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The Monitor., 1891-09-25

James English has about 300 bushels Of mar
ket potatoes upon Miss Matte Boone's lot of
two acres. This IS said to be right good
yield for the season. Potato growers for the
most part hereabouts report light yields from
their patches.
Weare glad 10 report that most of the sick
people of our neighborhood are improving.
"Meet me by the moonlight alone- seems to
be growing sentiment among some of our
fair ones. Are moony and sposny tie same
erittefe
The Young Peoples meeting at the BAPTIST
church was, as usual. very largely attended
With Mrs. Jennie White IN the chair
as leader live meeting was assured. The
leaders remarks on opening the subject
''Faith." were exceedingly well chosen ana
showed that the speaker had given the sub
ject careful study. The societies we're well
represented. There were less absentees of the
membership than at any previous meeting.
The musical programme was well rendered.
considering that IL was not praeticed ewing
10 the very busy time. But few of the choir
had seen the pieces until the day of meeting
The floral decorations were abundant and
beautiful. at the close of the service the
floral committee favored bouquets to the sick
of the ncishborhood The October meeting
will be led by Mrs. Richman ofthe Yorsetown
society, topic "Hope.r
johnson Dubois was called TO Wayerly on
Tuesday last, where his splendid Judgment
upon the pig is in active demand Mr. Dubois
Is one OF the judges of the swine exhibits at
our State Fair. The gentleman intends to
view the States experiment farm at New
brunswick during his trip up the State.
Miss Lou English, of Alioway, is visiting in
the neighborhood
Miss Moiiie Dutt is spending some time with
Miss Anna Mack. Miss Duft ia an accom-
plished lady. She has travelled much and has
recently returned from enc of her man,
visits 10 European shores.
Anthony shoegh, mason, acting under the
direction OF j. V English, one of the Board OF
Trustees of the Baptist church. erected two
new chimneys upon the Baptist parsonage
last Saturday. Mr shough Is a good work.
man. as this piece of work attests.
We understand that Amos Buzby has rented
the property recently purchased by Henry
Dubois for another year.
The canning business in Daretown Is near
ing its close for the season. The average
crop is somewhat lighter than usual.
Yes. friend eve ssPill'sr alive,
And if You want to win it
Don't bet that "Pill'' amt sin it,
BITTER Pill.
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ournton items.

Benz Ray while engaged in painting Lewis
Myers house last Saturday, fell from seat
fold a distance ofsix feetand painfully bruised
his back. lie viii be able TO be around Ia a
few days.
John Anderson, Jr., was thrown from ms
wagon last Thursday evening while driving
In town and sustain ed number of bruises
about the face and shoulders
Rev. c. IL. Elder sprained his ankle last sun
day evening after service while assisting
friend down the steps,
Cards for The wedding of Miss Dorcas Dixon
and DR. VIM. II. Good have been issneo ioi
Tuesday, Oct. 18th. at O'Clock, In the NJ
church.
Fire has been put in the furnace Oh p"sn
factories and work will soon DC resuheu'
Miss pbebe Carli, of Lower Creek, Is WISH
ing friends here.
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Sc. John at PotssvilIe.

EDITOR MoNIToR:-Hop. John 2. st.
John, ex-governor of the State of Kansas,
lectured to large gathering of people in
Garfield Square last evening. Right near
the base of the new Soldiers Monument
recently erected, and with the electric
light shedding its Illuminating rays over
the vast populace, the orator stood and ad-
dressed the crowd on all sides. He wildly
pictured the growing evils OF the liquor
traffic, gave statistics of the ruin, sin and
crime occasioned in this country by the
presence of such evil, and related glowing
anecdotes, one after another, thus making
the subject interesting from the start.
Order was maintained and preserved
throughout the entire programme. In
forcible manner he portrayed the final VIC
tory of Prohibition, and cited historical
events to prove that the most decisive bat
ties and the greatest victories have been
achieved when least expected. II say
again history repeats itself. Take the
small force of men that Joshua had in his
army when he went to take Jericho. Do
Won remember that little band of men un-
der him.
81 can imagine how the people laughed
and hooted at him and said you had better
GO back: you cannot do anything with this
large Clt14 YOU VIII at 70 NSeeA
Joshua had faith in God, just like the Pro-
hibition party has. He led his army
around the walls of the city-around and
around-until finally they fell and his army
entered and took possession. So with the
Prohibition party. 1t is making little pro-
gress; it is fighting tremendous power,
but it is marching around and around. ou
hear of Prohibition here. you hear OF its
success in Kansas, and you shall finally
see it nationally successful, and suppose
that wher the Prohibition party becomes
victorious, just like Joshua and his army,
YOU will hear the Philadelphia Press and
the Times, disputing that its party hao
noticed crack in the wall long time
before
lam sorry that cannot furnish you viii
a stenographic report of his entire lecture.
This is what intended doing, but the
committee decided to hold its programme
in the open air, SO as to allow every body
to hear what was going on. which decision
made it an impossibility for me to secure
the report desired. Very sincerely yours,
WILMER TURNER.
p. S. The monument referred to above
is to be unveiled on the 1st of October,
with grand ceremonies, and will cndeaycl
to send you an article bearing on It.
Pottsville Pa. Sept. 22d. 1891. w. T.
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HarrisonviIIe Nores.

Still we are favored with fine weather,
though very hot for time OF the year. The
roads are very dusty, land is getting hard and
dry, and ii looks now as If farmers were going
to have dry time tor seeding.
Miss Maggie Layton gave an interesting
talk to the sanday-school, telling them of the
training of the children Of India, and also OF
adults; of their manner Of worship also show
ing them photographs of some of the dis
tfnguished people before conversion, also
afterward. Miss Layton is thinking of freturn-
ing to India in few months 10 engage in the
missionary work, which she had to abandon
on account OF Ill health.
Mrs Beulah Holdcraft of this place has been
quite sick the past week.
Julia Lotus, daughter of Thos. Lotus, aged
about le years, was buried on saturday of last
week after very short illness. The family
have the sympathy of the neighborhood in
their bereavement.
John Riley and wife were visited by MI
and Mrs. Riley, father and mother OF onr
genial butcher, on saturday and sunday
The meetings held last week at the NJ. L.
church resulted In great good TO those who
attended.
some of our farmers in this neighoorhooa
raise tomatoes for the can houses OF oods-
town. Harf1Sonylue Should nave cahho"so'
the soil of this place i suitable for growing
tomatoes.
John Wiki nson returned 70 Princeton TO-
day where he will continue his course OF
studies.
John Porch and lady of near Wilmington
are visiting relatives here.
Plasterers are at work on Friend swigerts
house this week
Chas. starn has very good crop eftomatoes
John virgins has lately purchased
Mason x Ham,in organ.
Mrs Anna Tice in company with her ahhgh
ter Laura, Is visiting at Cape May
Rev. VIM. walton. of swedesnoro M Z
church. and Rev. c. $. Miller of this place
will exchange pulpits on Sunday morning
next. Pastor Miller will take for his sufgee'
in the evening "The secret Worker Inc
Epwortb prayer meeting at seven o'clock wii'
be led by samuel Pinm. l. -"
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All over the County

Pennsgrove wants a Baptist church or
chapel.
General Grubb is down at Salem shoot.
ing reed birds.
Samuel S. Thompson, of Z. P. Neck,
had SO varieties of apples at the Whining
ton Fair and took first premium for the
best twenty varieties.
The Richman family and relatives held
their annual reunion at Ballinger's Mills
last Friday, spending pleasant day in
fishing, boating, etc.
While workmen were engaged in tearing
down portion of the house on the farm
of VIM. Patterson, Salem, in Alloway
township, they found an Indian axe i'm
bedded in the masonry. 1t was perfect
specimen, of splendid workmanship.
The annual meeting of the Salem coun-
ty Temperance Alliance will be held In the
Alloway M. E. Church on Wednesday, Oct.
18th. 1t will be an all-day meeting, and
programme of unusual merit is in course
of preparation. Further particulars will
be made public later on.
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Auburn accounts.

Miss Emma Paneoast is visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
The Ladies' Aid society held Il festival in
Taylor's hall last Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ii. 4. Brown, of Wilmington, is visiting
at Josiah Batten's
Clarence shelenberger and wife. of Phila-
delphia. returned hom on Wednesday, after
spending few days with their father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs John NJ. Given.
Mrs. Thomas Guest has very fine collee-
tion of dahlias in her yard. For beauty and
variety they are unexcelled.
On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. SAINT
uel Turner gave party, at which number
of their young friends were present.
Rev G. q. sensor and wife, a former pastor
of our church, is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Della hite. who has been quite i'll. is
now able to be out
Miss Jennie Sharp, of Bridgetou, has been
elected assistant teacher in our school.
Miss Aldona Lippineott is now teaching
school al Newfield.
Misses Emma Robbins and Ida Green. OF
W woodstown, spent Sunday at Auburn.
Frank Crispin, of woodstown, spent Friday
with his cousins, Ellis and wallace Lippincott'
\ horse belonging to George Dolbow ran
away one day last week, damaging his road
cart somewhat. also Joseph Given had his
buggy broken Up By his horse running away
Willie Foster, who met such n tragic death
in brooklyn one day last week, was formerly
a pupil Of our school. He was moved here on
Friday morning and buried from the resi-
dence OF his grandfather, Henry Lloyd on
Saturday morning. The funeral met on Fri
day afternoon, but owing to the absence of
his mother, who was detained in New York, It
was tponed until Saturday.
JAcK-IS THE PULPIT.
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Tne e,,ouees.er crime.

DIR. j. Il. GRAw VISITS THE RACE IRAeh
AND RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE IN
SERMON DELIVERED SEPT. 18TH.
DIR. Graw after reading his text and
speaking awhile on biblical history and
the lesson taught therein, said:
Last Monday afternoon after the ex-
periences of last spring before us, we very
seriously considered what We might do in
addition to what had been done in order to
secure the prosecution of the authors OF
the crimes that have been committed with,
in the limits Of the city Of Gloucester and
who have been going on running men and
women, old and young, and accomplish
ing an amount OF evil which not one oil us
car possibly comprehend.
Our conclusion was to go IN BODY ana
in order to be successful VIC resolved to
keep the matter to ourselves. On Thurs
day afternoon, while on our way to Giou-
oester, some one telephoned to the aatnor-
tiles at the race track that the ministers,
and myself were coming. We suspected
this would occur, so We moved very cau-
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HOW Ltcense Works.

Since granting beer and liquor licenses
by the Excise Board matters at Bridgeton
have assumed lively shape, but Saturday
night the climax was reached. On Wed
nesday three more places were licensed,
making in all ten saloons and hotels. Four
extra policeman were put on to quell the
disturbances which arose. Fights were
numerous, and the lookup was filled with
drunken fellows. One hostelry disposed
of forty half barrels of beer, and all the
places did a rushing business.
The glass factories starting up tended to
help fill the Golfers of the beer saloons. At
a meeting of the Excise Board last week all
licensed men were ordered to keep the side
walk in front of their places of business
clear, but on Saturday night twas next to
an impossibility to pass the places, and
women were terrorized by drunken fellows
falling against them.
The IS, ,000license money already received
is still in the hands of the Excise Board
awaiting the decision of the Attorney-Gen
eral as to where it belongs-to the county
or city treasury.
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
AiIOway Abstracts.

Rev. w. L. Mayo will preach at Washington
school house on Sunday afternoon.
Rev. J. II. Batten and wife spent Sunday in
Camden.
The Hotchisin sisters gave an excellent con-
cert in the NJ. Z. church on "Wednesday even
ing to a fair sized audience.
James Reeves has added portico TO the
front OF one of his tenant houses.
Gould Hitchner has rebuilt his cider works
on the grounds of Geo. Pierson.
Thos. Kerlin has bought the Elizabeth Ben
nett property, and has rebuilt the kitchen.
II. 5. yanLeer has made an addition to his
residence.
The new railroad is being pushed right
through The piings for the bridge over the
creek are nearly all driven. One of their
horses was severely cut by barbed wire a few
days ago. b. Diament had to move one OF his
tenant houses. which was in the line of the
road, and also the barn of Patrick Hart has
been moved.
Diament & Bro.' have the lumber on the
groond for repairs to the waste gates.
VIM. Elweu found one of his mules dead in
the stable one morning lately.
IS. NJ Kidd viii give one of his exhibitions
in Dunham,s Hall on Saturday evening, 2Gth
inst
\ great many wells in town very low,
owing to the dry spell.
The canhense viii soon stop work for the
season.
a fig tree belonging to ;. NJ Kidd is now
bearing the second crop Of figs this season.
NIX
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
Daretown Dots

OF dust we have s. lot,
Since the weather has got
So dry and awful hot;
Rut II IL were wet the 'taters would fo''
Then let US be cheerful and mnrmnr no''
Heeanse worse might be our lot
Mrs Rates has so much recovered from her
recent Illness that she concluded 10 take
trip 10 Trenton for few weeks. she staftea
on Monday. II bates tRafesl all what nerve
some people do have.
Amt Hannah Banks started on her vaestioh
Of Two weeks last Tuesday. We are sorry 20
snare her even that long, yet We know she is
deserving OF recreation.
Miss Hattie Miller has returned after very
pheasant trip TO Pottsville, Pa
Clayton smith and Elwood Robinson nave
o,,r concentrations upon the new visitors 70
their homes. May they tihe visitors} stay
long and eat and sleep we'll
The gross receipts OF the Baptist LADIES'
af,f FESTIVAL held last week were about $50.
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
A sad Death.

The sad death of Harry Prickett, occur
red in Camden onTuesday. The Camden
Post of that date contains the following:
"Harry p. only son of Levi and Maggie
Prickett, of Woodstown, N. j., died OF
typhoid fever early this morning at the
Cooper Hospital in this city. Harry was
taken sick few days ago and in view OF
his mothers sickness he was taken to the
hospital where he was under treatment by
DIR. Godfrey. The cause OF death was
heart failure. His death comes as
crushing bereavement to his parents, his
relatives and friends. During his two
years residence in Camden he has won
hosts of friends and was held in high es-
TEEN. He was in the employ of MIR. Terry,
Philadelphia His remains were taken 70
the residence of his uncle, Mr.. Elwood
Prickctt, 503 North. Fourth street. A
brief sermon will be held on "Wednesday
evening, at 6. As, and the remains Will De
taken to Woodstown, N. j., on Thursday
morning. His mourning relatives are
comforted with the fact that Harry was
Christian young man of excellent character
and member of Centenary M. y. Church'
who will regret his early death.
Interment was made in the Daretown
Presbyterian Cemetery yesterday, after
services in the church, at which touching
addresses were made by DR.. Richardson, OF
Camden, DIR. Ewing, of Daretown, and
Revs. A. II. Eberhardt and Is. I. johnson,
OF Woodstown.
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
c,eantng.s From L,fe's Pathway
ENVIRONMENT.


Enyiroument. another word for surround
ipps. has much to do with the matured life
Of the child. And whether it is the young
man or woman, the middle aged or the one
with snowy locks and feeble tread, they all
show the condition to their early environ
ment to a greater or lesser degree.
AS is the child, so will the man be in
MANY particulars. Children are only dimi-
nutiye men and women, and traits OF char
acter or habits formed, or whatever we
NAV call these peculiar mixings of charac-
teristic belongings-acquired through
the agency of early surrouniings--will be as
adhesive to our several natures as has been
said of that heaven born trait of friend
ship:-'sYon may break it, mar it, crush
it ii you will, but the perfume OF the roses
remain with it still.
The environments of childs life, how
ever, are not always of the perfumed pa
ture of the rose; there may be many thorns,
but the thorns are not always op]ection-
able. these rather have tendency to pro-
tect the child from falling into forbidden
ways, from trespassing upon ground on
which they should not tread.
There are decidedly more dangerous be-
longings 10 the early surroundings OF a
child, than the thorns against which they
are ever running. They appear in the forms
of obnoxious weeds which if not rooted out
in their first stages OF growth become the
most dangerous blockade to the develop
ment Of pure and true life.
These weeds known by such names as
deceit. untruth (similar evils. unkindness
or yulgarity. If given place in the natures
of the parents, soon take root in the heart
OF the child, which to great degree is
part Of him throughout his life.
On the other hand. IL the parents possess
the virtues Of kindness, love. obedience and
pentleness to the directions OF the truth
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
If You Will Follow

This column from week to week you
will soon learn why it is to your ad-
vantage to go to the East Avenue
Pharmacy for everything you desire
in the drug line Even if you do
not know what you want you will
soon see something that will remind
you of a deficiency in your supplies.
Besides you will meet with a most
cordial welcome and careful attention
to all that you desire All that is
necessary for you to do is to express
what you wish to have done and
presto, change, it is done to your
entire satisfaction. Ifyou wish pure
drugs so that you can depend upon
them for desired effect, here at the
East Avenue Pharmacy you will
find them. FROSI.
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
Borough Council.

The regular meeting of Borough Council
was held in the Ma yor's Office on Monday
night, all the members being present The
following bills were ordered paid:
j. G. Stretch, repairing lookup, 1929
Hires ConoyOr, lamplighter, 2000
X. Lippincott, (water fund.-, 4.5o
j. Z. Nensterl, (road fund), 6.75
E. S. Fogg, attorney, in whose hands
had been placed the matter of enforcing
the Borough ordinance requiring flagmen
at railroad crossings, stated that he had
received letter from Vice President
Sewell of the railroad company in refer
ence to the subject, which was read, and
Mr.. Fogg was instructed to use his own
discretion as to action to be taken until
otherwise ordered by Council.
A petition from hack owners residing in
the Borough, asking that licenses paid by
them be refunded, was laid on the table.
The water committee was authorized to
secure proposals for an artesian well, to
be sunk to ascertain whether that method
can be depended on for water supply.
The Monitor., 1891-09-25

The Republ blican County Executive Com
mittee held meeting in Salem on Satur-
day. when it was decided to hold the coun.
ty convention for the nomination OF can
didate for the Assembly, in Woodstown,
ON Tuesday, October 18th. The delegate
meetings will be held on Thursday evening,
October 8th
The manager of the Opera House is to be
commended for bringing the Country Cous-
in' show here which gave such satisfac-
tory performance on Saturday evening. This
company played in Salem Monday night
to crowded house, every seat being oc-
cupied and some of the audience standing
up. Tuesday night they were in Bridgeton
and played to advanced prices, IS cents
being charged for the best seats. This
was their first visit here, but they have
been in Salem and Bridgeton several times
before and are very popular in both places.
Tue ''Joshua Simpkins' show which
comes next Friday, Oct. I'd. is something
on the same order, and said to be equally
as good as the Country Cousin company.
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
county ProhibItion convention.

A convention of the Prohibition voters OF
the county of Salem was held pursuant to
call. at W. C. T. U. Hall, in Woodstown,
on Saturday, September 10th, 1891, at 2
O'Clock p. m.
The meeting was called to order by Rev.
James Rogers, of Salem, and opened with
PRAYER by Rev. A. II. Sembower. E. S.
Fogg was elected Secretary. The following
were appointed committee on resolutions:
Rev. A. Fl. Sembower, Rev. j. B. Howard.
On motion an executive committee was
appointed, as follows: Chairman, +. 5.
Fogg, of Pilesgrove; George b. Shepherd,
Salem; Rev. J. B. Howard, Pittsgrove;
Walter s. Springer, Z. P. Neck; G. G. Bar
Der, Oldmans.
The following committees were also ap-
pointed:
To fill vacancies, Robert I. Seagraves,
]. VIM. Gayner, Geo. B. Shepherd.
Finance Committee, Reuben Woolman,
Chairman, Harmon Hitchner, Pittsgrove;
j. VIM. Gayner, Salem; Howard G. Cooper.
Oldmans; Joseph Dougherty, U. L. Neck.
Nominations for Assembly candidate
being called for, William b. Hooven, OF
Salem, was nominated by acclamation.
The gentlemen named as committee to
fill vacancies were appointed committee to
The following were appointed commit
tee to procure signatures to petition fol
official ballot.
J.B. Howard, Chairman, Pittsgroye;
Lewis B. Wright and Joseph Macaltioner,
Pilesgrove; Reuben Woolman, Pittsg rove;
Ephriam Fowler, L. P. Neck; Joseph Il.
Youker, Salem; Samuel Patrick, Quintonn;
Howard G.. Cooper Oldmans; Walter s.
Sprinoer. L. p. Neck,
The committee oH resolutions reported
the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
The friends of POLITICAL Prohibition in
the county of Salem, in convention assem-
bled, offer the following to the people.
Resolved, That after thoughtful considera-
tion of the matter,we are move and more con
vinced Of The propsie,y 81 tae of al notica
questions, the entire prohibition OF the rum
traffic.
both in theory and practice; therefore we De
mand the repeal of all license laws licensing
the sale of intoxicarts as beverage, ana Cal
for legal prohibition in lieu thereof.
Resolved, That the history of the Republican
and Democratic parties clearly declares that
the principles here enumerated have nothing
Resolved, That we unqual1nedly uenouncs
the action of the Legislature of last winter, and
the Governor who endorsed their action, in the
appoiutment of Excise Boards with the pur,
pose of forcing upon the majority in cities an q
townships where Prohibition prevaiis, the VIII
and curse of the whfskey minority.
Resolped That we consider the so-calie q 9
Ballot Reform law now in operation In this
State, though shorn OF a little last winter, Is
still un- Democratic, un-Republioau, nncon-
stitutional and unfair; demanding OF minority
parties undue labor, expense and dlificnlty IA
9ans A. III. Sembower,
J. Ii. Howard
Rev. James Rogers, Rev. ). B. Howard,
Rev. A. II. Sembower, aud others addressed
the meeting in stirring speeches, and alter
providing for payment of advertising ex-
penses, the convention adjourned
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
Aarrfed.

JEsTER-FRECKLEToN I'm Salem, Sept
18th, by Rev. c. NJ. Perkins, George Jester and
JAM Freckleton, both Of Elsinboro
OHNSON-TAYLOR.-In Salem, Sept. l7th
by Rev. C. II. Perkins, Mr.. Henry IL. johnson
and Hannah A. Taylor both of Salem.
NILLER-STEW ART. AT woodsfowH
Sept. 18th, 1881, by Rev. B. z. J ohnsoE, Mr. New
ton /, Miller and Miss Ida A. Stewart, bot b of
Camden n j.
The Monitor., 1891-09-25
PERSONAL

Mrs. Elizabeth Proud is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Casper, near Allo-
way.
7. b. Somers, OF Millville, was in
Woodstown on, Wednesday, visiting E. S.
Fogg, Esq, having ridden over on his
bicycle.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Katharine Patterson, daughter of
F. f. Patterson, of the Camden Sunday
Reoaep, to Mr.. Charles Henry Middleton,
Of Denver, Col orado, on Thursday,
October, 1st.