The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Geo. W. Crothers has just received a
carload of sheep to which he calls attention
III another column.
Last Friday a number of Woodstown
people made their annual picnic to Firms
Point. A very pleasant time is reported.
The Friends had a splendid day on Tues
day for their annual picnic to the River
Shore, and a number enjoyed the day there.
Brunato took a big crowd of people to At
lantie City on his excursion Yesterday.
One hundred and fifteen tickets were sold
from our station.
Cortlandt l.. Parker, cha irman of the
Prohibition State Executive Committee, is
expected to deliver an address in this coun-
ty SOM time next month.
The annual Farmers Picnic of the coun-
ty will be held at Townsville on Thursday,
August 10th. We will give further par
ticulars in regard to it next week.
Hugh Grimshaw planted on the Goth of
April, two acres in early potates. On the
goth of this month, or ninety days after
planting, he realized $3.50 for the crop.
Alfred Marshal heard his dog barking at
n great rate the other night and when MIR.
Marshal reached the scene of the excite
ment the dog had just finished killing a
huge mink.
Another very excellent praise service
was held in the Sharptown Nj. Il. Church,
ON Sunday evening, under the direction of
the pastor. Rev. p. Corson. The subject
was the Lords Prayer.
Mr.. A. NJ. Oliphant, of the Sharptown
mills. announces that the famous lilies in
Sharptown mill-pond are now in bloom.
Visitors can secure them every day except
Sunday. Visitors on Sunday are not de-
sired.
Edith B.. infant daughter of Samuel j.
and Emma Hurff, aged about three months
and twenty days, died early ON Monday
morning of last week with cholera infan-
tum, and was buried at Pennsgrove on
Wednesday.
A hot weather drink that is highly en-
dorsed is made by squeezing lemons as for
lemonade but using cold tea instead oil
water. II is delicious and is said to satisfy
thirst better than almost any other cold
beverage.
Isaac T. Nichols, of Bridgeton, who as
pires to the Congressional nomination from
the Republicans of this district this fail,
seems to be putting in considerable OF ms
time with the supposed leaders of the party
in this vicinity.
The railroad bridge over the pond in
South Woodstown is being repaired. The
piling under the rails has settled, and the
tops Of the piles are being sawed OIL ana
heavy timbers placed on them, to make
them OF proper height.
The Mexican cowboys will exhibit in
our town on Tuesday, August TN. a me
opportunity to see how the lassoing OF cat
tie and horses is done, and some nne
horses will be sold at auction. Remember
the date and be on hand.
Bruna's twenty-fifth annual excursion
to Cape May and third annual to Sea Isle
City will take place on "Wednesday, aug.
Sth. The tickets for the round trip are
only 81 %. The timetable is published
in our advertising columns.
Only about eight persons went from
this station ON the G.. A. X. excursion TO
Atlantic City on Wednesday. The tram,
after leaving the Woodstown passengers
off in the evening, went through to Salem
and took Bruna's excursion to the same
resort yesterday.
A dog, supposed to be mad, came rush.
ing into South Woodstown on Wednesday
morning and bit n dog and cat, belonging
to Charles Goforth. Continuing on its
way, the vicious animal attempted TO Due
Scott Brown. who knocked the dog down
with n club and dispatched it on the spot.
Close alongside the track on which the
Woodstown passengers take their trains IN
the Camden depot, there has been going on
an extensive filling in. The dock just
south of the depot, with its shipping craft
\ of all sizes and kinds, SO long familiar to
our travellers Nill be seen no more as a
shipping dock. Several large dreases hase
q been Mt work for months deepening the
river bed and dumping the mud in the
dock until il is now filled up level with the
yharyes. When the ground dries and set
Ties it will be covered with tracks.