The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-02-03

Salem county has twenty patients under
treatment at the state insane asylums at
Morristown and Trenton.
Joseph s. Coles, OF South Woodstown,
was taken severely i'll on Sunday night,
and on Monday physician was called in.
Yesterday was Ground Hog day. The
animal evidently saw his shadow when he
came out, and according to tradition we
will have six weeks more of winter weather.
Jacob Dubois, residing at Rlchman's
Mills. who was stricken with paralysis
several weeks ago, has not wholly recover
ed from the attack, and is yet in helpless
condition.
Henry w. Austin and Ira Coles intend
holding public sale of twcnty-four head
of registered thoroughbred llolstein cattle
on the farm of the latter, about the 18th Of
the present month.
The Il. Il. Humphreys Pantaloon Com
pany circulate weekly among their en-
ployes in this town about $50. Hardly a
penny of this money is spent outside of
Woodstown by those receiving it.
Numerous falls upon the icy streets and
sidewalks have occurred but none of Il
very serious nature. Among the most I'M
in front of Harris drug store cutting his
head upon the ice.
Tt is said that there are about eighteen
thousand barrels of sweet potatoes IN
Gloucester and Salem counties awaiting
shipment The price at present is from 50
to 1926 per barrel Many farmers refuse
to sell thinking the price will advance to
$500.
We were mistaken last week in mention
ING that an entertainment wonld shortly
be given by the Band of Hope. An enter
tainincnt entitled eye Ratchet Familie'
will be given by the members Of \. w. G..
r. u. IN their room on Feb. 22d. Parti-
culars viii be given later.
Maurice Il. Ayars, proprietor of the
Ayars Machine Works, OF Salem, has re-
Gently purchased the patents of the Stevens
ean-fillng machines, and is now making
extensive preparations 10 put them on the
market. In putting up all kinds Of canned
goods these machines are said to do the
work in superior manner
Last week when the roads were SO coat
ed with ice that smooth footed horses
could not travel, q farmer managed to get
Lis team to the blacksmith shop by taking
along in his wagon quantity of ashes and
sprinkling them upon the ice at the most
dangerous places in the road The will to
accomplish anything finds way
Al the next annual meeting of the Piles
grove Dairy Association, to be held on the
18th inst, an amendment to the constitu-
ton and by laws OF the Association will be
offered for the better regulation of the sup
ply of milk at the creamery, by giving it
within the power OF the Board of Directors
to accept or reject for the balance Of the
year. the milk OF any patron who at any
time of the year disposes Of his milk to
other parties.
The Salem Standard recommends the use
Of sand for icy pavements as it is much
superior to coal ashes. The sand, y it
says can be gathered in the summer after
4 rain" The Standard 8 advice is all very
good; but in summer we think the people
having pavements on their properties will
be just like certain man We once heard of
whose house had very leaky roof, and the
reason he never mended twas because he
could not mend it when it rained and
when the weather was fair the roof did not
need mending. Nor will the pavemen IS
aeed sanding next summer