The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-22


Water-melons. II 68H fil4
Dark nights again.
Improvements all around. ..=s
Dickinson Il Lippincott commenced can
ming this morning. I'd yf ~ III +.
The Catholic Church picnic took place at
Coles woods on Wednesday.
Thomas While has been employed to.
give the Sharptown school house coat OF
paint. F.i5.-iIl 5f ,-5....
On our first page this week will be found
an interesting account of "a day at Finn $
Point" "a ~ a. BE
Caleb Reeves, our obliging expressman
has a new wagon from the shops of j. W.
Otinger. 1t is very strongly built for
heavy freight, 4 81 UWA gsE.gY3gs
John ii. Peterson is putting second
STORY on the back building of his dwelling
house next the Bank
The Reliance Engine is at the shops of
E. G. Haines, the machinist, on Auburn
street undergoing repairs.
Nathan Thorn has made improvements in
the rear of his dwelling on Main street. and
built an addition to his barn.
An addition has been built to the school
house at Oakland Station and it is now
several feet longer than formerly.
Perry Brown, an aged colored man re-
siding at Yorktown, and well known here,
died yesterday afternoon.
The thermometer yesterday at |. T. NJ. re-
gistered 30 in the shade at Harris drug
store. We felt as if it was about 800. lN
Next Monday night delegates will be
elected to represent Pilesgrove township III
the Congressional convention, totbe held at
Cape May next week.
Jehu l.. Allen and Joseph X. Riley We're
the delegates from Pilesgrove Township to
the Democratic Electoral Convention at
Trenton on Wednesday.
.Hews Crispin, township assessor has
about finished the assessment for tins year
and collector Grier will next begin to ex-
hibit kindly interest in the tax-paylnS
portion of the community. w9F e80GW
The Methodist Sunday school held its
annual picnic yesterday in Coles woods,
near Yorktown. Barring the heat the
day was all that could be desired,
The average daily shipment of melons at
S;weClesboro the last few days, has been
thirty carloads. Each carload averages
], 200 melons. Who would not he a rail
road hand?
The subscription price of this paper is
one dollar per year. To any person sending
lis the names of five new subscribers, ae-
companed by the cash, we will send an ex-
ira copy free for one year. -&
j. w. Otinger was SO, erely poisoned
about the head and neck, ON Tuesday, by
poison vines, while securing the WOODS
near Riddleton, in search OF the man
lurking there, suspected OF, the murder OF
Ella Watson.
In another column We print an interest
ing letter from l.yalued Friend ana cores
pendent, giving, among other things, an
account Of the meeting OF tic National N .
c. T. IT,, at Chantauqna. 1t is worthy a
careful perusal. ..l
We have not as yet put canvasser on
the road but shall probably do so before
long-as soon as the work OF our ofiice as
sumes desirable routine and the people
have had an opportunity to form an opili-
ion of our paper We prefer that the MONT
TOR should be its own Introduction.
Salem County Pomona Grange p. of H..
held quarterly session at the HAL oi
Woodstown Grange last "Wednesday after
noon with falf attendance. An hhocioS'
ing meeting was held and at the Close OF
business supper was spread in the Grange
room for the accommodation of visitors from
distance. fgAA 4 Aafs AYWnNt
Edith, daughter of VIM. q. Flitcfait.
gave a party to number OF her little
friends, last Wednesday afternoon, and a
very pleasant occasion twas. supper was
spread on the lawn, and enjoyed by all, al
ter which games We're engaged IN I'LL DUSK
and the little visitors departed, each Win q
boquet as parting gift VI
The petition for the abatement OF the
slaughter house nuisance WAS presented 70 !,
the Council last Monday. The owner ana
tenant of the property were present anu
stated that they would take measures 10
prevent the foul smells in the future ana 4
committee of the Council was appointed TO
see that the proper measures were TAX Ell AT
once.