The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-16

IHERE ARE BUT THREE new houses now be-
ing erected here, while in Swedesboro there
are over dozen in process of construction.
WEBSTER AND ABBOTT have dissolved part
nership, and the milling business will be car
ried on by Jonathan Webster.
L. @. G. ALLEN, son of John L. Allen is
learning the art of printing in the Swedes-
boro Times office.
SEVERAL OF OUR PROPERTY OWNERS are curb
ing and fixing up their sidewalks and pave
ments.
RUTHERFORD NECK has been cleared of tim
Der and the soil is being prepared for cult
walton.
MRS ISABELLA McALLIsTER has had a SUBJ
stantial curb put in front of her residence on
Main street.
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, commencing
with June LIST, the reading room of the W. c.
T. U. will be closed
The LADIES of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union have decided to hold straw
berry festival during the first week in June.
Further notice will be given later in the
month.
The JUBILEE SINGERS who gave an enter
tainment here last week, had fair sized aud
fence, and their performance gave general
satisfaction.
Cole Bros, at their lumber yard and steam
saw-mill in the upper part of our town, APP
pear to be doing thrifty business
ITINERANT GRocERs, who distribute their
commodities from capacious wagons, are the
latest innovation in the country trade.
On WEDNESDAY of this week. the annual
meeting of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union was held AS they have only
been organized year it was their first ami
versary. The meeting was opened with an
earnest prayer by Mrs. John Borden, and
after minor business matters were attended
to, the recording secretary, Mrs. E. B. Hum
phreys, read very interesting report of the
proceedings of the past year, telling what
they had accomplished by their earnest labors
There yet remains much to do by in this cause,
and the w. c. T. U. need the hearty cooper
alton of all friends of temperance. The Band
of Hope is fourishing, having a membership
of seventy-fve, with an average attendance of
over fifty. Six hundred tracts have been dis
tributed among the children, and ffty-four
badges given away, besides number of pre-
MUM cards. Last years officers were re-
elected throughout.
DIDN'T LIKE PIE.-Mr James J. Petit,
Warrington farmer, last week employed
newly arrived German named Custer Colts
man to assist him on the farm. Everything
went along smoothly enough until Sunday
noon, when the emigrant kicked up quite
racket. AS is the custom with many people,
Mr.. Pettit's folks set out lunch on Sunday
noon, consisting of pie, pudding, etc., in
stead of cooked dinner, and when the Ger
man was invited to partake thereof he ex-
pressed his preference for cooked Sunday
dinner in terms more forcible than polite,
saying, among other things, that she was
hungry like Hades only he didn't say
g Hades" Indeed, SO vehement did the
hired man become that the family got fright
ened, and Mr.. Petit was compelled to come
to Salem and get Constable Carney. The
officer went out and arrested the angry hired
man. and brought him to Salem Jail. The
prisoner was given hearing before Squire
Casperson on Monday morning, and was COM
mitted to sojourn with Sheriff Coles until
court 1t is understood that the sheriff has
informed the prisoner that he will not be
compelled to eat pie if he don't like it
South Jerseynaan.
In private conversation with member of