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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-02-28

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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-06-20
HarrfsonyiIie Neres.

Last Friday evening Joseph Mowers. our
stageuian, while returning from the railroad
Station met with a mishap. Near Lewis Ger
lacks his horse got frightened at a man car-
rying a calf and overturned the coach, throw
ing Mr.. Mowers against the fence and hurt
ing MIN considerably but not seriously. Mrs.
II. Grimshaw was the only passenger in the
coach but she escaped injury.
Mrs. Abbie buell. returned home last sun
day from a weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Salem.
samuel Zanes was given q birthday surprise
last Saturday evening. sam that evening
passed his seventeenth milestone and a com.
pany OF his associates celebrated the event by
holding Il party at Mrs. DebbIe Madras
where Mr.. Zanes makes his home.
Miss ida lilies. of Woodstown, spent a few
days here this week with her grandmother,
Mrs. Debbie Morris.
Dr.. Stranger is stIIl busy taking the census,
and has been driving one OF Joseph Mowers
horses this week.
Miss Ada stratton, of Mailiea Hill, was
among the visitors TO this place this week.
Tn hay crop is being harvested in good
condition.
George Horner's force. with one wagon.
hauled in ten loads of hay N Tuesday after
noon.
john wilkinson ia al home on a vacation.
swarms of flies are spending the summer
weather at The creamery.
subject by Pastor Miller next sunday morn
ing. pleasing Christ y in the eve ming, 'songs
in the Night"
Miss Abbie Grimshaw is at home spending
her vacation.
Mrs. Lizzie virgins has been sper ding q
week in Camden.
ID ollie Grifnshaw, who is located nj
swedesboro, was in narri.onville this week.
l..
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jured in some localities by the louise. will
yield 92 per cent.
Grass (for hay is reported good with
few EXCEPTIONS. The statements warrant
105 per cent.
Oats. the state over, are very seriously
Injured. The wheat louise seems to have
raided this crop and with a late frost the
crop is an entire failure. Some localities
hope FOR 10 per cent. of a crop. IN the
southern sections of the State, this crop is
being ploughsd up and the ground planted
in potatoes.
Corn IN the northern part of the State
was planted late and now needs working,
but the ground is too vet even for this,
and the grass is overcoming the crop. The
seed did not come up well the State over.
The present condition and prospect will
warrant a yield of rs per cent.
Potatoes did not come up well, some
fields being %ploughed up and replanted
but with the addition OF the extra acreage
of late potatoes planted on oats ground, a
full average crop is expected. From the
experience of last year, however, the pos
sibilities of rot are a standing menace to
present hopes.
Fruit of the larger varieties is a failure
the State over. Some favored localities
icPoib q Shoib crop Vi dpplcss pIoDdoty -
per cent. Peaches are an entire failure,
not enough for local use. The warm win
ter advanced the buds which bloomed pre-
maturely, and light frost and chilly wealth
er following, destroyed this crop. The
failure Of this crop will be a serious and
iireparable loss to those who have depend
ed upon their orchards for their income.
Pears will not yield over % per cent.
Strawberries have yielded about three
quarters of a crop with remunerative
prices. Cherries are almost a failure.
There is an abundance of blackberry bloom
and hopes are entertained for a full crop
of this delicious fruit.
Insect enemies increase in numbers, and
ravage on the melons, tomatoes and cab
bage crops. Rose bugs have already be-
gun their destructive work on the grape
bloom in the southern part of the state,
and those having grape vines should pre-
pare to meet the foe and save their fruit
if possible.
The local reports from Salem County
are:
H. &. Perry, of Alloway-Wheat some
what effected by lice and rust; rye an aver
age crop; grass. prospect good; straw berry
crop short; peaches a failure; apple crop
short, oats looking badly, large mount
plonghed under and the ground planted
with potatoes; early potatoes looking well
and corn looking well.
NJ. ID. Dickinson, Woodstown-Wheat,
90 per cent oats. a failure; grass, 10 per
cent; fruits of all kinds very scarce: a few
cherries and apples, Lot over % per cent;
pears 10 per cent; corn looks pretty we'll;
early potatoes, good.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-06-20

Arrangements are being made by a number
OF the prominent people of this place for u
grand celebration on the 4fh OF July. Every
thing VIII be the "go," including Methodist
preachers, chicken potpie. fre~-craekers. fire.
works and last. but NOT least, music by the
Quinton cornet band.
Sheppard McAilister, a former resident of
this place. who for the past two years has
been engaged in business in salem. has sold
out his interest in the book store ON Market
street to his partner, w. p. Robinson, and has
purchased one of the leading grocery storssin
MnIvilie.
William PiuInnler, Jrs has purchased a
handsome surrey.
The Quinton Band will show what they can
do at The festival 10 be held at Canton. on the
2sth inst.
/ found on NY visit TO " oodstown last sun
day that that delightful place is all the "MoN-
TOR spoke OF SO highly in last weeks issue.
and l with my friends ON attending the N
E. church, listened to IN excellent sermon by
the pastor, Rev. l.. Ii Eberhardt, the subject
OF which was taken from tho XIII chapter of
Joshua VII verse.
Mrs. John Homer, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing Mrs. Thos. Apologize.
Mrs. Richard Leach Is visiting relatives in
Wiiniagton, Delaware.
EdHIIE W " A4c1 IL Ia VI AZ
south Jersey Institute formerly of Hanmon-
ton, preached his first sermon in the baptist
chapel last sunday morning.
BapiisInal services VIII be held in the Zap
tist chapel next Sunday evening.
Revs.C. f. Downs and A Lawrence, of
salem, Rev. p. ". Biderbaek, of AIloway. and
Rev. William DIsbrow, of Canton. VIII be the
| speakers ut The Fourth OF July celebration
here.
Mrs. J. Robinson is visiting friends in Phila-
delphia.
lfit is not too late / would like to note Chill
dren's Day services which We're held IN both
churches, last sunday week, the celebration
OF each being characterized by AN originality
of designs, which were very pleasing 10 the
| large number OF people who Witnessed them
| The scene in tie III. T.. church, WAS pictur-
| esque IN the extreme, ii representing a light
house banked up with moss, beyond which
were several boats. the masts of which were
| covered with flowers. IN. programme was in
t~eresting and the singing. with the orchestral
accom-. paniment. was excellent.
The interior OF the Baptist chapel excelied
in floral deeorItions. AIarge fountain sent
| its sprays over huge ferns fenced in by an al
/ tar of the most fragrant OF flowers. The en-
tertainment was a marked success in every
detail, Rev. air. weithasse conducting The
services in his own pleasing manner
Miss Ella Dixon Is confined 10 the house
with rheumatism.
Mrs. Abner 5. Patrick has been very sick
during the past Two weeks bnt is nov fmprov-
ing.
Mrs. C.. 4. Patrick has regained her former
good health.
Miss Helen Gfbbon. of Salem, viii take
charge Of tie musical class IN this place, as
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On Friday OF last week the many friends of
John ". Flanagan, of Hsines' Neck, made
hin a surprise visit. it being the anniversary
of his 53d birthday. They were from salem
Pennsgrove, Woodstosn. sharptown ana
other places, and they continued 10 drive up
until about thirty carriage loads had arrived,
and it was a very enjoyable occasion. Though
taken by surprise, Mr.. + was at his best and
he made The whole company feel quite at
home. The Young, mtddie-sged and aged
were present, ana after several hours OF social
conversation had passed a table was spread,
groaning beneath the good things of earth, nj
which the company was seated and did ample
justice. The young people spent the evening
and had Il good time. The pastor was present
and took part IN the festivities. May Mr. +.
and family live TO enjoy many scores of such
happy surprises
The w. c. t. u. held their festival on sstur-
DAY evening and HAD = pleasant time. The
occasion proved a financial success.
The farmers have been very busy gathering
their hay. The wheat harvest Is now here.
ana IT is thought that wheat viii be much bet
ter than last year.
Eiwood steward is at home, having finished
his course of study in Prickettts college, and
he proposes TO rest a little until the fall bust
ness commences, when he wishes 10 begin
The practice of his art.
Aaron oliphant got his foot injured last
week by a fractions horse. but he has nearly
recovered again.
REV VIM Buriey. pastor OF the Unionville
N y church. will preach In the III. II. church
\, his place next sabbath, he and Rev. A j.
Gregory exchanging pulpits tor the day.
MIR. A. c. Emley and wife. OF Iassviiie,
ocean county, are visiting cur pastors family
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To Make the Tax Laws Uniform.

The last Legislature authorized the
creation of a Tax Commission to look into
and consider the whole subject of the tax
alton of property in this State. 1t has
been said that the old tax laws and the
many recent ones constituted such a mud
die that nobody but the corporation law
yers and the Judges of the Supreme Court
seemed to understand them. To simplify
them and make them fairer. by making
them accord with the rule Of uniformity,
the Legislature adopted a resolution offer
ed by Mr.. VOORHEES, Of Union, providing
for the Commission inquestion. The Gov
ernor was to appoint two members of the
Commission and the House and Senate
were each to appoint two more.
On Monday the Governor named At
torney.General Stockton and Barker Gum
mere. While on the part of the House,
Messrs. Marsh and Voorhees,, and on the
part of the Senate Messrs. Gardner and
Everett had been named. Mr.. GUNNER re
was elected President of the Commission
and William +. Albeit and ex.Judge Will
liam 4. Hoffman were retained as counsel.
The Commission will sit in the several
cities of the State, take thousands of pages
of evidence, and report to the next Legis
lature,
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To pubiisn the Laws.

The newspapers of South Jersey desig-
mated to publish the laws will be officially
announced in a few days. The commits
sion that made the selection did not work
harmoniously together because the DEM
ocratic members, who are the Governor
and the Secretary of the State, out-voted
the Comptroller. The latter insisted that
the law made it necessary to select fifty
papers of each party. but the Democrats
would not have it that way, and refused to
accept thirteen of the Republican papers.
The papers designated in Atlantic County
are: Times, Beobachter, Review and Mays
Landing Record; Burlington: Herald, Dis
patch, Gazette, Beverly Banner, Mirror
and News; Camden: Democrat. News,
Journal, Courier, Press and Post; Cape
May: Times and Star of Cape; Cumber-
land: Chronicle, Patriot, Transcript, jour
nal, Pioneer, Republican and Independent;
Gloucester: Democrat, Constitution and
Liberal Press; Ocean: Courier and Demo
crat; Salem: Sunbeam, Pennsgrove Record,
Standard and South Jerseyman; Mercer;
True American, Gazette, Catholic Journal.
Stats Journal, Princeton Press, Sunday
Advertiser.
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Hancock. sr.age happenings.


The farmers are securing their crop Of up
land hay.
Joseph Poole. OF New York, Is The gnest of
Dr. ". scott smith.
Miss May Dixon, Of shiloh, spent Thursday
among friends at This place.
John Green has had u handsome new fence
put a: the side Of his dwelling.
Mrs. Henrietta Harris and her daughter,
Miss Mary i. Harris, are spending the week
at Cedarville.
Albert Davis 4 son are building a v wagon
house FOR Josiah Dubois, near Canton.
The season for sturgeon fishing having
closed, Green & Bro. have brought their en-
tire outfit used il the business up from the
bay.
Prank Bradway ana Robert b.. Griscom are
making good sales of the various agricultural
implements they are agents for.
Rev. VIM. DIsbrow, Of Canton, flled The
pulpit at the M L. Church on sunday NOM
ing, ana preached AN excellent sermon from
Psalms 70. ~.
samuel NJ. Baker has come fine stalks of
oats growing III u field Of wheat that are over
three feet high and out in head.
Josiah Durham and a force Of men fiom
sliem are putting in lie new platform con-
veyef and other improvements at Starr &
Bro.'s canning factory here.
Mrs Mary c. Harris has a vine OF the Con-
stance Elliott PassihoIa IN bloom. II is the
first ever noticed here and is d remarkable
pretty and fragrant hover.
The fishing season having closed those Who
were engaged ia 1t will turn their attention
TO other business. Cunning viii be next in
order with many. and The report OF the sports
mans gun viii be head throughout the land.
"Iluth's Notes by the Way are read with
pleasure and profit. AS they contain so many
excellent thoughts they viii find q place in
the writer's scrap book 10 be read again In
future Days. We trust Ruth" Will continue
to favor the readers OF the MONITOR with arti-
Giles from her pen.
David II. Kelly and Miss sadie Fighter were
married at the home of DR.. W. Scott smith on
Wednesday evening in the presence of num-
Der OF invited guests. After d wedding tour
they Will reside near this place ana Mr.. Kelly
will continue The business OF farming and
managing the Thunderbolt Driving Park.
May their journey through life be n happy
and prosperous one.
Sarah shourds, wife of Thomas shourds, sr,
OIL the morning ofJune 9th, at an advanced
age. Her death Is "a sevefe blow to the family
and especially to her husband, rs she has been
his helpmate through life for many wears.
She was ii consistent member Of the Society of
Friends and one OF The leading members OF
the meeting here until confined to the house
with the in tirmiiies of old age. The funeral
took place on Thursday OF last week, u large
nunber OF relatives ana friends being in at
tendance. WIN. j. sAITH.
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company III this well regulated kitchen
we note with interest a veuti.ator directly
over tie 0 stove, where any surplus
smoke, steam or heat alike can escape and
where a quantity of light is tbrowuon this
dark surface of heated metal, where wom-
an spends so much Of her time and
strength.
The old idea that anyone can farm is fast
becoming a fogyism. However, we sup
pose anyone can be a farmer, as they can
be a storekeepeT, but unless they make a
study of their business success will not
crown their efforts, no more In one than in
the other. Ard We beg leave to make ex-
ceptions to the sweeping opinion Of the
'enterprising gentleman" who is in the
store business, agricultural business, fer
tilizer business, land agency business, and
what not" spoken OF in one of the editorial
notes of last weeks MONITOR, when be de-
clares"that the farmer in this year Of grace
is the poorest paid worker in the land"
Ii is our opinion that the enterprising bust
ness farmer, that is one who looks closely
after profits and loss, closes his accounts
at the end of the year with as much ''mar-
gin" as do many of our Contemplating gen
tlemen" who spend their brain and time to
gain all and more than they can off the bus
mess farmer. If that G. g. would attend
strictly TO his own store business and not
have SO many thumbs in the pie, perhaps
both he and the farmers in his community
would be in a more prosperous condition.
Our class motto of two years ago was
Success Crowns Labor" and we are
ready to admit. unless the farmer accepts
this motto as his own with the rest of the
commercial world, he caEaot expect To
earn a very independent livelihood. Here,
as in other callings there is no place for
the drone, no place for the laggard," and
according as the farmer counts upon any
certainty his success there will be in a few
years we trust, through the educational
Influences of such powers as the Woods
town Grange. "no place for unskilled
hands nor uneducated brains" While the
former occupies the slough of there will
be plenty of time for that after awhile"
and allows idle moments to pass heedlessly
by, the weeds will grow. the crops be rob-
bed of nourishment due them and his pock-
-et-book lighter at the end of the year than
he anticipated. AS with the farmer SO
with his wife, verify success crowns la
bor' here, inasmuch as after the duties
are accomplished there is more time left to
make home a pleasant, desirable place To
dwell in. So as we learn the value of the
fieeting moments which will never return
to US more, to that extent will we be sue
cessful in life. Sincerely,
Ruin
Woodsto~n, Sixth month, 18th, 1890.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-06-20
woods.own school commencement.

The entertainment given by the pupils
of the Woodstown Public schools, in con-
neution with the commencement exercises,
In the Opera House on Tuesday night, was
attended by one of the largest audiences
that have gathered in the house this year.
The programme was well arranged, and
nothing but praise has been heard of the
manner in which it Was carried out by the
pupils, a deserving compliment to Princi-
pal N. d. Avis and the assistant teachers,
who had lapored assiduously to make the
affair a success. The opening was a
chorus by tie school, followed by a piano
duett by Emma Turner and Elsie Wright,
both of whom ale excellent players. The
Songs of Seven" by Jean Ingelow, were
then given, impersonated as follows:
Childhood, Emily Wallace Romance,
Bertha Nixon; Love, Elsie Wright; Mater
nifty, Ada Polk; W%idowhood, Carrie A.
Smith; Giving in Marriage, Emma Haines;
Longing for Home, Mary lrelan. A flute
solo, by Arthur F. Cocoa, called forth an
encore. A pretty tableau, Queen of
Flowers" impersonated by Miss Florence
Turner. was followed by the amusing
Frog Hollow Lyceum," the principal
character in which were taken by Arthur
| Cocoa, Frank c. Andrews, Charles Austin,
Ralph l. Flitoraft, Ada Polk, Mary Irelan,
Emma Haines, Jehu Alien and Everett
Shinn. A tableau, Tho Gypsy's Warn
ing - by Katie Myers, Arthur Cocoa and
Carrie A. Smith. was given with good ef-
feet, and the Motion Song" by the prim-
| airy pupils, was enjoyable, as was also
Weaving the Red, White and Blue" and
columbia" rendered by twenty -four pu-
pills in becoming and appropriate Cos
tunes.
The presentation Of diplomas and certi-
ficates was then made by Principal AVIS.
The graduates in the Advanced Grade were
Anna l.. Ballinger, Arthur f. Cocoa and
Carrie A.. Smith, and in the County Dipio-
ma grade, Frank G. Andrews and Ulster
Atkinson. The following certificates of
distinguishment and merit were awarded;
Certificates of Distinguishment. Nsttie
Becker, Damon G.. Humphreys, |. Newton
| Moore, Katie Myers, Lizzie Nensteal,
Bertha Nixon, Lillian Wright, Jehu Allen;
Certificates of Merit. Pauline Davis, Lena
Deuschle, Eva Gaunt, Annie Kuhn, Ella
Richardson, Dolly Seagraves, Everett
Shinn, Maggie Smith, Chalkley Taylor,
| Florence Turner, Daisy Wright.
Nettie Becker, Ella Haines and Sallie
Fogg have been present at every school
session during the year, and to show their
appreciation ofsuch consistency the cache
have presented each one with a book.
A flower drill by sixteen pupils termin-
sted the programme which was generally
conceded to have been one of the best
school entertainments ever give in Wood
Stown.
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Just over me county Lines.

Tie name of Spring Mills, Camden Co.,
has been changed to Grenloch.
Frederick A Christman, OF Swedesboro,
has had his pension increased.
James Mcfarland. the Monroeville horse
dealer, has sold two hundred and nifty
western horses this season.
At a grass sale near Swedesboro on FRI
day last. lots of from, $1,000 to one acre
sold at from $1S to s23. The grass was OF
good quality and fair stand.
Ex-senator |. r. Nichols, it is stated,
has received from Congressman Bergen IN
formation that his name would be with
drawn from The Postmastershlp contest
at Bridgeton, and that the President would
not issue a commission to him.
Special Officer Alexander, of Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday night arrested John
Painter, the negro who attempted TO as
sault IS year-old Mary Shot in West Dept,
ford township, N. j., last week and kicked
the girls mother until she was uncon-
scious when shc came to the child s rescue.
On Wednesday the prisoner was sent TO
prison by Magistrate Milligan TO await a
reauisition from the Governor OF New Jer-
sew.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-06-20

Captain s~trowbriage, who has been serious
ly III. is now able TO be out.
samuel Strowbridge has moved In with his
father, and is erecting a new house where his
old one stood.
Anyone in need of road carts or farming i'm
piements can procure them OF Nathan Matt
son.
some OF our farmers are cutting hay, others
would like to. but the dull weather forb1ds.
The rain OF last week revived some of The
4 little boy in his travels, saw several rab-
bits With their young. and says he is going TO
drive down stake and go cunning there next
fall.
Mrs. George Biddle, who was taken to the
insane asylum about a month CO., died last
Sunday morning. Her remains were removed
to her mothers, Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey,
in Auburn. The funeral took place Thursday
morning. services were held ut the NJ. E.
Church at half-past ten. II
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Woodsto~n, Sixth month, 18th, 1S9
Abstracts.

Your correspondent paid a visit to Oscar H.
Lawrence, living on the VIM. Hitchner farm.
one day last week, ina inspected his system
of handling milk. Mr.. Lawrence runs a milk
wagon in Salem, and his plan of handling
milk is both novel and interesting. In milk
ing, a rubber tube is attached to the cows teat.
running from there into a covered pail, so that
no dirt can enter The pail. After the milk is
cooled, it is placed in quart or pint glass jars
and is then ready for delivery. No measuring
is necessary, and milk is said to keep sweet in
these jars five days. \ visit to the farm VIII
repay anyone.