The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-07
LOCAL NEWS.
The corn crop is safe.

uc COLL clpP 10 oaic.
1t is stated that Pennsgrove never had a
Weller season than the present.
sProf." H. P. Lorman did not appear on
Monday. Cause-license too high.
The Friends First Day School picnicked
at Deacon's Grove on Wednesday.
The first boat load of melons was taken
on board at Courses Landing last Mon
day
The directors of the West Jersey Rail
road held their annual meeting at Cape
May last Friday.
The Salem County Medical Society held
its quarterly session at Woodstewn on We'd
nesday afternoon.
The Register, behind time as usual,
gives an account Of the drowning accident
as occurring on Saturday instead of Fri
day.
Henry Weber, local preacher of the
NJ. Il. church, is expected to occupy the
pulpit of the Woodstown Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning
Samuel Lott, formerly of Auburn, and
his son Elmer, We're severely injured in the
storm at Camden, on Monday. Mr.. Lott
had his leg broken and his son sustained
severe bruises and cuts.
While drilling the freight cars at Har-
risonville station on Wednesday morning,
too much force was given to some OF the
cars that were being run on the siding and
the consequence was that Il large number
of watermelons. which were being loaded
on one of the ears. were smashed.
The annual picnic of the st. Mary's
Catholic church of this place will be held
i'm Austins woods, near Woodstown, on
Wednesday. the 10Th inst. An orchestra
from Philadelphia has been secured to fur
nish music and an enjoyable time is an
tcpated
Through the courtesy of Congressman
George Hires we have received from the
Department OF Agriculture. at Washing
ton. several packages of turnip seeds. They
are of the purple top strap leaf variety,
and those of our subscribers who desire
them will be welcome to a packet as long
as the supply lasts.
During the storm on Monday afternoon
and evening. the telegraph wires were
badly mixed up, and Geographic COM
munication with Philadelphia could not
be had from our station till Tuesday night.
There was wonderful demand for daily
papers on Tuesday morning, greater than
could be supplied.
The annual picnic of the Union Grove
Division Sons of Temperance, was held on
Thursday of last week, in Cooks woods,
near Pole Tavern. The attendance was
good. An enjoyable feature of the after
noon was an hour spent in musical and
literary entertainment. AS usual the
young folks had a good time.
Few people can form definite idea OF
what is involved in the expression IAN
inch of rain" 1t may aid such to follow
this calculation. An acre is equal to o.
272, $40 square inches; and inch deep OF
water on this area will be as many cubic
inches of water. which is 23,622k gallons.
This quantity weighs 227, 225 pounds.
We are requested to state that the com
mittee having i'll charge the celebration OF
the one hundredth anniversary OF the
Friends Meeting House, will be glad to
receive any information or papers that re-
late to that edifice or to the past history
of the society in this part of the state. Inc
following are the committee: Aaron Dor
ton Asa Engle, Edwin l.. Borton, Eliza
beth Cawey, A. l.. Robbins Lydia IL.
Norris.
After thorough investigation the Off
Gals of the West Jersey ralirodu uetel-
mined that Fireman Comlin, of Brldgeton
train preceding the one that ran through
an open switch at Glassboro, few days
ago, is responsible for the accident, and
he was promptly discharged. 1t is sad
that he left it open while some drilling was
being done, and that he was somewhat
misled by the fact that the switch lever AT
the place operated the reverse of what they
usually do and he was not careful i'll watch
ing the effect of his turning the switch.
Those who have been annoyed with an
unpleasant flavor in the butter they use,
will appreciate the following bit OF advice
from the American Dairymdn: Look out
for rag weeds now, not only in the regular
pasture, but in any of the lanes through
which the cows have to pass. When the
pasture is sunbunrt and dry, many cows
get into the habit of biting oil the tender
tops of the young rag weeds, ana TINS
gives bitter and very disagreeable flavor
to the milk, which finds its way into The
butter or cheese made from it, Take
scythe and cut the tops Of this weed on
for cows will not touch them unless iresh
and Oraan