The Monitor., 1891-03-20

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| Salem county n the southwestern county
of ,he state is bounded w. and S by the
| Delaware river and bay. (he former mer.
| ,iuo i,to the bava few miles from the
souIhern termination of the coumv. N. bv
| Glouce,t.r go. and f and s. by Cumbrr.
| land go. Its ts.xtrem. length. N. and s.
| i, % m. breadth. f. and W. % m. The
con, tv was named by John F.nwi ick. and
dis,i,ynisbed AS his tenth. in 1919 The
name and iarisdiction wer. settled by a
ururrie,a,y law in 1904. In 17O9-1O. the
bouud.ries were d, tiuitely fixed. and then
iucluds d Cumberland CO.. within the limits:
and i'm l74S This latter county was formed
from it. The prominent streams are Sa.
lem river. Alloways creek, Stow creek, on
tl,. line Of UnmbeIland CO., aud Oldma,,'s
cr,.k an that of Gloucester co. Salem
river rises in the caste rn part of the county,
and tmplies into the Delaware river 81
miles below Salem. 1t is navigabIe fo.
silallops about 30 miles, and vessels of 100
tons come III as faras Salem. The county
is of alluyial formation, aud generally
level: the soil. mostly light sand, OCCASION
ally mixed with clay or loan. That part
bordering on the D eIaw are, is principally
marshy land. strips Of v bich extend many
miles UP the country, on the borders of
Stow aud Alloways creeks, aud Salem
river. The prevailing religious denom-
nation in the county is the Frieuds. The
Methedsts and Baplists rank next in num-
u.r,. The trade of The couuty consists OF
Wheat. rye, Indian corn, cats. aud vepeta
bIes. Tor the Philadelphia market: lumber
wood. clover. timothy. and palticularly
herdprass seed. large quantities of which
are exported to New England The fol-
loving is IA list OF the townships. which
are nine in number Upper Alloways
Creek. Lower Alluma,s Greek, EIsinboro.
Nauuiuptuu. Upp-r ennis Nick. Lower
P.nu's Neck. PIesproye. Pittsproye
Sal, m.
In 1910. the no, ula,ion of the county
MAS II. ISL: in 1920 IA U22; in 1880. IA. 155:
in 1910 rs O35
UPPER ALLowAYs CREEK.
Thistonn,nlu /, about 3 N. IN length
7 m. in breadth. aud il bounded NE by
Putsoroye and Pilesg, owe Sc. by Deerf.li.
HONEYWELL. and Stow creek. Cumberland
CO.. SW. by l. ,.er Alloways Creek. and
NV by Elsiubofouuh. Ther. are u, the
township l oolep FAC 6 p,ist. 7saw.
! m can. in manufac 500 500. s.nonls
| 400 scholars. Pom. o35
A hl,.II Th tbp
townshin derives its aupella,ion from an
| Indian chief named Aliowavs who lived
| in this countrv ar ,he n.,iod ,,c F.nwick,s
arrival in 1879 The townshin was early
| s.t,led Ahont tho ya,r1eAs Ga,man
Lptberan church. called Emanuers was
established at Freasburo constjtu.nts of
| which are believed tn have hem ALI Ger-
mans. Their names were Freas. Trolleu-
! gar Mayar Hahn Rorn Wantz.lt N.oL
assn HenneI Ridmap Dil,sboever S,w.
| dor X nissr T,bai and othars viii thair
families. These people worked at Wistar,s
| giaSs.works 81 mjlesabove A,ioxavstowp
Which are SAID 70 have been thp Fl irst glass.
works established in the Uuion The
church record, were kent in German un,iI
| IS32 when the R.y Mr.. HarneI took tbe
oversight Of the same In 1896 he was
| sncceed.d nv Rev Mr. Revunlds In Sant
Of the same wear. he was Succeeded by the
R.y Mr.. Day. and he. in 1899 by the Rev
Mr. Town.
In. ab,ve view of the northern entr,nce
;pt, Ar,yavst,Yn tai,.n mar P..v.s and
Bfoth.r's mills. which app.ar ON fin. rivht
,t tha ap,r,vir,, sb,.s the nr;pcin,i rot
~ th,. ulace Tnis ,hriviny v,ll,gs il A.
,he had of navi,atiun on AI,,wavs or..k
Il m r ot Sal-m r. contains a R,n,is,
,ud a M.thodi,t church. several stnres
md .bout 500 inbahitants Shin. .hu;ld;,,,
j. carri.d IN here tna consid.r,hi,. ext.nt
h4s,d..s MANY small vessels ouu mr. tw,
lary, sbius Of GOO IONS burd.n hav. h.an
c,'struc,ed. Til. wbite.oak of mi. ray;on
is said 10 he nearly y,onal for shin timher
Lo tn. famou, liye.oak of Fl,rid1 Ther,
ar. a few localities in this tnvnshin knoun
4, Oujn.on's Br,doe. Fr,asbury St,ct i,g-
t,uu and Guupaf,wn. ,h.. first nf w,ieh
cm,t ,ius . stores a lime. kiln and .hon,
!, n, ,z.n dw.l,inys
TN. annexed account of military onera.
,io,s in ,his vi,.iuitv in tha r.vni,,i,n.ry
war il tr,m J,hns1,,,s Hist,rv of ! .,.m.
| ii WAS All mt 1he oOta F.b 1779 finn,
= n, ,chm.ut uf Rru,,h tronns was s.nt
| from PbiI.deluhia. Inv wat.r Tn SLIM
| rhev w.r, in nnmher ahont 5oo man nm
| dor Ih,. command of Cal An.,crnmh;a IF
| 1h. - r.yim.ut Th.v CANA hv watar
and returned the same wav After rema;n'
,uy f.w oa,s and h.lnin, th.n,s.lvss r.,
whatever they wanted IL was ypnaTaliv
h-u-v.d thar tb.v w,r, ant her. nn p.
| ,.,,u,;t.,i,,, ,.riv and :, .s..r,.; ,h.
| ,.s,,,e,s ot ,h. c,u,,v
| nth.17tb March 17-S a,o,har Pr;t;sh
reyiu. .nt which had h.,., saIeotsd from,
| TIN, Inn and All. r4oimen.s in the ci,v or
| Phi,ad.luh,a. and mostIv S,,,cbmpn n,der