The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-19
LODGES AND sOCIETIEs.
LOCAL NEWS.

The thermometer climbed up to % in the
shade on Sunday.
The Sunday trains on the Delaware
River Road are we'll patronized.
Elmer's canning factory is to be run bya
firm of Philadelphia grocers this summer.
According to the recent census, the pop
ulation of Alloway has decreased "A since
1880.
House flies are rolling mp their sleeves
and preparing to draw war maps i'll the
butter dish.
The population of Warrington township
is returned at 21G1, falling off from the
census of 1880.
Children's Day was very generally OBJ
served by the different Sunday schools
throughout the county.
The summer schedule of trains will go
into effect next Sunday, instead ofthe 10Th,
as heretofore announced.
The festival of the Loyal Ladies League
last week was well attended and mod
rately successful financially.
Swedesboro glass ware already COM
mands high estimate in the market. 1t is
said to be equal to flint glass.
1t now costs more for single ticket
from Acton Station to Philadelphia than
it does from Salem to the same place.
Andrew B. Jones, well-to-do and much
respected citizen of YORKTOWN died on Sat
urday last He was buried Wednesday.
Mrs. Ellis, of Pennington, is expected to
give talk on Temperance in the Friends
30th.
One of the Roberts heirs, of Iowa, who
claim large slice of land in Warrington
township, has come to Salem, to work up
their claim.
Edwin Colson, living near Darctown. re-
grets the loss of ii fine Jersey heifer calf Of
the Stoke Pogis blood, killed by mis-
chievous mule.
With the trees in full leaf and the eoun-
try looking it's prettiest, there is an attract
ION about a carriage ride that amply pays
for any outlay to secure it.
Thieves entered the residence of Rev.
w. Allen, at Pennsville, on Sunday night,
while the family were at Church, but
failed to find considerable money that was
in the house.
We were in error in stating last week
that j. Riley Dungey had been re-engaged
for the Fenwick school, as he has declined
another engagement and the place has not
yet been filled.
Commissioners of Pensions Black has
notified ex-Congressman Ferrell, of this
District, that he has granted pensions to
William Griffin, of Camden, and James G.
Murphy, of Pennsgrove.
The advent of the seventeen-yea locust
furnishes new topic of conversation this
year. but it should be remembered that it
is not etiquette to ask lady how many
times she remembers the insects.
On Thursday of last week number of
the relatives Of Mary +. Lippincott, wife
of Alfred Lippincott, living near our Dor
ouph, gathered at her residence to celebrate
her 5Oth birthday. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
John X. Deacon, one of Pilesgrove's lead
ing farmers, living on the road to lorke-
town, has shipped to New York this season
about 6S, 900 fine sweet potato plants, be-
sides supplying large number to his Gus
toners in this vicinity.
f. B. Humphreys and Edward Wallace
made visit to Bridgeton yesterday. Their
object being. to inspect the many admira,
bly planned buildings in that city, and
especially the one lately erected by Bridge
TOMS leading merchant, W. W. Robbins.
About 200 guests participated in the
dedication of S. Preston Carpenters new
barn, in Warrington, last evening" the oc-
casion being dance party gwen by M, ar.
Carpenter to his many friends me
music was excellent and dancing was kept
~, until q lot hnur