The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-07-18

Lincoln Park, near BillingSp0rt, on the
Delaware, is a very pleasant place, but it
does not strike us as being particularly
suitable for a church picnic. 1t is announ-
ced that the Y. p. S. G.. i. of two Salem
churches will make an excursion there on
the 31st inst.
The First-day school connected with
Friends meeting will hold their annual
picnic at Elsinboro river shore on Thurs
day, July 31st. Children will be taken
free while the fare for adults has been
placed at so cents. Those wishing convey
ance may notify Charles E. Davis.
If the individual at Yorktown, who has
been taking and reading the MONITOR for
the past five years, without paying for the
same, and who has just discovered that he
don't want the paper, will send us the
money due us, we will refrain from print
ing in our next issue the letter he sends,
with his name attached.
Rev. A. II. Eberhardt in his sermon last
Sunday touched up those of his congrega-
ton who, when a six o'clock prayer
meeting was proposed, said they could not
find time to attend, but who were able to
rise at 2 o'clock one morning last week,
and drive ten miles in order to participate
in an excursion on the river.
Mr.. William Disston's trotting team,
which turned the Belmont Park track this
Spring in PA, were disposed Of at auction
on Wednesday at IIerkncss Bazaar, Phila-
delphia. The horses arc B~eaconsfield, by
Dean Sage, dam Cricket by Happy Me-
dunn, and Plow Boy, by Charles Backman
out OF a Patchen mare. They were bought
by Mr.James A. Mundy for $500.
When you are told that lemonade and
buttermilk are wholesome and refreshing
drinks in hot weather do not fall into the
seriou S error of mixing the two or taking
them in close proximity to each other if
you would avoid serious results. Butter
milk and lemonade taken jointly become
antagonistic and are apt to kick up an un-
comfortable muss in the stomach, but eth
err is good when taken by itself and not in
excess.
AT the request of Governor Albeit, At
torney General Stockton has just rendered
an opinion that notaries public, appointed
and commissioned by the Governor, under
the act concerning prommissory notes,
bills of exchange and notaries public, APP
proved March l, 1874, hold a public Office
within the meaning of the new Election
law, and they cannot, consequently, be APP
pointed as members of any Board of Regis
lily dlVi IIlcGJlOu. i Ills lidS b1lt tleCb VI
disqualifying all public officers, snch as
Constables and others higher in power,
from serving as election officers.
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Just Over the county Lines.
The estate of the late James Gardiner of
Mantua is appraised at nearly $40, 600.
The report runs that the Swedesboro
glass works are to go into blass again in
the Fall.
Charles B. Steward of Mickleton, has
marketed over 60 baskets of egg plants off
of his small patch.
Winfield Hewitt, a freight brakeman on
the West Jersey Railroad, had three fingers
of his hand crushed while coupling cars at
Glassboro on Monday.
At the meeting of the Gloucester county
Board of Assessors, IN Monday, the total
decrease in taxable property in the county
over last years valuation amounted to
1868, 301.
Thirteen carrier pigeons owned by Mr..
Theodore P. Green, Woodbury., were ship
ped on Tuesday evening 10 a station in
North Carolina to try for the speed prize
to-day. The distance is about 400 miles.
The one hundred and fifty PAIRS of rabbits
VI DCbJs III ~ hiSiiy aa q
farm at Hurffyille put who afterwards nn-
fortunately went to Gloucester City and
failed, were sold by Assignee Schlag the
other day at m average of 10 and 10 cents
per pair.
A runaway team threw from their car,
riage at Mullica Hill on Sunday George
and W illiam ]. Jones and their wives, of
Camden. Mrs. William Jones was badly
hurt and both brothers were slightly in
jurcd, and a daughter of William was cut
and bruised about the face.
The farmers in the vicinity of Muflica
Hill, during the past week have been de-
livering at the railroad station large quan-
titles of early potatoes. Some of the grow
ers average daily about 450 baskets. Part
les from Boston, New York, Newark and
Philadelphia are buying for these markets,
and five to eight carloads are being ship
ped daily, with prices averaging $3.50 to
So. 10 per barrel.