The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-09-12
LOCAL NEWS.

Dtlh 'tb W.
Coal.bins being filled.
Now pick golden-rod
Iagn-noweI still go.
''The sere and yellow leaf"
Harvest moon: September 2S.
Next holiday: Thanksgiving.
s'LjSten to the cricket's song"
Payements strewn with leaves.
Christmas thiegs are being made.
Annual meeting Woodstown W. c. T..
L. tonight.
full time this week.
W. p. Lippincott & Cos. COW sale on
Fair grounds Today.
Pancoast and Lippincott have a new
advertisement in this issue.
The Salem First.Day school uni on will
be held at Muliea Hill to- morrow.
Chas p. Reeves has secured the agency
for Talmage's new book, "From Manger to
Throne"
Owing to delay we are unable to print
'Rnth's" article this week. twill appear
in our next issue.
The ball game yesterday between the
married and single mines was not played
on account of rain.
Clark Pettit's stallion "Bellman" will
trot in the SO class at Point Breeze on
Tuesday next, and at Belmont the follow
ing Tuesday.
Ashael Borton left at our Office yesterday
4 bunch of eight ripe, well-flavored straw
berries, picked from his garden, the ond
crop this year.
Some of the ''skinners" at our canning
factories are said to make So day at the
work, while many average 50 and So. so for
full days work.
School opened on Monday with fair at
tendance but many who are working in
the cauhouses will not commence until
after the canning season.
List of letters remaining in the post
Office at Woodstown, week ending Sept. 6.
Mrs. Mary Lewis, Mr. Harry G.. Romlck,
Mrs. L. b. Smith, Mr.. T. Z. Green, Isaac
Price.
Empson Atkinson and wife, of Woods
town, in company with Ellen and Anna
Broadway, of L.. A. Creek, went fishing
down Alloways creek last Friday, catch
ing seven dozen perch and crabs.
A typographical error in "Ruth's"
article last week, toward the close of the
article, made her say 'Let women have
just as much right in these habits" 1t
should have read "Yet women have etc.
Lee Miller, son of Jacob Miller, is report
ed to have received serious injuries on the
n. Y Central railroad, on which he was
employed, recently. Mr. Miller left yes
terday and will look after his sons welfare.
~ number of Italians from Philadelphia
are employed during the busy season at
Dickinson & Lippincott's canning factory.
The young people of the town gather at
the factory each evening, and dance to the
music of harp and fiddle.
There is a universal desire and want for
a late train from Philadelphia at least one
or two nights each week during the fall
and winter. 1t is to be hoped that the
managers of our railroad will give it a trial
and see what returns it brings them.
Mrs. Sarah Stratton, widow of Ex-Gov-
oner Charles G. StIatton, and well known
to the older inhabitants of Gloucester
county and particularly of Swedesboro,
died at her residence in Philadelphia, on
Thursday last at tho age of eighty five.
The three canning houses here are as
busy as bees. The days arc too short for
them and there don't appear to be enough
of them in week. This is the height of
the season, and the tomatoes arc of excel
lent quality. The outlook for both farmer
and packer is encouraging.
The experiments made In tobacco raising
in Sussex county this year have been very
successful The last of the largest crop,
which was grown on the Red Gate farm
has Just been gathered. When dried the
tobacco will be valued at twenty two cents
per pound net, which is a return of Sf00 to
tho acre.
Rev. u. W. Bildcrback of the Alloway
M. f. Church, conducted religious services
at the Almshouse last Sunday. Mr.. BIZ
deibacKs remarks were well liked and ap-
precia,ed by all who heard him. On Sun
day Sept. 2lst., Rev. Mr.. Parker, of
Pennsglove, will conduct services, to
which every one is invited.