The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
Local. NEWS.

New moon last Monday
Elmer has new livery stable.
The school bell will ring Sept 18th.
A new bakery is being erected in Elmer.
The days are getting perceptibly shorter.
Pennsgroye has sail-boat named 'Dull
Thud.
Some folks think Savings Bank would
pay in WoodstOwn.
The GazeHe is the name of a new local
weekly newspaper inst started at Elmer.
A lodge of the knights of Pythias was
instituted in Alloway on Tuesday evening
of last week.
Elmer is talking of fire apparatus.
WOOdstown can give her some pointers i'll
the way of engines.
A party of young men from our town
and vicinity started on Monday on weeks
cruise down the bay.
Don't forget Bruna's excursion to At
lantic City on next Thursday. 1t is
the last one of the season.
John NJ. Bevis has sold a gray Lancewood
colt, years old, to c. Edwin Bassett, of
Warrington, for sl62.50.
This is the month for meteoric showers,
and almost any evening you can see fine
exhibition of shooting stars.
In Masseys watch club OH Monday last,
Henry j. Wentzell, of Upper Aloways,
drew the 22nd watch No. 90
The name of Barnsboro station, below
Woodbury., has been changed to Sewell,
the change taking effect last Friday.
A heavy shower passed over this section
Yesterday about m. and the ground is
we'll soaked. We hear no more complaint
of drought.
VIM. NJ. Morrison had his foot bruised
on Tuesday afternoon by the edge of
heavy stone, which he was helping to lift,
falling upon it.
Arthur Yarrow, OF Alloway, lost two
horses last week. One had its leg broken
and had to be killed, and the other died
from some disease.
The Chancellor of this state few days
ago granted a decree of divorce in the
suit of Harrison w. Rogers VS.. Laura
Rogers, both of Sharptown.
Miss Mary Rammel, of Daretown, was
among those on board the Major Reybold
week, but escaped unhurt.
Pitman Grove Camp Meeting closed ON
Tuesday night after a successful season.
Our Woodstown friends who camped ont
at the grove have returned home.
Bruna landed 354 excursionists at Cape
Nav on Thursday of last week. Next
Thursday he will make his third and last
excursion to Atlantic City for the season.
Isaac Conover, our industrious manufac-
turer of brick, fired up his second kiln for
the season this week The entire contents
of the first kiln were delivered to +. b.
Humphreys for his new building and the
second will probably go the same way.
VIM. P. Lippincott, dealer in agricultural
implements, cor. Main and Salem streets,
has set up in his warehouse in working
order an Adams windmill, for which he is
agent. Farmers and others having
windmill in contemplation would do well
to call and examine this one.
Ex-mayor John Smalley, of Bridgeton,
has been appointed by Collector Terrell as
Deputy Revenue Collector for this district
to succeed Daniel Ginenbeck. The APP
monument took effect on Wednesday. The
office pays $1,000 per year, and the APP
pointment OF Mr.. Smalley gives general
satisfaction.
A special session of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows of New Jersey will be held iii
the Lodge Room of Woodbury. Lodge, No
81 on Tuesday, August Is, instead of the
18th, as we enormously stated week before
last. Two sessions will be held, one in the
afternoon and one in the evening. All
Past Grands are asked to be present.
The trustees of the Piesgrove Library
held meeting on Tuesday night. 1t was
ordered that the library committee report
list of books for purchase to an amount
not exceeding $50 Members and others
desiring books added to the catalogue
should enter the name of the book wanted
on the request book in the library
room.
Cole & Bro. are furnishing the lumber
for two new bridges in Gloucester county
to replace bridges swept away by the rams
They are also furnishing the stuff for
new iron bridge in the same county;
While watching their work at their mill
recently, Mr. Aaron Cole informed us that
the saw then in use had. in the last two
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