The Monitor., 1891-04-24

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herring this week, but have been planting
our garden and could not squeeze out the
needed time. Hope to see you later on,
when W get more time.
Trailing arbutns is now in the heiglth
of bloom. The woods near Harrisonvillc
station have been pretty well cleared of
this modest flower, and those W ho wish to
find it in profusion should take tramp
through the woods near Avis Mill.
The 12 27 up train yesterday struck a
broken rail above Harrisonville station,
deraiIipg the last car. The remainder
of the train went on and the wrecker was
sent down to clear the track, delaying the
arrival of the 2 AZ train about an hour.
President George B. Roberts, Vice Pres
ident William J. Sewell. General Manager
Charles q. Pugb, Superintendent A. o.
Dayton and other officials of the Pennsyl-
vania system, have been over the West
jersey Railroad and branches on tour OF
inspection. Their train went over our
branch on Friday morning.
Work at the alteration of the track on
the Fair grounds was commenced ON Tues
day. under charge of Surveyor l. 0. Acton,
OF Salem. The track is to be leveled up
by filliug in at the lower turn and cutting
down at the upper end of the homestretch,
the cuts terraced and sodded, and other
alterations made.
Trustees of Pilesgrove Library Associa-
tion met on Saturday evening last for or
ganization. E. Wallace las reelected pres
ident, E. S. Fogg secretary, J. E. Jaquette
treasurer. Library Committee, G.. f. Pan
coast, VIM. a. FIitcraft, e. S. Fogg;
Librarian, Joanna Flitcraft. Other mis-
cellaneous business was transacted of no
special interest.
Some OF our young men and ladies drove
over to Daretown and attended the Presby-
terian church on Sunday evening last.
We are sorry to learn that while driving
over they came near running over an inof-
fensive pedestrian who was occupying the
middle side of the road in shirt sleeves.
However the man did not get run over and
the boys are glad.
The Young Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union of New Jersey held their
Second Annual Conference on Friday and
Saturday of last week, at Moorestown. A
large number of Y's from all over the
State were present, and MANY prominent
speakers, chief among them being Mrs.
Barnes, the National Superintendent of
'Y'' work, and Miss Gibson. from Paris.
Little Blanche Moncref and little friend
of hers one day this week had fine fun for a
time. The happy little ones took stones
and threw them at the windows Of Dan
Wares house on Spring Garden strt ct and
have lots of fun and did not know they
were doing any harm. Mr.. Moncrief had
new glass put in to replace the ones broken.
At the meeting of Pilesgrove Library
trustees on Saturday night a motion was
made and carried that the Library CON-
mittee be empowered to remove from the
shelves any book thought to be objection
able or immoral. The trustee Offering the
motion stated that sThe Story of an
African Farm" was thought by some TO he
immoral, but no action has yet been taken
on this work.
An individual known over at Alloway
as Arthur Yarrow, if report be true, has
caused more or less flutter in financial cir
cles in that staid and pretty town. In
plain english it is said that he has suspend
ed payment, for the present at least, and
several of his neighbors to whom he was
indebted or who have lent their names as
endorsers to him are not so certain as they
would like to be that they'll get out with
out loss.
The West Jersey Press of Wednesday
contains the following: Il. 3. Humphreys,
of Woodstown, a business man of rare
Judgment, has done great deal to build
up the place. He has established news
paper, built a new opera house, large and
commodious hotel, which is run without a
bar, several large stores, and made other
improvements which have added to the
permanent wealth of that old and prosper
Gus borough. His business ventures have
proved profitable and deserYedly SO. May
he live long and prosper.
Salem county has at present eight stock
farms, as follows: Pleasant Valley, VIM.
Disston, near Woodstown; Mt. Pleasant,
Chas. s. Caffrey. Woodstown; The Hill,
N. II. Lippincott, near Woodstown; Hedge
field, Clark Petit, near Wocdstown; Park,
J. Warren Smith, near Woodstown;
Arthur w. Yarrow, Alloway; Maple View,
Saml c. Allen. Warrington; VIM. Robbins.
YORKTOWN. Besides these, many of our
farmers are engaged in raising blooded
stock, and the Industry promises to become
the most important OF any in the county.
The organization of new Union Sab
bath school in Warrington was completed
last Sunday, under very auspcious cir
cumstances, there being 81 in attendance.
The sessions are held every Sunday at 2
O'Clock P. NJ. in the brick school house,
the name being the Compromise school.
The officers are Supt., Lewis B. Wright;
Asst Supt., JOS. Hackett; Treas. Mrs.
John Hackett; Sec., Mrs. Edwin Reeves;
Librarian, Walter Crispin; Asst. Librarian,
Hannah Hamilton; Organist, Sadie Welcb;
Teachers, Jos. Hackett; Mr.. Black Crispn,
Mrs. Howard Peterson; Mrs. Jos. Duffield,
Miss Abbie Hawp, Mrs. John Hackett.