The Monitor-register., 1896-04-24
QuinGon.

Quinton.
Our fishermen have caught a number
of shad in the creek.
A festival will be held in Town Hall on
Saturday evening by the ladies' of the
Baptist Church.
The yearly examination of the Chris
tian Culture Glass will take place next
MONDAY night, at the Baptist parsonage.
Arbor Day exercises will be held at
harmony school on Friday. The teacher.
Miss Eleanor G.. Holme, has prepared an
excellent program.
Kelly q Ayres have determined to
pegin making cans for the purpose of
packing tomatoes this fall, thou oh thew
will not put up as many as usual.
On Sunday evening Rev. W. E. Crow
ell, pastor of the Baptist Church, will
speak upon the subject, ssThat the
observance of the festival of Easter is a
SIM
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. r
Church will hold it's regular monthlv
meeting at the home of Mrs. Anna e.
Rayton Saturday evening. Officers for
the ensuing term will be elected.
A district meeting of Puritan Castle.
NO. III, K. g. E., was held in K. e.. e.
hall on Monday evening last. @. c..
Walter A. Burrows. G.. Fl. P, John G.
F. Trachsel and G. M. of r., E, d.
Senseman, were present. Refreshments
were served.
The temperance drama. "Out in the
Streets" given in the town hall last
saturday evening, was a grand success.
For amateurs the members certainly
acquitted themselves admirably. Owing
to the warm weather the attendance was
small. "'
Quick in effect, heals and leaves no
scar. Burning, scaly skin eruptions
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. Applied to burns, scalds, old
sores, It is magical in effect. Always
cures piles. Geo. M. Andrews,
Elmer
George Robinson and Charles Hughes are
working at Clayton.
&c. shinn has secured a position at At
lantic City for the summer.
The Getsinger Glass Company are running
night and day to fill orders. Three new
ovens are being put in their factory.
Word has been received that E. Bradway.
the Vineland stock dealer, has been serious
~ injured in Chicago by the kick of a horse.
While John Cassidy was burning brush
on Thursday, on his farm near here, the fire
got beyond his control ana burned over a
large area of woodland belonging to his
~neighbors.
AT the public sale of the residence of The
late Joseph Ackley, the property was pur-
nhnGn6 Inv NJ re N II AaIIo- ~ al
$4,000. She also bought the adjoining build
ing lot for $500.
The Pfttsgrove Township ~Sunday-schoo,
Association Will hold a meeting at Union
Grove on Thursday evening, the 3Oth inst.
Rev. L.. D.. stultz, State Secretary of Home
Department, and others, are expected to
make addresses.
The Quarterly meeting of the Salem County
Board of Agriculture was held in Campbell's
Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Prof. E, b.
voorhees,, of New Brunswick, made an ad-
oress on bacteria in the Dairy" and A. p.
Arnold, of Vineland, gave some points on
" Raising Early Broilels." There was a fair
attendance. The July meeting will be held
in Woodstown.
David woodruff and Mrs. S. G Ambruster,
who were recently bitten by a rabid dog in
this place, have returned from the Pasteur
institute, New York, where they had
peen sent for treatment. Dr.. woodruff has
peen informed by the physician at the In.
stitute hat the guinea pig that was inocu-
lated by the head of the rabid dog has shown
signs of hydrophobia, and will die shortly.
AS a result of the recent revival in the Nj.
e. Church and the popular pastor, Rev. A.
NJ 0On fhnrn n n Ir--1 -
Sabbath services, so that the house is fre-
quently in an uncomfortably crowded con-
dition. This church is said to have one of the
largest classes in the New Jersey Confer
ence. The leader, Chas. p. Dreamer, reports
over two hundred members. If these condi-
continue the church accommodations
will have to be increased.
Elmer Is to have another glass factory, de-
spite the dizziness that has depressed this
industry of late, and we hope it will be a
success. Samuel Bassett, of Bridgeton, for
merly connected with the Cumberland Glass
Works, of that city, signed an agreement
Monday with Representatives of the
Elmer Board of Trade to locate a plant here
for the manufacture of bottles. The ground
for the purpose was donated by James An
thony and William w. Johnson, and is
located on the West Jersey Railroad, north
the depot. Work on the bull dings will
be commenced as soon as the lumber is fur
n1shed. The company will be known as the
S. M. Bassett Glass Company, capitalized at
600.
The entire community has been stirred by
the unfortunate death of q young girl and
the circumstances surrounding the case.
Mayor Packard was notified on Monday
that lido uNfPord - UinaIon5 bod
died very mysteriously on Sunday at the
of Samuel Johnson. at Greenville,
a small village a few miles below here. He
at once notified Prosecutor Acton, at Salem,
accompanied by Detective Carney,
County Physician Sherron and Coroner
responded to the summons, and,
with a Packard, went to the johnson
house. Upon their arrival they were con-
fronted by johnson, who refused them
admittance and showed fight, but he was
finally overpowered and handcuffed. The
officers tried to ascertain the name of the
girl from johnson, who refused to tell, but
1t was afterward found written by her on a
slate. After this discovery had been made
Mrs. Johnson became talkatiye and said
"Ida had been sent there by John Nicker-
a w1dower, of vineland, who had been
I~J @'S w hC " WV Oph
N1ckerson had been to see Ida several times
during her stay with them" The woman
also said "Miss .Hofford's father is lead and
her mother is in the insane asylum. do
know that she has any other relatives ;
1t was learned that the girl had been taken
to the johnson house by Harry Baker. of
this place, at the request of Nickerson. and
the latter was arrested and taken to the
house. He was greatly affected on learning
of the girls death, and acknowledged he
was the cause of her trouble. After an ex-
of the body, DR.. Sherron stated
that death had resulted from malpractice.
The coroner's jury held Nickerson respon-
sible, and Baker and johnson were held as
witnesses. Nickerson was taken to the
county Jail.
The funeral of the dead girl took place on
Wednesday afternoon from the Presbyterian
Church, Vineland. The church was crowded,
the being composed chiefly of
women and girls. During the pathetic re-
marks of Rev. d. I'll. King the sounds of
weeping in all parts of the room nearly
drowned his words. The white casket was
decorated with flowers and floral tributes
from the dead girls friends. Charles Keigh-
ley closed the women's departmen emit of his
factory to allow Miss Hofford's shopmates to
attend. Interment took place at Sloan
Cemetery. Thos. X. Eastburn, who adopted
the girl several years CO., bore the expense
of the funeral, and Harry Baker, whose
name was mentioned at the %coroner's In
quest as the associate of John Nickerson,
the girls betrayer, was the undertaken.
Prosecutor Acton will be petitioned to
further investigate the case by friends of the