The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-03
LOCAL NEWS.

The Hackett family held a reunion at the
River Shore yesterday.
Dogs got among the sheep of Howard
Bassett on Monday night, killing five.
Charles Caffrey has sold "Helen r." to
Walter Penrow, of Philadelphia, for $1,000.
A Farmers' Picnic will be held at the
Elsinboro Shore on Wednesday, August
10Th.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Freeho!ders will be held at Salem next
Wednesday.
Miss Emma Robbins has been engaged
as teacher of the Laurel Hill school the
coming year.
On Wednesday the picnic of the Oak
land Sunday school was held in the grove
near Oakland station.
Don't forget that Bruna's twenty-ffth
excursion to Cape May will take place on
Wednesday, August 9Th.
A new building to be used for storing
cans is being erected at Dickinson 81 Lip
pincott's canning factory.
The picnic of the Pittsgrove Baptist Sun
day school was held on Wednesday in
Coles woods near Yorktown.
The camp meeting of the Mt. Zion A. M.
Il. knuTtU,d III CIV I'M INV" " NS''oh
will continue over next Sunday.
Two beautiful and distinct rainbows
we're observed in the eastern sky on We'd
nesday evening after the shower.
The Presbyterian Sunday school held
their picnic yesterday in the woods OF
Charles Richman near Sharptown.
Elwood G.. Peterson is officiating as
Waterman at the First National Bank IN
the absence of tie regular watchman.
A meeting will be held in McAllister's
Hall tomorrow night for the purpose of
forming a Cleveland and Thurman club.
The Woodstown Grange, Patrons of
Tusbandry, will picnic at the Elsinboro
River Shore on Thursday, August 10Th
1888.
A gang of men, mostly Italians, are at
work at Disston's Pleasant Valley Stock
Farm, grading and constructing a race
course.
Preston Steward, living on the Sharp
town road, had ten pairs of chickens stolen
from his roost on Saturday night while he
was in town.
Bruna landed 947 excursionists at At
lantic City last Thursday. His next ex-
cursion will be 10 Cape May and Sea Isle
City on Wednesday, August Sth.
AT the meeting of the Borough council
on Monday night the committee ON streets
were ordered to gravel Grant avenue, West
averue, and the road from Charles Boono's
residence to South Woodstown.
Only eight persons went from our station
on the Mariola Lodge excursion to Allan
tic City this morning. Quite a number
went from Point Airy and stations above,
from which the fare was cheaper.
The regular gospel temperance prayer
meeting, under the auspices OF the w. =.
Il. IT,, will be held in the room in Turner's
building next Sunday evening at haif-past
six o'clock. All are invited to be present.
The regular meeting of the Salem county
Medical society, held in Woodstown on
Wednesday, was well attended, Salem be-
ing we'll represented. Reports showed That
there were no cpidemics prevailing in the
county. An interesting and profitable dis
cnssion of the prevailing diseases of the
season occupied a considerable portion OF
the session.
Presiding Elder Dobbins preached at
Sharptown NJ. +. Church on Sunday morn
ing. In the evening another praise service
was held by the pastor, Rev. Il. Corson,
the subject being evil Influences" An
excellent talk was given to the children by
the pastor, who very appropriately illus
trated his remarks so tina the children
could understand the danger of evil of any
kind upon their life.
The following officers were elected in
Woodstown Lodge, |. o. G.. T., on Tues
day evening, and sill be installed on Tues
day evening of next week: c.. T., i, ,.
Fogg; v. r. Mrs. Lizzie Bradway; Sec,
Frances ID. Fogg; Fin. Sec. viii Cunard;
Treas, Henrietta Davis; Chaplain, Mari
anna Coles; Marshal, Quinton Reeves
Guard, Maggie Shaw; SEN Ralph FIT
craft; Supt. Juvenile Templars, Sallie
Wright.