The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-06-26
Haneoek's Briage Happenipws.

a paho oi gypsles are encamped between
here and Salem.
Green q Bro have resumed buying poultry
at their market.
Miss Kate 4. Brown, Of Philadelphia. was
visiting friends at this place last week.
Mrs. Lydia Newkirk has gone to Plainield
for restand recuperation.
MI. and Mrs. Levi Jarrett, and Josiah Brad
way, of Yineland, and Isaac Broadway of
adelphia, spent Sunday at Washington B.
Ridgwayfs.
The road through Cottonwood avenue and
on Aloways Creek Neck has been put in order
with the Light Champion road machine be-
longing to the township.
Fourth ofJuly will be celebrated at Canton
under the auspices ofthe Baptist church. Rev.
W. /. MaYo,of AIloway, viii deliver an Grafton
at CARL & Harris'eanning factory in the after
noon. supper and refreshments will be served
IN the afternoon and evening. In the evening
a grand display Of fireworks viii be given.
one day last week Jennie Valentine, who
lives at John Finiaw's, ana a small daughter
OF DIR. Parker finlaw, of Camden, were out
driving and when some distance from home
the horse became frightened. Miss xalen-
tine was thrown out and slightly injured. The
horse ran TO Mr.. Finlaw's, and as the little
girl chung 10 the wagon she fortunately es-
capped injury.
An unusually black cloud was noticed COM
ing up in the West about Il O'Clock Sunday
morning, and when it reached here the dark
ness was much greater than II generally is
during a storm, ana for a time The rain tell in
torrents The storm greatly iDterfered with
the services at church and it was so dark that
the choir could scarcely see the wo1ds in their
books.
Chiidren's Day was observed at the Canton
Baptist enthusiastically The pulpit was
decorated very neatly with plants and cur
flowers, conspicuous among the flowers we're
two fine century plants. Owing TO the storm
In the morning the pastor, Rev j. Davies,
delivered as much of his address us eIrenm-
stances would permit. In the evening the
entertainment was we'll attended and the pre-
scribed programme was well rendered. The
singing WAS up TO the usual standard of the
choir.
On Tuesday evening the choir OF the Canton
Baptist church responding to an invitation
from the Quinton Baptist church gave an EFT
tertainment which was largely attended. The
following programme was given: Prelude,
Organ Voluntary, Miss Mary L. smick;
chorus. Hail Smiling Morn, ehoir; song, Shoe
maker John, c. Ward Davies; recitation, An
IDIOTS Gallantry, Miss Bertha Harris; part
song, success to the jolly old Farmer, choir;
solo, Tapping at the Garden Gate, Mrs. NJ. E..
DeCamp: quartette, The Jolly old Blacksmith,
Mrs. 4. Williams, Miss L. CARL, h. e. and Dir.
F. B. Harris; recitation. Washington ana his
little Hatchet, Miss NJ. L. Davies: chorus,
Laugh and Sing, choir: violin solo with organ
accompaniment, Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Ham
cock; chorus, Again the Roses Bloom. choir;
solo, The Dairy Maid. Miss Phoebe Brown;
Duet, Moonlight on the Rhine, Mrs. DeCamp
and Mr.. b. Z. Harris; recitation, The Legend
OF Bregens, Miss X. h. Davies; chorus, Song OF
the ~Whippoorwill, choir; sole, of TO Phila-
delphia, b. E. Harris; essay, The Breviiyo of
Time, Miss Name Dubois; finale. Musical
Mosaic, ehoir. Those who performed special
parts deserve great credit for the manner in
which they acquitted themselves, and too
much praise cannot be given MIR. b. f. Har-
ris and his choir, who are always ready and
willing to do what they can and that always
with them is well doing,
Horace Bennett, cook on the tug George T.
Hudson, was drowned in AlIoway's creek,
near the iron bridge at This village, Monday
evening. TIL tug ana q seow belonging 10
the Frank c. someTs Dredging Co. were tied
up near the bridge, and several men. incind-
ing the crew of the George p. Hudson, were
standing by when a muskrat WAS noticed
swimming IN the cfech- Al luis bchtscht
launched a small boat from the scow TO go
capture Il. On reaching the water, however,
the boat partly niled, which rendered ii I'M
manageable. Those looking on advised him
to return, but going ON he was thrown into
the creek. Every effort was made to save
him, but being unable TO swim Mr. Bennett
drowned before aid reached him. 1t was inn
possible for the tug to go to his assistance. as
steam was down and the fires banked. and
those who witnessed the struggles of the
drowning man were unable TO prevent his
sinking beneath the waves for the last time.
| Citizens of this village assisted The crew In
graphing for the body during the night and
again Tuesday morning. about 3 O'Clock tho
body was found and taken in charge by Cor
oner Charles w. Dem, o~fsslena- Mr.. Bennett
was about % years OF age and his houe was in
/ Delaware. lie had written TO his relatives
that he was coming home soon, and sad it
must have been for him TO come to them. not
alive ana wen. but in the embrace OF death.
WM. J. SMITH.