The Monitor-register., 1896-11-13
Elmer,

Who will be the next post master, is
now the query.
Thomas W. Brooks moved his family
to Woodbury. this week.
New trees have been set out in front of
the residence on Main street.
Mrs. ]. V. Foster, of Daretown, was
the guest Of Elmer friends last week.
Miss Gussie Reeves, on Main street, has
| been entertaining Miss Louie Whitaker,
of Cedarville.
Charles Boone had the misfortune to
badly lacerate his hand last week, while
outing wood with aoircular saw.
| John King, of Centreton, aged 80 years
was run over on election day while stand
ing near the polls, sustaining several in
juries. '
Both glass factories have more orders
than they can fill Immediately and are
both compelled to run full forces day and
| night. s4
Mrs. Rebecca Vanmeter, of Bridgeton,
and Mrs. Thomas FL. Wright, of Halltown,
are spending the week with Hiram Van.
| Meter and wife. $50
Amos Harris, Of Hancock's Bridge, is
| employed at the telegraph Office 10 the
absence of Clarence Newkirk, who is Ill
with typhoid fever. S45 i
Elmer will celebrate the victory with
an ox.roast on Saturday. The OK will be
put in the pan at 10 "a. m. The animal
weighs thousand pounds.
The American Temperance University
at Hartman, Tennessee, has conferred
the degree Of Mastersof Arts on Rev. Al
fred Wagg, pastor of the Methodist
Church, in recognition of four years post
graduate University work.
Miss Eunice Williams, OF Elmer, was
given masquerade surprise last Saturday
evening by a number of her friends. The
evening was pleasantly passed with games
OF various kinds and at lats hour the
guests were invited to well spgsad table,
to~nichs ailAsid full Justice.
A Farmers Institute will be held 10
Temperance Hall, on Monday next, with
Franklin Dye as director. It will open
at 10 O'Clock, when Theo. f. d. Baker,
of Bridg eton, win, speak on Tomato
and Small Fruit .Culture.n to be folio we'd
by Thco. Brown, of Swedesboro, on
"Sweet Potato Growing" aud Thos. ]
Beans, Of Moorestown. on "Melon
Growing" In the afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
A. T. Jordons State Experiment Station,
| will speak on the s'Cuitivation of the
Soil in its Relation to Fruit Growing .
At $50 Hon. F. E. Dawlsy, Director
| Now York Farmers Institutes, will spea K
on Selecting Dairy Cows" aud supple
mental Forage Crops for Summer Use. -
He will be followed by Prof Halstead.
on ''Noxious Weeds, their Effect on
Crops, Soil and Moisture I" In the even
ing the question box will be opened, to
be followed by a paper by Miss Sue q.
/ Coles, of Woodstowp, on "Fireside
Occupations for Farmerh' Homes" Mr.
4 Dawley will then speak on .'Poultry
Keeping" with reference to egg produc-
4 ton. General discussion will be in
i order on all the topics The ladies and
young people are especially invited.
About 2. O'Clock Wednesday morning
thieves pried open the front door OF
Firman Wentzsli's clothing store, at this
place, and took away fully $4,000 worth OF
overcoats and ready. made suits. The
robbery was discovered shortly before Z
O'Clock, and the wagon was traced to
Maple bridge, on the Malaga road. IL
appeared that the goods had been hauled
from the store to the bridge 10 a wagon
from Surran's livery and loaded into
another wagon to which two horses were
evidently attached. The thieves left a
bundle containing $75 worth of goods at
the bridge, and later in the day another
bundle containing $65 worth was found in
the rear of Surran's stables. kilograms
were sent out to nearby towns and cities,
and number of bicycle riders were
despatched to scour the surrounding
country. Word was received from
Woodbury. that wagon Of suspicious ap-
pearance passed through there at 5
o'clock, and later it was found that the
same rig had crossed the ferry at
Gloucester. The thieves left SLOUGH hat
in the store, which was considerably
worn, and also dark overcoat, which
had seen it's best days. In the coat was
pair of well used gloves, some cigarettes,
a soiled handkerchief, circular from q
Walnut street, Philadelphia, eating
house, and copy OF a German paper, in
which WAS wrapped slice of bologna. A
reward of $500 has been offered for the
apprehension of the robbers. 1t ia, doubt
less, the same gang which has been
OF Grating in this end of the State for two
years past, and has carried of thousands
Of dollars worth of goods from various
stores of which no trace has ever been
found.