Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1883-09-04

Read Massey's new advertisement
of gold watches. toe
Squirrels are now being shotin num-
bers by our sportsn,en.
I've are indebted to Nathanal Rob-
bins Tor a big luscious melon.
EJ4s. Sharp has brought US one OF
the largest and sweetest OF melons.
+-Salem r. R. Co. viii elect 3direc-
ors at the annual meeting on 27th inst.
Look out the c. II. Smiths drove
of horses, to be here on the 9TH for sale
John T. Hughes sells rs acres O.
timber near Elmer on 18th inst. See adv.
r Empson Atkinson's large orchard
has :ull in it some fine specimens of late
fruit. .l
THE main road from Salem to
| Woodstown has been coated with gravel
IN some parts.
THE new NJ. E. church at Swedes-
| boro is expected to be ready Tor dedication
in October. his already enclosed.
1.-The long awaited rain OF Sunday
last has laid the dust, and will be of in
calculable benefit to Corn and grass.
John V. Craven has been among the
tourists to the Adironacks, greatly enjoy
ing the wordrous beauties of that famed
F. Gloucester County Court September
term, opened to-day. There are six per
sons in ii awaiting trial, and on the civil.
list hive cases noted.
ALEX ander Cook, a well-known col
ored resident. OF Woodbury.. died on Satur
lay week ofl1cljaw, brought on by running
4 splinler in his foot.
-Casbier Rumsey, of the Salem Ma
tional Bank. has been recently recruiting
among the Catskills. and along the pictur-
esque and romantic Hudson.
3 r VIM. Slegier of Phila. now Hills the
position of baker at Mounts Baker, In
his place, and he does excellent work
especially in making fine cakes.
John Stanton, brakeman, was burt at
Salem recently by being flung from a NOV
ing freight train IN such a manner that he
had to be dug out of the sand.
IA. Coles & Bro. have removed their
steam saw-mill from Rutherford Neck 10
then lot up town, where they will soon
be ready to d. ALI kinds of saving.
EE. Augustus Garrison has sent owe.
the Swedesboro and Delaware River roads
in three weeks, 100 car loads of potatoes
and melous 10 points East and West.
Jos. Mallack, of Pllesgrove, who myster-
ously left his home a few months ago, and
has been wandering about the couatry in
a demented state, has returned home.
+-Mrs. Henry Robbins and Mrs. Annie
Londenslager of this place, while driving
out near Pedricktown a few days ago had
their horse Tighten, the carriage was over
turned and ladies thrown into the wafer,
but fortunately they were rescued.
+EOne Sunday recently, the Standard
says, J. c. Belden, IT,, IF Salem was the
hero in rescuing three persons from drown
ing at Cape May. They were in bathing
and from cramp or the undertow, became
helpless. and would have drowned but for
prompt assistance.
THE annual meeting of the ~stockhold-
ers' of the Salem Railroad Company, for
the election OF thirteen directors to serve
10, the ensuing year. will be held at Salem
n Sept. 27th. A director IS to be elected
to fill the vacancy IN the board caused by
the death Of p. w. c. Clement.
1.-THE West Iersey Press says that when
the West .rsey surveyors were testing
their instruments at the recent stated meet
ns in Woodbury., upon the points of the
monum ut in The Court House yard, SIT
was found that the large amount Of iron
used in the construction of the new Jail
prevented the points as intended. and an
additional position had to be established
Beyond The influence of the metal upon
the ma netlc needle, before any proper re-
sail GOULD be had"