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

Wildoy Hail. Camden, IN the nth INST.
To-day is the time fixed for the Friends
First-day school to picnic at Elsinboro.
Judging from the number of carriages that
went through town this morning, there
will be a big attendance.
The new postal regulations in regard to
the transmission of liquids through the
mails have already gained favor with doc
tors and their patients, besides the patent
medicine dealers are very much pleased.
\. +. Riehman, on Sept. 18th, will sell
off that handsome piece of chestnut timber
over twenty-five acres-on the south side
of Webster's mill pond near the East Lake
Mills. This will be a fine opportunity for
farmers needing rails, etc.
The barn on the farm of Elijah Bowers,
occupied by Henry Justice, on the road
from Swedesboro to Mullica Hill, was
struck by lightning on Wednesday after
10 and entirely destroyed, together with
the hay and grain therein and one horse.
An exchange says that hot alum is the
best insect destroyer known. Put it in hot
water, and let it boil until all the alum is
dissolved. Apply hot with a brush, and all
creeping things are instantly destroyed
without danger to human life or property.
personal.
Mrs. l.. b. Ware returned home yeSter-
day from a brief visit TO friends at Bridge
ton.
NJ. p. Grey, Esq, of Salem, with his
family, is taking a vacation at High Bridge,
N
Isaac G. Dubois has had a serious attack
of illness, but at last accounts was improv-
ing somewhat.
Thomas Smith, residing on Samuel lip
pincott's farm, Oh the old Sharptown road,
is seriously i'll.
Miss Mollie Abbott, Mrs. II. A. Lippin-
colts assistant iii the trimming store, is
taking her vacation.
Mrs. Sallie Beasley, of Camden, and her
children, are now visiting her father, Sam
mel Carney, of our town.
j. w. While returned on Monday from a
weeks visit to his daughter Mrs. Lottie
Steward, at Annapolis, Maryland.
Barclay Moore, of Camden, well-known
and popular in this vicinity, is noticed
among the late arrivals at the Mansion
House, Atlantic City.
Benjamin Wallace, Of ~Sharptown, will
shortly remove to Salem. where his
daughter Emily, a young but successful
teacher, has secured a position in one of
the public schools.
ID. Harris Smith, of the Salem South Jer-
seymaa and Richard T. Starr, of Salem,
were among the unfortunates who were
delayed at Mays Landing on Saturday
afternoon bound for Atlantic City.
Mason Mullica, q resident of this section
forty years ago, but now of New York,
near Syracuse, is with his wife and daugh-
ter visiting at Eldridges Hill. This is Mr..
Mullica's first visit To the neighborhood in
twenty years.
Miss Ida Cheston, of Frankfort, Pa,
Pleasant Plains, Ill, together with Mrs.
Henrietta Cheston, of Frankfort, and
| Mrs. Henrietta Benell, of Philadelphia, are
guests of E. A. Massey.
+. f. Patterson, editor of the Camden
| Daily Courier, sailed at half-past seven
| Wednesday morning from Philadelphia on
the British King. He will be joined al
Liverpool by David Baird, and quite al
| extended tour of Europe will be made.
The newspaper fraternity of Camden
was well represented at Atlantic City last
Sunday. Among Others we noticed F. +.
Patterson, Jr., Upton Jeffries and Jos,
Hall, of the fourier, Clinton Davis, of the
West Jersey Press, and Fitzgerald of the
1elegrdm.
Our old chum, Eber Woolman, who
used to bring Us big red apples in oul
school days at the Bacon Academy, ''befo'
de Wah," and who for eighteen years
past has made his home in the far West,
latterly in California, is among his rela-
tives in Salem county on a visit, accom-
panied by his younger brother John, also
of California. We promise ourselves the
pleasure OF a chat with our old time friend
as soon as we can catch up with him.