The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Dry wells.
Dig 'em deeper.
Court next Tuesday.
Election is close at hand.
No torohlight procession as yet.
MONITORS circulation increasing.
Very few happenings this week.
The W. c. T. u, of Woodstown, will
not hold any meeting next week.
InD.W. G. Whites third watch club on
Wednesday, VIM S. GOforth, Woodstown,
drew gold watch, No. 20.
In the Massey gold watch club on Satur-
day, Elenora Dennelsbeck, Pittsgrove,
drew the 28th watch, No. Al. -
One more convention to hear from and
the county race will be made up. The Ma
tional Party will make out a county ticket
tomorrow at Elmer.
The house in Newtown occupied by
Israel Conover is being almost entirely re-
built and when finished will be very COM
modious am comfortable residence.
Services at the Methodist church next
Sabbath, conducted by the pastor, Rev. N.
J. Wright. 10 A. NJ, 1.-THE Unwrittcn
Word;'' P. NJ, Religion, Politics and
Whiskey." All welcome.
Preston virgins and family have taken
up their abode in Woodstown, making
their home temporarily with Mrs. Hewitt.
Mr. virgins is actively engaged in lay
ing in goods and setting things to rights in
the store recently purchased by the enter
prising firm of virgins Bros.
Mrs. Lydia Lippincott, the estimable
wife of Thomas Lppincott was taken i'll in
church last Sunday night, and with great
difficulty reached her home, across the
street, and during the night her condition
was very critical. She is still seriously i'll
although somewhat better at last account.
Capt. j. L. .Babb, we'll known here,
agent for the Champion mowers and reap
ers, was aboard the incoming train from
Mt. Holly, at the time of the accident last
Monday morning IN Camden and reports
himself considerably shaken up, but for
tunately not injured. 'e"
Major 4. r. Scott is now filling engage
mepts in the west. He will attend the
annual convention of the National w. G.
T. u. ut st. Louis, October 22d to goth,
and then goes to Kansas to fill an appoint
ment, commencing at Hutchinson, where
SIX addresses will be delivered.
The following delegates were elected to
represent Pilesgrove township in the DEM
ocratic convention held in Woodstown on
Tuesday: Charles Allen, w. II. Park, J.
White, A. L. Hates, John Nensteal, JOS. 5.
Taylor, Jacob Otinger, Henry Vanmeter.
The Democratic Convention on Tues
day made the following nominations: for
Senator, John s. Elwell Clerk, William
shrimp; Sheriff, Clinton Kelly; Assembly
Samuel LEROY; Coroners, Thomas Dunn,
Geo. G. Green, Jas. 3. Cunningham. The
mass meeting in the evening was well
attended. Hon. Thomas NJ. Terrell and
others made addresses.
A convention of the National party for
the county of Salem will be held in Reeds
Hall, Elmer, Saturday, October 18th, 1884,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to nominate county Of
fcers. All in favor of Butler and West,
and in sympathy with the platform of the
Peoples party are cordially invited to take
part In the convention.
C. p. ATKINSON,
Chairman last Convention.
At Newark last week the old officers of
the New Jersey Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union were all reelected. Salem
Union was represented by the president,
Mrs. BENZ. Patterson; Mullica Hill by Mrs.
Gibson Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Reese,
Swedesboro by Mrs. G. F. Garrison; Penns-
grove did not send any delegates Twenty
six new unions have been organized during
the past year.
Fenwick Facts.
G. NJ. Miller, at Fenwick, has been add
ing building after building, and improving
his property by degrees till now it has an
air of substantial comfort, much to be adj
mired. He has steam engine and fixtures,
with which he grinds apples, churns, makes
Toe cream, shells and grinds corn, saws
cordwood, and later ON will saw lumber.
He SAWS If he can buy the old town clock