The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-31
LOCAL NEWS.

E. Wallace & Bro. commenced on Tues
day to can tomatoes.
Uncle Toms Cabin in the Opera House
next Wednesday night.
Don't miss the Bridgeton Fair Sept. 9th
and 9Th. Excursion rates on all railroads.
d. r.. Cruise, paper hanger, makes an
announcement in our advertising columns.
Peterson & Davis erected this week a
wind pump for Thomas Smith on the Fol-
well farm.
A night blooming cereus attracted the
attention of many at the residence OF Shep-
pard Taylor last Sunday.
A special train on the railroad killed
thirty-five turkeys belonging to Casper w.
Crispin on Sunday week.
Joseph Daniels, son of Neucom Daniels,
fell from a ladder on Monday while paint
ing and broke his arm at the shoulder.
Isaac r. Carney has resigned as borough
lamp lighter and Jonathan Shull has been
appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily.
Next Monday-Sept. 3-will be Labor
Day''-a legal holiday in this State. The
Woodstown Bank will be closed on that
day.
Look for the parade next Wednesday,
two bands and a large working model of a
Southern steamboat will be among the at
fractions.
1t is said that there arc over a dozen
houses vacant in Swedesboro and in Elmer
there are about twice that number without
occupants.
III. d. Flanagan announces that his fall
term for instruction in vocal and instru-
mental music will on Tuesday,
September 18th.
The regular meeting of the Board of AS
SCISSORS as fixed by law will be held at the
Court House at Salem, on Monday, Sep
TENDER Sd, at 10 A. M.
ANY one who wishes tickets or ballots
for the election next week Against the
sale of intoxicating liquors can have them
by applying at this office.
A meeting of Republicans to elect dele
gates to attend the Congressional conven-
ton to be held in Bridgeton next Thurs
day will be held in McAllister's Hall on
Monday night.
The annual meeting of the w. c.. L. u,
of Woodstown, will be held in their room
on Friday night of next week. Officers
will be elected and a full attendance of
members is requested.
The Pawnee Indian Medicine Co, NO.
3, under the management of Harry DEsta,
closed a successful weeks business at Pole
Tavern on Wednesday evening. They
opened at Pedricktown last night.
The Farmers Cooperative Canning
Company commenced packing tomatoes on
Friday and put up enough to put their
machinery in working order. Work with
a full force was commenced yesterday.
The Signal Service weather crop bulletin,
lust issued, states that high winds during
the past week did considerable damage to
the New Jersey corn crop, but the attend
ing rains" adds the bulletin, will doubt
less improve the crop"
Sept. 9th with be Big Thursday at
Bridgeton. Tho unusual attractions at the
Fair, tho Congressional Convention and
the grand procession in the evening will
combine to bring in such an influx OF visi-
tors as Bridgeton has never seen.
Rev. T.. C. Hancock, of Salem, will de-
liver a sermon on temperance in the Nj. Il.
Church at Sharptown next Sunday morn
ino. The exercises in the evening will be
charge of the VIC. 7. U. and will con-
sist Of Bible reading and rotations.
Prof. Price, who makes one of his "a
mons balloon ascents from the Fair Grounds
at Bridgeton on Thursday is one of the
most successful aeronauts in the country:
He initiates his balloon on the grounds and
when 5000 feet high swings out and de-
sends by the aid Of a parachute.
Bruna landed 3S5 persons at Atlantic
City last week. 1t was his asst excursion
Of the season. The number of persons car
ried ON these excursions this year and last
were nearly the same. In 1887 the total
number was 1895, while in 1888 the num-
Der amounted to 10si-a difference OF only
Ia.