The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-05-31

Assessor Richman is making his rounds.
Magnolias and water lilies are in bloom.
For disagreeable. windy days yesterday
is to be noted.
Strawberries are improving in flavor and
are now sold three-for- a-quarter
John D.. Coles, at his "Inwood'' apiary
offers bees, honey, hives and wax for sale.
Joseph G.. Stretch has contracted to
to build q house for DR.. Turner at Swedes-
boro.
Stiles 81 Freas, Salem, in another
column, call attention to their "White
Goods Occasion"
w. P. Lippincott & Co. will hold their
third sale of cows on the Fair Grounds on
Monday next, June Sd.
Elisha Reed and his force of masons are
bricking in the new boiler at ElwelPs can
ming factory, YORKTOWN.
Disston s. Killgorc advertise that they
want wheat straw at their Pleasant Valley
Stock Farm, near Woodstown.
Joel Dorton. Jr., has three acres in as
paragus. and has cut and sold over $500
worth from the patch so far this season.
The Bank, the post-ofice and the factory
of the E. b. Humphreys Pantaloon Co.
were closed Observation-Disclosures Day.
The R.T. Starr Fife and Drum Corps, of
Salem, gave an entertainment in NlcAllis-
ter's Hall last night, followed by a ball.
We add a number of new names to our
mailing list this week. II you are not a
subscriber to the MONITOR, send in your
name.
According to the May report of the Ag-
riculturai Department the United States
exports one-tentli of its agricultural pro-
ducts.
Two games of base ball were played be-
tween Woodstown and Woodbury. clubs at
this place yesterday, both resulting in VIC
tories for Woodstown.
o. II. virgins has been appointed post
master at Sharptown, a position which he
held for several years under former he
publican administrations.
The heavy rains have delayed the setting
out of tomato plants and the season will
be later than usual. The prospect about
two weeks ago was good for an early sea-
sou.
A large barn was raised yesterday on
the farm of James Jessup, near loTke-
town, occupied by David Lewis. The
structure is 54x5S feet in size, with 27-foot
posts.
Ii is not thought the seventeen-year
iocusts will appear in our county this year,
as they are not due until 1902, or seven
teen years from 1886, when they were so
plentiful.
Constable Carney on Wednesday took
Bowes and Wright, convicted and SEN
fenced at the recent term of court to one
years Imprisonment, to the State prison
at Trenton.
The school csnsus lately completed by
District Clerk Andrews shows that there
are in this district $40 children between
the ages of 5 and IS years, an increase OF
five over last year.
Memorial Day was not publicly observed
in Woodstown. Many who had loved
ones laid away in the cemeteries visited
their graves during the day and left floral
tokens of remembrance.
A twenty-one pound loggerhead was
caught in Richman's pond last Friday.
Lots of fish were expected to be caught
when the pond was drawn of, but the ex-
pectations were not realized.
Mayor Richman has posted notices warn
ing against violations of the borough or
dinance concerning ball playing on the
streets. We trust the ordinance will be
enforced, as its violation has become TO DC
general.
At the meeting of the New Board OF
Trustees of the Salem County Almshouse,
held lately, the question of religious ser,
vices for the inmates was discussed, and
the trustees came to the conclusion to have
services on alternate Sundays Cat $50 L:
MI during the year. 1t is the wish oil
the trustees that the different congrega-
tions and their ministers in the county
will interest themselves in this good cause.