The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-05-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Expressman Reeves has a new ago
The light shower Of Monday scarcely
settled the dust.
Scott Brown brought up on Wednesday
an immense rock weighing labs.
Carpenter George II. Foster and men
are repairing the forebay at East Lake
Mills.
Auumber of Woodstown Friends attend
ed the Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia on
Sunday.
A chimney sweep at work in the centre
of the town OF Wednesday attracted much
attention.
The next Teachers Examination will be
held i'll Salem on Friday and Saturday,
June 5th and 9Th.
Walter S. Basse,t has received bis COM
mission as postmaster of Bassett (Har-
risonyille station).
A. Cole s. Bro, are furnishing some
heavy timbers for a bridge over Mantua
crsek, above Berkely.
The Neil Agrah' company gave a fair
show to asmsil audience in the Opera
House on Monday night.
'sJosiah's Scraps thisw week will repay a
careful and thoughtful perusal. They are
chock-full of sound logic.
Under the Saturday holiday law Sheriff
sales held on that afternoon are not legal,
according to the ruling of the Chancellor.
DR.. e. f. Frost, the new proprietor of
the pharmacy, corner Main street aud East
avenue, makes an annou ncemert in this
issue.
District Clerk G. Nj. Andrews will CON-
mence next week taking a census OF the
children OF school age residing in this
district.
VIM. Davis, formerly of Alloway, was
visited by anumbsr of friends from that
place lately, to assist in celebrating his
birthday.
Arthur b., son of Samuel B. Pancoast,
who was thrown from a horse about two
weeks ago, is still in a critical condition
from the Effects Of his injuries.
Abraham Trusty, colored, arrested last
week for assault upon his daughter, was
given a hearing in Salem before Justice
Wood, and committed to Jail without bail.
Letters remain unca lied for III the
Wcodstown post-office addressed to Mrs.
Temperance Thompson, Mr.. Eddie Smith,
William Dasey and jacob Vite and John
son.
Wm. P. Lirpincott left on Sunday for a
trip through New York State in search OF
of a drove of cows for sale in this market.
The stock is expected to arrive next Tues
day.
A oue-armed man, claiming to hail from
West VirgiHia, has been working in this
vicinity with a subscription paper, solic-
iting money to start a store. He is said to
be a fraud.
John Proud, Of near Aldine, was strick-
Ell with paralysis Oh Tuesday evening last.
Ia t ,,cltn ta enaaL aud M Sida is
totally paralyzsd. Mr.. Proud is 72 years
of age. 1t is thought he viii not recover.
Watercress is said to contain very sani-
tary qualities. 1t is also stated that, II
grown in a ferrugipous stream it absorbs
five times the amount of iron that any
other plant does.
The down train on Sunday evening was
delayed at Woodbury. about a hall hour,
while the engine tank was used to exiin-
guish a fire that had caught in the trestle
bridge above the station.
Alfred johnson, colored, was paced in
our lookup on Saturday evening, charged
with stealing corn. Before the lookup
door was securely fastened, friends of the
prisoner rushed in, overpowering the
officers, aud liberated him, allowing him
to escape.
John Eft, who is in the oath year of his
age, while out walking on Saturday.
struck his toe against some obstacle, aud
fell heavily to the ground, receiving a
painful cut on his head, but We are glad to
know that he is rapidly recovering from
the injury.
Ii you have occasion to travel on MARI
ton street, let your eyes drop on the gard
ems of Benjamin Bishop and Ashael Borton
and see what elegant and thrifty looking
truck patches they have. They both take
pride in having ice gardens, but they
would seem to have outdone themselves
this year.