The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.

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The small boy is unhappy because the
vacation days will soon close.
A band of gypsies passed through town
Yesterday afternoon bound south.
All the noted temperance workers in the
vicinity will be in attendance at the Fisk
mass meeting next Thursday.
1t is stated that peach leaves, pounded to
a pulp and applied to a bruise, or wound
from a rusty nail. OF a simple cut, VIII
give immediate relief.
Elwood S. Dubois. a former resident of
Upper Pittsgrove, has received a pension of
$500. He MAS a member of Go, II, 18th
New Jersey Volunteers.
The last series of Salem county bonds is
sued to provide money for war pnr poses,
bounties, &c, will be due and redeemahle
on the first Of January, 1887.
N. r. Smith is agent fer IN improved
washing machine. manufactured at Vine
land He has it on exhibition at his shop
next to C%ommitti's cigar store, and invites
an inspection and trial.
The Prohibition Band. OF ponnsgrove, to-
gether with special talent engaged from
Philadelphia, will furnish some fine music
at the Fisk mass meeting 81 the Fair
Grounds next Thursday
It btAhiR'ih ifL NV vi ~ - 'h"
son is very cncou raging. and lovers of this
toothsome bivalye will be pleased to learn
that a larger plant than usual has been
made in Maurice River cove this season.
The year in which August has five sun
days is called ministers leap year; for, in
effect, a week is added to thc usual vaca-
ton season, The present is the third sue
cessful year in which the pastors holiday
has TINS been prolonged.
A grand chorus Of fifty voices, under
charge of prots. Pembertm Pierce and
Adam Geibel, will furnish the vocal mnsic
at the Fisk Mass Meeting on The Fair
Grounds next Thursday. This feature
alone will repay yon for your attendance.
A full attendance of the member Of the
Young Womau's Christian Temperance
Union is requested at their meeting on next
Monday evening, when arrangements CON
neetcd " it'll the Fisk mass meeting will be
perfected.
Two shares of the capital stock OF the
West Jersey Agricultural and Horticultu-
raj Association, belonging TO the estate OF
the late Joshua Reeves, were sold at pub
lie sale, in front of the Court House. Salem,
ON Saturday, for $3.50 per share. The par
value Of this stock is -.
Considerable money changed hands on
Inc result OF lHt bd>t tdii Sdlnt 1trbtlAith
and it is said that some Of our Woodstown
financicrs got sat dow on pretty heavily.
A small but mighty capitalist was four
teen dollars wiser and had thirteen dol-
lars less money on haud at the conclusion
of the game.
A party of bankers, hailing from Wood
bury. came down to W00dstown last week,
and joining a party of local capitalists
went over to Sharptown to gather water
lilies. The young man who furnished and
pushed the boat for them and did most OF
the work, was twenty-five cents wealthier
when he received his reward.
We have received a copy of the premium
list of the annual fall exhibition of the
Moorcstown Agricultural and Industrial
Society, which Will be held at Moorostown
on September 21st and 22d. The pamphlet
presents Il neat typographical appearance,
and is quite a relief from the miserabiy
executed premium lists sent out by some
of the associations
The sneakers announced foi the Fisk
Mass Meeting to be held at the Faif
Grounds on Thursday OF next week, are
Clinton B. Fisk. of Scabright, Prohibition
candidate for Governor of Now Jersey,
Rev. j. b. Graw, ID. D., of Camden; Hon.
Thomas V. Gator, of Jersey City, Chair
man New Jersey Prohibition Executive
Committee; Rev. Geo. II. Nibbert, OF Mas
sachusetts, and Judge VIM. II. Morrow.
of Belvidere. Go and hear these noted
men talk.
Z. A. Massey, the Matchmaker and jew
eler, has greatly improved the appearance
of his residence and grounds, on Main
street, by setting out shade trees which
are growing finely. and an abundance of
grape vines of the Champion, Niagara and
Elmira varieties, which in this, their third
years growth, are loaded with luscious
fruit. There is no neater. better kept lawn
in town thar in front of his residence, amt
in the rear q small but well attended gar
den furnishes amusement and profit for his
leisure moments.