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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-29

Last Monday members Of the Salem
County Protective Association, to the
number of but little over a sbaker's
dozen," responded to the postal card
notices mailed by the secretary to every
member of the society, notifying them Of
the time and place for holding the eleventh
annual meeting of the association.
Towards the suppression of chicken
thieving throughout the county the society
has done much, hut in no single year since
It's organization has there been such effec-
tive work accomplished as was lone dur
ing the past year. A call for a meeting is
made but once a year. The few in attend
ance pay their annual dues, then the me ct
ing transacts what little business is
brought before it. The treasurer sub
mits his annual statement of the financial
condition of the society, bills are presented
and ordered paid, then follows an election
of new officers or reelection of the old
ones. Lastly, and most important of all,
is the selection of an Executive Committee,
to whom is assigned the work for which
the association was formed. One of its
officers at the meeting last Monday re-
ported that since the last annual meeting,
by the employment of the best detective
talent in the county, an organized gang of
professional chicken thieves had been
broken up; that two of the thieves had
been sent to the state penitentiary for six
years, another to the county jail, and the
rest of the gang, warned of their danger
of being caught, fled to parts unknown.
The association has a sufficient fund in it's
treasury to hire detectives in the prosecu-
ton of future searches for offenders, and
pay rewards for the conviction of thieves.
If from a member of the society a horse is
stolen, his house broken into, or buildings
burned by an i~ncendiary, he is entitled to
and will be assisted by the officers in his
search for the criminal, and the expenses
will be paid by the society. 1t is required
however of every member that he shall be
prompt in the payment of his annualdues,
otherwise his right to protection will be
forfeited.
The following are the officers for the en-
suing year: President, John W. Dickin-
son; Vice President, Richman Coles; Sec
rotary, Benz. Borton: Treasurer. Charles
II. Richman. PA~NTsINBooTs.
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Quinron Items.

The influx OF visitors that has been made
special note of all summer through our col
umns has diminished somewhat in number
as the season draws 10 It's close, and the few
that we see now are the Misses Emma and
Alice Eberhardt. of Wilmington, guests OF
Mrs. James Eberhardt: the Misses summeriI 4.
of Penn's Neck, who are visiting Miss Maggie
Robinson: Mr.. Chester Miller, OF sharpiown,
At Mr.. George Robinson's: MIR. and Mrs. Ar
thur scuil, of %Bridgeton, who are being enter
tanned al Mrs. John Meyers. and James Me
Nelly and family. OF Camden, at Albert
smiths.
Brian Herman returned home last Saturday
after spending an enjoyable fortnighttn Phil
adelphia among friends.
Mr.. Emmor Robinson also has returned
from his trip down South, bearded and bronx
sd, as the novelist would have il. He reports
a tedious and perilous voyage, encountering
many storms thus making the trip ia six
weeks, where in fair weather it could be made
in four weeks safely.
The Baptist chapel was well filled last sun
day morning and the audience showed a keen
appreciation for the excellent sermon
preached by Rev. IL. Greisemer of Haddon.
field.
Miss Lizzie Fegg who Will leave soon for
the State Normal sehool at Mfllersvine, Penn.
was surprised by a large number OF friends
from %oedstown last Saturday evening,
whose names l regrett to say l do not know.
However they viewed Quinton from all
points. and found the most interesting ter
minus within the spacious home OF the host
ess. The occasion was & merry one, / infer.
and An elegant collation. added much 10 the
enjoyment of the evening.
Gussie McGee, one of our ''boys' won a med
- sa q. - 49, - 49, 81 4a.- &A~-AX~~.a
last Monday.
Rev. Nj. W eithaase Will nh The pulpit of the
Baptist chapel tor the last time sunday, as he
leaves soon for college.
number OF our residents who attended
the Bridgeton Fair last Thursday got the fun
benent OF the storm in returning, as several
OF them reported getting drenched.
Miss LYDIA Fox, of Wilmington, is visiting
her grandparents here.
Mir. and Mrs. wm. Patrick, of Elmer, spent
last sunday In this place.
The employees OF the Pennsy ivania brass
works Of Philadelphia. manufacturers OF
canning-house machinery, have been erect
ing one Of their conxeyers for Kelly and
Ayres, but owning to the castings being
imperfect, they were compelled To remove il,
and the business season being.near at hand.
the old arrangement was replaced. kelty Il
Ayres do moi donbt the successful working oi
the conveyors. and will have it put in
again as soon as the season Is over. They
Kelly & As resi- started up their iron eapping
machine last "Wednesday week with great sue
cess.
Ltnweod LaunsberIy Ia driving from Salem
to his home during the heavy thunder storm
on the 2lst was upset, his horse getting into
q ditch, thereby b~rnisisg itself considerably
| Mr.. l.. escaped nnfn1ured.
Rev. 9. IL. Elder occupied the pulpit OF the
lrst NJ. L. church salem. last Sunday morning
An Improvement that mas long boen needed Il
being made in the shape OF a board fence oser
the stone wall that e~neloses Albert Baners
property on the East Avenue side. I'VE.
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lie temptation to boys to steal Is always
greatest when the watermelon is ripe. Among
thsse who have had their melons stolen and
destroyed this season were Nathan WfIkin.
son, VIM. Hudson. 1. h. Mattson, Amos
somers and wm. Banks. The last theft re-
ported was committed by u couple of preco.
cious youths, who, a few days since, with
horse and wagon, drove to Aaron somersf
patch and Ioaded in six fine melons and drove
away. Dir. somefs was not at home at the
time, but when told of the theft he soon
learned who had taken his melons. The next
Gay Mr.. somers went to them and mildly but
firmly gave the boys to understand that 1t
they did not pay for the melons they would
get themselves into trouble. They paid Mr..
somers what he asked, which was seventy
cents for the SIX melons and thirty cents for
stealing them, total one dollar.
Joshua Garwood and another gentleman,
enc from Indiana and the other from Coie-
rado, are the guests of W N. Ladow this week.
Readers or the MONITOR over at the railroad
station want TO know what has become of
Walter Parson aud what be is doing now
Walter has been digging some OF his sweets.
Considering their ~growth-only three months
hit thinks his crop will yield well. Twenty
two hills filed a basket of marketable pota-
toes. Is there anything else Walters inauir-
ing friends desire to know?
George DUEL has sold his farm, now occu-
pied by VIM. Ryan, to Edward Gaunt, of
Unionyille.
i large amount of melons, sweet potatoes
and other produce IS being shipped from the
railroad station.
benjamin Durfy and daughter, OF yfneland,
are visiting al james Gates this week.
David Lippincett Is earting his farm pre-
dnce 10 the city market and gets well paid
for his roubie.
Robert Wilkinson, In the employ of s.
French x Co. paint manufacturers, Phila-
delPhia, is taking a weeks vacation.
Ghas. starn has been grayelfng his lane.
Henry Moncrief was sick last week, but he
Is able to get about now.
II there Is anything in the looks OF the
vines, Joseph 2. Colson's round potato crop
VIII be enormous. \ more promising patch
Of petatoes cannot be found.
Pat Comfy drove hi. loaded log wagon on
the scales last week, and he says his wagon
and logs weighed $50 pounds.
An elephant ear plant in Mrs. Andrew
hntsell's YARD is in bloom. l have been told
that these plants rarely bloom.
Carriages going and returning from tie
Fair gave our thoroughfare an animated APP
pearance this week.
Isaac Cochran and family, of Philadelphia.
are the guests of join higgins this week.
@m. Adams had one of his horses shoulder
broken this week by being kicked by another
horse. The animal viii have to he Killed. tie
says.
WHbert Dueii is forming a club OF subserib-
ers for the Jersey Knight. a paper published
al somerville in the interest Of the knights of
Pythias. L.
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FAIR FACT AND FANCY.

Considerable money was lost ard wof
on the stallion race.
James Carpenter, OF the Woodbury.
day.
Charles Moloney, of Woodbury., an ole
horseman, took particular interest in The
races.
Dir. c. ] Cooper and Richard F.
Schmidt, Of Camden. were down on Wed.
nesday.
The county W. c. T.U. had headqnart,
ers Inside OF the main building, from which
they dispensed literature.
T. f. Patterson IT.. city editor of tie
Camden Morning Aetcs, took in the Fair on
Wednesday and yesterday.
DilIwyn Petit. of Camden, was vastly
pleased on Wednesday wheu his brother
Clark Won the stallion race with Bellman.
Bellman, Clark Pettit's handsome stall
lion, was driven past the grand stand be-
tween the heats yesterday, to exhibit his
speed.
Fifteen two-horse and seven one-horse
licenses were issued by the Mayor during
the Fair, netting the borough s92. 80 in IL
eense fees.
Tom Murray, q horse that was distanced
in the first heat Of the 2.27 race yesterday,
troted a mile between the heats in a.3i,
making the last hall in lila.
Ex-postmaster Janney, of Camden, an
old Salem county boy, enjoyed meeting
his old friends on Wednesday when he
watched the races with interest.
Prosecutor Belmont Perry, of Wood.
bury, was among Thursdays visitors. lie
mixed pleasure with politics, having She
Congressional bee in his bonnet.
Charles 5. Gafrey's horse Salem Volun-
teer, one OF the favorites in the stallion
race, went lame in the first heat and his
owner thought best ID withdraw him.
DR.. Clarence G. Abbott, IL. Guernsey
Peddle and Harry Wilson, OF Woodbury.,
all well known IN South Jersey society
were among the attendants Thursday.
During the second heat of the ~feur-year
old race yesterday. the driver of Ben 5
coliided with Justice, the driver of Viola
and was thrown ont and dragged for som
distance, but luckily escaped serious in
jury.
The Camden contingent on Ttlursda,
was a large one: John Dugan, Thoma
Stoekham. City Assessor J.. Oscar Mich
uals, Francis McGovern, A. Il. Aekley,
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gloucester GO. Temperance Alliance.

A quarterly meeting of the Gloucest er
County Temperance Alliance was held last
Thursday afternoon at Woodbury.. After
committee on resolutions reported the
following, which Were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, by the2d section ofthe act concern.
ing inns and taverns. at shall be the duty of
the presiding judge at the time of application
made ana before a license is granted to call
on the judges present to make known any
facts or objections within their Individual
knowledge, if any there be. why such appIi-
cation should not be granted, and by the
18th section of the same act It Is declared,
pressly enjoinod upon the said courts TO
license no more inns and tayerns in their res
pectiye counties than shall be necessary to
accommodate and entertain travellers, i.
and to prevent as much as possible inns and
tayerns to be kept for the encouragement
of gaming, tipping, drunkenness and other
yices;sthe refore, be it.
Resotued, That the Gloucester County Tenn
peranee Alliance will not assume the respon-
sibllity of opposing tavern applications nor
relieve the court from the duty imposed by
the statutes, but will throw upon The court
the entire responsibility of examining each
application and licensing or Withholding IL
cense, according to section Is.
Resoteed, That the Alliance viii cheorfully
cooperate with the citizens of any township
in opposing improper persons and prosecut
ing any violations OF the liquor laws.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-29

Inclined, always offering big inducements
that were never won except BY those who
acted as ''cappeTs. The only one Of the
ny who was missing was the man who Of
fered You q cigar for every time you knock
ed down the baby, but his place w&s ably
filed BY Uheene who invited you to +'par-
alyze the COON The noyeltyof throwing
three balls for five" at the DOLLY mead Of
a negro attracted many, especially those
With baseball procliYit1es. Another novel
" that s~upplanted the standard attraction
Of the lung tester was the eighth wonder
Of the worid'-Edison's p~honograph. In
stead Of wasting your breath to raise the
water to the 300 mark you wasted your
time trying to hear the funny Jokes" the
brass band and other selections contained
in the repertoire Of this instrument, non
derful only in its promises. 1t was such
scenes as these that made the fair 50 much
like other fairs.
BUTT was in the main exhibition tent that
the exhibition lost this general feature.
And here is where the women most did
congregate while the lords of creation
watched the trials Of speed, talked politics
or discussed stock and crops. Here the
Housewives and daughters displayed the
work of their nimble fingers and what
an exhibition it was And with
what just pride aud satisfaction they saw
the blue and red tickets placed on their
handiwork by their critical Judges, telling
the world through these certificates Of
merit that they were preeminent among
their neighb0rs In that most noble of call
ings for a woman-housewifery. Thera was
rivalry here but no jealousy and it would be
invidious to attempt to particularize.
Whata magnificent exhibition these thous-
ands Of home made articles presented.
Paintings and etchiugs that not only show
ed skill but true genius. dainty needle
work and fine EN- broidery that meant
hours OF patient toll; confectionery, made
by fair hands whose possessors must have
been as sweet and tempting as the bon-bons
themselves: preserves that fairly made
your mouth water; snowy bread and gold
en- butter; mountainous cakes, SO rich
looking that it seemed a pity to cut them:
pastry enough to I'LL the stomachs of all
the little boys in the county and make
them dream of their grandmothers. and
pickles in quantities sufficient to make all
the giIls sour enough to be old maids.
They were all there in array so savory
and tempting as to make the veriest dys-
peptic hungry. 1t Was a royal exhibition
and one of which the women of Salem
county can feel proud. The exhibition
of farm products and stock was fully up to
the average but the show of fruits was
meagre owing to the general failure in all
lines OF this product this year. But on the
whole the twentieth annual exhibition of
the West Jersey Agricultural and Horti-
cultural Association was a success, and
wha. more could have been achieved?
Tie following is the summary of the
raeps.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-29

A stranger drove into the stable yard at
the Washington Hotel, Bordentown, one
day last week ordering lis team cared fol
and went in the hotel and took supper.
He went for a walk afterwards, and from
that time m~ysteriously disappeared.
Richard jacques, proprietor Of the hotel,
thinking something was wrong. ordered
the horse locked up and that no one ba
allowed to see it. In a day or two, a no
tice appeared in the papers that a horse
had been stolen from Salem. Mr.. jacques
telegrapbed to that place, and found that
the team belonged to the livery firm oil
Allen and Westsott. 1t has since trans
pissed that a man named Colston had at
tempted to assault a young girl near Salem
on the day that the team was missing, but
was frightened of. He hired the horse
and buggy, drove to Bordentown, where he
abandoned the team, leaving no trace be
hind him. Mr.. Westcott went to Borden
town, Unidentified the horse and buggy and
secured possession of it,
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From an OLD Subscriber,

We quote the following from a recent
letter from James Laurie, one of Wood
stown's former citizens, now residing in
Philadelphia.
Just returned from Asbury Park, leav-
ing the merry sea side pleasures for others
to enjoy. The hostess Miss Null, formerly
of Woodstown, was the woman to offer us
a home of comfort. Agood provider with
many carefully and we'll prepared good
things brought to the table calculated to
satisfy the craving appetite. Her house
the Hotel Gladstone, finely situated about
two squares from the sea, has a capacity
for accommodating C, mfortably some 10 or
80 and constantly filled with cheerful
boarders. Her continued anxiety in look
ing after and keeping up the comfort and
innocent amusements OF her guests renders
it such a home of attractions. Very few
once enjoying them bat who on a return
ing season would strike a bee line for the
Gladstone.
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ay Abstracts.

The Y. P.s,C.E- had q large attendance al ITS
meeting last sunday evening, when Miss 4.
Ray led the meeting, Next sunday the sub
jeet will be, missionary work in Egypt Acts
NIII-96+o. To be led by Mrs. Mayo.
The subject on which Pastor Mayo i an
nouneed to speak next sunday morning Is
"The Two Requests, y being the fourth of the
series ON s'The Prodigal SON."
The erection OF q baptistery in memory OF
the late Rev. Jas. Tviekett, with other i'm.
provements in the interior of the Baptist
church, has been put into the hands of Mr.
Thomas sinnickson OF salem. He VIII begin
the work at once.
We have seen printed in neat pamphlei
form the sermon by Rev. W. l.. Mayo on "Tht
New suit OF Clothes."I II il being sod mt five
cents Il copy, the proceeds 10 go to the i'm
prov ment fund.
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uaneoeG.s nr,age nappen,ags.

Some ef our people attended the Fair at
Noodstawn on Wednesday
I'm. Edwards, of Salem, preached at the NJ.
f. church last sunday laorning.
Mr.. n Mrs. waddington BradwRy, of VIII
mington are visiting Relatives nj This place.
They have been working on good lime ai
starr 4 Bros factory this week, including
Monday evening.
a bank has been placed along the west side
of the eauseway leading to Salem, to prevent
the tides from washing over II.
Job NJ. smith, who is one of our oldest and
most respected citizens. lies in a critical con
dition and bat little hopes are entertained Of
his recovery.
Harry c. NJ. CarII. our post office clerk. pos
sesses much artistic talent, and some paint
ings in the office representing rural scenes
and lovely flowers. which are his eWn work,
possess much merit.
Clinton ~iosden, who takes pleasure Ia rails
ing the most improved varieties OF vegeta-
btes, has grown this year a variety Of water
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-29

Hotel Arrivals,

The arrivals at the EAST Avenue" for
the past week are Jos. b. Mushweiler,
VIM. Rhoads, ID. Caminade, VIM. A.
Thorp, Geo. B. Ellis, II. j. Shoemaker,
Jas. A. Beam, W. Z. Maxwell, Geo. II.
Spray. Chas. W. Wright, j.. NJ. Hnbbell,
Mrs. G. B. Lee, Philadelphia B.. S. Russell,
Bridgeport; Geo. w. Femme, Thomas
Boyle, Willie Boyle, Geo. II. lszard, Cam
den; 4. III. Dennis, Geo. Jonas, Rich'd NJ.
More, Martin d. Milford, Nm. II. Allen,
Robt. More, Jr., b. II. Minch, D. c,
Davis, Miss Abbie Heintz. Miss Carrie
Heintz, Joseph Sheppard, G. Claude Scull,
Bridgeton; II. c. Budd and wife, Pember
ton; c. Il. Russell, Newark; Geo. Kraft,
A. Schellinger, Jno. G. Lee, Trenton; +,
B. Dawson. II. B.. Griscom, Miss Clara
Wells, Miss Mary Deacon, Geo. b. Rumsey,
Salem; Shirley Durham, Alloway: Theo
dore b. Pope, Mt. Holly; Edw. Aaronson,
Florence; W. j. Fritz. New York; II. +,
Streeper, Atkinson, Kansas; G. X. Seull,
Geo. McGeai. Frank Bell, Bridgeton; A
Hufnal, John Hart, Philadelphia; l.. Nj
Buzby, Wenonah; Moncure Robinson, Jr.i
Paoli.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-29

The subject for the meeting of the Y. P.
sc. E. in the Baptist chapel next Tuesday
night will be Enemies i'll the Land 81
Eph. 6, %, to be led by Mrs. Souder.
Evangelist George II. Barker, of Cam
den, will a village camp-meet-
ing service on Monday, September 1, in
the Elmer NJ. Z. Church, which will con
tinue for two weeks.
AT the Baptist church on Sunday next
the pastor r. r. Albin will preach on the
following subjects: Morning at 10.30 LIB
erty of the Christian" Evening at 7.45
''The Water of Life" Evening prayer
meeting in the chapel at 7.15.
Preaching at the NJ. f. church next
Sunday by the pastor, Rev. A. II. Eber-
hardt 10 A. NJ. THE Mystery of Attic.
tion." 7.45 P. NJ. "The highest Noun.
tain in the World" Half hour prayer
service at 9.25 A. NJ. in the lecture room.
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Under the law passed by the Legislature
last winter, the Board of assessors of each
county are now required to meet on the
first Tuesday of September, instead of the
fist Monday as heretofore. The reason for
the change is that the first Monday is by
law a legal holiday, and is known as tslab-
or day"
Next week the oyster will once more be
in legal season. Oysters can be had at all
times of the ~year-despite thelaw establish
ing a close season-but the man who is
law-abiding, and who eats the luscious
bivalves only when they are enjoyable pre-
fers to wait until the months with or, in
them come around.
In addition to those already named.
Governor Albeit on Tuesday appointed
the following Commissioners of Deeds for
South Jersey: Salem county = Upper
Penn's Neck, Hiram II. DeGrofft,~ Daniel
V. Summerill, and William A. Summerill
in place of Samuel B. Holton, eecea sed.
Cumberland county-Commercial town
ship, George u. Butcher; Stoe Creek. Isaac
G.. Smallev.
On and after Sept. l, small boys and
girls who desire to smoke pipes, cigars or
cigarettes within the limits of New Jersey
should have properly certified documents
IN their possession to prove that they have
passed the sixteenth anniversary of their
birthday. If Juveniles are caught smok-
ing in public places they will become mis-.
~demeanants, liable to fines varying from
81 TO $40 for each offence-two dollars for
a pipe perhaps, double that for a cigar.
and the highest penalty for a cigarette.
A forecast of September weather has
been sent out by Rev. Ira D. Hicks, the
st. Louis meteorologist. At the opening
of the mont he prophesies cool rights,
followed from the 81 to the 7th with
stormy conditions. Cold weather will
follow in the storms wake until Septem-
Der l0, when a warm snatch may be look
e1 for. Up to the 22d stormy weather is
to be expected, and just before that date
a heated spell is prophesied. The month
will close cold and stormy. Mr.. Hicks
thinks that winter frosts will come early,
and that the season will be very much
more severe than last year.
Attorney General Stockton has rendered
an opinion in relation to the appointment
OF the election officers who were elected at
the last spring election. He says that il
they have never qualified or accepted the
office, and if they nave done no act indieat-
ing their acceptance, and now resign to
competent authority, or if they make it
known publicly that they refuse to accept
the office, then they would be eligi ble, in
his opinion, to an appointment under the
new law. In reference to the filling of
vacancies he refers to the act which, in
Section ?, provides, such vacancies shall
by filled by appointment, made pursuant
to this act, by the Board of Registration
of the county wherin the vacancy occurs.'
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A $4,000 License Fee.

The special election under the Werts
bill granted by Judge Hoagland to Law
renee and Downe townships, Cumberland
county, took place on Tuesday. This is
the first election held in the State under
this new law, and it was to determine
whether these two townships should grant
license to sell intoxicants at a $4,000 fee.
Heretofore the regular license fee has been
500 as granted by the Court. In Law
renee, out of 139 votes cast 1877 were for
$4,000 and ? split. In Downe, u of 104
votes polled 90 were for $4,000, @ for 800
and 2 for $1,000.