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The Monitor., 1891-05-01
We Can DO Nlthont Tnem.

Woodstown has, it strikes u.s. more than
its just share of women, females rather,
who seem to be able to find no better use
for their time than to convert themselves
into mental garbage carts, loading their
minds up with the foul scandals and petty
gossip of similarly y-diseased minds aud
cariing it about from house to house,
reishiug nothing betterthan the blackening
of some oAes reputation, and SO full ofenvy
and jealousy that they are unwilling to
ascribe to any aught but the unclean mo.
tiyes that inspire their conduct. Woods
town, we repeat, has her fair share OF
these, aud enough of them to the manor
born without desiring the permanent loea-
ton here of any from other towns. l.
seems a pity that such mentally disea sed
uufortunates. like the lepers, could not be
set off by themselves in some community
where no one could be injured by the
blight of their venomous tongues.
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John Pennington has erected very neat
fence on the property OF his sons.
Misses Mary CARL, Of Lower Greek, and
Hannah Dubois, of salem, were entertained
at Miss Kate Harris last sunday - and
"Tomp.'' was there. You see We abbreviate
this young mans name as he is so well known
The young men of the NJ. 4. church were
favored last week in point OF ofweaiher. A
large attendance was noticeable during their
fair and festival. The band furnished the
best of music and q most successful affair it
turned ont TO be. sl4s was realized.
Claude Scul1, of Bridgeton, has been engaged
TO do the freseo work In the NJ Z. church.
Mr. Sellars ana Miss Lottie Scull. OF Bridge
ton, were guests OF samuel seull last sunday.
George Weldon has purchased high step
ping colt.
Last Friday evening while the band was
parading our streets the horses attached 10
Pierpont's stage became frightened, breaking
the swingletree.
Albert smith has opened an ice cream par
lorat his residence, which Is a very Inc place,
and win undoubtedly receive the patronage
OF Quinton.
Surveyors are again In our vicinity-Tail-
road you know. W whens
Samuel Resves, while returning to his home
| near AIioway last Saturday evening, saw d
horse and cart and no driver in advance OF
him, As the horse was going al leisure he
soon overlook him and stabbed him Tor The
| night. III couple of days, however, parties
were notified and the team was returned to
1 Its owner.
Edward Smith purchased Il handsome clock
at the fair last week, presented by Wheeler
| the ieweier, of Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Abners. Hires spent last sun
a
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Pill-e-ge-lunk ge-lunk- -ge-la-la. do your
chickens lay
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Quinion
Curriden is quite sick.
Mr Fosdick's house is being painted this
week. Mr.. Fosdick will have magnificent
home when finished.
Mir. Samuel d Hitchner had whip stolen
last sunday night. The thiefhad betterreturn
the property some fine evening when Mr.
Hitchner Is notawake.
We understand there will again be baptism
ut the Baptist church next sunday.
Pastor Myers received q Telegram on NJ on
day conveying the sad news of the death OF his
gran father who was a resident of Hunierdon
Co., y. j. Mr.. Myers went ON Wednesday TO
Ittend the funeral and expects TO return on
saturday.
The Young Peoples monthly union meeting
occurs on May l7th. The topic word Is Truth
and Miss Eva Hawn of the PiltsgIove Society
is announced as leader.
Mr.. Pierson our new store keeper keeps a
very tidy store. His place is an inviting and
pleasant place TO do business. Already he is
getting LIS share of The trade.
From report noted in the Elmer Times last
week We feared were about 10 lose from
our place "a W right good shoemaker, but as
the shoemaker "Joc'' at Pole Tavern has
sailed recently for Germany, MIR. Wright con-
cludes TO tarry awhile longer here in the
leather business.
Miss Hannah Sheppard while nursing case
OF scarlet fever at Alloway is reported
quite sick, and il is thought that she has con-
tracted The fever. Miss sheppard is native
of this place and is a professional nurse from
the Philadelphia Trimming School.
John krom and CHARLES Hitehner have
finished their corn planting. Theirg ground
was in excellent order.
Please excuse Il short letter this time,
" Z have scarcely time TO make a rhyme,
Besides all this we are kept so busy
That our head is getting awful dizzy,
So ifthis time you will excuse,
W hen we've more time wen write more news.
Respect fully and SO forth. BITTER PILL
The Monitor., 1891-05-01
Cr.uren Hofea.

In the NJ. E. church next Sunday at Z 80
p. NJ. Rev. A. FL. Eberhardt will preach
on "The man in the den of lons.' The
sacrament of the Lords supper will be
administered at the close of the morning
service.
Extra May meetings will be held nightly
in the NJ. E Church for one week, com.
menciug with next Sunday evening. The
Presiding E der "ill preach Friday even
ing and afterward hold tile Quarterly
Conference.
On Sunday next. at the Baptist church,
the pastor II. r. Albin, will preach in the
morning at lla past 10 o'clock on ''the
coming man apti-C Christ, at the nearing Of
the end of this dispensaton, and in the
evening at half past seven o'clock viii de-
liver his farewell sermon.
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Aunnrn Accounts.

Got yo.,r corn planted:
County superintendent Robert Gwynne
visited our school on Monday.
Charles Coslii's hotbed caught fire on sun
day and was completely destroyed.
Captain slrowbiidge's boat, The "Beriie,
started one day recently for Salem, where she
will be In the employ of the transportation
Company.
Joseph L. Horner. who was buried from his
iate res dence near Woodstown on wednes-
day, had many relatives and friends ters who
attended his funeral. Mr. Horner WAS one of
the oldest ncnbers of our church.
Bert Poulson. OF Bfidgeton. has been visit
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AIIOMay AbStracIs.

| james Armstrong is rebuilding part of his
| house.
A new fence Is being built around the old
| cemetery, with money raised through the
efforts of VIM. b. Willis.
Henry Hiles has calf born without Il tail
] he ladies of the NJ. L. Church will hold a
| strawberry and ice-cream festival in Dunham's
Hall, on Friday aud Saturday evenings ofthis
week. Everybody is invited.
The Baptists are expecting an extra day on
Sunday, when they observe their Glst ami
versary by roll-call service and reunion OF
members at tie church at 1890 a. m.
Mrs. Sarah Allen is having II new roof put
on her house. John Willis and sainl. Ray are
building kitchens to their houses.
Joseph Kerlin has had his large barrs
painted.
The railroad surveyors were here last Tues
day.
The heirs OF Charles Walker have had
handsome tombstone put up al his grave IN the
Baptist cemetery. 1t is the work of Bridgeton
parties.
:. l.. g. Murphy, o. Elmer, was in town on
Wednesday. His daughter IS visiting Posi-;
master Keeley.
John Darlington returned last week from
years trip through the West, where he visited
nearly all the principal towns. He spent some
time among the mormoDs, who he says are
moving to Mexico as fast they can. lie was
in Il gold mine 600 feet deep,and brought home
some gold nuggets, shells, stone, u horned
toad, and ahumbeI of interesting specimens
alhered In his travels.
Carpenters are pushing work on the Baptist
parsonage. 1t has been raised and is now
enclosed.
Whiteeashing has commenced in earnest.
). Nj. Kidd has taken some large contracts and
will commence Hext week with his help to do
them.
Two small girls one forenoon last week
caught $50 while perch back OF Diament's mill.
Howard Thomas, OF Moorestown, makes
occasional visits here to look after his fam
and stock. S.M.k X.
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Cnutea Gnfps.

Yes, Mr.. MONITOR, as you said last
week, tile less you have toio with any
institution or any man that proposes TO
give you more than dollar of his money
for dollar of yours, the less cause you
may have for regrets" At noon last
Saturday the Office of the Beneficial Order
of Earnest Workers tightly closed its
doors. The certificates Of seventeen hun
dred members of the State Office matured
that day. and the sum in the treasury was
forty thousand dollars less tue amount re-
gGiFed to make the promised payments
The victims apparently take their disap-
pointment very cody and laugh and joke
over their loss as if they didn't care a cent,
but they keenly regret having invested in
treacherous concern.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01
Obituary.

Mary G. Keen, mother of Mrs John W.
Goforth, died at her residence in Salem on
Thursday of last week, and was buried on
Monday.
Jas. p. Robinson. formerly OF Mulliea
Hill, died April 10Th, at the residence OF
his son in-law, Lewis II. Jessup,in Wood
bury after an Illness of two weeks from
heait disease aud dropsy. lie was buried
the following Monday in the Woodsto"n
cemetery. He was in The 18th year OF his
age.
Richard Lott, one of Bridgeton's fore
most citizens died ou Wednesday night,
in the I'D year OF his age. Mr.. Lott, who
was engaged in the milling business, was
born near Alloway, and in years past
worked at his profession at Woodstown
and Sharptown. His wife, Miss Ellen NJ.
Bolton, he married in Woodstown in 1913.
A widow and four children survive him.
Joseph L. Horner who was born near
Auburn. we believe, and lived all his days
in that vicinity, died on Sunday evening,
aged 6S years, aud was buried IN the sharp.
town cemetery on Wednesday. He had
been in falling health for year past aud
his demise vas not altogether unexpected,
Mr.. Ii. vas a quiet, plain aud unootrusise
man, " ho steme d to lake pleasure Ia DONG
a friend or neig hbor a kindness. lie leaves
a widow aud seven children, all oi mhoni
will miss him, as he was kind husband
and indulgent father.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

pie of Solomon. Suddenly the revelry
ceases; fear seizes upon the king and his
princes. A mysterious hand is seen writ
ing upon the wall. The cup Of iniquity
is full and Gods vengeance is at hand.
Armed soldiers. drunk with slaughter,
slay king and lords. Wine and blood min
gle upon the marble floor TIE issson to
be drawn. the speaker said, is the lesson of
intefnperauce. Babylon in her drunkenness
ignored the enemy without, failed TO take
the necessary precaution and perished in
her debauchery. Tie lesson is one Of
warning to US. Wherever strong drink
is imbibed as beverage, whether in the
home of the rich, in the gilded saloon, or
in the low groggery, there is the continua-
tion Of Belshszzar's feast. aud there is the
hand riting upon the wall.
Egg
The collapse of that bogus concern
known as the Earnest WORKERS." and of
other like institutions. within the last few
days. las brought disappointment and sor
row to many hereabouts. Their victims
played with edged tools. and they can now
eare their wounds at their leisure. One
can sympathize with the loss OF others
under most circumstances, but when one
takes into account the guiliblity Of the
dupes of these ephemeral Institutions. ones
charity IS taxed to the utmost in the be-
stowal Of sympathy. These concerns were
conceived in fraud, and have eliminated in
disappointment to those who were roted
in by their gittering promises. The shorn
lambs sowed the wind aud have reaped the
wbirlwind. Old and young, male and fe-
male. gathered from the workshop and
counting room, from the church and the
brothei, men and women who look with
horror on the debauchery OF gambling on
the speed OF horse flesh, and who would
shun a.faro bank or a card table as de-
vice OF the devil, enrolled themselves as
Earnest Workers" With no work Ia do
but pay in $50 and draw out 500. This
simply honesty was to be to them the
financial catholicon, and antiseptic TO
poverty. Tie majority Of those who made
the venture knew these institu lions were
based upon false financial principles, and
that sooner Or later must topple and fall.
Their hope was to get in on the ground
floor, win at the expense of others to
come, aud then get out before the collapse.
The noralst gets heaicraeker when he
contenplates the craze for this species Of
gambling. Ii is almost enough to make
one lose confidence in innate honesty in the
human heart. Gambling at the best is a
moral and social evil. 1t is based upon
wrong principles, its vital element is in
justice, and it has vast productive force
to create other evils. Its tendency is to
destroy noble aspirations, to paralyze SEN
sibility to others misfortunes. to sever the
sacred ties of family, and to transform
man into n brnte. While the gambler
may escape bankruptcy of property.
he is sure to become bankrupt in princi-
pie ard moral character. His heartless-
ness makes him an Ishmael in the commu-
nifty in which he lives, and lie is sure to
bfcome in the end a debaScd and fiendless
yagabond. JOSIAH.
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members, eleven in number, withdrew last
Tuesday evening, and suffer a loss of$7and 80.
They feared a failure in the end.
Mr.. C. Hires has about completed the re-
pairs to his new property on tho pike. The
pond was drained last week. We shall ex-
pect TO hear of tenant soon. EVE
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

We have our own opinion Of rum and the
latter day rum sellers. ard as these opin-
ions might not be shared by all your read
ers, we will not further intrude upon your
time and space, but subscribe ourselves
RESIDENT.
Woodstown, April 29th, 1891,
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

ing bis brother, Jos. Poulson, Of our village.
Miss Mary Taylor, Of Phiiadel phia, is visit.
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Taylor.
JAcK. .Iy-THE- Pulpit.
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Ofice hours, $50 A. NJ. TO 500 p. M.
MAILS CLcsE-For all points below Wood
bnry. o 5J A. M; for Philadelphia and points
beyond 7.40 A. NJ, i2.l7, 4 % p. n; for Salem,
q Is A, NJ and 500 z. NJ; for Sharptown, $50 A.
a. NAILS ARnlvE-7.49, 9.2a A. M, 500 7. NJ from
salem, Il 81, 4.29 p. M from sharptown, 7.3p
A M and $50 p. M.
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1irectoru.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD
on and after Dec. Ilth, 1850.

rrains leave " oodstown, going north, 7O7,
M, I2.27, T. 10, 6.07 P. NJ. Sundays, 742 a M,
>, TO- s. 40, 7.20 p. 81 Sunday, 9.o5 a. NJ, sos P NJ
trains leave Woodstown, going south-7.37
o % A. NJ, 2iS, 5.l9, 657 p NJ. Sundays, 9.36 A. M.
o'9v o'grains leave Philadelphia for Woodstown-
90 $50 A. NJ, 1.3O, 40, $40 P. M. Sundays 8 10
A NJ, SIS p. NJ.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

Mrs Sarah Adams with her grandson
Wilbert Kelly moved to Clayton last week.
Rev. James Rogers, of Salem, is serious
ly ill, having had = hemmorrhage last
Saturday.
Mrs. DIR. II. A. Wilson, of Woodbury., is
again seriously i'll. Her many friends here
hope for her speedy recovery.
Mr.. William Corson of Salem and Miss
Haunie Taylor of Woodstown, spent Sun
day with friends in Palmyra.
r. r. Albin and family will sail for
England on the S. 5. wyoming" of the
Guion line, on Saturday, 9Sh inst.
John Lppincott returned on Monday to
Friends school at Westtown, Pa, after
spending several weeks vacation at home
Ex. Senator Pancoast and George h.
Hazelton, of Mulica Hill, contemplate
trip to Denver and other points in the west
this summer.
w. Harry Smith this week received an
invitation from the committee OF the Cen
tennial Celebration of the First Meeting
of the General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina in The year 119l, to be heid
IN the City of Columbia. on May Is, IA and
Is, 1891, to attend the celebration.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

CIIU RICHES.


FKfgSps-Services on First and Fifth DAYS al
10 40 A. M. Monthly meeting first Tuesday
a fter last Monday i'll the month. First-day
School meets at 900 O'Clock every first-day
morning.
Services at 10 30 A. NJ. and 745 p. NJ. PRAYER
,,eetiuv W Wednesday at 7.45 P. NJ.
sunday school at 2.00 P M, Superintendent,
Miss Amanda ADDott.
BAPTisT--Kev X. X. Albin.
services at 1873 A. 81. and 100 P. NJ PRAYER
meeting Thursday at 7.30 P. NJ.
sunday School at 200 p M, Joseph Bradway,
superintendent.
christian EndeavoI Society meeting Tues
day evening at 80 O'Clock.
PREsBYTEHiAN--kev. u. T. } ohnson.
Services ut 1880 A. NJ. and 7.45 p. n, PRAYER
meeting Wednesday ut 7.45 p.
Sunday School ut IL. As A. M. j. E. JaQuette,
superintendent.
CArHoLIo-Rev. Father Tracey.
Services every other Sunday at 9A.M
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.
wooDsTowN LODGE, No. los. l. o. 6. t.
Meets every Tuesday evening In Turner's
WoopsrowN LODGE, No. 13s, r. & A. M
Meets Tuesday evening, or before full
moon and two weeks thereafter, In Borton g
Hall.
WooDBINE LODGE, No. 15S, 1. OOF.-
Meets in Turner's Building every Friday
evening.
MosAosA TRIBE, No. 42, IMP. o. RI NJ
Meets in Turner's Building every Monday
evening.
WooDsrows GRANGE, No. s, p. of H.
Meets every Wednesday evening in Turner's
Building.
HARMONY COUNCIL, No. 56, o. U. A. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley's
Building.
SECOND UNION LOAN AND BUILDING AssocIA-
TON, meet second Saturday evening in each
month, at O'Clock. in John Holmes office.
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Josian,s Scraps.

To the lover of the beautiful ia nature
Woodstown never looked more beautiful
than at present. The shade trees that line
the streets never put on leafy robes OF rich
er green. or the fruit trees iG side gard and
rear yard greater proiusion ofblossons.
The balmy air and invigorating sunshine
make life out Of doors verita5le blessing
after the long dreary winter of humidity
and mud. There seems TO be but one ex-
ternal circumstance to mar life in W Gods
town these beautiful days, and that is in
toleraDle clouds of dust. Constant use of
the streets during the rainy season has
worn out the surface to the depth of an
inch or more. To this worn ous material
is added tons of coal ashes dumped upon
the streets as refu,e matter. This wora out
material aud refuse matter either make a
plaster.of mud or cover of dust, according
TO the state of the weather. Tie almost con-
slant passing of teams keep this loose ma
terial in constant agitation and loads the
air ith dust to the discomfort of those OH
the street. The winds carry it INTO every
nook and Granny to the annoyance of
housekeepers and tothe Injury offurnitnre.
One of the greatest blessings OF existence
is physical comfort. We protest against
being robbed Of the pleasure OF lie i'll the
open air these beautiful. days by this in
tolerabe nuisance. We suggest and be-
seech Council to put the road scraper oa
the streets. collect this worn ont matter
into heaps and cart it off. Beneath this
bed of dust is hard material that would
make the roads like pavement. There
are a. number of low lots in town that, in
all probability, could be used as a dump
ing. ground, and that would ba benefited
thereby. We doubt not that if collected
into heaps the most of.it would be carted
off by private persons as it would make an
excellent TOP. dressing for gardepa, as we'll
as valuable material for filling low places.
Yc Council, ye conseryators of the pub
lie comfort, deliver US from; the tyranny
of dust.
c.,,.,.
IL WIS out p. ou 80 NJ -
lsst 10 a.lenu nis'lo 81 -, ~ ,S : .o w. :.
Shuion III ..,'s p.'-ss, W ~ a'' ,s'-
tereslihS anu ~ 81 T,t,se "S, ~ .,0
pastor ne'. ~. a. 80 80 "a'H' i"e
er io"s i',t mo " ,o+
taoi'sand iords, and drank vile before the
ihotsand." Dan, V, !.
The sutJect matter OF tue discourse vas
the oveithrtw OF ancient Babylon. lie
first described III iorcioie language the
army OF Cryus, composed Oh intrepid,
weather beaten sosdiers. encamped oeioye
the impregnaole Walls oil the cify that were
sixty miles IN length, eighty'seven ieet
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pt1rseRovy LIBRARY AND READING ROOM
nnrN : aAruRpA Ys FROM 300 To q ln p NJ

,econd story Riley 3 Building.
Membership fees.... $500
Annual tax. ........................$l.0 100
Permits granted for the use of books at
cents per week, on application to any of the
trustees.
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The following persons signed the
application of Samuel French,
Woodstown, for license, May term of
court. 1890:
Ewalt Richman, c. NJ. Miller.
William Robbins, Frank. r. Wallace,
ID. B. Waddington, John L. Hughes,
Michael Garvey, John X. Deacon,
John Holmes, Nicholas Justice,
i'll. W. Aus5in, Geo. w. Barton,
Richard Gosling, Frank W. Iredell
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

The old and true saying, Don't count
your chickens before they are hatched, -
was verified in many ways after the hun
dreds of depositors discovered that their
money was lost. One poor lady borrowed
ten dollars to pay her dues, boasted that
she W as going to purchase with the prom
ised one hundred dollars, a silk dress ard
a gold headed umbrella. She now owes
her neigh5or ten dollars and is obliged to
wait indefinitely for the anticipated silk
dress aud umbrella.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

Al the advent OF the boating season the
death record by drowning has already
commenced. Last Sunday yachting
party left Kaighn's point for ride oD the
Delaware. The boat capsized aud TWO of
the crew lost their lives. Walter Tice in
trying to rescue Charles Christy who
eunid not swim went down with Christy.
Many another unfortunate pleasure seeker
will go to bis death in this river before the
Summer is ended. PANTsINBooTs.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

Any person wishing to purchase good'
reliable watch. gold or silver, can't DO oet
ter than to call on White, the jeweler, as
he has made the watch business specially
for several years. You will get the iuii
worth of your money every time.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

On Monday and Tuesday the goods in
the West Jersey Hotel at The foot of. Mar
ket street, were sold at auction and the
house is now closed.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

On Sunday evening | listened to an
address on The Theatre" at the Uuita-
rian church. The love for dramatic plays
aud theatrical exhibitions, the speaker said,
has existed for ages. He spoke of the
Coliseum which had seating and standing
capacity of one hundred and ten thousand
persons. The question with many is, does
The stage fulfill useful purpose or docs il
not. Interesting AID exciting scenes takes
the mind eff of business cares and ankle
ties and consequently tbey are beneficial.
Nothing is wholly good or all bad. Even
religious zeal has produced insanity. The
church gives stage exhibitions and by
so doing favors the theatre. Therefore the
drama will always exist. Encourage what
is good and abolish every bad feature in it.
The Monitor., 1891-05-01

A story of the war ~ black man |
never beard before. listened to Rev. J. II
Hector's experience one evening at the.
Third street N. Z. church. His narrative
was very amusing as we'll as Interesting.
He was employed by an officer to take
charge of his ''accoutrements" but he did
not know tten what accoutrements meant.
Hector saw the officer bid his family an
affectonate farewell but Hector had no.
body to hug but old Rover, the dog, aud
when he bid the faithful animal goodbye
he was sure lie saw tears in the poor brute's S
eyes. the soldiers lied to him. They
told him the rebels were eleven feet high
and long horns protruGed from their heads.
Just before their first fight, Hector climb
ed a tree close III the rear to see the battle.
He thought there would be no danger
there because the Union soldiers would do
ali 6ie shooting while the rebels did the
hooking. But when the battle opened tue
bullets from the enemy came whizzing
through the tree, the bark flaw from both
sides, and be flew too. The lecturers
description of battle scenes during his
service IN the army was extremely thrill
ing. All tie time he was speaking the
locomotives, only few yards distant, were
coughing and puiiing like an epizootic
horse; an electric Storm passed over the
city and to ada to the outside disturbances,
the fire bells sounded an alarm. But Hec-
tor kept on telling his comic speech.