The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26
LOCAL. NEWS.

Are you going to Pitman Grove Camp !?
drinks for summer.
The warm weather has it's effects Upon
oh urch congregations.
Bruna took 137 persons from our depot
on Ii is excursion yesterday.
Truckers say that tomatoes are ripening
very slowly for the time of year.
Frank G. Mount has discontinued the
making of ice cream for this summer.
The canning factories will soon be in
operation. That means livelier business.
]. H. Peterson & Son are now running
two wagons, to supply the demand for East
Lake ice.
Bruna's next excursion goes to Cape
May, Sea Isle and Ocean City, Wednesday,
August 7th.
At the Lawn Social held in the Baptist
Church yard last Saturday evening, S21.
was cleared.
The time for trimming hedges of all
kinds is IN midsummer, after the shrubs
have made q thrifty growth.
The coming rabbit season promises to
be good one, hundreds of Young ones be-
ing reported all over the county.
Mrs. A. w. Crate, of Elmer, is in town
soliciting subscriptions for Frances Il.
Willard book, 'Glimpses ofFifty Years
A public sale of two wagons, harness,
etc. viii be made by Clinton Robinson at
his residence on Mill street on Saturday,
Aug. Sd.
An exchange truly says that factory
employing a hundred hands is far more
valuable to u town than score of mill
lionaires.
The waste scrap tin from the canning
factories is now generally bought up and
utilized. Much of il is being pressed into
sash weights.
A game of ball played on Wednesday
between the Woodstown and Salem clubs
was won by the Woodstown nine in ten in
nings. Score 10 to o.
Orn, eldest son of Charles O. and Anna
Haight, of Glassboro, formerly of Woods
town, died ON Saturday and was buried in
Glassboro on Tuesday.
Joseph Nichols sustained severe bruises
while engaged in tearing down TIE kitchen
in the rear of J. w. Dickinsons residence
on Monday, but is now ont again.
Don't use the iawn-mower too often st
this season. The grass should not be kept
so close as to burn ont when the weather
is hot and dry for considerable time.
A special meeting of the Board of Free
holders will be held in the Court House at
Salem on Wednesday morning, July 3lst.
The report Of the committee on sewers will
then be made.
The dance party given in the Farmers
cooperative can house on Tuesday even
ing was largely attended, and proved the
most successful of the socials given by the
Woodstown dancing class.
A German chemist after long series Of
analyses, aflirms that an egg contains as
much nourishment as pound and an
ounce of cherries, pound and quarter
of grapes, pound and half of russell APP
Piles, two pounds of gooseberrles and four
pounds of pears.
List of letters remaining uncallod for IN
the p. O. at Woodstown, week ending July
20, 1899: Mr.. Thos. Maskell. Miss Ursula
Roberts. Mrs. $. f. JONES' Miss Viola y.
Jones, Mrs. Mary Ann johnson, w. e.
Evens, Mr. Joseph Eldridge, Mr.. John
Connors, Mr.. Francis Anison.
We do not envy the school teachers their
vacation for what teacher is there that has
nothing to do for the whole time of the
vacation. They all have their home cares
and preparations to make for the coming
school year. Little rest do they have short
of sleep. 1t is only temporary change.
The Salem Sanbeam says thai number
of people are of the opinion that Pember-
ton Pierce, the Pennsgrovc music teacher
did not lose his life by the burning Of .
Texas hotel as reported in the newspapers,
but is still alive. Some 90 so far as 60 say
that they have seen him in Philadelphia.
John Page Crispin, an aged and respect
cd citizen, died at his residence on Salem
street early last Sunday morning, after
severe illness of several weeks duration.
The deceased was one Of our best known
citizens and was scventy-two years cd.
lnterment was made in the Friends Gem
etery ON Wednesday.