The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-06-19
LOCAL NEWS.

Another hot wave is promised.
Farmers a re busy gathering their hay.
After next Sunday the days will begin
to shorten.
The summer time table on our railroad
will go into effect June 9th.
Bruna's first excursion to Atlantic G ity
comes off on Thursday, July 9th.
The sale of moving machines this year
has been small, owing to the light crop of
grass.
The 18th Regiment, New Jersey Volun-
teers, held a reunion at P~hillipsburg on
Tuesday.
The ost-ofice now keeps open every
night until $50 O'Clock, and on Saturday
nights until 0 o'clock.
- Nelson, colored, who is employ
ed on the Fair Grounds. was overcome by
the heat on Wednesday,.
VIM. II. Van Lier was aiken on Tues
day with !. severe attack of something like
collie, but soon recovered, and is now able
to be out again.
Fogg 81 Richman, for the heirs OF David
Broadway, decd, will offer at public sale
tomorrow two nicely located building lots
on Broad street.
Jos. N. Reeve has taken the agency for
the Buckeye" mower, one of the best in
the market. Read his announcement In
our advertising columns.
At the grass sale of Empson Atkinson
yesterday, prices ranged from s12 to $50
per acre, the yield on the best lots being
estimated at about two tons.
Butcher John w. Durham is now kill
ing for this market a lot of extra foe cat
tie averaging about 400 lbs. each, grown
nv Las JasSup of Mullioa Hill
Harry V. Tuft entered upon his duties
as station agent here on Monday. James
Gaffney, of Alloway, has charge of Clarks
boro station, vacated by Mr.. Tuft.
The arrivals at the east Avenue for
the past week are: f. II. Coward, Geo. w.
Fenner, J.. B. Thomas, j. Wills, Philadel-
phia; Chas. L. Hollingshead, VIM. Cline,
Camden; J. r. Howell, Mt. Holly; James
johnson, New York.
Isaac P. Cassin, of Philadelphia, who
has been engaged by Borough Council to
draw up specifications for our w~aterworks
plant, was in town or Wednesday and Civil
Engineer Yocum is now engaged in making
surveys, etc.
The township flag was displayed in front
Of Hunts building on Monday, in honor of
the anniversary of the day on which Con-
gross, in the Revolution, adopted the
National flag. The 14th falling on Sunday,
the following Monday was observed in this
manner.
Prof. J. B. Smith. of the New Jersey
Experiment Station, believes that the peach
louise which infests the roots of peach trees,
is responsible for much of the So called
"yellows" that exist in the State. Potash,
In the form of kainit, dug into the roots, he
believes to be q remedy and at the same
time a fertilizer. Tobacco dug in has a
similar effect.
The next track meeting of the so-called
Driving Club takes place July 4th. There
appears to be various opinions as to the
wisdom of the Agricultural Society leasing
or permitting this organization to use their
grounds and track. Some think it will
help to popularize the association, while
not a few think it will be greatly to the
disadvantage OF the society and that this
movement is the beginning of the end of
its existence.
The backbone of the heated term has
been broken, and so suddenly that people
are asking themselves what it all means.
Wednesday afternoon the mercury was
close up to the blood heat notch, yesterday
it was nearly twenty degrees lower.
Straw hats and seersucker coats, that were
almost unbearable. have been laid aside
and the winter felt and spring overcoat
substituted. Not often. even in this vari-
able climate of ours, has there been so
abrupt a change.
Maybe its warm, yon'retlred and thirsty.
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