The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-07-04

On Saturday last q tall, whiskered man,
wearing Il blue shirt and q pipe, accosted your
correspondent by saying "If you want a scrap
of news Tor your next letter TO the MONITOR,
you may say that Lewis Albright, of the Phil
adelphia Public Ledger, has been spending
the day in Harrisonyille, boating and fishing.
and is accompanied by IA lady" In the cool
of the evening Nj. Albright and lady departed
from our quiet hamlet. and were last seen
driving UP the turnpike. homeward bound.
George Madara's pet pike succumbed to the
heat one day last week. ana the pike is dead.
on Tuesday morning Rev. c. ;. Miller left
here for New York, and to-day he is
"out on the ocean sailing
bound for his native home.
samuel Conover Is afflicted with the whoop-
ing cough.
Alpheus Morgan. of HardingvllIe. will
preach at the NJ. E.. church during the pas
tors absence in Europe.
If there were more hitehing posts in front of
one of our town properties the Young man
who comes from miles distant to spend the
evening with the ladies, would not have to Tie
his horse across the way.
\ number of persons In this section have
been attacked with severe sickness, lasting
but little yertwenty-four hours. The disease
is of the nature of dysentery or cholera NOR
U NJ tdst ntN bfth dAh
The eighth birthday of Miss Edna virgins
on Wednesday was Il surprise letter day for
Miss Edna, she receiving a number OF friendly
m~issiyes from sehoollnates and acquaintance.
The harvest is over but the simmer is not
yet ended. Fine harvest weather and boun-
tiful crops were gathered.
Clinton Ladow Is building a paper boat,
capable of carrying three or four persons.
Ollie pimm has gone to visit relatives in
Pottstown. Pa, and viii be absent some time.
Mrs. saIiie PimlD look Il trip TO Philadelphia
this week.
In the days of our youth it was a saving that
corn should be tail enough TO brush a horse's
back on the Fourth of July. 1t will hide a
horse now.
Thomas Irwin, son of Robert Irwin. residing
between this place and Muliica Hill, aged
about % years, died suddenly on Saturday
morning last. He arose in the morning as
usual and went ont 10 the barn to assist his
father with the Work. Feeling somewhat un-
well he was advised to GO TO the house and lie
down awhile. He did so, but had scarcely
stretched himself upon the sofa when he
rolled off dead. Heart disease was the cause
OF death. Mr.. Irwin has lost four grown-up
children within three years.
Three of the bitten dogs have been killed,
ana others are in confinement awaiting the
result Of the wounds they received from the
mad canine which passed through here on this
24th ult. The rabid brute was not inclined to
attack persons, but pitched at every dog 1t
saw. Patrick Conly's dog was terribly man
gled, the lower jaw being torn entirely on
The writer has taken a lesson from this sub
ject. The animal passed within a few feet of
mt and its actions at that time indicated
nothing wrong. l have learned to regard all
strange, proving dogs with suspicion. and
would advise every reader of the MONITOR not
to be too familiar with unknown CANNES.
| The suffering animal when killed at Lincoin
was frothing at the mouth and showed other
signs of h~ydrophobia. L..