The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-11-22

The sale Of the wagons, slaughter house
and fixtures of the butcher shop of John
IL. Smith on Tuesday amounted to about
800, most of the purchases being made by
George w. Crothers. We understand
that Mr.. Crothers will carry on The bust.
ness, and Mr.. Smith will still remain in
charge.
Rev. Charles Ii. Elder, Charles Penning-
ton and Moses Myers and son, of Quintop,
spent Monday cunning at the Almshouse
with Mr.. Joseph Duffield. They shot l
squirrel, 2 quails and between / and 10
rabbits, and enjoyed pork and cabbage for
their dinner instead of chicken, as they get
in some places.
Freebooter Humphreys informs rs that
the freshet of Monday was the heaviest
known since August, 1882, when the rail-
road bridges in this vicinity were washed
away. On Tuesday morning, the road bed
near the Sharptown creek bridge was fully
four feet unde water, and wagons could
not cross IN safety.
We call our readers attention to the
great c~learing-out sale of carriages ad-
vertised in another column. This immense
stock must positively be sold, and such a
chance to secure an elegant carriage at
your own price, is seldom offered. All our
readers should attend this sale. See adver-
tisement in another column.
The marriage Of Harry Hates to Miss
Jennie L.. Coles, daughter of Ex-County
Clerk Charles d. Coles, took place at the
residence OF the BRIDES grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas ippincott in Woodstown,
at noon yesterday. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. A.. II. Eberhardt, only the
immediate relatives of the couple being
present. The bride and groom left at once
for ~Jenkintown, Pa. where they will make
their home.
On Tuesday Frank Davis accidentally
stepped into the old well on the Bowen
estate, near where the old barn stood which
was burned, and received a severe cut on
the forehead, but fortunately escaped seri-
injury. The well was covered up with
a large sign board, which was wanted for
another purpose, and Mr.. Davis was help
ing in its removal, u%nmindful of the wells
existence. The well is about 10 feet deep
and contained about foul feet Of water.
The meeting of the Salem County Pomo-
ma Grange on Wednesday afternoon was
the largest held for some time, visitors be-
ing in attendance from a number of
oranges. The exercises were very enter
tanning and instructive. At the meeting of
Woodstown Grange in the evening the
lodge room was crowded, the occasion be-
ing the first of a series of
literary contests between the male
and female members of the Grange, the
latter having charge on Wednesday night.
Four contests are to be held, one each
month, and the winning side are to be given
an oyster supper by those defeated.
William S%nelibaker, of our borough,
who has been working for some time IN
Wilmington, Del, met with quite an ac-
cident n day last week. He was at work
on the scaffolding of the new boiler house
at the Cool Spring reservoir, when a stone
of 900 lbs. weight that was being handled
by masons above, slipped and fell, striking
and breaking the scaffolding, thus
precipitating him to the ground 25 feet
below. Mr.. S%nellbaker was picked up in
an UNCONSCIOUS condition and placed in his
employers wagon, which was near by, and
Immediately conveyed to his boarding
house, No. 412 King st. 1t was some time
before he %.regained consciousness. As a
result of the fall, he received a severe cash
OIL the forehead above the right eye, and his
leg and right side were painfully bruised.