The Monitor., 1888-06-22

f. B. Humphreys Pantaloon factory will
observe the Fourth of July by closing on
that day
Game Detective Platt says it is Illegal to
shoot woodcock during the summer
months. Heretofore the season opened on
July 1st
The subjects OF the addresses and a pro-
gramme of the order Of the Fourth of July
celebration exercises will be published
next week.
The Atlantic City Reciem says that fifty
sheep from Woodstown, were received by
Myers Union Market, Atlantic City, on
Thursday.
All tho speakers advertised for the
Fourth of July celebration at this place
arc positively engaged, and no dsappoint-
ments are expected.
Frank w. Iredel has finished and placed
in the building being erected by E. b.
Humphreys on East avenue, a tank capa-
Bile Of holding 1000 gallons of water.
David w. Lippincott for the heirs of
Aaron Lippincott, decd, will sell thirty
acres of grass on the farm lately the prop
erty of the deceased, on the Salem road,
Wednesday, June 27th.
Rev A. H. Sembower, of Salem, who is
conceded to be the one OF the most eminent
Baptist clergymcn in the State, will posi-
lively be present at the Temperance Fourth
of July celebration at this place.
At the grass sale of Edward Humphreys,
near Sharptown, on Monday, the twelve
acres that were sold brought an average
price of $20.27 per acre. and one acre of
very nice clover was bid in at sos Pretty
good prices
a case involving book account held by
Jonathan Bee against Hiram Shoemaker,
both of Warrington, was tried before
Squire Goforth and six.man jury yester-
day, the jury rendering a verdict for $75
in favor of Bee, the plaintiff.
Clark Turner and Michael Kennedy sold
at public sale on Saturday twenty head of
cattle and lot of shipping cans. The
cows were ill fair condition and brought
from SO to $40 per head The milk cans,
nearly new, brought $3.50.
Mrs. Lille Devcrenx Blake had fair
sized audience in the Opera House last
Monday night to hear her lecture on els it
a Crime to be Woman ?" The subject
was handled in most interesting manner,
| and was greatly enjoyed by those present.
Henry Howell Jr.. u col0red man work
ing for Thomas Clark. was badly hurt yes
terday afternoon. While driving ont Of
the barnyard with load Of manure, he
| was struck by beam and knocked off the
wagon and was unconscious for long
time afterwards.
Sam'l j. Hurit, the butcher, who start
| cd business in Humphreys building, on
| Salem street. this spring, has been in fail
| ing health for some time past, and is com
PEELED to abandon the business. Mr.. Hurif
advertises his fixtures in another column,
all Of which are entirely new and will be
| sold cheap.
A lady residing on Salem street while
| crossing the meadow the other evening
| came suddenly upon company Of young
| men sitting together along the hillside
playing cards. They tried not TO be rec
ognized by hiding their faces, but their
names are known. Why should they care
| WHO saw them2
When George Horner was selling his
milk at the Woodstown creamery he deliv-
! cred on few occasions over seven hundred
pounds at time; and the value OF the milk
he sold in the month of June, one year,
was $4,000. During the eight years he
| patronized the creamery lie drove seven
| Thousand miles.
| Dr. Henry T. Childs, who is one of the
| speakers secured for the Fourth Of July
celebration at this place, is one of the old
est and most successful practising plys-
clans in Philadelphia, and has the repnta
| ton of being one of the ablest speakers on
4 4 f,f in hn of nf
| Friends Tie will surely be present.
To catch the few and early huge flies
| that now appear take half teaspooniul OF
| black pepper, 4 teaspoonful of brown sugar
and one of cream. Mix well together.
| Some persons prefer a standing SANGER of
| this to the sight of hypaper-but the
latter is too useful to be despised, before
| the wire screens go in, or even after. 10
catch the few strays that nobody can ac-
count for.
| The regular meeting of The Borough
| Council was held in the Mayors Office on
Monday night Little but routine busi-
| ness was transacted. A few of the dTec-
| tors of the Woodstown and Mullica Hill
Turnpike Co. we're present to confer with
Council in the matter of moving the toll
gate in North Woodstown, but in absence
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ferred until next meeting.
A Gloucester county farmer has tried
the remedy published in the MONITOR last
week to drive the rose bugs from peach
trees. He followed the receipt and finds
that his trees have no foliage and the bugs
| are as lively as ever. One man tried soap
sntls--he has his bushes, and the bugs are
| gone. A Clayton man who tried Mr..
Minch's remedy also complains that it has
destroyed the foliage but not the bugs.
Many OF our people will remember the
logical and spirited address delivered here
during ono of the campaigns by Rev.
James Rogers, of Merchantville, then
| stationed at Elmer. Our people have not
had the opportunity to listen to Mr..
Rogers eloquence since that time, and are
to be congratulated that he has been
secured to address the Fourth OF July Gel
ebration to be held at this place this year
If there are any young men in Salem
county who want to perfect themselves in
| the art and mystery of agriculture they
should avail themselves of the advantage
Of free scholarship in Rutgers Scientific
School. 1t is an excellent institution and
its doors are cheerfully opened to all re-
putabe young men who apply. State
Geologist, George II. Cook, New Brnns
wick will M douht advise all deS irna to