The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-25
.OCAf. NEWS.

Picnics wilt he in order after the Fourth.
Assessor lIews rtispin is making his
rounds.
4 total eclipse Of the sun will occur on
August 2ath.
The season is close al land when the
small boy yenturcth in To swim.
A train which was delayed at our station
one day last week made the run to Salon
in fifteen minutes.
About the last run Of strawberries was
brought to town On Wednesday. They
were Of fine quality
Stock dealer i. H. Moore, of Swedes-
bore, shipped thirty-onc calves from
Woodstown station one day last week.
The soda water fountain is sizzing
its song throughout the and and the pale
young man and the lanky girl are happy,
The snmmer schedule OF trains on our
railroad will so into effect to- morrow
See change of Timetable at head OF col
ann
John A. Dix Post, Of swedesboro, viii
run it's fourth annual excursion from
Swodesboro to Atlantic City on Wcdnes-
day, July 2Sth.
1T. Cross, Of Glarksboro, was IN town
Yesterday with some fine hiackfish. He
informs ns tiat he viii visit our borough
with fish every Thursday.
The festive cucumber and green apples
are here in all their glory. II is just such
things as these which help 10 swell the
physicians bank accounts.
Many industrial establishments in the
LARGER towns will remain closed from the
2d of July until the 9th, thus giving the
employees three days vacation.
Lippincott, Smith and Hewitt are busy
this week delivering 4 large number Of the
Champion mowers and binders, of which
they received a carload at the station.
A note from one Of the Editorial exeur-
sionists. received here on Wednesday noon,
reports the party at Utica and all we'll and
happy. The Salem county contingent will
probabl Ny be at homo by Saturday night.
The State sunday school Association
for this District, which includes the
counties Of Cape May, Cumberland, Giou-
cestcr and Salem, viii be held at Pitman
Grove on August 81. The programme
will be announced later.
Arr you going to have a picnic this
tins season ?" inquired a youngster of his
Sunday school teacher. Why what do
Won want OF a picnic p" Nothing much;
but I can get six new scholars m a hurry
if you are going to have one.
There is a law that f0rbids the carrying Of
live animals ia wagons, with their ieet
tied. Few pay any attention to It N tins
section as calves. sheep and lambs rarely
come to market i'll any other way. In an
open crate is the only legal and humal
- -. - e,rnb animals
4 special meeting of the %Pilesgroye
Prohibition Society will be held at the res
idcncc of l.. b. Ware, on Salem street, on
Monday evening next, at . O'Clock. bus,
mess of importance Will be acted on, and
II full attendance of members is desired,
also any who wish to Join the organization.
Salem's travellers can thank Siunickson
Chew, editor Of the Camden flesS, fof
opening the eyes Of the railroad otlclais TO
the fact that the trains TO and from THIS
city make very poor time. Why, SAID
he to one OF them, "your train doesnt
makcany better time down there than |
used to on a sulky. Sunbeam
Whom you snbscrlpe Tor a newspaper re
member you will find things IN il that
You don't like, and other items Of no par
ticnlar interest 10 you. But these items
VIII llALtIlNt sunny 'iiN W. $50 E
claim on tho paper as yoa bave. When
You bly a chicken you are not obliged to
eat the feathers; the chicken appreciated
them, though
If YOU see d good looking man approach
ing you on the street or knocking al your
front door with a suspicious aud peculiar
red book under his arm, don't be alarmed
He Is not a tree agent OF a book eanvasser.
II is Assessor CriSpin, who IS on his rounds
to ascertain how much you are worth, with
Il view to logying contribution on you for
the support Of orr free institutions Aon
had better give il "a him straight.
There are all sorts and kinds Of bugs
this year which eat the garden plants, in
fact, scarcely anything escapes except pep
pers and lettuce. Gurfanti have Two va
rieties preying on them, 50 have tomatoes,
and even beans are not exempt. \ little
black bug cats the tcndrils as soon rs they
begin to run, but it is found that a light
application Of Scotch snuff from an ordi
nary pepper box very quickly disposes Of
them. as it docs with melon bugs.