The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.

James 3. Jessup is the executor OF the
estate of Jacob F. Clark, deceased.
Governor Albeit yesterday appointed an
Excise Board for Camden county.
James McKillip cut his leg very badly
on Monday while trimming hedge.
Grass at the sale of the Lippincott heirs
on Tuesday averaged about $11 per acre.
Jos. G. Stretch is filling and grading the
law surrounding his residence On Dickin-
son a venue.
Those in need Of dirt will be supplied by
applying at the lot of Hannah B.. Smith, on
Bowen avenue.
Farm implement men are kept busy
supplying farmers with parts of harvesting
machines just now.
John Hanes is to erect a warehouse
building on Bowen avenue, in the rear of
Dunkam's meat market.
A missionary lily with thirty-three
full blown flowers and buds, graces the
yard at Cream Ridge"
The cellar for the new house of Hannah
Is. Smith, on Bowen avenue, is being dug.
Thomas B. Parker will build the house.
In our report of the Woodstown public
school closing last week, the name Clara
Goforth should have read Clara Gordon.
Fire crackers at -four cents a pack are a
temptation to young America" to antic-
ipate 1.-THE Fourth, (which they are doing.
On and after Wednesday next, July list.
the price of excursion tickets to Philadel-
phia on our RAILROAD will be 81. 20 instead,
of $1.25.
The next meeting OF the Woodstown w.
G. I. U. will be held in their room the
second Saturday evening in July. A good
attendance is desired.
The season for picnics, excursions and
outings is near at hand. Take in all you
can of these pleasures, and get the most
you can in rational enjoyment.
A representative of r. G. Dun & Co.'S
mercantile agency was in own on Tuesday,
looking up the financial standing and
credit of some of our business houses.
Two building lots on Broad street, each
5Ox15O feet, belonging to the estate of d..
Il. Broadway, decd, were sold to A. G..
Norris on Saturday, for s122 and SIP.
Bruna makes his first excursion for this
season to Atlantic City July 9th. Get your
affairs shaped up and take your wife and
children and have a days outing. 1t will
do you good.
o. II. virgins, of Sharptown, and
John virgins, of Harrisonville, have
recently purchased cottages at Pitman
Grove, the former on Tenth avenue, the
latter on Seventh avenue.
Three minstrel shows have already been
booked at the Opera House for the coming
season., one in August, one in September
and one in November. Other good shows
have also been given dates.
A lady employed in the E. B. Humph-
rey's Pantaloon Co.'S factory, lately put the
buttons on 40 dozen pairs ofpants. making
a total of $3.50 buttons in two days. Pretty
good work, considering the weather.
The Y. p. S. G. E. connected with the
Baptist church will hold a festival on the
lawn adjoining the church tomorrow
evening. Ice cream will be served, and a
good time promised to all who attend.
Mrs. Annie Snelbaker has had a largo
store room and cellar addition built to her
store property which is occupied by VIM.
NanLier, in South Woodstown. The addi-
ton is very serviceable to Mr.. VanLier.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Monday in
an article on Marsh, the fugitive keystone
Bank president, stated that a man supposed
to be him was entertained by Landlord
Shannon, of the Nelson House, Salem, on
decoration DAY.
Our exchanges are warning their read
ers against a fellow who is going around
amongst the owners of land selling a pre-
paration, called a thistle extermiuator.
This fellow is pronounced a fraud as well
as his preparation.
The wire worm has already wrought
destruction to the potato crop III some
sections of Burlington county, notably in
the township of Springfield, where entire
potato crops on some farms have been de-
stroyed by the pest.