The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Flies are unusually numerous and both
ersome.
The County Board of Registration will
meet Aug. 10Th to name the Township
boards.
Look out for counterfeit half dollars of
the 1887 date. Bad coins of that date are
in circulation.
Jos. l.. Duell has bought of Mrs. E. G..
Hires a building lot on Grant avenue, on
which he will soon build.
An old tomahawk was unearthed on
Tuesday by the workmen engaged in dig
ging the cellar for the new bank building
The guests at the east Avenue" with
a few invited friends, enjoyed a pleasant
dance in the hotel parlors last Saturday
evening.
The Presbyterian Sunday school held
their annual picnic on Wednesday, in the
pleasant grove of Chas. Riohman, near
Sharptown.
A dance under the management of Saml.
r. White and Chas. B. Grier will be given
at the East Avenue on Thursday even
ing, Both inst.
During the week a great many persons
have visited w. Harry Smith to see the
wonderful japanese Wineberry. All claim
that is a novelty indeed.
Committeeman John G. Bortoa informs
us that the township committee will meet
Friday, 31st, instead of Thursday, which is
the regular meeting day.
Patrick Manning, while in town on
Tuesday with a load of apples, collided
with a horse ridden by Garfield Engles,
and his wagon was upset.
The stone for the new Bank building is
being dressed at the siding at the station,
a temporary shed having been erected for
the comfort of the workmen.
Chas. S. Caffrey has had built a stone
dam at the head of the creek, below the
gates on his mill property in South Woods
town, making a very pretty fall when the
pond water is wasting.
A lively party of young people started
from the East Avenue'' last night on a
''straw ride" to lakewood Beach, under
the chaperonage of Mrs. G. G. Petit and
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Andrews.
Some evil disposed person attempted to
poison the horse of James Whalen, on
Sunday, by throwing OIL the grass some
poisonous substance. The animal lost 200
pounds of flesh, but will recover.
Frank w. Iredell, Of %Sharptown, who
was indicted at the last term of Court and
who has been held in $500 bail ever since,
was released on Monday of last week,
John Hanes beco ming his bondsman.
The Woodstown correspondent of the
Salem Standard saws that the heating of
buildings by hot water is something new
for Woodstown. We wonder in what part
OF the town that correspondent lives.
James Whalen, living on East Mill street,
has corn in his garden measuring ~ feet
. inches in heighth, it having grown ten
inches in ten days. He will also be able
to pick a number of canteloupes this week.
The heavy rain of Tuesday afternoon
filled the pond and commenced running
over the dam early Wednesday morning,
but Miller Davenport succeeded in getting
the gates raised before any damage was
done.
A number of friends of John Nelson gave
him a pleasant surprise on Tuesday even
ing, the OCCASION being the 25th a%nniver-
vary of his birth. Refreshments were
served after an enjoyable evening had been
spent.
Miss Lula Lew is, of Glenmoore, Pa,
who has been tending on DR.. Griffeth of
our borough, has returned to her home.
Miss Lavina Conover accompanied her and
will spend ten days or two weeks before re-
turning.
Uncalled for letters addressed as follows
remain in the Woodstown postofice: Mrs.
Geo. Stetson, Mrs. G. B. Cooper, Miss Ella
Jackson, Mr.. John Pillrey, Mr.. Harrison
Smith, Mr.. Chas. Sullivan, Mr.. James
Green, Miss Annie Wells.
The Anglesea news in the Five-Mile-
Beach Journal this week contains the fol-
lowing: "Wilbert R,ehman, Of Woods
town, who frequently stops here, is the
author of a cucumber yarn that has dou-
bled some Of his hearers up fully as ba l as
the original fruit has ever been known to
do"