The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-09-03
I.0CAL NEWS.

The Harvest Moor will be in all its
81 DRY September 18th.
The Pre- sbyterian Sunday school held its
annual picnic yesterday at Coles woods,
near Yorktown.
Clarence Zane is now distributing the
daily papers for Israel L. Nanaman, and
a very good newsman Clarence makes.
Ana advertisement was made on Tuesday
of the goods and effects of Thomas Smith,
deceased, by Saml Lippincott and Nj. ID.
Dickinson, and VIM. f. Lippincott, exec
utor.
The chestnut protector, a SINAI gong
worn under the coat where it can be read
idly sounded when a too old a joke is per-
pctrated, is becoming very popular in our
town.
Cora, the little daughter of Lewis w.
Mattsol, living next the Baptist church,
was playing in the public school yard on
Wednesday, when n cross dog that was
i'll the yard sprang at her and bit her Sc
verely between the eyes.
The quarterly conference of the NJ. f..
church was held last evening. Quarterly
meeting next Sunday. Love feast at Dam.
and preaching at 10. 80 by Rev. p. Cor
son, of Sharptown. Evening service by
the pastor, Rev. d.. IL. Durell.
George w. Crothers' horse Ham,"
whose Leg was broken some time ago, is
mending slowly. Dir. Miller, Veterinary
Surgeon of Camden, who has the ease IN
charge, was down recently and said the
animal was getting along well.
The cheerful yawp Of the canning house
whistles is now heard daily, and for a
scene of bustling activity, a visit to the
factories when in operation Will I'LL the
seekers order to perfection. Three cent
pieces are the circulating edium at pres
ent.
A new device spoken Of for an umbrella
is a patent window to be placed in the
cloth SO that the owner can sce ahead
and avoid collisions. What the owner
most needs, however, is a window through
which he can see tie man who took his
last umbrella.
Doctors in several sections of the coun-
try have reported that two-tllirds OF the
victims of prostration by heat were invet-
crate drinkers Of ice water. Great care
should be exercised in this particular by
all who work in the fields. Cool spring
water is more wholesome.
The West Jersey Railroad announces IA
%semi-annual dividend of three per cent,
payable September Ii, ut the Office OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad. This dividend,
together with the dividend of three per
cent. paid in March last, makes six per
cent. dividends for this year.
The West Jersey Railro adj and branches
report their gross earnings Tor July as
s119. 857, an increase of so, 1852 compared
with the corresponding month of 1888.
The operating expenses were SlO1, $50, a
decrease of SO, 79S, and the net earnings
S72, 532, an increase of s2l, 100.
.'R'' stands for oyster, and for oysters
and school children alike tho trouble begins
in September. Becker has the oysters and
has opened the campaign OF ST.. lie
saws they are "gut" and ''fett' and $50
gross vie nimmer war, which being trans
lated means that he keeps the best the mar
ket affords, and Will fill large or small or
ders promptly.
These are the days when the printers are
pleasantly remembered end receive the
compliments of our farmer friends in liberal
donations of melons, peaches and the like
The latest contribution to our fruit bin is
a lot of fine peaches from Maurice H.. Ell
ton. which we have had to hide away from
the Office boy for fear he wonld get away
with the whole lot before we got a fair
whack at them.
The local Editor has not yet attained
TO that degree of perfection as to be in a
half dozen places at once, and therefore
does not hear all the local happenings.
Our friends will do us a great favor by IN
forming us Of anything that occurs in this
neighborhood. TIL only way to make tine
local department a success is to have every
body hand in the news. Never mind the
grammatical construction. We will at
tend to that.
Sportsmcn state that reed bids are very
scarce on the marshes in Camden county,
but more plentiful in the lower end of the
State, whcr large numbers have been
killed. Detective Platt, Of the West Jer-
sey Game Protective Society, is patrolilnS
the counties within the society's jurisdle-
ton, on the lookout for Illegal gunners.
1t is reported that rabbits are being killed
already in portions of Salem county, and
the game detectives are determined TO ar
rest and prosecute all persons found rio-
lating the game laws.-Fhila. Ledger.