The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-06-05
HISTORY OF SALEM COUNTY.
a Collection of most interesting
Facts. Traditions Anecdotes. Etc,
Relating TO ITS History and
Anf1G nfties.
C0ntinued from last geek. /

EXTRACTS FROM THE COUNTY RECORDS.
The first court of sessions began at
Salem on 17th day OF September, 1706.
Sept. 1109.-Coart orders, that no ordi-
nary keeper in this county shall be allowed
to trust any transient person, or laborer,
or single persop, above ten shillings, upon
penalty OF losing their deots. Grand jury
present that an assessment be laid on the
county, for repairing courthouse and
prison, and finding constables' slaves, pay
ing for wolf and panthers' heads, hawks,
woodpeckers, black birds aud crows; the
value of el00t to be paid in money. wheat.
bu ter, or cheese, at monay price.
June. 1712. Gregory Empson, attorney.
Grand Jury present Edmond Morphey, for
holding John Quinton under the water
until almost drowned; ined IS. with costs.
December, 17f3 Timothy Brooks, OF
Cohansey, Anabaptist preacher, came into
court and took the oaths, and signed the
declaration according to Law and did ac-
knowledge and did allow Of thetbirty-nine
articles excepted in an act for exemptipg
her majesty's Protestant subjects, dissent
ing from the Church of England, from the
penalties of certain laws made 10 their
majesties' reign. May "a, 1859.
September, 1713. The grand jury pre-
sent Eliza Windsor. with force and arms
upon the body of Elizabeth Rumsey, wife
of Isaac Rumsey, of Salem, in the peace of
God and our said lady the queen, then and
there being, an assault did make, and her
wit a paddle over the head did strike. and
also over the neck, and her collar boue did
break, to the great damage of the said
Elizabeth Rumsey. &c.
Nov. II, 1916. Mary Hawk, ofCohansey,
spinster, was publicly whipped in the town
Of Salem, by order of the justices.
1927. BY order of court, the ~whipper's
fees for whipping at the public whipping
post. be five shillings-in the house of cor
reetion, two shillings and sixpence.
1929. Ruled aud ordered by the court.
that each respective public honse keeper
within this county, take fer their several
measures Of liquors hereafter named as
followeth, and no mote viz For each nib
of punch, made with double-refined sugar
and one gill and a halfof rum. ninepence
for each nib made with single-refned
sugar and one gill and half ofrum, eight
pence-for each nib made of MuscOvado
sugar and one gill anda half ofrum, seven
pence-for each quart of tiff. made with
half a pint of rum in the same, niuepence
for each pint of wine. n s~hiliing-for
each gill of rum, t~hreepeHee-ior each
quart of strong beer, fo%urpence-for each
gill of brandy or cordial, dram, sixpenee-
for each quart of metheglin, ninepence-
each quart cider royal. eightpence-sach
quart of cider, fourpence,
Eatables for mentor a hot dinner,
eightpence; for breakfast or supper, six
pence.
For horses-two quart oats, ~threepence;
stabling and good hay. each night, sixpencei
pasture. sixpence.
Dec. Court, 1717. Ordered by the court.
that the garnet or upper part Of the jail be
for the use of a house Of correction for the
use of said county, and a whipping post
be erected therein.
f71S. Upon application of Richard
johnson, that Thomas Hill had lodged in
his hands, beinga magistrate, q remnant
of silk, quantity 81 yards, which the said
thomas secured With q certain person to
him unknown, upon suspicion of the said
person being a pirate, which person after
wards made his escape from the said
Thomas
Ordered, That the piece ofsilki in the hands
of Richard Johnson. late sheriff, be de.
livered to John Rolph, Esq, collector of
his majesty's custom. TO be BY him dis
posed Of for his majesty's use.
February. 1888 4 Ordered by the
court, tnat ciaiy heiig, Hot abusing tHe
judge, Mr.. Acton, 10 her misbehavior to
him In the execution ofhis office, do receive
ten lashes on her bare back, for the con-
tempt, at the public whipping post.
Ia the revolutionary struggle, tile iuhah-
itants# of this section took d decided stand
ia favor of the whig cause. When the
Bostonians were suffering from the OPP
pressions of General Gage. at = meeting
held Oct. 18Th. 1Ir4. by the Inhabitants Of
this county, it was resolved, that Grant
Gibbon, Esq, who was known to be one
Of the most popular and efficient men Of