The Monitor-register., 1896-06-19
AT THE COUNTY-SEAT.
SATEM June Is. 1S9R.


The birds are whispering In the tree
tops about Court House square that
Sheriff virgins would not be averse to
accepting the Senatorial nomination this
fall, and his popular run three We ars ago
gives him a claim that will no doubt have
some weight in the selection of the
standard bearer. There are some other
considerations, however, that may COM
pei the placing of this honor elsewhere.
and most likely in Alloway, as previously
indicated. The chief one will be the
fact that genial Benny Westcott already
has the S~hrievalty nomination in touoh.
and no n would be more popular for
this important place. The county would
hardly be willing that Salem sbonId
catch all the plums. In a Presidential
year, and with the%p prospects so fatterjng.
the nominations are not likely to 90 BEG.
ging.
Rev. A. III. Sembower, who recently
received q call from the First Baptist
Church at Millville, we understand. has
decided to accept, but will NOT leave
Salem before September. A petition has
been circulated here, and numerouslv
signed, asking him to remain, but it will
hardly change his decision, as any outside
expression can only be regarded as a
matter of personal esteem, in which Mr..
Sembower is held very high by our
citizens in general. He has been pastor
of the First Baptist Church here nearly
twelve years, and in all his intercourse
with the people, whether public or pri-
vate, he has shown himself a true
Christian, and a type of citizen who can
little be spared from our midst.
Manager Starr, it is announced. has
selected the Salem base ball team, with
whom he expects to make a record in the
South Jersey League this season, The
following players compose the team:
Toy, first base; Lotus, second base:
Verga, third base; Boogar, short stop:
W~ildermuth, catcher; MCCAIN, pitcher:
Hayden, catcher; Lily, centre field:
Galiker, pitcher; Mullin, pitcher. 1t is
regarded as a strong team. The first
game will be played with the Tiogas, of
Philadelphia, on Saturday. On Tuesday
next the regular League game will be
played with the Camden club.
Lafayette Boyd, oolored, about So
years of age. and Mary Morgan, a white
girl, supposed to be about IA or IS years
old, were arrested on Tuesday afternoon.
by Sheriff virgins and Detective
Carney. Boyd is charged by the girl with
having abducted her from a farmer at
Avondale, Pa, where they had been
living. The couple arrived at Acton
Station, three miles from this city, a few
days ago, and after living in and around
the station for some days they took
shelter in a small house on John Tyler,
Sr.'s farm. Boyd e~ndeavored to rent the
property of Mr.. Tyler. but the offer was
refused. The only furniture in the house
was a chair, an old stove, water bucket
and a tin cup. The girl claimed that she
had had nothing to eat since Monday at
noon, when a woman from Pentonville
gave her a dinner.
Chambless Allen, aged about 65 years,
dropped dead from heart failure, at his
residence on East Broadway, about 6
O'Clock last night. Mr.. Allen was a
retired merchant. He was engaged in
the boot and shoe business here for nearly
80 years.
Miss Mary A. Shoemaker and Miss s.
A. B~urnhouse, two of the teachers in our
public school, have resigned and accepted
positions i'll the Woodstown school.