The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-07-10
LOCAL NEWS.

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Lawn tennis is a popular sport in Woods
town.
Who ever saw a Fourth of July before
without rain?
Bruna's next excursion to Atlantic City
takes place July 23d.
The County Board of Registration will
meet next Saturday.
The Farmers picnic will be held at
Pennsville August 18th.
The regular meeting of Borough council
will be held next Monday night.
Woodstown has several young ladies
who are good performers on the banjo.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Freeholders was held in Salem on Wednes.
day.
A number of young folks enjoyed a
social dance at the residence of Franklin
Flitoraft on Monday night.
The season at the Woodstown Opera
House will open Wednesday Aug. Goth,
with Barlow Bros. minstrels.
Bruna landed about 200 in Atlantic City
yesterday on his excursion, 81 of whom
were from Woodstown and 80 from Salem.
The fragrant white water-lilies in our
pond are now in bloom. The rare lotus
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LIST.
toms Pleasant Valley Stock Farm, near
Woodstown, will be held on Saturday, July
25th.
Buzby & Morgan, proprietors of the
Daretown Creamery, and Amos S. Buzby
have made assignments to Fogg 6 Rich
man.
InanloJ fNv aktor rou,n,r - tJ,n
Woodstown post-office addressed to Miss
Lizzie Thomas, Mr.. Frank Bogart, Mr..
Samuel Hawn.
issue a complete timetable of all their
South Jersey and seashore branches In con-
venient book form.
The special train from Vineland on the
Fourth reached Woodstown about quarter
of one O'Clock Sunday morning. Only one
passenger got off here.
The rain which set in on Tuesday night
prevented many from going from here on
the excursion to Colchester Beach. A
number went, however.
DR.. E. F. Frost is about completing the
deta lis of a corn cutter or harvester, de-
signed to gather corn by horse power, on
which he has applied for a patent.
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culture shows that it pays best to raise
cucumbers, as they return $3.50 per acre.
Sweet potatoes come next at S122.
Messrs. Franklin and Fleming, of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, were in tow on
Monday distributing sample copies and
soliciting subs criptions for that paper.
If all reports are correct our sportsmen
will literally be in clover this coming fall,
as there seems to be an abundance of wood
cock and quail throughout the country.
A dance under the management of Saml
r. White, Z. w. Bassett and Allie J. Lip
p%incott, will be held in the Farmers can
house on Tuesday evening, July 21st.
The Fourth was quietly observed in
Woodstown. A goodly number took in
the races on the Fair Grounds in the after
noon, and the fireworks in the evening
were witnessed by quite a number.
The loss on the creamery building, stock
and fixtures of Mark Miller, at Sharptowp,
has been adjusted by the insurance COM
panies, by the payment of the actual loss
sustained, which is estimated at about
s1700.
We notice in some Of GU exchanges re-
ports of early pickings of ripe tomatoes,
but are of the opinion that Woodstown
won't take a back seat in this line. Harry
Lippincott, living at Point Airy station,
made his first picking June 18th.
The following officers Of Harmony Coun-
ell, No. SO, o. U. A. NJ, at Woodstown,
were installed Tuesday night by ID. S. 9.
George Dunn: c., J. b. Coles; V. c.,
Levi Prickett: r. s.. G. Turner; A. r. s.,
George Darlington; +. s., Edward Smell
baker; Treasurer. Thomas NJ. Taylor; Ind.,
N. r.. Daniels; Elk, William Walters; l.
p, M. F. Edwards; 0. p, G.. 8. Taylor;
Representative, /. ID Coles; Trustee, |. b.
Go los.