The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-02-01

tOWu Oh MonCay. Mr. WOolfnan has not yet
got matters in the frst-class working order he
intends, but we saw enough to satisfy us that
he means business and we should not be sur
prised if the enterprise proved the nucleus of
aourishing industry Later we shall de-
scribe the machinery and processes of the estab-
lshment. Meanwhile we give Mr. Woolman's
enterprise a hearty welcome. Manufactures
furnishing employment to our people must be
the basis of prosperity of our borough.
AS Ira Coles was driving out the rear en-
trance of the hotel yard, Monday afternoon,
into East avenue on his way homeward, the
front axle of his buggy snapped off short at
the hub the wheel rolling away and letting
the end of the axle to the ground. Fortu-
nately his horse was tractable and Mr.. Coles
escaped personal injuries.
The farm of James NJ Allen, which was
offered at public sale on Saturday last at
Woodstown, was withdrawn at $40 per acre,
that price not being satisfactory to the owner.
Benjamin Crispin on Saturday received his
deed from Sheriff Downs, at Woodbury., for
the Daniel Mead farm, just over the county
line, in South Harrison township
The winter SO far has been unusually
severe. Indications at present are for more
cold weather. You knew this yourself, did
you? All right! We only thought to re-
mind you of it.
The series of addresses week before last by
Major E. T. Scott, closed on Sunday night
18th ult. A large audience gathered at a
union service in the NJ. E. church, and was
ably addressed by the speaker. These meet
ings have developed great interest in tenn
perance work in the community, and have ex-
cited hitherto unawakened zeal in the SUBJ
ject in the hearts of many of our people.
July 1st 1884, Woodstown post Office will
be made a money order Office. This will also
give us the benefit of the new postal notes.
which seem to be popular as convenient
means of remitting small sums by mail. The
shinplaster of war times had its faults, but
when you want to send half dollar by mail
don't you wish you had one of them?
c. E. Mount, who has been absent from
the borough all winter, is with us again and
is now welding the brush with his accus-
toned skill lettering the windows at Harris
pharmacy.
Hiram Whinnery, the artist, who has made
our town his home for several months past,
left on Monday morning for sketching tour
in the Lehigh Valley.
Rev. G. Bridgman and family will occupy
in the spring their residence on Main street.
where Mark Miller has been the past year.
Lewis Shrimp takes MIR. Bridgmans farm.
Lorenzo L. Cobb has left the shoe store of
George K. Riley, and his place is filled by his
former clerk, Frank Wright. Lorenzo, we
understand, is going into the grocery business
in South Woodstown at the Snellbaker stand
Success to him.
Rev. J. O. Critchlew is conducting revival
meetings in the Baptist church this week.
The hand engine of the Reliance Fire En-
CINE Company, of Salem, with hose carriage,
bucket wagon, and 800 feet of leather hose,
was purchased by the borough council of the
Salem authorities this week. How about
place to keep the machine?
James Duffield, who for some years had
carried on the milling business near Elmer
at Duffields mills was killed last Saturday by
being drawn into the machinery of his mill
and crushed Deceased was about forty seven
years of age.
A Noon TRAN.-A petition was in circula-
ton in this city last week, requesting the
West Jersey railroad to run noon train from
Philadelphia to this city over the new road.
The petition also asks that the train which
leaves here at $50 over the new road, be
changed to $50 AM. and also that train
leave Salem at IL. 10 over the new road. 1t
was numerously signed. Similar petitions
have been circulated in Woodstown, Swedes-
boro, Clarksboro, and other places along the
new oad-SoutA Jerseynaan.
A MARROW ESCAPE. While farmer of
Gloucester county was walking along the
railroad track, a short distance above Swedes-
boro, on Saturday morning, he discovered
broken rail, which had been torn from its bed
and thrown across the track. He knew that
the down train was soon due, and running a
short distance up the track he saw the train
laundering down the road. He gave the sig
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