The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-22
local NEWS.

The main street through tho borough
has been grayeled.
Charles Miller is building an ice house
on his property at Fenwick.
\ resident of Sharptown, aged IS years,
has never been on a railroad train.
The 4.10P NJ. train from Philadelphia
rarely reaches Woodstown on time.
Lorenzo ~Isaaes, of Daretown, will teach
the Eldridge's Hill school this year.
Charles Lippincott thinks he will have
over 100 baskets of apples in his orchard.
Eighty persons went from Woodstown
on Bruna's excursion to Atlantic City yes
terday.
Harry Rodrian and Thomas Locuson, of
Itiehnantown, have been visited by chick
en- thieves.
Children under 1a years of age will be
admitted free to the Woodstown fair next
Tuesday.
Mr.. Chas. Carr has been secured by the
borough to cut the grass and weeds on
some of the streets.
Abram Cochran, Esq, Of Elmer, was in
town on Wednesday, attending to a case
before Justice Goforth.
The WooGstown NJ. E. Snnday-school
held their annual picnic in Cum swamp
near Harrisonville, yesterday.
4 COW belonging to Asa Colson, near
sharptown, was killed by lightning dur
ing the storm on Tuesday night.
Vim. C. Davis has a Norway maple tree
in the yard of his residence which has
grown ~! feet this year, by actual meas
aremont
All tbroa noonin0 faoto rios oo~o,o,ool
work on Tuesday, running part ofthe day.
They will be running on full time after
next week.
At the recent meeting of the Almshouse
trustees eleven persons we're taken off of
the pension list, eight of the number being
from Salem.
The regular quarterly examination of
candidates for teachers certificates will be
held IN Salem, IN Saturday, August 30th.
Third grade only.
The stallion race at the Woodstown
FAIR next Wednesday is the principal topic
OF conversation among horsemen. 1t will
draw a big crowd.
\ young man from Spring City, Pa,
who accompanied the Bridgeton baseball
club, was arrested for d~isorderly conduct
on Tuesday aud fined So. 90 and costs.
Girls IN a sta tic of int~oxication we're said
to have been seen at the so-called Farm
ers y picnic at Pennsville last week, and
some OF them are reported to have been
from our town.
DR.. Levy of Franklinville reports to the
New Jersey Weather Service Bureau that
the mosquito crop is short this year. and
Is the only short crop | know of that gives
general satisfaction"
The sale of stands for the Mt. Holly
Fair took place on Tuesday and netted
$4,000. This is less than the amount real
ized last year, owing to the fact that the
sale of ambrosia is prohibited.
At the meeting of the W. C. T. Z. next
Friday evening, goth inst, a full attend
ancc OF members is requested, and the
Snperintcndents of departments are asked
to have their reports in readiness.
Letters remain uncalled form the Wood
stown post Office, week ending Aug. 1G,
as follows: Mrs. Henry Diver ty, Miss
Martha Dickinson, Miss Alice Hanna,
Mis-. Atlantic Clay, Miss Sadie WEIGH.
dos. S. Broadway showed us on Wednes-
day a potato of the Early Rose variety
pounds, and from each side of which pro-
" uu'u nii@iicl potatotS, HudRihg IL iIeak-
ish looking vegetable.
1t being understood that the railroad
company intend to leave the first morning
train up at its present time all winter. a
petition is being circulated asking that a
change to the old time, half an hour later,
he made about Sept. list.
The Salem County Protective Associa-
lion will hold their tenth annual meeting
at McAllister's Hall next Monday after
noon. There will be an election of officers,
a report of the financial condition of the
society read, and other business trans
acted. Every person belonging to this
society will receive assistance in case of
losses by theft and all expenses paid. The
charge for membership is only fifty cents;
annual dues % cents.