The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-06-06

and is very anxious to spend the summer
there.
The five young colored men who partici-
pated in the Baileytown riot were taken to
Trenton by Sheriff Butcher on Tuesday.
A very aff~ectionate parting with their sew
eral sweethearts was witnessed by those
On the train.
The game Of baseball between the
Woodstown and Euclid (Philada.) clubs
on Friday, the first of the season, resulted
in a victory for the home club, score a TO
8. A game will be played with the Swedes-
boro club to morrow.
At the election called for on Tuesday
afternoon to vote on the proposed plan of
Borough Council to contract for water
works here, 210 votes were polled, out of
about 400 voters in the Borough, a major
ity of is voting 'for w~aterworks."
The newly organized fife and drum corps
have received their drums and will soon
be in good shape for business. The men,
bers comprise Eugene Engles, Robt. Go
forth, Jos. Daniels, Harry Robbins, John
Nelson, VIM. Pitman and Ollie White.
The annual reunion of the survivors of
the 18th regiment, New Jersey Volunteers,
Will biht BihCC II W DO6U iOOti1,
on Broad street. in the city of Trenton, on
June 10Th, at 10 A. NJ. Every survivor is
requested to be present at this rcgimental
reunion.
The commencement exercises of the pub
lie school will be held in the Opera House
on the evening of June 18th, together with
an entertainment by the scholars. Five
scholars will graduate, three receiving adj
vanced grade certificates and two county
diplomas.
Rev. B. p. johnson has been circulating
a petition prepared by the Siberian Exile
Petition Association, the object of which
is to Influence the Gar of Russia to adopt
measures to relieve the Siberian exiles
from tho barbarous treatment inflicted
upon them.
Jessie e. Dancer, a grand daughter of
Mrs. Geo. Lawrence, YORKTOWN, brought
suit on Tuesday in the Philadelphia courts
to recover $40, 900 damages from E. Harry
Decker for breach of promise of marriage.
She says she had been engaged to him;
that she worked in Decker's glove store on
Market street; that he had promised to
marry her and had refused.
The l~Iotchkin Family concert given in
Tie OItTi HOUSE, Oh iutsudy cVtHiiiS ih-
der the auspices of the w. c. T. Z. was
enjoyed by a fair sized audience. The
performance was of a very pleasing char
acter, the whistling solo by Miss Anna and
several of the other numbers calling forth
hearty applause. The sum cleared by the
Union after paying expenses was small.
There is entirely too much fast and reck-
less driving on onr streets at night.
Young men in road carts or buggies and
those of middle or old age who want to
drive fast should practice out III the oun
try. Foot passengers have rights to the
streets as well as vehicles. Mayor Rich
maj may light on some of this fraternity
so.n of these days and learn them a lesson.
The pupils OF the public school will
give an entertainment in the New Opera
House, on Tuesday evening, June 18th.
Great pains are being taken to make the
entertainment a thoroughly enjoyable one.
Much of it will be spectacular, but there
will also be some fun for the lovers of it.
An admission fee will be charged, and the
net proceeds will be used to purchase edu-
cational appliances for the school.
The monuments erected on the Gettys-
burg battle field by the State of New Jersey
were last week inspected by the State Com
m~issioners, Col. w. II. Corbin, of Eliza
beth; Col. E. L. Stratton, Of Mullica Hill,
and DIR. George T. Ribbc, of Milford.
They visited all the monuments and are
perfectly satisfied with their condition.
They will, however, recommend the cree
ton of coping around some and the I'M
provement of the grass plots about others.
The order of Borough Council closing
all places of business on Sunday seems to
be working just about right. A member
of that august body discovered he was
out of tobacco last Sunday morning and
going to one of our cigar dealers asked
him to sell him a plug. The tobacconist
said he guessed not, and after giving the
Councilman a chew off his private plug,
told him to stop in early Monday morning,
when he would be glad to accommodate
him.
The arrivals at the east Avenue" for
the past week are A.. L. Evans, Camden;
A. Killgore, VIM. Z. Flitcraft, Woods
town; DR.. b. F. Fulmer. Easton, Pa; S.
w. Hackeit, Salem; r. Knox, Morristown;
James Mckee, Philadelphia; Mrs. nj. s.
Bryan, Pemberton; Mrs. p. Prickett, New
Lisbon; A. b. Figner, Merchantville; Miss
Anna Hotchkin, Miss Julia Hotchkin,
Miss Hattie Hotchkin, Grace Paine, Lizzie
Agens, Charles w. Samson, Rochester,
N. Y.