The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-07-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Dog days began yesterday.

Dog days began yesterday.
Canteloupes and watermelons are in
market.
Drink all you want in hot weather, but
drink slowly.
Candidates for election officers are
numerous and anxious.
The large water lilies Egyptian Lotns)
n our pond are in bloom.
E.. c.. lIaines has improved his residence
on Auburn street by a coat of paint.
The Presbyterian folk have had a new
step added to the Presbyterian church.
Mosquitoes have made their appearance.
b nrned camphor sickens them. Try it.
On Sunday last Rev. A. II. Eberhardt
preached to the inmates at the AImshouse.
One hundred and sixty-six loads of hay
have been harvested at the Almshouse
farm.
Uncalled for letters addressed to Samuel
b. Taylor and Elijah Williams remain in
our post-ofiice.
Don't forget Bruna's excursion to At
lantic City, the most popular one of the
season, next Thursday.
The Baptist Sunday-school of this place
will hold their annual picnic at the Elsin-
boro river shore mex Friday.
Chellie, daughter of Joshua Moore, has
just finished a very satisfactory picture for
Lottie S. Bishop, of her sister, Mary H..
Priekett.
Empson Atkinson, an extensive peach
grower, who has Is acres in trees, says
there Ill not be a hat full in the orchard
this season.
A married man who lives near the rail
road is said to tend the baby when he
comes home at evening while his wife goes
out and chops up wood.
Geo. Stoffels, of Merchantville, has rented
t he blacksmith shop made vacant by the
decease of Sheppard Taylor, and will open
it for business next Monday.
A shed or covered platform at our rail-
road station, such as is found at Salem and
other stations, would be greatly appreci-
ated by the patrons of our railroad.
The corn, under the combined influence
of Sundays rain and subsequent sunshine,
took an upward start that surprised the
growers. 1t is coming along splendidly.
The late train down on Wednesday even
ing of last week, struck and killed a COW
belonging to David f. Davis, living on
the Swedesboro road. Mr.. Davis valued
enc animal at sou.
The reflection from three fires were
noticed during the storm last night, one
being the Lippincott barn at Auburn,
another seeming to be in the direction OF
Mullica Hill, and the other towards Elmer.
A parlor meeting under the auspices of
the Woodstown w. G. 7. U. will be held
at tho residence of Joseph Turner this
evening. Invitations for the same have been
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The storm last night, which seemed to
be very severe further north, was notice
able for the unusual amount of electricity
in the air. From dusk until late last
night the lightning was almost contin-
nous.
A Woodstown lad tells of a new cure for
whooping cough. He says catch IA catfish
and let the patient breath into the ish's
mouth, then throw it back into the water.
The treatment has at least the merit of
novelty.
Our millers who have handled the new
crop wheat report the quality as excellent
and tho weight above the standard of GO
pounds to tho bushel, 62 pounds being
about the average of the crop SO far as
heard from.
VIM. Snolbaker is preparing two nice
sets of stone, one for the Baptist Cemetery,
Woodstown, to be placed at the grave of
l'ebecca Shull; the other to be placed in
the old Pilesgrove Cemetery, at the grave
of Abigail Dubois.
We are in receipt of Vol ,, Part 1, of the
theological Survey OF New Jersey, from
Irving III. Epson, of New Brunswick, a
valuable book of reference, containing a
complete list of the minerals, plants and
flowers found in the State.
Clayton Loanson died at his residence at
Richman's Mills on Monday. aged 1G
years. Mr.. 1.ocuson was a good citizen
and a prominent and lifelong member OF
the nj. L. church. Interment was made
yesterday in the M. e. Cemetery.