The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13
LOCAL. NEWS.

The engine and machinery for the new
shoe factory at Elmer have been deliver
ed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Frceholders was held at Salem on
Wednesday.
The dandy watermelon has made its APP
pearance in our home market. We have
not ventured yet to ask the price.
A lady's breast pin was picked Up re-
Gently on Green street. The owner can Sc
cure ii by inquiring at the MONITOR office.
A shower ON Wednesday afternoon ac-
ompanied by hail did some damage to the
north ward between Woodstown and Au-
burn.
Another hot wave got onto US this week
and on Wednesday the ambition was pretty
much taken ont Of humanity in general in
this section.
County Superintendent iIolme Will hold
an examination for Teachers certificates
on Saturday, 2Sth instant, at the public
school room at WoodStown.
In this season of wind storms and lorna
does a wind and tornado policy of insur-
ance adds much to the sense OF security of
ltlS wv vi ~ 49, 'i"a
American Insurance Company issues these
policies. E. 5. Fogg, the agent. can give
you full particulars.
Weather-wise farmers say that frost is
sure to fall within six weeks after the first
katydid and fall cricket appear. The lovely,
grooming note OF the fall cricket first heard
this season on the night Of Aug. /. The
katydid was heard a night or two earlier.
An early closing of summer is predicted.
The Salvation Army now stationed at
AlIoway will hold Il camp meeting in the
woods near Alloway station, beginning to-
day and lasting over Sunday. On Sunday
morning at 10 O'clock a praise meeting
will be held, at 3 O'Clock r. NJ. a free and
easy meeting; in the evening a grand sal
walton meeting will be held.
AhTam Cochran, assignee Of William
Avis, will sell tomorrow at the hotel i'll
Elmer, the valuable mill property at Dare
town. The mill has been running very
successfully for some weeks past nder the
management of the parties who have taken
hold of it, and bids fair to attain its old
time popularity as a valuable mill seat.
Mosquitoes have been unusually an
noying du ring the recent hot spell, but
our residents may congratulate them
btlNtn III btil GtNit't sum g. W.
many of the coast resorts have had lately
when the pests appeared in clouds and
made life hardly worth living, and actually
caused numbers to take the train for home
sooner than wait for the infliction to pass
over.
DeVoc, the ~IIackcnsack weather prophet,
saws in regard to the weather that from
the 10Th to the 10Th it is likely to be de
cidedly cool. After the olst the temper
AZURE will run up rapidly till the 25th.
Then we viii have the hottest weather of
this season, with high south west winds
and very heavy thunder showers on the
Goth. Between the LIST and 3D. of Septem-
Der there is likely to be frost in the State
of Pennsylvania.
An exchange states that the Court of
Errors has decided that a turnpike com
pany has a right to collect a toll from
every traveller, no matter in what condi-
ton the road is kept. The construction
and keeping OF the roadway is a matter
between the State and the company. and
the State alone can institute proceedings
to set aside the company's charter No
person can use such a turnpike road and
then refuse to pay for it.
Emma, daughter of John Wallace, was
severely stung by humble bees on Wcdnes-
day. She entered a corn crib III her faith
er's premises in which was a lot OF corn
cobs wherein the bees had a nest unknown
to her. In passing over the pile of oobs
she disturbed the bees who attacked hef
and she was obliged TO pass over the nest
again to escape from the crib. She was
badly stung about the face and arms IN
about forty places and suffered severely
from the effects.
The following simple means OF testing
oleomargarine is given in an exchange:
Take a small hit Of lard and place 1t
between two pieces Of thin, common win
dow glass, each piece about an Inch square,
and press together till only a film remains.
When held up to the light white, Opaque
spots are always to be seen. These are
crystals Of fat. Fer the same reason oieo-
margarine and butterine, containing, as
they do, solid fats, may be detected III the
same manncr. Pure butter on the contrary
doesn't show sucl, specks. A little experi-
ence with lard in This direction is an ex-
cellent means of cultivating the eye and
qualify ing one to readily determine. when
applied to buffers, the imitation from the
genuine. This rule is practical enough,
and is said to be a sure one.