The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-18
LOCAL NEWS,

Farewell shad
Exit, trawberry festival
Welcome, Fourth of July
Peterson & Son are getting about these
mornings with chunks of ice from East
Lake"
The railroad bridge over Woodbury. creek
is finished and trains NOW rum over IT at
their usual rate of speed.
Isaac Conover, proprietor Of the brick
yard at Fcnwicls, finished burning kiln
of 81, 600 bricks last week.
John G. Borton has cow which last
week gave birth to twin calves, which to-
gether weighed 1870 pounds.
An orchestra composed of educated mu-
sicians will participate at Prof. Pierce $
concert, next Thursday evening.
The machinery of the llarrisonvillc griSt
mill, sold by Sheriff Packer lately was
bought by G. W Ayres, of AIloway, for
$500
Mcssrs Lippincott, Hewitt and smith
disposcd of IL of their herd of cattle at
their sale last Saturday afternoon, nj fair
prices.
was pretty we'll for the Thermometer,
which we notice is DONG business as usual
at the old stand.
The suit of the Borough of WoodstoWn
VS.. e. b. Humphreys ON writ OF error to
the Salem Circuit Court, was heard III the
Court of Errors this week.
On the Riley lots on East avenue, near
the railroad, growth Of clover heavy
enough for the mower is being plowcd
under for late potato crop.
There will be five music composers
present at Prof Perce's concert next
Thursday evening" in the new Opera House,
all of whom arc excellent musicians and
will undoubtedly be great treat for o'r
people.
Vacation is upon us and the mothers
will be puzzled TO know what disposition
to make of their young hopeluls, of whose
whereabouts than can only be sure when
they are known to be III one of two places
at school or in bed.
At the funeral Of Mrs Sarah A. Sayrcs
on Saturday last, a floral pillow of natural
flowers was presented as Il testimonial of
respect from members ot Woodstown
Lodge of Good Templars, of which organ
ization the deceased was a member.
Don't fail to attend the annual COM
mencement exercises of the WoodstoWn
branch of the Pennsgrove Musical Acad-
emy. at the new Opera House next Thurs
day evening, June oath. The Euterpc
Glee. of Philadelphia, will be present to
assist.
The work of digging the cellar for Pres
ton Wriggin's new house in South Woods
nIupcd1N
morning, and the dirt is being utilized for
the repair and raising of the road bed in
front of his property and that Of j. NJ.
Brick.
Joseph G. Stretch, who is now at work
with a force of men on the interior of
Humphreys new store room under the
Opera House, has been awarded the con
tract for building a new school-housc at
Watson's Corner, or Aldne, as it is now
called.
Gen. Clinton h, Fisk, the Prohibition
nominee for Governor OF the State, will
speak in Woodstown during the month of
August and it is proposed to hold an all
day meeting on the occasion of his visit.
Preparations have already been commenced
to that end, of which we will give fur
Their particulars later.
our temperance lltissHp III i'iiNSHt''i
have in prospect fine programme for the
Fourth of July. The morning is to be de
voted to the interests of the w c. I, l..
In the afternoon the little folks have adj
dresses and music; and what with big guns,
bands, rockets and fine speeches, and an
all day dinner great attractions are pre-
scented. Gen. Clinton Is. Fisk is the orator
for the evening. His popularity as a
speaker in South Jersey will doubtless
draw a big crowd.
The sale of ''stump consuming powder
is the latest swindle. fellow goes
through the country with a lot of salt or
some equally cheap substance i'll jar
which inc represents TO be most efficient
stump destroyer His directions are to
bore hole in the stump, fill it with the
powder, let it remain for six weeks, and then
set fire to the stump. which, being impreg
mated with the compound, will be entirely
consumed Sales arcmadc in more cases than
would seem possible, and the fraud is not
discovered until at the end of six weeks an
attempt is made to burn the stumps. By
that time the fellow is far, far away and
the purchaser has no redress.