The Monitor-register., 1896-12-18
NEWS AT THE CoUNTY-sEAT.

A three days session of the Salem
County Teachers Institute opened in the
High School building on Wednesday
morning and despite the fnow storm a
large number of teachers we're on hand
at the oIeoipg session. Supb. Gwynne
was present to greet the teachers with a
smile.
The instructors present we're Miss Anna
Buckbee of California. Pa M. G. Brum.
baugh, Phi. c., of Philadelphia; Miss
Caroline MCGUIRE, State Normal School;
B. G.. Gregory. supervising principal.
Camden: G. ]. Baxter, State Superin-
tendent of Public Schools.
The morning session opened with ap
propriate exercises at 1915 O'Clock.
State Superintendent Baxter made the
first address. his subject being "Profes
sional Ability" Professor Gregory
talked on the application of the Kinder
garten to Primary and Grammar Grades"
Miss Anna Buekbee closed the session
with an address on Topography"
The afternoon session opened at ! 80
O'Clock, the first subject being confirm.
alton of the morning address of Professor
Gregory; reading by Miss Caroline
Mcclure followed; "Geograp ply" was the
subject of Miss Anna Buck bees address;
reading by Miss Caroline Mcclure
closed the afternoon session.
The evening session opened at O'Clock
and the time was taken up by readings
by Miss Mcclure, the subject being
"Adam Bede."
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union. of this city, is doing a noble
work in the line of stopping the sale Of
cigarettes, owing to tie alarming increase
of their use by young boys. The won ed
have long been considering the question,
and have adopted plan which they
think will be more effective than legisla.
ton. All the dealers in cigarettes were
visited by the women, who talked of the
Injurious effects of their use, especially
to the young, to which the dealers could
not make denial. The dealers were
then induced to attach their signatures to
promise to discontinue their sale, after
disposing of their present stock. The
Union has sent out a communication to
the dealers, expressing their heartfelt
gratitude for so kindly 90 operating in the
work.
/ The revival services at the Broad way
M. E. Church are still in progress, and
the me etings are more successful under
the direction of the pastor, Rev. ]. Ward
Gamble, than when Evangelist Harrison
| was here.
The death of DR.. George G. Pierpont,
on Tuesday afternoon, was quite a sur.
prise to his friends. He had been i'll
with typhoid fever. but 1t was hoped thai
his robust constitution would be able to
pull him through, but the disease refused
to yield to the most skillful treatment.
He was only 48 years of age. The
funeral will take place on Saturday.
Charles Fl. jackson has accepted a
position as cleek in a pharmacy at Thirty
sixth and Race streets, Philadelphia.
Some brutal wretch entered the stable
of VIM. Gassner, the bakes. on Sunday
night, and beat his horse in such a
terrible manner as to break and splinter
the backbon of that defenceless animal.
Not content with this dastardly act the
despicable villain went to the wagon
house and cut into shreds the curtains of
Mr.. Gassnerss wagon. 1t is to be
regretted that there is no clue to the
guilty person, for it won Id tie pleasure
for t be authorities to deal out to him that
severe punishment such villainy deserves.
The store windows are gay in their
holiday attire, and Christmas shoppers
are looking for bargains.
Counsel for Shoemaker Bros - glass
manufacturers of Bridgeton, ieaSs sppl.
cation to Vice Chancellor Grey, in CAIN.
den, on Monday, for an accounting by
Receiver Acton in the Alva Glass Com
pany. The real estate and personal
property has all been sold aud the Shoe
who are among the biggest
want to know how much WAS
reanzed. At the suggestion Eioa.
onsnoeiIor Grey an order will be SERVED
iajy.sA notifying him to prefoare
8 staten ent OF '5e affairs of the defiknct
company. If this iHot doue the c1purt
will take some other pi$ qaze. -