The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-08-07
LOCAL NEWS.


Golden-rod is in bloom.
Pitman Grove camp meeting attracts
q number of our residents.
The Band of Hope held a picnic in
Dickinson woods on Wednesday.
The Delaware River Railroad Company
is o%verhauling the bridges or its line.
The West Jersey Driving club will hold
a matinee on the Fair Grounds tomorrow
afternoon.
Bruna's third and last excursion this
season to Atlantic City will take place on
Thursday, Aug. 90.
crop next a failure, and the outlook for
melons is by no means encouraging.
The foundation for the new bank build
ing will be finished this week, and work
on the superstructure will begin at once.
The farmers in the vicinity of Sharptown
now patronize the Woodstown creamery
since the one at Sharptown burned down.
T. A. Marshall reports his apple crop as
something He has thousands
of baskets, more than he will be able to
find market for.
johnson. the barber who succeeded Cap
per in Masseys' building, has sold out to a
young man from Clayton. Mr.. johnson
is going TO Trenton where his parents
reside.
If you are weary and heavy laden take a
trip to the mountains or seaside for change
and rest. The boarding house keepers will
probably get most of the former and the
walters the latter.
According to the Sharptown correspon-
dence of the Pennsgrove Record, a Wo DDS
town young lady was the first to drive over
Courses Landing new iron bridge after its
completion last week.
The crop of oats would rave been light
in this section under the most favorable
circumstances, and the heavy rains about
cutting time has seriously cut short the
crop and injured the quality.
Uncalled for letters remain in the Woods
town post. office addressed to Mrs. Jane
Moore, Mrs. Sallie La Munyan, Mr.. Ed.
Darketey, Mrs. Lydia j. Costill, Mr.. c.
Bradgham, Mr.. Richard Muse.
A young man driving up East avenue
yesterday with a lime-body full Of apples
did not discover that the tail board had fall
en- out until the road was thickly spread
with apples for quite a distance.
A shed over the platform at the station
would be a great convenience. In stormy
weather passengers are compelled to go to
and from tie oars without any shelter,
such as is afforded them at most other
stations.
The factory of tie E.. b. Humphreys
Pantaloon Co. is shut down this week, to
allow necessary repairs to the machines and
engine. The operatives are taking advantage
OF the time by taking their vacation and
outing trips.
III. b. Richman has bought the remains
of the recently burned Sharptown creamery
and is moving the bricks and the machinery
to his farm, where, it is reported, he in
tends to start a creamery for the accomo-
dation of the farmers.
Any shoe dealer has in stock a number
of shoes that will fit you, but this does not
argue hat they were ali made for you.
Because an item in the paper may just fit
your case, it does not alw avs show that
You were the one the writer had in mind.
The pic mic to be held in Pancoast's grove
next Thursday will be held by the Salem
County Pomona Grange, not the Woods
town Grange, as we stated last week.
Arrangements are being made to have some
interesting addresses, and a good time is
anticipated.
Most of our largest shippers and business
men are anxious to see a competing rail-
road. If the Reading folks should con-
clude to extend their road to WOodstown or
take it in on a route to some point beyond,
it W ould doubtless find plenty Of friends
and patrons hereabout.
There isn't any lust as good as
X napp's Root Beer Extract. 1t makes
GOT Beer in five minutes.
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Loaned-A pair of tree trimmers. The
borrower has had them so long l fear they
think they own them-Please return at
once to Reeve Flitcraft.