The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22
NEWS AT THE COUNTY-sEAT
SALEM, Jan, 81. 1897.

SALEM, Jan. 81, 1897.
1t is not often that persons deliberately
seek punishment for wrongs done. vet
Prosecutor Acton was confronted with
case of this kind this week. A Young
woman came to him from Bridgetop. and
said she was the wife of James E. Green.
no" in Jail under indictment for bigamy,
and that she was just as guilty as he, and
If be was punished she wanted to be
punished too, for she bad Que husband
living when she was married to Green
though she had secured separation
papers from him, and she thought that
was all she needed, though now she
would seek divorce. Sne seems to be-
perfectly frank an honest. She was mar.
ried to Green by Rev. B. P. Hope, of this
city, month or SO ago.
Mrs. Emma Bourne, State P resident,
and Mrs. r. P. Patterson, County Presi-
dent. addressed a meeting at Bethany
Mission on Tuesday night in the interest
OF their work. On Wednesday aftern Jon
they met the Unioa here, and attended
the anniversary of the Y's in the evening.
From here Mrs. Bourne went to Peuns-
grove.
Rev. A NJ Hand, of Keene, N H,
who was recently given unanimous call
to the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church, has declined, having accepted
call to Putnam. Conn.
At sale of bank and railroad stock in
front of the Court House, on Saturday,
Auctioneer W. A. Casper sold twenty
four shares of the Salem National Bank
stock to the following persous: Q shares
to Mrs Isaac B. Lawrence, of this city,
for e12S rs per share; 10 shares to T.
Sinnickson, Jr., of L P Neck, for $128
per share; shares to Jonathan Pierpont,
of Bridgeton, for s127 so per share; 8
shares to Charles Hires, of Quinton, for
$127.50 per share. DIR. l.. A. D. Allen,
of Woodstown, purchased 25 shares of
the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
stock for $4S per share.
David B. Waddington has bought the
butcher shop of c. G. Benner, and Clinton
Kelly, we understand, will baye charge
of the business, the char g to be made
Feb. 1st. bIr. Kelly was formerly in
business at this stand, and v i'll be per
fectly familiar with its needs.
Alex. Ramsay has made quite bold
stroke in a business venture for these
times, and which we hope will prove a
successful one. He has purchased the
property on Walnut street, adjoining
Jaquette's marble yard, of H. S. Fcx. of
Philadelphia, and has already begun pre-
pairing for the erection of a two-story
building The lot has long been occu
pied by two small houses that
were serious eyesore to the residents of
the neighborhood, and the change will
be hailed with delight. The buildings
are being removed by DR.. Stitt, and work
has already begun on the cellar
for the new building. Mr.. Ramsay
will remove his harness making business
here, ard the second story will be fitted
up for public ball. He will also erect
sheds on the rear of the.lot for the accom-
mediation OF the farmers. We understand
that Carpenter & Mitchell will probably
lease the store vacated by Mr.. Ramsay,
as they are obliged to surrender the Star
Hall store some time this year to the
City National Bank, the late purchasers
of the property.
A float of the Wilmington e. Northern
Railroad, loaded with coal cars and con
signed to W. FL. Clark, sunk at the foot
of Broadway last Tuesday evening. The
ice cut hole. 10 the float while entering
the creek and it was with difficulty that
the wharf was reached. The engine
house and boiler on the float were carried
overheard by the loaded cars. Efforts