The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-18
I III d M O NITOR.

BRUNA took nearly 800 on his excursion to
Atlantic City last Thursday On the Oath he
goes again to the same resort and our G. A.
II. post will receive percentage on all tickets
sold from this station.
THROUGH THE COURTESY of Geo. NJ Robe
son the Pilesgrove library, of this place, is re-
ceiVlng the opening volumes of the g Official
Records of the War of the Rebellion" very
valuable and comprehensive work on this
subject.
THROUGH MISTAKE of the compositor last
week we were made to say that Bartholomew
Coles age was 80. Mr.. Coles was SO on his
last birthday, and will attend the Tooth birth
day celebration of Michael Potter, which will
be held to-day at Willow Grove.
A SPECIAL MEETING of the voters of our
school district (No. 26), will be held in the
grammar department of the public school on
Tuesday evening, the 22d inst, at o'clock,
to consider the question of removing the
colored school building in Bushtown to better
accommodate the scholars
ABOUT one hundred families, mostly from
Camden, Philadelphia and other places, are
domiciled at Pitman Grove The invigorat-
ing atmosphere is enjoyed by all, while the
pure cold water is unsurpassed. The work
of preparing for the coming camp meeting is
still going forward and nearly completed.
The w. G. L. u, OF New JERSEY held a
two-days convention at Ocean Grove, the 9th
and 10th insts. A number of addresses were
made, the principal ones being by Mrs. Pier
son, of New England, Major Scott, Mrs.
Downs, Mrs. E. T. Scott and Mrs. Ellis. 1t
is considered one of the best ever held in the
state
PREPARATIONS are being made by our can
ners for their busy season, which commences
IN August Tomatoes are backward, and the
indications are that the season will be about
ten days later than last year. Messrs. Dick
inson Lippincott have increased their facil-
tiles by the addition of a new packing house,
and intend packing about 1000 cans of
their well-known cd. & Il.n brand.
The BRIDGE over the creek on Salem street
will be taken up on Monday next and re-
placed by an entire new structure. The pres
ent bridge is sixteen feet wide, but the new
one will be four feet wider and about eight
feet longer. The abutment and wings on the
WAC c16 10 Will ba 10 of c&a ,,sx,
thousand feet of lumber will be used to COM
plete the bridge. 1t will cost nearly 81 900,
and take the force of eight men about three
weeks to build it.
HE FOUR PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS at the great
temperance camp meeting, to be held at
Island Grove, are Hon. J. B. Finch, Col. G.
w. Balm, Major E. T. Scott and Rev. c. II.
Mead. 1t is held under the auspices of the
National Temperance Society and publication
house, the Rev. DR.. Babcock, manager. The
programme is fine one 1t will hold from
July 21st to 25th, 1884. Island Grove is
beautiful island in the romantic Lehigh river,
two miles below Bethlehem, Pa
The best clothes wringers So. so at Humph-
reys'. If
Good brooms IS cents; better 20 cents,
first-rate ones rs cents. E. B. Humphreys &
Co. If
Porcelain-lined preserving kettles. Best
goods. 3-quart 35c.; 4-quart 44c.; 5-quart
50c.; 6-quart &C.,; S-quart 70c.; 10-quart 75c.
12-quart &c.,. 14-quart 9Oc.; 16-quart $1.00.
E. B. Humphreys Co. If
WHITE VICTORIA LAWNS, India Null, Plaid
Nansooks, Cambrics, and all other goods
suited for Ladies' White Dresses, at IL, Is,
IS cents per yard. New stock just opened at
If E. B. HUMPHREYS & Co.'S