The Monitor., 1885-07-03
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.
Local. NEWS.

Cherries.
New potatoes.
One half of 1885 has gone.
The time for short sermons.
The nights and mornings are COOL
Camp meeting time will soon be here.
Where are you going to spend to-mor
row?
Fields of clover are in bloom, and the
bees are happy-or ought to be.
Mark Ayare's carriage and blacksmith
shops will be closed tomorrow, July 4th.
The editorial excursionists arrived home
safely on Saturday, greatly pleased with
their trip.
If you want to see what is beautiful in
nature, get mp early these mornings and
enjoy the fresh air.
Goforth & Barker, during the straw berry
season Just closed, sold in Woodstown, in
eleven days, 5000 boxes of berries.
Nathaniel Burt, of Pittsgrove, is the
owner of an Alderney COW that makes sew
enteen ounces of butter from every milk
ing.
Charles Boon, on his farm near the Bor
ough line, on the Yorketown road, has the
finest field of grass we have seen this
season.
Don't fail to hear the famous West
Quartette of Phila. at Prof Pierce's
musical comm mencement in Hunts Hall
next Tuesday eve.
Bruna's first excursion cf the season to
Atlantic City leaves here next Thursday
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take days enjoyment.
The First National Bank of Woodstown
have declared the usual semi-annual divi-
dend of five per cent, payable at the
banking house on and after the 18th inst.
The handsome black dog that came to
the premises of Samuel A. While some
time ago has been identified and taken
away by his owner, a Mr.. Barrett OF
Salem.
A strictly first class programme of vocal
and instrumental music will be presented
at Prof. Perce's Musical Academy COM
mencement in Hunts Hall next Tuesday
eve., at o'clock.
Daniel Anderson, the little boy who had
his foot cut off with moving machine as
reported in last weeks MONITOR, is doing
as well as could be hoped under the cir
cumstances.
A hitching rope was picked up in the
street on Tuesday, evidently dropped by
a passing team. The owner can have 1t
by calling at this office and proving prop
erty. No charge for the advertisement.
At Alloway tomorrow the Fourth will
be appropriately celebrated with patriotic
music, tub-racing. sack racing and Tree
for-all match at picking up potatoes. In
~ ta1 tf, laay nt
the grandest displays of fireworks ever
witnessed at that place.
An excellent and simple disinfectant for
sinks and waste pipes is made by mixing
one LARGE tablespoonful of copperas with
one quart of boiling water. This solution
is odorless, and deodorizes instantly. The
copperas may be bought of any druggist
for eight or ten cents pound
List of letters remaining in p. Q. at
Woodstown, N. j., for month ending June
30 1885; N. Allen. Charles Costal, Ed
win Eldridge, George w. Grooms, Tom
Lousom. Abe Meyers, George Peterson, u.
X. Riley. Any one asking for any of the
above letters please say advertised. :,
J. M. c. RICHMAN, =. Nj.
Prof. Pierce always gives an entertain
ment at the close of each term, at which
cards of invitation are issued gratuitously
to the parents and friends of the scholars,
but at the close of the school year
charges % cent admission, to defray
the expenses of additional talent, &c, and
it is hoped that our music loving public
will favor him with full house on next
Tuesday eve
The West ersey railroad and branches
report their gross earnings for May as
S95,O6s a decrease of s6,90l compared
with the same month of1SS4. The operat-
ing expenses were $G0, 401, decrease OF
sS, 653, and the net earnings $50, 660, an
increase $1,752. For the five months
ending May 31st the total receipts were
1898, 475, decrease compared with the
corresponding period of last year OF sla,-
$3.50; operating expenses, ssG4,osl,. an in in
crease of s135, 734, a decrease OF sl,oOo;
and net earnings sl35.724, decrease OF
S16,479. The total expenses and oDiiga-
tions for the five months were S359, 49a,
decrease so, 54S. The net income OF the
West Jersey railroad to May the Slst OF
this year, after deductions of rentals,
interests and other obligations was s4o,2oo
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