The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-05-03
ALL oyer me county.

Fox Bros. mills, at Daretown, are being
repaired.
A contagious eye affection is troubling
the residents of l.. p. Neck.
VIM. Richman, Jr., put a new boiler in
his can house at Daretown last week.
The ladies Of the Alloway Baptist church
will give a supper in Dunham's Hall to-
morrow evening.
The Denny Bros, of P~ennsgrove, have
disposed of their store business to ]. p.
virgins, of jefferson.
Enos and George Bee, OF Alloway, have
| contracted for the mason work on the new
house of Geo. II. Robinson, in Quinton.
Among the passengers on the Missouri,
| which rescued the people OF the Danmark,
was Frank ouplee, of Palatine, this county.
Mrs. Sarah j. G.. Downs, State President
of the w. G.. I. u, delivered an excellent
address in the Elmer n. +. church on
Tuesday evening.
A litter of young foxes was discovered
under an unoccupied building belonging
to Zaccheus Iimberman, near Alloway.
They were promptly killed.
E. r. Downs, of Franklinville, has sue
ceeded w. III. Elwell, as telegraph operator
in charge of the Salem office. Operator
Elwell has been transferred to Hustled.
James B. Jessup, of Mullica Hill, was in
Salem on Monday on business. lie stop
ped at the Nelson House, and by some
means the hostler there let his horse get
away. Mr.. Jessup was obliged to return
on the cars.
A large German carp, weighing fourteen
pounds. was caught the other day at Law
renee Bros fishery at the River Shore.
An attempt was made to take it to the carp
pond of Henry Bassett, in Warrington,
but it died before it reached there.
A dog, belonging to CHARLES Stewart, on
the road from Salem to Hancock's Bridge,
became suddenly mad last Sunday. Mr..
Stewart endeavored to kill him but he es-
capped and has not been heard of since. He
is a large black and white Newfoundland.
DIR. Warren i. Even, of Alloway, has a
ridin g bride that was the property of, and
used by Gen. George B. Mcclellan while
in the army. 1t was presented to a relative
of the Doctor residing in Orange, n. j.,
by Mrs. Mcclellan, and by him given to
the Doctor.
The contract has been given out for a
new brick bank at Elmer. to be located on
a large lot within about one hundred feet
of the West Jersey depot. 1t will be a
branch of the Merchants Bank, of Atlantic
City, and will be fitted up in handsome
style. The postofiice will be located in the
same building.
While attending a party at the residence
of r. B. Earnest, in Salem, on Monday
night, Mrs. Benz. L.. Cook, of Salem.
while in the yard, was struck on the head
by a bullet, fired by some one unknown.
A slight scalp wound and a severe fright
was the extent of her injury.
The Parvin Iron Wagon Company is
about to wind up its business at Penns-
grove. A now company with a paid up
capital of $50, 900 will be organized, and
the factory will be located at Columbia,
Pa. w. T. Garrison, of the old company,
will be treasurer of the new concern.
Mrs. F. r. Woodruff, of Elmer, and her
sister, Mrs. Mary Jane Bow and two child
rem, of Woodbury., who were visiting her,
were all poisoned on Tuesday from eating
pork for dinner. They were seized with
violent pain and vomiting. Prompt medi-
cal assistance was at hand and it is not
thought any of the cases will prove fatal.
In Philadelphia, on Saturday last, Judge
Hanna, in the Orphans Court, granted a
citation on Charles A. Butts, to show cause
why the contest over tho will of Eliza G.
Mason should not be submitted to a Com
mon Pleas jury. The petitioner, Louisa
Halter, Of Pcnnsgrove. alleges that undue
influence was brought to bear OF the tesla
triX.
Robert S. Woodside. a son and executor
of the late Furman Woodside, of Clays-
vile, buried his mother last week. whose
death broke up the family. The other
dav, while looking over the effects. Mr..