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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-06-12
Personal.

Miss Kissler, of Philadelphia, is visiting
at VIM. Nixon's on Dickinson avenue.
Mrs, Laura NJ. L. P%ancoast has returned
from several weeks s~ojourn at Hartman,
Tenn.
General VIM. j. Sewell and family of
Camden, sailed for Europe on Wednesday
on the City of New York. They will be
back about the first of September.
n. d. Avis, who has a lucrative position
in the Pension Department at Washington,
was in town renewing old acquaintance
this week. We understan that during Mr..
Avis short stay in the Capitol, he has re-
ceived a substantial reward for his compe-
tency by a promotion.
Mr.. j. Howard Kirkbride, who is the
owner of some six hundred building lots
in the new suburb of Camden. Cramer Hill,
was in town yesterday. Mr.. X. is a prom
inent business man well known in both
Camden and Burlington counties, and pre-
diets a bright future for his new venture
which he says is not more thana mile from
the Camden Court House. He was accom-
panied by his builder Mr.. Steelman, the
object of their visit being to see Mr.. jos. G.
Stretch whose mill work they had seen ana
which they wanted him to furnish for some
of their buildings up there.
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DaretoWn HoIs.

The Yorketown y. psf T.. held its second
social on Tuesday evening last at the home Of
its Corresponding Secretary, Miss Ella Coles.
a very large gathering of young people were
presentand report an excellent time.
The Pleasant Hill Christian Endeayor meet
ing was led last Wednesday evening by Miss
Hattie Emmef Miss Hattie Is q girl of ten
years, and IS We believe the youngest member
ofthe Baptist church here. Hattie was recent
ly baptized, and l a very bright little girl.
Miss Kate uagaman closed the public school
here on Wednesday last, and was married in
Camden on the evening of the SAINT day. We
wish hera happy life. She taught school here
for one year and was very much liked as q
teacher.
Master Frank Beaie wa home from the city
and spent Sunday with his parents. lie re.
turned on Monday afternoon. Frank likes
city life very much.
Doe Harris probably has the earliest gar
den vegetables of auybody in town. lie has
had new peas and potatoes already. Where is
Jerry Foster?
Charles Hitchner's foar-year-old Santa Claus
colt IS said to have turned a half-mile in Is
last week.
Our young folks are busy preparing for
ChiIdren's day. The Presbyterian school will
celebrate theirs IN Sunday. The Baptis,
school will hold their exercises on Sunday
week. We have been informed that the
musical programme is to be an attractive fea-
ture In their celebration.
Aiawn social viii be given at the home OF
the Gray Bros. on Wednesday evening Of next
week, I7thiRst. The social viii be held under
the auspices Of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Baptist church, Their purpose IS to raise
funds for church WORK. The public Is cor
daily Invited. Excellent music and abundant
refreshments will be provided.
DR.. raulding's Claus Forester Is going along
very nicely for so young a colt, and doubtless
will soon be among the rapid TURTLES of the
place.
Bazby & Morgan have about i've undred
little chickens.
We regret to learn that Doris Duyere,'r
the literary around here, has been seriously
i'll. We had missed her weekly illusions anu
we hope for her speedy recovery.
For goodness sake,
How my tooth does ache.
II have an old back tooth
That do ache like the @dooihe"
1t Is very difficult to rhyme
With a tooth a humping all the time,
BUTT he donft look out what ne Is about
We viii go to the dentist and have him
yanked out.
Another parrot story:
New neighbor to Mrs. PM.-@Why, Mrs.
PHI, yeu have a parrot. haven't yous-that Is,
l thought had heard one at your place
Mrs Pin TO new Deighbor.-"No. 1 have no
parrot; that Is not what you heard. 1t IS old
Mr.. Pill. He is getting old and his voice is
cracked
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Jinminy, BITTER PHI.
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Lust oyer Coun.y I,nes.

Members of the Farmers Alliance will
start z canning factory near Union Grove.
A new siding and freight house at
C~iarksboro, on the west side of the main
track, are being built.
John Hood, receiver of the defunct Mer-
chants Bank, of Atlantic City, has notified
the directors that he will begin suits
against them to recover SO, 600.
Oliver C. Body heard some unusual
noises about Jessup's mill near Mantua
several days ago and on making diligent
search found ten opossums which lie
killed.
Messrs. Albert N. S~eabrook, of Elmer,
and T. Yorke Smith, of Westville, have
purchased the Glassboro Enterprise, of
Glassboro. The new firm took possession
on Monday.
Over 20, 900 quarts of straw berries were
shipped from Cedarville on Wednesday to
Philadelphia and New York. This means
1000 cash to the farmers. During the
season this o important crop amounts
to s25, 600.
The contest over the estate OF Josiah
Wallace, the deceased millionaire of Pal
myra. was begunin the Orphans Court
at Mount Holly on Wednesday, the initial
contest being over the granting of letters OF
administration.
Duffield Long got into G. j. Davis hotel
at Clayton, Sunday night, by means of a
small cellar window. He drank SO much
liquor that he was unable to get cut, was
found in the cellar in the morning and was
handed over to an officer.
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EInwar MisaInn nav

Flower Mission day was observed On
Tuesday by the Woodst0wn w. G. r. T.,
who sent a delegation of members to the
County Alnlshouse, where, reinforced by
members of the Salem and AlloBay unions
they conducted suitable services. A visit
was. first made to those unable to leave
their rooms in the feeble and insane de.
partments, and words of comfort, accom-
panied by boqnets and literature were
offered. Then the remainder of the in-
mates gathered on the spacious lawn in
'front.', where seats had been placed, and
an interesting address given by Rev A. II.
E~berhardt, prayer by Rev. w. L. Mayo,
and a talk by Mrs. r. 2. Patterson, ex.
planning the origin and purpose of Flower
Mission day. 1t is regretted that the at
tendance of townspeople was not larger.
The inmates Of the alrnshouge have learned
to look forward to this day with much
interest, and it is doubtless one of the few
bright spots in the memory eff many oil
them.
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Last week the Supreme Court gave an
opinion on the question as To who should
pay the cost Of holding elections under the
Werts lava matter that Boards of Free
holders have wrestled with since the en-
aetment of the new law. The easel n court
was made q test case and came up from
Newark on an action to recover expenses
under the law. The court held that the
expenses OF erecting booths shall be borne
equally by county and city, because they
both use them. Tie county shall pay one.
half Of the expenses ofmaking registry and
canvass, and each city aud township share
the other half OF the expense. The county
shall pay the cost Of revising the registry
for the November election, and each town.
ship shall pay the cost of revising ske reg
istry for the Spring election.
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1ied.


woOLMAN-In Upper Pittsgrove, May sd.
Wilbert, son of Hamlin and Eta Woolman,
aged 10 days.
DANIS-in shiloh, May goth, Anna A., wife
of Belford L. Davis, aged 20 years.
HoRNER-ln Bridgeton, May I'D, Ephfaim
Homer.
GARRISON Near FinIey's station. June
Isl. sarah Garrison, aged IS years and 8 mos
Lopez = IN Huntington, June 9Th, John
Lopez, aged 70 years.
PESTON-Iu salem, june It'll, Harriet T.
Penton, widow OF jeremiah Penton, aged %
years.
MEAD-Iu Lower PENIS Neck, June slh.
William :. Mead. in his 18th year.
DUNHAM-In salem. June sth, Sarah Fran
css Durham, widow of Joseph Durham. in
her 9th year.
CLARk-in wooGstown. Saturday, June
sth. Jacob F. Clark, in the T4th year of his age.
JAMEs-In AHoway. june 9Th, sarah Avis.
wife Of Lewis NJ. James.
GOBLIN st Louis, No, May 80, 1891, Hugh
l., son of VIM :. and Maggie l.. Cobb. of st.
Louis, and grandson ofJos. Il. and Addie Cobb
OF Woodstown, aged one year, il nannths, IS
days.
In that PARKWAY, distant graveyard.
Where the trees their branches wave,
Lies our daring little Hugh,
In the cold and silent grave
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strawberry short cake fardinneT
Thomas Gnesthas been QRite III. but Is nor

STRAW berry short cake iorGinneF.
Thomas Gnesthas been quite III. hut Is now
improving
Mrs. sarah \. HARRISON Is entertaining reis-
Gves from the ely.
Christopher HARRISON, OF Harrisenvile, was
In town on Tuesday.
Our pablo SCHOOL, closes Friday. June 18th.
The teachers and pupils are busy preparing
an interesting programme.
stacy Diiks has sold his house in Auburn 10
samuel Turner. Mir. Turnerand family took
possession on Tuesday OF this week
Mrs. Kate shultz, of Pennsgroye. has been
visiting her son John shultz, of this place.
Mrs. samuel strowb bridge has ice cream ofan
excellent quality, for sale every saturday
evening.
Anumbero Of the relatives and friends OF
Clark lIorner gave him a plessantsurpise on
his birthday, last saturday evening.
cur sunday school is preparing Tor Child
ren's Day entertainment.
Geo. Foster and force are erecting Il new
shed for Edwia ". L~ippineott. residing BE-
tween here and W oodstown.
Several or sehoo children are Sick with
the humps.
Joseph Harrar has purchased OF WIN. Matt
son an old house, which he intends 70 nj M as
a barn and will build his wheel-wfight shop
into a dwelling house.
Miss Lottie Gleason, Of Repaupo. i visiting
her uncle James Featharcr.
horse belonging to Joseph Hsrrar had a
leg broken while pasturing in the road. The
horse had TO be killed.
A horse belonging 20 Nathan Aattson was
left In the Geld with u ~swingletsee attached
The horse took fright and ran away, which
resulted in u great deal of bruising, broken
harness and considerable kicking.
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The annual plague of rose bugs is de-
vastating the vineyards this year to some
extent, but it is estimated that not more
than one.quarter Of the usual number have
appeared in the vicinity Of Vineland. 1t is
believed by many prominent horticulturists
that the bugs and the rot, the two great
enemies Of the grare. are gradually dimin-
ishing.
A double team belonging to Maurice B.
Elton, in charge of two colored boys, while
carting gravel on Tuesday morning ran
away, throwing the boys out, one near
Davepport's mill and one on Mill street.
Running through town, they proceeded as
far as Jos. Colson's, above Woodstown,
where they stopped, having done no serious
damage.
Joel Borton left at our office on Wednes-
day a most excellent bunch of asparagus
from his two and a half acre patch. Mr.
Borton, who has been engaged in asparagus
cultivation for many years, is quite sue
cessful in this branch, having sold this
| season nearly 1000 punches. The bunch
left at our Office contained several stalks
over two inches around.
The New Jersey Historical Society will
soon have its centennial medal ready for
distribution. When it is finished it is the
intention of the society to present one every
year to the scholar in the public schools oil
New Jersey who passes the best examina-
alton in the history of the State. This
medal is to commemorate the Washington
Centennial held at Elizabeth two years ago.
VIM. B. ~Snelbaker. our East avenue
marble Guitar, is putting up some very
fine jobs of work. He this week placed
in A. w. Hillman's lot in the Pilesgroye
cemetery, a handsome of dark
Quincy granite. heighth 7 feet, with heavy
lot Enclosure and posts. He also has in his
yard a handsome stone in white Rutland,
which he will put in Broad street Gem e.
terry at Bridgeton for Ethan Reeve; also
two sets to go to Fairton.
The meeting of the State Board of Taxa.
tion was held in the Court House at Salem
Yesterday. All the townships, except
i Oldmans, were represented by their as.
SCISSORS, and the township duplicates were
looked over, and matters pertaining to the
subject talked over. The Board expressed
the opinion that SO far as visited, Salem
county, in the assessment Of personal prop.
erty, as compared with real estate values,
made the best showing.
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birthday surprise a.ausnrn.

There was a surprise birthday party at
Auburn on Monday evening, June 1st, in
honor Of sirs. John HARRISON. The even
ing was spent in social conversation, sing
ing, etc, after which the guests were in
vited to the dining room to partake Of a
splendid repast. Those present were
John HARRISON and wife, Miss Maggie
HARRISON, John HARRISON, Jr., Mrs. Re-
becea Mattson, Mrs. Sarah HARRISON, JOAN
Given and wife, c. Wesley Given aud
wife, Joseph Given, Rev. Enoch Shinn
and wife, Rev. Daniel johnson and wife,
Mrs. NJ. Homer, 3Irs. Abbie Turner, Jacob
Hunt and wife, Capt. Stro bridge and
wife, Mrs. Annie Wright, Miss Wright,
Mrs. Mary Steward, Joseph Jordan and
wife, Benjamin Cheesman and wife.
Miss Cheesman, Robert HARRISON, Willie
HARRISON, Elmer Madara, Miss Ida
Madars, Lemuel Harvey and wife,
Mrs. Lennie Connolly, Misses Mary
and Hattie Connolly, Stratton Mattson
and wife, Horace Given. Clifford VANS
ley. and many others. There were guests
from Camden, Salem, Brideeton, Har-
~risonyille, Weedstown. Swedesboro, Penns-
grove, Pedriektowp, etc. At midnight ali
babe the hest and hostess good night,
wishing such happy returns of the day.
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Obituary.

DR.. j. +. Musgrave, a prominent physi-
clan, died yesterday at his home in Swedes-
boro.
Daniel F. Cream, one of the Riparian
Commissioners of New Jersey, a member
of the State Board of Assessors, and of the
Democratic State Committee and a we'll
known telegraph operator, died of con-
sumption at his home in Woodbury. on
Wednesday, aged So years.
Jacob F. Clark, one of our most respect
ed townsmen died on Saturday morning
last at the age of "a years and was buried
at Clarksboro ON Tuesday. Mr.. Clark
had in early life been extensively ard
successfully engaged in farming from
which he retired some twenty years ago.
His health had been failing for several
years past and his death was not unexpect-
ed to himself or to his friends. A widow
and three adult children survive him. The
deceased was an honest man, universally
respected by all who knew him.
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married.

GOULD-YALENTINE-At the nj. H.. par
sonage, Canton, May 9Th. by Rev. William
DEbrow, Edward d. GoRid ana Laura \.
Valentine, both of Canton.
FERGUSON-MAS0N-At the parsonage Of
the Broadway NJ. L. church, in Salem, on May
10th. by Rev. a. lawrence, Frank G.. Fergu-
son and Miss Jennie Mason both Of Salem
HANNAH-HA MILT0N-At the Broadway
u. L. parsonage, Salem, May Goth. by Rev A
Lawrence, james V. Hannah. OF Upper Alto
ways Greek, ana Miss Hannah 5. Hamilton.
of Warrington.
Observation-Disclosures the residence of
the Lride's parents. salem, May 5lst, by Rev.
a. Lawrence. William shetziine Roatcb, of
Philadelphia, Pa, and Miss Zunrenia Their
essa Mekeen, CT Salem.
APPROXIMATION June LIST, at Royber-
ough, Philadelphia, By james ". wfllmarth.
DID, Jonathan h. I. Lippen, of Salem, and
Adele PaG,o of scarborough.
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List of e Books.

The following are the new books latel
purchased by the Pilesgrove Libra
Association, and which will be placed {
their shelves next week:
The Lily of the Valley, Balzac
Ards Glaverden, stockton
Life OF IL. w. Longfellow, vols.
The Bride of the Nile, Ebers, , vols.
The War of Independence, Fiske
DR.. Breen's Practice, Howells
To Leeward, Crawford
\ Young Girls Wooing, Roe
Birds Through an Opera Glass, Merriam
Quicksands, from the German, Wister
stand Fast Craig Royston, Black
khaled, q tale of Arabia, Crawford
A Quaker Home, Tucker
An Original Belle, Roe
An American Grill London, Duncan
sidney, Deiand
Muryafe Eastman, Tourgee
Dreams, Schreiner
Down the RaYine, CraddOc1
True as steel, Harland
louisiana, Burnett
The Bolton Estate, IrolIope
Magnum Bonum, Yonge
Campmates, Munroe
The Beads Of Tasmar, Barr
KDight-Errant. LyaIl
Coal n the Coal Mines, Greene
Frank Warrington, Harris
Julian Mortimer, Castlenon
The Story of Aris, Phelps
She Loved a Sailor, Barr
The Silent Partner, Phelps
Friend Oliyi9, Barr
Pepita Ximenez, Valera
Stories of0Id New Spain, Janvier
y Noble Name, from the German
Our Italy, Warner
Little st. Elizabeth, Burnett
sara Crewe, Burnett
SamathaAmong the Brethren, HOliey
My Story of the War, Livermore
In Darkest Africa, Stanley. vols
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y timely rain came TO many farmers in this
vicinity sunday, as it was getting pretty dry.
The Land In this neighborhood seems 10 need
more rain than some others.
Tie Epworth social held on Thursday even
ing oflast week was wei attended, consider
ing The heavy shower Of rain that evening
In attendance were Rev. C. ;. Miller and wife
Samuel Pimm and wife, l. X. Mattson and
wife, Wm. Dye and wife, Mrs. stratton. Mrs.
WIN. Dubois, Mrs. Frank Lippincott, sallte
Butterworth. Bel Tiee, Ida Madara, Alynda
Pimm, Idle Fox. Lizzie Bender, Isaac Ptmmi
Walter Dye, EIwood Pierce, Isaac Munyan-
Harry Porch. Charlie Wilkinson and oIiie
Pimm, who report having had a good time.
VIM. Adams, who has been sick tor some
time, has 50 far recovered a. TO be able TO be
out in town.
Mrs. Clara Moncyief, wife OF Henry Mon.
Grief. Is quite sick.
r.. 5. Porch and wife have just returned
home from Maryland, where they have beer
visiting their %sen-inlax. Mr.. sturr.
Anew shingle roof is to be put on The par
sonage in place OF the tin roof that has beer
an an~noyancet to the pastors family whenever
1t tained for a long time
d. : F. staager Is treating his house TO
coat OF paint, ana also putting mp some new
fence, which viii improve the appearance
much.
The school boys now are having a rest, a
the school has closed for three months.
Our butcher. J. y. Riley, who has been SUI
plying the people OF this place with thos
nne shad, has quit. suppose The price has De
come too steep.
Children's day to b celebrated next Sunday
A sermon in the morning by the psstor 10 fh'
children. In the evening the regular Pre-
gramme. The roral decorations will be nice.
Harrisonvilie has some empty houses now
and we think it a good place for working
men. as there seems to be plenty Of work 10
those who want it.
The Township Committee met to-day IN III
old store room o John N~rigsins.-a very con
venient pace. The room has been rented z
hold business meetings and the spring and
fall elections instead ofthe old town hail.
A. ". Hlnman j. canvassing This neighbor
hood selling fruit trees. Persons purchasing
of him viii get what they deal for.
Hugh 6rimshaw expects 10 harvest his ha,
next week. Hugh l. always on time. l.B
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

+ following are the names of the pupils
standing highest in the public school during
the month Of May: Mabel T.. Batten IS 7-l2,
Eva Hoffman 81 1G, Willie Featherer, 49,,
Grace Batten ss,Anna Mattson 81 40. Primary
observation-disclosures Lippincott 81, Geneva
Lippincott s'ss, Violet Brown % 81, George
Graham 7g2z. Lotzes Reason 70 lie.
JAcKIS-THE-PrLPFT
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at i the people that make The town, con-
seauentIy we had half 4 town last Thursday,
The q. A Il. excursion i certainly u popular
one, as the Qnlnton eornct band, together
with half The population az The place took in
the last.
A very nice young mar who has gained
much popularity BY his chivalry toward ths
ladies discovered himself left last-weii ons
nixht last week, and after taking the roabi
20 dispose Of slippers and SO on 100. he was
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uarrssanrine xn,es.
BITTER

Miss Sadie Hurt IS paying u visit to her
grandparents at Elmer.
DIR. stanger Is Identifying his house by
plint and new fence. Itlooksjust splendid =
Our town Is looking up. Hurrah FOR u L. K.
Oar fIrmers are happy. The rain Just suited
them.
Carpenters viii begin the parsonage roof
this week.
Children's Day has come again. 1t IL rn
mored that the service of this year in Har-
risohYille church VIII exceed anything ever
had before, and That the choir Is TO be accom-
panied with a corBet by Walter Dye. Your
correspondent expects to be on hand TO see
and hear all.
Well the shad season Is over aud we will
have another kind OF cologne about our town.
Hope TO see you all next sunday.
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GRASS SALES,

June ls-Empson Atkinson, near Woods
town.
June 18Th. i. Hickman, below Shall town.
June 20-J. II. Alderman, hear Pole Tavern.
June al. K. Alderman, near Woodstown.
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Trucx-rarmfng Statistics.

For the first time the industry known as
| truck farming has been made the subject Of
| census Investigation. 1t is found that up
ward of 800, e00, Geo is now invested in
this industry, which involves the utilization
of over 800, 000 acres. Its annual products
amount to &c., 155. requiring the SER
vices of 230, 1913 persons. aided by IS 1866
horses and mules and S,971, 206 worth OF
farm implements and machinery. The
income of this comparatively new traffic,
after paying for labor, fertilizers and seeds,
is estimated at $50, 900, coo. Truck farming
differs from market gardening in that the
latter belongs to small holdings within
easy driving distance of cities and towns,
while truck farming is the production OF
green vegetables on tracts remote from
market, the truck farmer being dependent
on water and rail transportation for the
delivery and on commission men for the
sale of his products. Previous to 1860
Long Island, New Jersey, Delaware and
southern Illinois were the chief truck
| c~enters, but to-day over y per cent OF our
vegetables come from the south Atlantic
states. the Mississippi valley, the celery
districts of Ohio and Michigan and from
| the Pacific coast. A very considerable
portion Of the truck products consumed
in our great cities is grown from 500 to
1000 miles away. In a consideration Of
the various districts whence these supplies
are derived one is struck by the fact that
the centers of truck farming are moving
southwark and westward. New potatoes,
eabbages, cauliflowers and tom atoes are
as yet the only vegetables shipped from
California so far as st. Louis, Kansas City
and Chicago, and then only in small guam
titles to meet a partial failure of crops in
the Mississippi valley and Florida. Bat
the law of natural monopoly has shown
itself in the past and cannot fail to do so in
the future. The fast trains and lower
freight and express charges which will
surely follow in the wake of rapid develop
ment of railroads will enable California,
with a fertility Of soil that produces every
green thing to perfection, and a climate
largely free from the winter frosts that
occasionally prove SO disastrous in the
south, to compete briskly for much Of the
truck trade beyond the Mississippi. 1t has
been only 4 few years since the truck
farmers Of the Norfolk and Baltimore
districts have successfully divided patron
age with the older and more northern dis
tricts, yet already Norfolk growers grum-
BILE over signs of shifting trade, because
growers in Florida are severely pushing
their MARYLAND and Virginia rivals.