The Monitor-register., 1896-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.

That Board of Trade haseu't material
lied yet, but it ought to.
A shoe factory would be a splendid
industry for Woodstown.
Michael Callahan has as promising field
Z of wheat as can be seen anywhere.
Charles Peterson and Lippincott Coles
ARE putting up tho Hartmen Vice fence.
Clothing at hard-times prices, Hum
phrey's Opera House Store.
Geo, G. Waddington will have a sale of
fresh COWS at East View Stock Farm on
Tuesday next.
Flags will be placed at the graves of
the deceased soldiers on tho morning OF
Decoration Day.
Our home club will play the Stevens A.
A., of Camden, On Decoration Day, on
the home grounds.
This weeks rain ought to be worth
thousands of dollars to our farmers. We
hone thew will be able to pocket 1t all.
" hen The weather gets warm every
bodv will want one of Grier d Boone's
straw hats. They have a fine assortment
of all grades.
prof. j. r. Fitzer's lecture on his trip
through Europe, on Friday evening in
the school building, was greatly enjoyed
by those present.
Woodstown was we'll represented at
Court Yesterday, but for once little
Woodsto wn business has engaged the
attention of the Court.
Grier & Boone's line of gents furn ish-
ing goods has been selected with care, to
suit their trade, and the young men find
it Just what they want.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post office for week ending May 10Th
Peter Anderson, William Rodrigo, Joseph
Shoemaker, Edwin Williams, j. X.
Wynns.
Therain on Tuesday night and Wednes-
day was most welcome. and just what
was needed. The ground was getting
very dry, and fears were felt for the nay
crop. This ought to help it out.
The Woodstown Field Club, on invita-
tation of the Woman's Club OF Salem,
attended a lecture on Monday afternoon,
given before the latter club by MT.
Clifford, whose subject was Forestry"
"a team belonging to BENZ. E. Colson
ran through town on Monday morning,
having started down town. The driver
fnally succeeded in rounding them to
At the upper end of The. town, without
\ any serious damage.
Sfhe Woodstown Cornet Band gave a
concert on Saturday evening last at the
City Band festival at Salem, in behalf OF
that organization. The boys report a
very enjoyable time, and especially
\appreciate the courtesy extended them.
MWilliam Clark and son. Frank, are
still at Riverside assisting In digging the
great we'll that is being sunk for the
water works. Mr.. CLARK was home last
Waek and ran0rfc fh ot tho work Is DrO-
crossing SO slowly that Mr.. Haines, the
contractor, is likely to suffer financial
loss. The location of the well is ID q
strata of %quicksand SO extensive and deep
that it is almost impossible for the WORK
mon to make any Roadway.
M. II. Stratton, of Salem, special
mas tor, sold the Richman mill property,
at R~ichmantown, under a decree in
partition of the McAllister estate, In
front of French's Hotel, on Monday, to
g. G. Avis, for $4,000. The property
comprises a grist mill, saw mill. several
houses, and fifty acres of land or more,
and twenty-five years ago sold for $22. 600
The mill is fitted mp with modern rollers
and Mr.. Avis will move there from Avis
mill. which he now runs.
! A young man from Salem while cycling
Through South Woodstown>1as Tuesday
was SO badly frightened by the bursting
of his tire that he sprang from the wheel
and for a few moments acted as If STRUCK
| by a bullet. The bike fell in q heap and
the rider ran for dear life, much to tht
amusement of the spectators. And N
inquired of the people If their was any
dynamite around there and then be follow
ed the wheel track back to where hi
wheel was When he picked it mp M
found there was 40 air in the tire ane
was informed where to take it to have IL
Mixed.