The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1896-12-11
Church NOles.

Rev. j. E. Lake, Editor of the Epworth
| AdU0cate will be at the M E. Church all
day Sunday.
Twelve practitioners were received into
the M. E Church on Sunday morning by
the pastor, Rev. G. G.. Senser.
The Rev. John 7. Craig will preach in
the Baptist Church next Lords Day at
1890 a. m. on being "Made Rich by
Poverty" and at Z p. M, on "Oor
Answer to Very Important Question :"
Bible-school at p. m prayer meeting at
p. M, also Saturday at Z. 80 p. m. Good
| music aud cordial invitation to all.
Friends Quarterly Meeting was held
at Woodbury. yesterday, with a large
attendance. The speakers were Re becca
Copperwait, of Medford; Natha mel
Richardson, of Byberry, Pa; Allen
| FIitcraft Chester, Pa D. Bartau Bull
lock, Salem; Rachel NJ Lippncott,
Mullca Hill, and Joel Borton, Woods
town.
Rev. Charles Fl. Elder, who with Ibis
conference year will conclude a five years
pastorate Of the Wesley M. E Church, at
| Trenton, has received cordial invitation
| from the officials of the Commerce street
NJ. E. Church, Bridgeton, to become their
pastor the coming year. Rev. Mr.. Elder
ID well known in this community, having
been pastor of the Quinton M. E, Church.
The Gospel Temperance Meeting held
in the Presbyterian Church on last Sun
day afternoon by the W. G. T. u, was
| largely attended, aud the exercises were
very Interesting. Mrs. Adam Knowles
><ranged the program and led the meet
ing. A number of young people read
| selections and took part in the singing.
Mrs. Benjamin Patterson and DR.. Collier
made encouraging remarks.
The revival services in the nj X. Church
| are still in progress, with increasing
interest. The attendance is large, and
| though there seemed to be a lull in the
meetings for several nights, there was a
break Tuesday night, and the altar was
filled with penitents. In consequence of
these services, the anniversary of the
dedication of the church, which was to
be observed on Sunday, has been indefi-
nitely postponed.
TIE central group of Christian
Endeavor Societies of Salem county will
hold a meeting at the Presbyterian
| Church, Woodstown. on Wednesday
evening, Dec. 10Th, at 7.30 O'Clock. The
meeting will open with service of song
The general topic for discussion will be,
"Evangelistic Work Within Our Bounds ,,
There will be papers or addresses by John
Gantz, of Wing Lane; Miss Julia Will
liams, of Baieytown; Mrs. Blackwood
Crispin, of Compromise, and DR.. John
Ewing, of Daretown. The need of the
| work, the difficulties, and the encourage.
ments will be discussed. The Consecra.
ton service will be led by Elmer Coles,
of Pleasant Hill. a cordi al invitation is
extended to the public and to members
of the young peoples societies of all
| denominations.
Accidentally Shot His Mother.
An unusually sad accident took place
near Hancock's Bridge on Friday after.
noon. Mrs Sam'l Baker, the wife of a
prosperous farmer OF that place. was
accidentally shot and killed by her 16 old
| son.
The boy was preparing for a cunning
trip and had opened his gun at the breech
| He inserted two cartridges and snapped
the breech together again, when one Of
the cartridges, which had not been pushed
fully into the barrel, exploded. Mrs
| Baker was standing at the time near heI
son.
The heavy charge of shot entered her
back on line with the kidneys, aud
with an exclamation of pain she fell pros
trate upon the floor. Young Baker was
stunned for moment by the awful result
| of his earelessness. Then he hastily sum
moned aid. bat despite all Efforts the
woman died within half an hour.
Young Baker is almost craged with
grief over the accident.
The funeral took place on Sunday, and
was attended by large number of people
there being 1850 wagons present.
state Building and Loan Associations
The annual report of Chief Charles
Simmerman, of the Bureau of Statistics
| of Labor and Industries, of New Jersey,
shows that there are 322 buildings anG
loan associations ip the State, of which
| 303 are local organizations; IL are State
organizations, and 6 are national organi-
cations.
The total net assets of these are AZ
| follows: Local associations, 500, 132 063
State associations, 81, 1893 732, and
| national associations, 1928, 429. The total
receipts of these are: Local associations,
SIG. 3S4 ,169; State organizations, $1,O66,
$50; national associations, &462 957.
| The total disbursements are; Local
\ abbO9t6biODss @1UiSOU, OOOj Ob6OC ossOcto'
tions, 81 ,090 553; national associations,
$44S, 1874. The number of shares and
shareholders are as follows: Local
associations, shares, a87,O67a;. share
holders, 97,994; State ASSOCIATIONS,
154 7is' shareholders, 1858; nationaI
| associations, S743; shareholders, 103
The grand total for the three classes
| Of organizations for the year in this State
4 N Col or 9d1 0f0 81 x
total receipts, SIT 913 600; total dis
bursements, s17,775, 373; total shares
| 750, 4862; shareholders, SO, $50.
| The State associations mentioned are
those which are confined to the State, bu
work from one central Office in branches
around the State. The total number OF
branches is 4S9 The location of these
central offices is as follows: Camden. q
Newark. 7; Trenton, Jersey City, Pater
son and Railway, each one.
The total number Of branches of ma
tional associations working in othel
States is 45. OF these, one central offic'
is in New York three in Philadelphia
and one in Newark.
Dairy Industry I'm Jersey.
The annual report of State Dairy Com
missioner MCGUIRE has been completed
The Commissioner says that the appro
priation made last year for carrying OF
tho department was inadequate. HI
recommends that the appropriation mex
year be increased by at least $4,000
During the fiscal year &1700 has beeI
collected in fines for violations of tn,
Oeomargarine act, and $3.50 for violations
of the milk act, making a total of $3.50
which has been paid to the State Treas
nrer. The number of samples COLLECTED
dnrino the vear was 564 of which 49,