Elizabeth
Borton ut MuIlica Hin yesterday.
Starr & Bros canning factory did not re-
sumo operations this week until Wednesday
on account of the scarcity of cans. All the
cans the firm had stored here have been filled
and they are bringing moro from Salem,
where they have II force of men making them.
Three oid-fashioned well sweeps still remain
in daily use in this village, and at the sight of
them, with the cold oaken bucket attached,
one is brought to mind of the days when our
ancestors quenched their thirst from the open
well with its moss-eovered bricks. No water
is better or parel thar that obtained in this
manner and We voice the sentiments OF oiiver
wendell Holmes: "was there any such water
as that which we used to draw from the deep,
cold well In the old oaken bueket7 What
memories gather about the well in all agesf
W hat love matches have been made at its
margin. from the times of Jacob and Rachel
downwardg What fairy legends hover over
it, what fearful mysteries it has hidden
WIN. j. SMITH.
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3ied.

PETERSON-Near Wing Lane, Oct. Sth,
William b. Peterson. in the Geth year of his
age.
Funerd saturday morning, llth inst, Mt 10
O'Clock. Services at the house, interment in
Mulltea Hill NJ. e. Cemetery.
LOCUSON-At Richman's Mills, sept. S0th.
Charles, son OF Thomas ana Hannah Loeuson,
aged 8 years.
LIVELI-ln Warrington, Oct. sd, Matilda
$, wife OF Zachariah Lively, aged so years.
SHERRON-On Sept. 18th, in philadelphia
James fenton sherron, aged G. years.
EDMERSON-In Huntington, Sept. 18Th,
Annie Edmerson, in her Soth year
ANDERSON-In Warrington, Oct. 5tb,
William Henry Anderson, infant of John w.
and sarena Anderson, aged months and .
days.
C~oFFEE.-In Salem, Oct. 18th, Rebecea W.
Coffee, in her SD year.
JONES.-In salem, Oct. 81, Susan Jones.
wife of Joseph Jones, aged 40 years.
HANCoCk-In L. 4. Creek, sept. 18th,
Daniel Il, Hancock, in his Slst year.
SHAY.-In Etsinboro, Sept. 9th, Kate W.
shay, in her and year.
FITZPATRICk.-ln salem, Oct. 5th, Frank,
infant son of John and Rosa Fitzpatrick, aged
l yearand month.
RANsOM.-In Warrington, Get. It'll, Mary
A. Ransom, widow of William Ransom, aged
70 years
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AlIawaY Abstracts.

Revival services Will be held every sunday
night this month IN the Nj. Il. Church.
Prof. Fox will give Il chalk talk TO the chill
dren ofthe NJ. f.. sabbath-schoo next sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. George Dare, of Salem. viii speak at the
Baptist church next sunday morning, the
pastor being away ON II visit to a former
charge in Downingtown, Pa.
A young man named Benz. sanderiin had
the misfortune on Monday to fall twenty-five
feet from the top OLA NOV in the barn onto
the floor, fraeturing his thigh and otherwise
hurting himself badly.
The Alloway Baptists are going to give
Salem a treat. They have engaged the Opera
House for the 2tth inst, and have secured
Master Ralph Bingham, Tho celebrated "Boy
Orator. - to give one OF his evenings in music
and %eloeutien.
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Miss Lizzie A. Lippincott is spending a
few days with relatives in Haddonfeld.
Charles E. Hires, Ct root beer fame, and
wife, spent Sunday at Howard Bassett's.
Misses Name and Edna Currie are
spending a few weeks with relatives in
Baltimore.
Mrs Thomas Green will return this week
from a three weeks visit to relatives in
Philadelphia
J. G. Humphreys, G. c. T. l.. O. G.. T. of
New Jersey, paid a short visit to Woods
town on Wednesday.
Adam s. Graf, of Elmer, was in tow n
on Tuesday. MIR. Graf reports the potato
rot in that vicinity as very serious.
Frank Broadway and wife, of Camden,
spent Sunday 18th their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. S. Broadway, in Woodstown.
Mrs. z. i. Humphreys was in attend
ance at the Gloucester county w. G. r. U.
convention at Woodbury. on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles II. Richman and daughter
Nellie, are away on a two weeks visit to
relatives in Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
Geo. A. Borden, of Pueblo, Mexico, is
on a visit East, the first time in seventeen
years. Next week he visits his parents
in Woodstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Pennock and two
children, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Pennoek's brother, Jos. X.
Lippincott, at Prospect Hill farm.
Miss Emily r. Kirby has been appointed
delegate and Mrs. Anna G. p. Fliteraft
alternate from the Woodstown w. G. T.
U. to the annual convention of the State
W. G. T. u, to be held at Atlantic City
Oct. 81, 90, 90 and "a.
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Salem County Temperance Alliance.

The following is the programme of the
annual meeting of the Salem County Tenn
perance Alliance, to be held in the Baptist
church. Woodstown, on Wednesday, Oct.
18th 1890:
go A. M.-Devotional exercises, by
Rev. A. II. Eberhardt.
1000 4. M.-Reading minutes and ap-
pointment of committees.
10. Is A. M.-Address of Welcome, by
Rev. r. r. Albin.
1910 A. M.-Response by the President.
11.00 A. M.-Reports from Townships
and Wards.
11.40 A. M.-General business, and re-
port of Entertainment Committee.
1900 M.-Adjourn.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
zoo p. M.-Devotional exercises.
2.15 T. M.-Reports of committees and
election of officers.
2.40 P. M.-Address, 1.-The relation of
the Church to the Temperance Reform"
by Rev. G. f. Downs.
800 P. M.-Address, s'The relation of
the Preacher to the Temperance Reform"
by Rev. W. L. Mayo.
500 L. M.-General discussion on ''IIow
shall we best organize the townships and
wards of our county fer more effective tenn
perance work?''
S.45 P. M.-Rsport of Secretary and
Treasurer.
400 P. M.-Children's mass meeting,
addressed by Rev. A. II. Sembower.
EVENING MASS MEETING.
7.30 p. M.-Devotional exercises.
7.45 p. M.-Blackboard talk by W. W.
Barker, Secretary Of Y. NJ. C. A.
SIS p. M.-Address by Rev. W. Y.
Louderbough.
Every church and every temperance Or
ganization in the county of Salem is re-
quested to ~oun this meeting, and to
send from each three delegates. Every
body is cordially invited to attend.
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FarmersswtndIea by n sharper.

A bogus photographer, who CLAIMED
Trenton as his headquarters, has been
%swindling the farmers in Pennington and
nearby suburbs with an old trick during
the past few days. The fellow. claimed to
be a canyassera for a noted Philadelphia
photographer. His system of swindling
consisted of extracting an advance fee of
fifty cents, by which his victims were led
to believe they were picture club members,
and were entitled to receive photographs
at half price. The fellow reaped a rich
harvest, Dus was run out of town by an
employee of the HHnterdon County Demo-
crat, f. A. Rice. who recognized the
sw indler as a well known sharper.
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Aarried.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the residence
of the bride in Brooklyn, y. Y. Sept. 18th, by
Rev. Thomas b. Mcleod, Job Barker, OF
Pennsgrove, n. J., and Mrs. Margaretta Mars
chalk.
MUNlON-LAMB-On september Il, 1890, by
Rev. w. II. Darrell. at his residence, IS Cooper
street, Camden, y. j., Mr. John Munyon, for
merly OF Pennsgrovc, to Miss Maggie Lamb,
Of Philadelphia.
G0SLIN-RIDGWAY-At the Pittsgrove
Thomas 5. Gosiin and Hattie i. Rfdgway. boti
of A~shbourne, Pa.
BIDDLE-LACY-At Bethel NJ. z. Parsen-
age, Sept 30th, 1890. by Rev. r.. j. Patterson,
Elwood Biddle, of ~Pennsgr0ve, to Mary Lacy,
OF sharptown.
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The CGntGta OF Queen Esther is again
revived ana viii in ali probability be given
sometime ia November.
Before going farther l wish to correct a mis-
take which the editor made in my last letter,
as regards the wedding Of Robinson and Par
win instead of Darius as stated in the last is
sue.
Mr.. john Robinson, ~, whiieengagod at the
steam corn shelter last Tuesday morning. had
his hand torn of in a horrible manner, and on
summoning the doctors, it was found neees.
sary TO amputate the arm at the elbow. As
Mr. r. Is aged and in feeble health, it IL
thought the shock will prove too severe for
him
Mis-. Jennie Taylor, Of Bridgeton, is the
guest of Mrs. 5. SOUL.
Mrs. Abner $. Patrick, Of Elmer, Is visiting
relatives here.
MI. and Mrs. Wm.F owser, and Mr.and Mrs.
A. :. Hires spent last sunday in Elmer among
relatives.
Quite a number ofyoung mon contemplate
becoming bicyclists. Among the number are
Messrs. Charles Smith, william Howell, james
Callahan, Lemuel Howell, Dr.. Good and MI.
Joseph Thompson.
The members of the NJ. L. sunday school
have discarded the notion of holding Autumn
nal service, as there seems to be lack ofin-
terest among the committee Of arrangements.
\ shock that was supposed TO be that Of an
earthquake was felt here on Tuesday. 1t prov.
ed to be the fearful powder explosion at VII.
mfngton.
Mrs.John Higgins spent last weeki in Bridge
ton among friends.
Rev. Dir. Henry. coIored, of Salem, vii
preach IN the NJ. Il. church nextsunday even
ing.
Rev. and Mrs. r. II. Eberhardt, of Woods
town, spenta few hours in this place last We'd
nesday evening. EVE.
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1T DON'T PAY

A dealer to make an announcement
and pay the printer to publish it if
he is not fully prepared to make
good all his claims and promises.
1t is generally known and conceded
by all that We r in position to buy
goods from 10 to Is per cent.
less than the average dealer. 1t
is also as we'll known that we work
cheap and are satisfied with moder-
ate profits, therefore our selling
prices on many kinds ofmerchandize
are about what most merchants
pay for their goods. No other
firm in this county carries any
where near the stock that we show.
We have made especial efforts this
season to prepare for a larger trade
than usual-have bought our goods
cheaper and will sell cheaper than
ever before. Any man or woman
living within ten to fifteen miles and
having a few dollars to exchange
for clothing, boots, shoes, hats, do
mestic dry goods or general mer-
chandize, can
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aAii o Up.,'

"Areyou all broke up" is the Interrogation
that confronts the passers-by in the win
dow of a Main street store, and with it the
antidote presented. Whether or not it ia
a cure-all we are not advised, but doubt
less it is. AS we have taken in at times
with our eyes the cabilistic announcement
SO to speak, we have inwardiy regretted
that this great remedy had not before been
introduced in this locality. There have
been break ups of various kinds, financial
ard otherwise. hereabout, that it would
possibly have averted, and there doubtless
will be more as time rolls or. IF you are al
ready "broke up" Try the broke up cure.
If you feel any symptoms of breakup, the
remedy is at hand.