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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-06-26
Freaks of the lightning.

During one of the most severe thunder
and lightning storms ofthe season Sunday,
ex-County Clerk Daniel Sharp, Of Bridge
ton, caught a bolt of lightning in his
hands, severely burning and stunning him.
Mr.. Sharp was washing his hands under a
faucet when the bolt came through the
pipes, striking him in the palms of both
hands. William Mcdowell, who was
passing Mr.. Sharp's house at the time, was
knocked senseless by the bolt, and an UNI
brella be was carrying was set on FIRE and
consumed by the flames. Mr.. Mcdowell
remains partially paralyzed. The house
of Rev. A. j. Snyder, at Deerfield, was
also struck by lightning during the storm.
The bolt struck the chimney, knocking it
off; then it tore the caves box off, together
with a portion OF the tin roof. The bolt
then separated, a portion of it striking the
fence, tearing up the posts and hurting
them into the street, while the other en-
tered the kitchen, setting fire to some fur
niture. The family were all at church,
but some neighbors, seeing the house on
fire. e~gtiDguished the flames.
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Closing Exercises of the Aubur
Public school.

The closing exercises of the Auburn
Public school N last Friday afternoon
were witnessed by a large and appreciative
audience. In spite of the heavy rain in the
morning the teachers and pupils labored
hard in gathering flowers and ferns, and
in decorating the sehool-room. Two large
pillars were beautifully decorated with
flowers and the numerous flowers and ferns
which were tastefully arranged around the
room gave it the appearance OF a conserva-
tory rather than a school-room. The
exercises were both instructive and pleas
ing and showed careful preparation On
the part OF teachers and pupils. Prof.
Howard W. Pyle, Of Philadelphia, played
and sang several pieces which were highly
appreciated by all. Prof. Pyle is one of
the Vale Quartette of Philadelphia, and
talks of giving a concert at Woodstown the
coming fall. If so they deserve a large
audience. The County Supt. was unable
to be present on account of a recent illness.
The prizes for the year were awarded to
Mabel Z. Batten in the grammar depart
ment. She received one for ranking first
in spelling and the other for ranking first
In scholarship, having received a general
average of 80 for the entire year. In the
primary department Rachel Lippincott
received first prize for spelling. Eva Hoff-
man received first prize for scholarship
having a general average of IS 9 20.
Willie Featherer received second prize in
scholarship having an average of IS 1-20.
Three pupils CT the school were neither
absent nor tardy during the entire school
year of ten months. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent by all and the teachers
and pupils are now enjoying their well
earned rest.
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Miss Ida & popular speaker, the effect was
electric. The last recitation was given by
Miss Eva Hawn, entitled Something Great.
Ia the rendering of this selection Miss Eva
acquitted herself as an elocutfonist of more
than ordinary ability. The smaller children
showed the careful tanning which they had
received Thirty-five parts in all were called,
and not a word OF prompting was required
during the entire programme Thus on the
scale eff success the sehoo scores another
point. May It's prosperity continued.
Quite a large number ofyoung people assem-
bled at the home of Henry Schade on Wed
nesday night last 10 celebrate the 18th birth
day OF his daughter Minaie. A very epjoya-
bic time is reported.
Samuel b. Gibision and Nellie C.. Ridgway
were married at the Baptist parsonage last
Thursday night. Much joyl
Miss Lizzie Miller, of F~riesburg.a graduate
of the state Normal school has been engaged
as teacherofourpublic school for another year
Glitter Pili'' having rolled out to church
once more, rents may rise a little In Daretown.
The green apple begins TO unfold in order to
eramp the small boy up.
New neighbor. aThis is a nrettv cool neigh
hood is it not2" (referring to the gentle
breezes.1 Old resident. "welII should smile
if it isn't, there is not q man in it who does not
come and take my wheeIbarrow, ax. garden
pillow, tfuek-wagon and cherry ladder without
even saying if you please or thank YOU
We're much depressed
Our stomach's distressed
We've got green gooseberries
And ripe black-heart cherries,
But for goodness sake.
Don't they make the dinner basket achei
Ynmi t,rgrvp PR
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Over tne county.

The new crossroads signboards in Allo-
way township are of steel.
r. B. Griscom, of Salem. has a pear
tree we'll laden with frnit and also out in
bloom for what appears to be a second
crop.
William Burden, who lives near Wiley
School house, had a horse to die at the
blacksmith shop in SharptowD, of the collie,
recently.
Robt. Gwynne, Jr., of Salem. was yes
terday re- elected Superintendent of schools
for Salem County, by the State Board OF
Education, in session at Trenton.
In a conversation with A. N. Curry OF
Auburn, yesterday, he reports the pros.
poets good for watermelons, canteloupes
and sweet potatoes in that neighborhood.
William Suthers was committed to
Salem county jail on Tuesday by Justice
Bacon, Of Elmer, charged with obtaining
goods under false pretenses of John Berry,
of Elmer.
Samuel Brown, of L. A. Creek, stands
at the head OF Salem %county's sturgeon
fishermen, with a catch during the season
of %eighty-six roe sturgeon and fourteen
bucks, netting, at market prices, S706.
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Base Bali club Re.orsanized.

Harry De Silvers, of Gloucester City.
has been in Woodstown this week engaged
in recognizing the Woodstown base ball
club. The club as ~reorganized will con-
tain Grier, Stepler, Darlington, Gates and
Nelson, together with j. Sterling, who
comes from Philadelphia, and is well
known, having played with St. Louis and
Lancaster, and is a first-elass infielder and
pitcher; Hewitt, who has caught for the
Gloucester team, and is an exceptional
fine ~thrower; Callahan, a fine all-around
player, who is said to be able to hold his
end up with the best of them. The bat
terry will be Grier and Hewitt. The
first game will be played July 4th, with
the Gloucester team, on the lot of Chas. 5.
Caifrey, on Mill Street.
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Daretown Dots.

There are seasons when the spirits are low
and q general feeling of Indifference pervades
the individual, and the sentiments Of the old
polite gentleman in the following story, de-
string 10 be neutral, fairly express the feel
ings: 1t is told that one day during the war
a squad Of coDfederafes, wearing captured
blue overcoats, rode up TO a house in Tonnes
see and greeted the owner with, CIV ell. old
man, what are you, Reb or Yankf" Puzzled
by the blue coats and gray trousers. and not
knowing to which army his visitors belonged.
old caution answered; "w FELL, gentlemen,
I'm nothin', ana very little of that
The lawn social held at the Gray Bros. last
week, was quite a success, Notwithstanding
the very stormy weather. The AIdins eornet
band was in attendance and ~diseouTsed some
very excellent music. Both their music and
their handsome new uniforms were greatly
admired. The band has been engaged to &C
with Bruns's excursion to the sea. We hope
our ladies will invite them TO their nexi
social.
Rev. DR.. RlatienbuIg. OF Bridesburg, Pa.
preached in the Presbyterian church on sun
day in exchange with DR.. Ewing. The pastor
Dr.. B~lattenburg Is very hnent-
Mrs. L. Myers and Mrs. Jennie Beale spent
last Tuesday evening with Miss Anna Mack.
Chss. Durel has sold his famous trotter. Jim
Blaine. TO Philadelphia parties. 1t Is said
that the colt showed a mile In 2bls on day OF
sale. 1t is further reported that the gentle
man, who paid MIR Dufsl $500 tor his colt, re-
fused an offer Of $500 for him the same day be
was purchased, which was last Tuesday.
The Chfidren's Day exercises al the Baptist
| church last Sunday evening were grand. De
| spite the fact OF threatening weather and the
ali day storm The church was packed full
The decorations were new, original and artisr
tic. and several pronounced them the most
besutiful that they had Yet seen. The Mrs,
pastor originated the designs which, when
completed, gave she church The appearances OF
tabled fairy-land. The masic.a as always, vas
excellent, though the choir missed from ITS
number their cornetist and lady y~iolfnist and
Miss Ella Denelsbek, the soprano. the threat
ened storm having deferred their comirg,
The recifations BY the children, and singing
| by little girls was a pieasIng part of the pro
gramme. Miss Ida Robinson recited Preach
| er's Vacation. This being apopular piece and
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Trains Change To-day.

The summer schedule of trains on our
railroad goes into effect to-day, and the re.
vised time table will be found at the top
of the first column on this page. The
changes are slight, except in the Sunday
trains. Under the new schedule, Swedes-
boro and points above are favored with
an early up train, leaving Swedesboro
at sal a. M, arriving at Philadelphia
at $40, and returning leaves Philadel phia
at $50 p. M, arriving in Swedesboro at
1888. Just why Swedesboro is granted
this extra train, to the exclusion of points
further down the road, we are unable to
say, but probably it is put On as an exper-
iment, and if found profitable, will be ex-
tended to Salem. Let us hope so, at any
rate.
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sensation spoi.ea.

A young married man living in North
Woodstown worked himself up into an
awful condition last week. with the idea
that his wife had eloped with another man.
He missed hei from home during the day,
and on inquiry found that a young man
whom he knew had been on friendly terms
with her before marriage, was also out of
town, and at once came to the conclusion
they had eloped. He notified the borough
officers, but the little sensation was spoiled
in the evening by the return of his wife
from a neighboring town, where she had
been visiting her mother.
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Harrrsonxine Notes.

Don't hear anybody wishing 1t would rain.
Harvest Is here. l. H'Mattson mas MS reaper
for cutting the golden grain Ills custom Is
to spend the harvest reaping for his neigh
bors.
Mrs. Clara Monerief is improving and ia
now able to sit up.
The carpenters in force to-day are at work
on the parsonage roof. John scheible, OF
Mulliea Hill, has the contract.
There is lots of cherries, apples, peaches and
other fruit in this neighborhood.
Thos. Fox had a very sick horse last week.
He thought be would lose him, but old Bill
has got all right again under the care OF a
woodstown veterinary.
Miss Martie stokes Is visiting friends in
Ha~rrisonville.
There is a good deal of hay in this neigh
borhood that IS entirely spoiled by the late
rains.
Corn is growing very fast since the rains.
think H~arrisenville is as well represented
by different secret societies as any place of its
population. We have the Changers for the
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Cnurcn

Rev. Socrates Townsend, a former pastor
of the NJ. E. Church in this place, is about
to visit lis old charge here and renew the
associations Of years ago. Hs will
preach in the NJ. E. Church next Sabbath.
Epworth League Meeting Tuesday evening
led by Mrs. Anna V. Reed.
Rev. FL. IL. Beadle has been pastor for a
quarter of a century at the Second Pres
byterian church, Bridgeton. He began
his ministry With the church. 1t number
ed, when he entered upon the pastorate,
$50 members, it now has $50. The prop
erty has been very much improved, and
the congregation enlarged. On Thursday
evening, June 18Th, the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the beginning of the prosperous
pastorate was celebrated by the church
and its officers, with much rejoicing. Mr..
Beadle was surrounded by his friends, who
warmly congratulated him on his long and
successful labors in Bridgeton.
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lark before preaching was over that the pas
tor could not see to read, nor could you reeog-
nize a person from one end Of the church to
The other and the church is not very long
either. After the preaching services were
over general class meeting was held, as it
falhed SO hard the congregation mostly had
% stay, ana the power OF God was manifest
Tor people shouted and gave praise to God In
The spirit as in times of old. May this power
continue with His people is the prayer Of
your correspondent.
Next sabbath viii be the anniversary OF the
birth OF John Wesley. The pastors subject
IN the morning will be "Scriptural Holiness
and In the evening there viii be readings o
wesley, also singing some OF the John ives
icy hymns. All are invited. Seats free
Ushers will seat you. In
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.
James b. Jessup, Exeeutor Of Jacob II.
Clark, deceased. hy dirertion OF the Eurro-
gate OF the County a. salem, bereby gives
notice 10 the credif0xs of the said Jacob n
Clark, deeeased. 10 bring Ia their debts, de-
mands and claims Against The estate OF the
said decedent, uit3tr cath or sffrkaations
within nine months from tie date hereof, or
they wilt be fafeyer barred OF any aetaon
thereof against Tie said exee1ftpf
JAMES b IEssHP,
Dated June = isais-&w19t kxeenfor.
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Just over the County Lines.

Swedesboro school district contains 259
children, 90 more than last year.
Williamstown has eight cases of diph-
liberia. Steps have been taken to arrest
further spread of the disease.
The body of an unknown man, said to
resemble Bank President Marsh, was
found in the woods near Woodbury. yes
terday.
Cumberland county is now represented
in the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
by a son of Col. w. Z. Potter and a young
man named Garrison.
The barn of Myers & Bro. at Asbury was
| struck by lightning on Wednesday night
| of last week and burned to the ground. 1t
had in it about 70 tons of hay.
The South Jersey Institute Alumni Asso-
citation has pledged 81, 900, with the further
| intention to raise s., 900, toward an en-
dowment fund of the Institution.
Frank Foster, Jr., OF Greenwich, caught
his hand in a corn shelter a week ago.
severely wounding it. Medical treatment
was not at once given it, and Wednesday
he died from lockjaw.
Augustus Barber, editor and proprietor
of the Woodbury. Constitution for fifty
seven years, has retired from newspaper
work. His son, A. S. Barber, Jr., will
take charge of the paper.
Rabbits are destroying the sweet potato
plants in a number of the fields in Camden
County. They start at one end of the row,
digging up the plants and eating the young
roots the entire length of the patch.
The Board of Directors Of the Haddon-
field National Bank have placed a notice
in the window of the bank, warning all
persons against standing in front of the
building at any time, day or night, under
penalty of the law.
The West Jersey Railroad Company has
purchased of S. Elmer about seven acres
of property, near the centre of Bridgton,
and this summer will the erec-
ton of a $40, 600 passenger station, at the
corner OF Orange and Lemon streets.
The Reading railroad has secured from
the p. O. Department some mail contracts
in South Jersey. and the towns reached by
the Mullica Hill branch now receive their
mail over that road, instead of by stage
from the nearest points on the West Jersey
road, as formerly.
Owing to the granting of privileges to
sell intoxicating liquors by the Burlington
County Agricultural Society at its fairs,
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
refused to have charge of a large refresh
ment booth, as has been its custom for
years.
The fair grounds at Moorestown, owned
by the Moorestown Agricultural and Indus
trial Society, were sold by the Sheriff, at
Mt. Holly, last Friday, to John 5. Rogers,
for 80, 225. This sum will enable the
directors of the fair to pay all the outstand-
ing indebtedness, but there will be nothing
left for the stockholders.
Going to the country? Take a bottle of
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LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

The following persons signed the
application OF Samuel French,
Woodstown, for license, May term OF
court, 1891:
Ewalt Richman, John Holmes,
IC. NJ. Miller, John X. Deacon,
Geo. W. Barton, Frank. p. Wallace,
f. T.. Becker, Richard Costing,
William Robbins, w. III. Reeves,
d. b. WaddingtoD, E. ~Snelbaker,
IL. w Austin,
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0fdce hours, $50 A. NJ. to $50 P. M.
MAILS CLosE-For all points below Wood
b1rv. 6.55 A. M; for Philadelphia and points
beyond, 7.40 A. NJ, 1917, 4.O9 p. M; for Salem,
e15 A. M. and 500 P. M; for Sh%arptown, $50 A.
MAILS A~RRIvE-z4o, 9.29 A. M, 5.29 P. M; from
salem, 1887, 4.29 p. M; from sharptown, 7.3o
A. NJ and $3.50 p. NJ.
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IfreCtnrM.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD

Un uIu HItGI JuHb 70, Io5I.
grains leave Woodstown, going north, 7.07.
e0 A. M, 1927, 434, COZ P. M. Sundays, $50 AM,
Iii p. M. Arrive in philadelphia, $50, 800 A.
o. 40. $50, 7.30 P. NJ. Sunday, 500 A. NJ, 6.40P.M.
trains leave Woodstown, going south-7. 81
q % A. M, PAS, 5.lS, 6.57 T. NJ. Sundays, 9.42 Am.
7.39 p. NJ.
& %. &. 20 A. H., 1.30, 40, $40 p. NJ. Sundays, 6. 20
A NJ, 6. 20 P. M.
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CHURCHES

III
FRIENps-Services on First and Fifth DAYS a,
10 40 A, NJ. Monthly meeting first Tuesday
after last Monday in the month. First-day
school meets at 900 O'Clock every First-day
morning.
services at l0.3 A. M. and 7.45 p. NJ. PRAYER
t1eeting Wednesday at AS p. NJ.
sunday school at ZOO P. NJ, superintendent
Miss Amanda Abbott.
BAPTJsr-Rev. Farley ID. Root.
services at TO- 80 A. NJ. and 100 p. M. PRAYER
meeting Thursday at 3.30 p. M.
sunday School at 2.G0 p. M, Joseph Broadway
superintendent.
Christian Endeavor Society meeting Tues.
day evening at 7.30 o'clock.
PREsByTERIAN-Rev. Is. T. johnson.
Services at 1913 A. M. and 7.45 P. NJ, PRAYER
meeting Wednesday at 7.45 P. NJ.
sunday school at l1.45 A. M, j. +. %Jaquette
superintendent.
CATHoLIc--Rev. Father Tracey.
Services every other Sunday at 9 A
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.
WooDsTowN LODGE, No. los, l. o. q. t.
Meets every Tuesday evening in Turner's
building.
WoopsTowN LODGE, No. 1873, f. & A. NJ
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before full
moon and two weeks thereafter, in Bortons
Hall.
WoopBINE LODGE, No. 15s. 1. o. o. F.
Meets in Turner's Building every Friday
evening.
MosAosA TRIBE, No. AZ, IMP. o. r. M
Meets in Turner's building every Monday
evening.
WooDsTowN GRANGE, No. s, p. OF H.
Meets every Wednesday eveninginT Turner's
Building.
HARMoHY COUNCIL, No. IS, o. u. A. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley's
Building.
SECOND UNION LoAN AND BUILDING AsSooIA-
TON, meet second Saturday evening in each
month, Mt 7 O'Clock. in John Holmes office.
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Mason's fruit jars, pints, quarts and hall
gallons at Humphreys.
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second story Riley's Building.
Membership eeS............... 80. 90
Annual %
Permits granted for the use OF books at 8
trustees.
e. S. FoGG, Secretary.
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Justice Scudder, of the Supreme Court
has filed an opinion in the Cumberland
County liquor suit. The casa belongs IL
Commercial Township, where a petition
signed by one-fifth of the legal voters wa,
presented to the law judge, asking that
not less than 5000 be charged. The case
was carried upon a certiorari by two mer
who have a license.
In its decision the Court said it cannot
be said in advance what license fee will be
fixed by the Court, nor what action may
be taken on the application for license
until after the election has been decided.
Before these have been ascertained any
action on the part of the prosecutors &c
prevent an election is anticipating injuries
that have not been and never may be in,
hicted. The writ of certiorari is dismissed
with costs.
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Going to the country? Take a bottle Of
Knapp's Root Beer Extract. Yes, a half
dozen of them.
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PILEsGRovK LIBRARY AND READING Room.
OPEN SATURDAYS FROM 800 TO 800 p, M.
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ateTeacner'sAssociation PROS ramm,

The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the
New Jersey State Teachers Association
will be opened in Educational Hall in
Asbury Park on July 1 and will close on
July 3. Il. II. Cook will preside. Oa the
afternoon of July l David Harvey, OF
Asbury Park, win deliver the address of
welcome. AT the same session DR.. Dennis
will speak on the effect of tobacco upon
the young AT the evening session w. L.
Harris, National COMMISSIONS of Educa-
ton, will speak on Education for Culture
and for Business On the morning Of July
2 there will be a discussion on the subject,
Manual Training as Distinguished From
Physical Training" VIM. II. Maxwell and
Professor Bevier will speak on Thursday.
The business of the association will be
transacted on Friday and Professor John
Woodruff will speak on Correlation Of
Elementary Science With Other School
Work.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-24
DUE HERE YESTERDAY.
A PAIR OF MINNESOTA ELoPERS
OFF FOR LOS ANGELES.
A Pretty Married Woman at Chaska
Runs Away with a Church Organist.
Tickets Punched for this City.

Mrs. Josephine Bierline and G. Theo-
dore Smith should have arrived in Los
Angeles yesterday, but whether they
are travelling incognito is not known
just at present. They probably are. AS
a usual thing man who elopes with
another mans wife generally changes
his name to avoid being located by their
former friends and acquaintances.
Here is the little romance which is
waited across the wires from Chaska,
Minnesota, anent the couple:
CHAsKA, Mimi, June 20.-Chaska is
in a ferment of excitement tonight.
Knots OF people are standing in earnest
conversation on every street corner. The
literary society meeting has been post
poned for week, and the members are
divided up in twos and threes discussing
the event that has shaken Chaska's So
cial fabric to its base.
Mrs. Joseph Bierline, one OF the most
prominent married women of Carver
county, has deserted her husband and
eloped with @. Theodore Smith. Both the
parties are of families highly respected
in the community, and wealthy. Mr..
Smith was, until week ago, organist
OF the Moravian Protestant church at
Chaska, and member Of the organiza-
ton. He is son of the late Rev. R.
Smith. widely known in the northwest,
and has lived in Chaska since a boy,
his parents having come here twenty
years ago.
Until short time ago he was man.
ager of the brick works in Chaska. His
mother, Mrs. E. A. Smith, and his sis
ter still reside here. A couple of months
ago it was noticed that the organist
was paying good deal OF attention to
the pretty wife of MI. Bierline, of the
firm of Joseph and Jacob Bierline, brick
mold manufacturers. Both were mem
bers of the same church. Organist
Smith kept his horses at the Bierline
barn, and after putting them up at
night it became habit of his to linger
until late in conversation with Mrs.
Bierline.
The gossips chartered, and Mrs. Bier
line, discovering the state of affairs, for
bade Smith the premises. On Friday,
June 18th, Mr.. Smith stated his inten-
ton of going west to look up new loca-
ton. He sold his horses and disposed
Of his other effects. On Saturday he left
Chaska, and in a few days Mrs. Bierline
followed him, the pair buying tickets at
st. Cloud for Los Angeles, Cal.