The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-12-12

The new mail train on our road vas
placed in operation yesterday. 1t reaches
Woodstown at 7.37, and IN additional up
train, leaving Woodstown at cor Pm. is
also put on. The other changes, which
are slight, may be noted in the timetable
at the head of this page.
There is a rumor current that the mill
property in South Woodstown has been
sold by the owner, Chas. S. Caffrey, to a
firm who contemplate the erection of
water-works, and desire the water power
for that purpose. We are unable to vouch
for the truth of the report.
A large audience in the Opera House on
Monday night listened to the lecture of
Rev. Annie Shaw on 'The Fate of Re-
publics." Miss Sbaw's address was an
eloquent and logical presentation of the
justice of the woman suffrage movement,
and seemed to meet with much favor from
her audience.
The celebrated Canada Thistle case
in Hunterdon county, on appeal, was tried
before the Common Pleas Court last week.
The jury, after being out eight hours, were
discharged. as they reported that they
were unable to agree. The case will prob
ably be retired. This suit has cost the
ceanty about $40.
A branch of the University Field Club
was organized at the residence of Edwin
Colson on Tuesday evening, and Rev. B.
p. Johnson selected as president and Miss
Jessie Colson, Secretary. Eight members
were enrolled, and others are expected to
join. The constitution and rules of the
Philadelphia club will be observed at the
meetings.
w. III. Vanlier, the downtown merchant
and poultry dealer, and VIM. Snelbaker,
the marble man, bought 112 live geese III
Philadelphia and had them come down in
crates on the freight yesterday morning.
1t is their intention to fatten and get them
ready for Christmas. Whatever profit
there may be in the transaction these two
worthy young gentlemen expect to apply
to the purchase of holiday nicnacks to
scatter around among their friends.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
County Board of Freeholders was held in
Salem on Wednesday. A large part of the
session was taken up in the disposal of the
bills for election expenses, laid over from
last meeting for revision. Nearly an hour
was spent in revising the bill from Pitts
grove township. On motion, it was order
ed that the several townships be allowed
the use of the newly built election booths,
for the spring election, on the payment of
one-half the cost Of same.
Funeral service fees created a lively dis
cussion in the regular meeting OF the
Camden Methodist ministers on Monday.
Rev. $. NJ. Napsant, of Moorestown,
brought the matter up. Some held that
while the Methodist church discipline re-
Quired that its preachers make no charge
for services at funerals, yet there should
be some remuneration for expenses that
might be incurred III attending a funeral
outside the boundary of the church. No
conclusion was reached in the matter.
What makes eggs SO high in price? is a
very pertinent inquiry just now. and the
response is to be found in the new enter
prise known as 'cold storage warehouses;"
Egg spectators have been buying heavily
during the past few months and storing
them in these cold storage warehouses,
thus creating a scarcity and advancing
prices out of all reason. II is just likely
that some of these spectators will come
to grief before they realize on their invest
ment, and that there will be an u%nsavory
crash III the egg market when ieast
expected.
The ladies' of the NJ. E. church OF this
place will sell at public auction on the
eveEing of Saturday, Dec. Goth. at s
o'clock, in front of John II. Turner's place
Of business. their handsome album bed
quilt. This quilt is the work of the lady
members and friends Of the church, is
elaborate in design and contains thereon
the names of over six hundred persons who
have contributed to the quilt fund. This
qnilt can be seen on exhibition in the
larg and elegant show window in John
Ii. Turner's furniture store. Proceeds OF
sale to 90 to the fund for carpeting tue
church.