The Monitor-register., 1897-05-28
NEWS AT THE COUNTY.sEAT.

SALEM, May 81, 1897.
Memorial Day, with its hallowed
memories, is at hand, when the surviving
veterans will make their annual pilgrim
age to the graves of their fallen COM
rades, and in loving remembrance of
their heroic self sacrifice, strew their
resting place with garlands of flowers. II
is a beautiful custom, and should be per-
formed in a manner befitting it's sacred
ness. We fully sympathiz, with the
alarm that has been expressed by the
Grand Army over the growing tendency
to turn Memorial Day into q holiday.
The glorious cause.-The salvation of the
UnioI-whioh its observance is intended
TO commemorate, is one 50 sacred and
exalted. since it was secured at the price
of millions of noble lives and of treasure
as we'll, that it ought not to be lightly
observed.
Mayor GWynne has set the street i'm
provement ball rolling in a practical
manner, and City Council should lose no
time in putting into effect his excellent,
Dusiness-like suggestions. Public opinion
fully endorses the contemplated street
improvement, as it will in every way
inure to the good of the city-in the i'm
proved values of property and certainly
add to more favorable business condi-
tions. Mayor Gwynne starts off we'll,
and if he shall succeed in inaugurating
a system of street improvement, it will
signalize his incumbency of the Mayors
Office, and hand his name down to pos
terity as one of u really practical ard
useful Mayors.
Henry Coombs, the new Surrogate,
received his commission from Governor
Griggs on Wednesday, and to day he took
charge of the office, and will familiarize
himself with its duties as rapidly as
possible. He will be assisted by Thomas
D. Morrison, who was Deputy Surrogate
under his father. This is the first time
ali the county offices have been in the
hands of the Republicans for many years
A week of May meetings have been held
at the Broadway M. E. Church this week.
N~eighboring pastors have been assisting.
In the receivership case of Whitall E
Mingin VS.. Alva Glass Manufacturing Co.
there was a difference of opinion between
the glass blowers and G.. w. Shoemaker
as to the manner in which the funds in
tho raoaiuars3 n pdss SbouId bo d;str;h,.ol
The claims of the blowers were for wag es
earned more than two months before tn Q
Alva was declared insolvent and MIR.
Shoemaker's claim was principally TO
money paid by him on Endorsement Of
the Alva's notes. The blowers claimed
they should be paid in full, Mr.. Shoe
maker that the fund should be distributed
to all creditors in proportion to thier
claims. The Court of Chancery,, decided
that Mr.. Shoemaker's contention wa 8
correct.
Decoration Day will be observed in this
city on Monday, johnson Post, G. A. R.,
decorating the graves of their fallen
comrades as usual. Rev. J. B. WhitIo1,
of Cramer Hill, will speak in the First
M. E. Church in the evening.
Two games of base ball are to be
played on Monday next, between the
home team and the P. r. r. Club, of
Philadelphia.
The commencement exercises of the
High School will take place in the Opera
House on Wednesday, June 231.
Mr.. Milton Wood, of New York City,
who sings in the choirs of the First
Presbyterian Church and Jewish Syna-
gogue, of Newark, sang in the Broadway
M. E. Church OIL Sunday evening, to the
delight of the congregation.