The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-03
LOCAL NEWS.

Rain
This week
Laid the dust
Which suits us well.
Lay i'll your winter coal.
Who will be the next President?
Stove-pipe time will soon be here.
Torch light parades will be next inorder.
''When the cats away the mice will
play
The rain, though light will help sweet
potatoes.
Dime Museum this week in the Reading
Room. Go up.
Baptist Sunday School now meets again
in the afternoon.
Hon. Thomas NJ Ferrell made our town
a visit few days ago.
Allow us to introduce William Riley,
our assistant. Rise up, William!
Note changes in time table on railroad
which went into effect on Wednesday.
John p Adams has been sick for some
time, but we notice that he is now able to
be out again.
The bark Water Witch arrived at Salem
last week with $50 tons Orchilla guano for
Lindzey & Sickler.
Mrs. John w. Goforth has been very i'll
for several days. Erysipelas affecting the
head is the trouble.
In d. w. c.. Whites third watch club
Geo. +. Mitchell, Pennsgrove, drew 18th
watch, ticket No. "a.
Hon. E. A. Armstrong, of Camden, adj
dressed Republican meeting at Upper
Pittsgroye on Monday night.
The annual meeting of the Salem county
Temperance Alliance will be held at Woods
town on Wednesday, October 10Th.
A bunch of door, dead-latch and paddock
KEYS found under the floor of l.. b. Wright's
carriage shop, can be had by the owner
applying to Mr. Wright.
The rain on Tuesday was very refresh
inc and laid the dust effectually, but
cooler atmosphere did not follow, Wednes-
day being uncomfortably warm.
George Snellbaker is lying quite sick at
his home in South Woodstown and Joseph
Snellbaker, his grandson, has been pros
trated for some time with typhoid fever.
The Republican voters of Pilesgrove
township will assemble in McAllister
Hall on Monday evening next, to elect del
egates to the county convention to be held
ut Salem, Oct. 9th.
Isaac G.. Locke. who formerly carried on
the shoemaking business in Harrisonville
but of late years has resided in Camden is
dead. He was buried in the Harrisonville
cemetery on Tuesday of last week.
w. G. Garrison the commission mer-
chant. 327 South Front St., Philadelphia,
is prompt and reliable. Among his ref
erences are the Sixth National Bank, OF
Phila., c. II. Nickel, Bridgeton, N. j., and
others.
Two valuable cows, belonging to David
Harris. of Lower Alloway Creek, spent
some hours one day last week browsing
in his cornfield After being driven from
the field they were allowed to Soto water,
and one has since died from founder.
We are sorry to record the death of Mrs.
Charlotte Haines, the estimable wife OF
Aaron w. Haines of YORKTOWN, who
died on Monday afternoon oftyphoid fever.
Her funeral took place yesterday. Several
members of Mr.. IIaines family are also
sick.
The railroad company ought to run
late train from Salem ON next Thursday
night. The Republican county convention.
Hon. Thomas V. Gators address III favor
of St. John and Daniel, and the Atkinson
Comedy Co., i'll Peck's Bad Boy, Will draw
enough of crowd from Woodstown to
make it pay.
Garwood's Hotel at Salem has been I'M
dergoing some alterations which add to its
convenience. A carving room has been
built at the side of the dining room. and
increased space gained in the dining
room by removal of the old side table, used
for carving. Tie reading room has been
newly papered and painted and presents
cheerful appearance
The following is the apportionment OF
school funds for the year commencing
Sept 4th 1884, as announced by the County
Superintendent:
Woodstown District, No. ~.
Numher Of children l7s
Sta a,,,c n,l,, ~, S136 81
pas,,,,p if,,,la ' 80 IA
State tax, - ~ =,