The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-05-08

expensive to build.
Messrs Watkins & VOORHEES,, of Wood.
bury, have secured the contract for furnish
ing the official program mes at Lincoln
Park the coming season. The edition will
be 600 daily. This firm have also
contracted to furnish programmes for the
Woodstown Opera House next season.
The annual meeting Of the Salem County
Medical Society was held on Wednesday
at Woodstown. Addresses were made by
DR.. L. l.. Glover and Captain Charles Nc.
Ilvaine, of Haddonfield The subject Of
the latter was '"Foadstool Poisoning and
itsTreatment by Hypodermics of Atropia -"
Captain McIlvaine was elected an honorary
member of the Society.
By one of the bills passed by the legs-
lature school teachers will be required to
hold patriotic exercises on the Friday next
preceding ashington's Birthday. Fourth
ofJuly aud Thanksgiving Day. TIE ex-
ercises must Include reading of the Deela
ration of Indept ndence and singing Of
national airs, aud the penalty for violation
is forfeiture to teach.
d. Il. Cruise who has recently opened
wall paper store in Massey's building is
selling good share Of goods, and has
plenty of work. Mr.. Cruise is a careful,
paiustaking paper hanger, there is none
better ard probably few as good, and he
is deserving Of all the favors that can POS.
sibly be extendtd to him. You can either
buy paper of him and hang 1t yourself, or
buy it aud have him put 1t on, as may best
suit you. In each case you will get perfect
sati,faclion-this much We will guarantee.
isev. r r. Albin preached his farewell
sermon at the Baptist church on Sunday
evening, and with his wife aud child sails
for England tomorrow. Those who lis
tened to the reverend gentleman's remarks
Sunday night say he used plain United
States language, without any honeyed
embellis menus, and gave his flock to IN
derstand that he thought very few fthem
would be barred out of heaven on account
of anv surplus of Christianity. He doubt.
less talked as he felt, but We opine
that with preachers, as with newspapers,
it is pot always policy to say just what one
thinks.
The continued cold weather all this seek
up tn this writing Thursday has played
havoc with our Gloucester county farm
ers. Alllred oy the pleasant weather the
last two weeks in April they concluded
that cold weather was over FOR the season
aud acting on that hope. set out thousands
aud hundred of thousands of sweet potato
aud tomato plants. While it is though by
many the plants will hardly be kiltd out
right, they will get 50 stinted and retarded
in growth and vigor that they will have to
be replaced " ith others. Let us hope.
however, il may not prove SO bad as it is
pictured.
NJ. A. Sranlan's first class cnmptny will
piesent Neil Agrah' at the Opera IL pse
on Monday evening next. The Nor" IL b
Journal says of this company M. a
Seaman with his full coscp parry ple Iii. d
i'll Breed Opera House Tuesday evening
the pleasing Iish drama Neil Agraii. !"
The play portrays lively scenes and funny
characters, and is calculated to excite the
laughter as well as pity CT the audience.
favorite With the house. and Sadie Scan
lan's Mora McShane" was favorile with
the audience. It. was brilliant and
pleasing entertainment"
Any person wishing to purchase good,
reliable watch. gold or silver, can't do bet
ter than to call on White, the jeweier, as
he has made the watch business speciality
for several years. You will get the fall
worth OF your money every time.
Obituary.
David Dare, prominent citizen living
near Watson's corner, died CD Tuesday,
aged so years.
George Kessler, who for several years
occu. I'D the Jacob Banks farm near
Auburn, and aiterward the Jebu L.
Allen farm below Shafptown, died on
Tuesday at Swedesboro. where he had re-
sided Tor few years past. Mr.. kessler
was about 6S years old.
Samuel Smith, who lived on the Exhibi-
tion farm a few years ago, also at various
times on other farms near Woodstown, died
at the residence Of his n-in.lay, James
Sedan, il L. A. Creek, on Friday last, and
was buried on Monday in Salem ceme-
terry. Mr.. Smith was over so years old.
Captain Robert NJ. Boon, au old citizen
of Salem, was stricken with paralysis on
Monday evening, and died Tuesday morn
ing. without reeaining consciousness, in
his SGD year. He was the son OF Captain
Enoch Boon, and he and his three brothers
were the pioneers in the steamboat trsili:
between Salem and PHILADELPHIA, reln.
gushing the business in 1851, having
amassed considerable money. lie was TN
ma rred, and lived a very secluded life.
The Midaietown (DeL) transcript of
April 30.h has the following Concerning
the death Of one known to many in this
vicinity:
Mrs. Eliza L. Anderson who died at her
late residence in Middletown last Sunday
evening, alter an illness of several months
was most estnaole lady and devoted
christian; Astounding in good deeds, help
lug the poor, sympathizing with those who
were in trouble aud doing good wherever
she could. Mrs. Anderson was the dau9her
of the lats Ira aud Mary Sprners Lippin-
colt, of Gloucester county, New Jersey aud
came to Mddletown when IL years of ase
She has resided hero ever suce. aud III
1865 Vas married to the late Charles h.
Anderson, prominent business man ot
this tosn, whose death occurred June III,
1887. The deceased had been member
of Forest Presbyterian church ever since
it was organized, aud with the assistance
of Mrs. Riley organiztd The infant school,
which has ever since been successful
bfaLch Of Forest Sunday school, and IN
this she was very successful and accom-
tli,hed great COED Mrs. Anderson was
treasurer Of tue Woman's Christian Fem.
perance Union for some time past aud
president of the Womali's Foreign Mission
ary Society. In church and social circles
Mrs. Anderson will oe greatly missed, a, q
it will b. difficult to fl I'd person so well
qualified to fill the important positions
" hich her death has matte vacant.