The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-27

wholesome literature.
They are picking ripe straw berries from
some gardens in Alloway and Bridgeton.
The Salem County Protective Associa-
ton held a meeting ON Monday. The So
ciety has three hundred dollars in its treas
ury.
Charles II. Richman, on the Richman-
town road, picked from his garden and had
for dinner a nice lot Of green peas one day
this week.
The James 5. Stratton Post, G. A.. r., of
Mullica Hill, gave a free entertainment i'll
the Town Hall one night last week, which
was well patronized.
A game of base ball played on Saturday
between the Young Merits and the Star
clubs resulted in a victory for the former
by a score of 3S to %.
The P%ilesgrove Dairy Association are
shipping to Philadelphia and Camden
new milk, skinned milk and part of the
cream manufactured. There is an increas-
ing demand for new and skinned milk.
The W. c. r. L., of Mullica Hill, has
just purchased six dozen new chairs for the
Reading Room. The Crystal Literary
Society will assist III paying for them by
an entertainment this Winter or in the
Spring.
The Auburn Literary Society gave an
entertainment in Taylor's Hall, Auburn.
last Saturday evening. The exercises,
which were very interesting, consisted of
reading, speaking, &c. Il was well at
tended.
The citizens of Elmer have decided to
have a public library, and DR.. Hitchner
has donated a lot 40x75 feet upon which to
erect the building. Considerable money
has also been subscribed for the purchase of
new books.
Mullica Hills Christmas Eve services
will be held in the N. r. Church, the ex-
e%rcises of which will be Of an extraordi-
nary character and deeply interesting.
Already preparations are being made to
make the occasion a grand success.
William Deal, Jr., a young colored man
living in Baileytown, was Shot through
the ball Of his thumb on last Friday, by
the accidental discharge of d revolver
which he was handling. The bullet tore
the nail off and inflicted a painful wound.
Charley, aged about eight, youngest son
of Rev. J. G. Crate, who has a defect in
one eye. was taken to an oculist in Phila-
delphia ON Thursday last to have his eye
operated upon, when it was discovered that
the eye was sightless. 1t was a sad sur
prise to the family.-Aay's Landiag J0ur-
nal.
Wheeler & Son, the old and reliable jew
elry firm of Salem, call the attention Of our
readers this week to their preparations for
the holiday trade. There is no business
where personal confidence in the dealer is
more necessary than in watches, iewelry
and silverware, and in this firm the %
fidence is never misplaced.
peraonal.
l.. B. Ware, of Haddonield. spent
Thanksgiving with his parents in Woods
town.
Dan'l Woodruff, OF Biidgeton, visited our
town yesterday, the guest of VIM. Fer
guson.
+. T. Patterson, Esq, of the bright and
estimable Camden Courier, was in town on
Monday.
John f. Mullin, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting Cornelius Mulvehill, in our
Borough, for the past few days.
District Deputy Randolph, of Bridgeton,
made his annual official visit to the Woods
town lodge of Masons on Wednesday night.
Richman Coles, William NJ. Coles and
| Joseph l.. DUEL returned home last week
from their trip to the meeting of the Ma
tional Grange at Boston.
Lieut.. Samuel P. Comfy, Of the L. $.
| Navy. known to many in this vicinity, has
been ordered OH duty to the Navy Yard at
League Island, Philadelphia.
Horse Notes.
L. J.. Davis, of Clayton, has bought Of
Stacy Layton, of Swedesboro, the brown
stallion Midnight, sired by american Boy;
da Sally, by American Star. Midnight
is six years old, never been trained, and
| showed a mile and repeat on the 18th inst.
in 2.44 and 2.415; one-quartor mile in 3S
and half in 1.19t.
Mr.. Davis has sold to John +. Hope, Of
Philadelphia, the brown gelding Harry r.,
who has a record Of 2.45; sired by Amer
lean Boy; dam Fanny b. Harry r. has
shown two miles-2.32 :, 2.35.