Woodstown register., 1884-04-22

4-Chas Smith, newsdealer, in the old
Postoffice, will have ice cream for sale
every Saturday.
+G,o. ii. Kirby lost by death 6ne
mare and coli, last week. Vim. Cooper
was also unfortunate, losing a good COW
A daughter of Samue' Croft, Of Mt
Airy, who resides in Philadelphia, dropped
dead IN her chair las; Friday.
lit is reported that the w. c. T. u
will give another entertainment soon. for
benefit OF their Reading Room in ouI
borough.
+Chas. o P. Riley, OF Woodstown,
goes to work in canning factory in Ce
darvi:le next week and sells his house
ho'd goods here next Sllurdsy.
4-Half dczen shad wagons In our Dor
ough yesterday. Fish arc now being
Caught in greater numbers, and shad sell
here at less than 10 cents per pound.
+ Inn B. Coleman, agent for Mrs.
Stanger, sells on Friday next, near Yorke
town, The personal property of her hus-
i,and, w. Bac,p SlangeI, whose sudden
death we ann, unced last week
last week alb ,ut 2, 900 ties were dis
lributed along ~ mile of railroad, be-
tween YORKTOWN and RiddIeion. We
learn that more ties will soon be distribu.
ted on same line OF road towards Elmer.
THE first meeting of the elocution
class, conducted by E F. Lewis. will he
held in tn pubic school building. Satur
day, April 26th, at 10 O'clock A NJ, when
the time Of meeting will be arranged t.,
suit pupils.
+There seems to he craze for barbed
wire ience near Fenwick. Properly
owners are using it for enclosing wood
and husband. So eager are they that 3
10y road has been crossed. and sras;-plat.
aid door-yards enclosed.
Amy of Jur readers in want of a
piano or organ, should not fail to call and
examine The great bargains offered BY
Bla>Ius & Son, IIio Chestnut street. Phil.
Y"u run no risk in buying Of this n m
noted for its fair-dealings and reliability
+ The o ,kland Sunday School organ
lied Sabbath week with e scholars in
a; enhance. L. B Wright was elected
SUPERINTENDENT. II. Harvey Asst Superin.
tenden'. E la Watson Sec'ry and Librarian
and ii nnah Hannahs Treasurer. Meel
at 2 O'Clock M. Much interest wa.
manifested and pleasant time enj yed b,
all.
John Peacock. living below Yorke.
town. has z that might unfold a woe
full 'tail" about getting left. John hurried
out Of his house to speak to passer by
and he did rot notice his dog coming
peIl nell alter HIM, and when the doc.
came to with bang the dog got banged
at the wrong end. Alb ut four inches
of his gracefully curling tail was abbrev-
lated.
r Extensive FIRE at Salem lately threw
I25 persons out of employment. Charles
Olsen, Swede. and an employee Of the
oil cloth works, met with an accident
while assisting in staying the A tines. He
was at work on top of one of the buildings
and piece Of flying tin striking him ovel
The eye, threw him TO the ground. sprain.
Ing one Of his legs. This is the third time
the OIL Cloth Works in Salem have burn
ed down. the 6rsl fire occurring in February
1879. when they we're located on Ffon
'tree,, the second on December 3Ist, 1881
So discouraged is the proprietor at his bad
luck, that rep IT says he will Mt rebuild
works. Two buildings destroyed were the
main buildings of the works, AMI Wm.
Morris estimates his damages, by bo,h fire
and water, a, 500, 900. while his Insurance
upon the properly destroyed was s44. 900.
The glass ctory was ~ned by the
Starr Bros of Salem, who hal an insur
ance of $500 on it. while GAynor and
Peterson who had leased the building,
estimate their loss at $1,000, upon which
there was in.u"a ,ce of $1,000.
Residences OF Geo. M. Ward and others
caught FIRE on the roofs, from flying sparks
but the f1lmrs were checked before serIou,
damage resu ted