The Monitor-register., 1896-07-31

What delightful moonlight nights
we've been having.
Monday was warm day, and the rain
at night was most refreshing
Woodcock shooting is now in order,
but where are the wOodcock 2
A number of persons went from here
on the Reading excursion on Wednesday.
Tuesday was set down as the "hottest"
day. 1t has had plenty of company this
week.
Joseph Gibbs, a colored resident of
Baileytown, died on Sunday night, at the
age of 72 years.
saThe terrible railroad accident at Atlan-
tic City has cast gloom over tt g people
about Yorketown.
That was delightful rain on Monday
night. 1t proved quite destructive
storm in some sections.
Snelbaker Bros. have been awarded the
ontract for paving and curbing in front
of the pu bile school property.
The Baptist Sabbath-school jpined the
Eldridge Hill Union Sabbath school yes
terday, in their annual picnic at Alcyon
Park.
l.. B. Wright yesterday moved into the
house of Chas. s. Scott, in order that
some alterations may be made to his
dwelling.
Watermelons b ave inside their appear
ance, but are rather high in price. 1t
is reporte that some have been sold for
81 apiece the past week.
Thos. Green, while unloading hay tho
first of the week, his horse suddenly
started mp, throwing him from the
wagon, iDj uring him quite severely.
The sharpest thunder we have had this
season accompanied the heavy ram on
Wednesday night. The thnnder storms
have bean comparatively tame SO far.
The miserably sticky and disagroeabie
dog days will end by limitation on
Tuesday, August II. They began July
3 and have made full time up TO date'
The third combination excursion from
Salem, Woodstown and intermediate
points, to'Atlantic City, goes on Thurs
day next, Aug 6ah. 1t will be Eagles
Day at the shore, aud large crowd will
20.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post office for week ending July 25th:
Jacob Anderson, Harry Broadwater.
Chas. ]. Brown. Wm. Carter, Mrs.
Fleming, Miss D. f. Jones, Charles
Reeves.
The State Branch of the League OF
American Wheelmsn has decided TO m axe
test case against the Mnlliea Hiii ana
Woodstown Turnpike Co. for charging
cvclers on its pike, says the woodbury.
Constitution.
The railroad section gang. whlie WORK
ing 10 cut, on Tuesday, asked their
foreman or '.boss" if he would not lei
them work in a place where the heat was
not SO oppressive. The request was refns-
ed and the crew quit work, and they nave
petitioned to the Company for new
foreman.
The picnic of the Presbyterian Sabbath
school. under the good management OF
Joseph Fl. Reading. Superintendent. was
quite success. It took place at Charles
Riehman's woods near Sharptown. 1t
was well attended and very enjoyable
notwithstanding the rain OF "Wednesday
night, the ground was in fine o0ndition.
O ie nf Howard Shorter's COWS got
po.ato fast in her throat faw days ago
aud Dr.. Biguell WAS called to relieve the
snff ring animal Finding it Impossible
To ret the obstruction up or down, tue
doctor made an opening in the throat ana
extracted the potato. The COW survived
the operation aud will soon be ready TO
swallow more potatoes il they come III
her reach.
st the delegate meeting on Monday
night, Joshua Moore, BENZ. Patterson
Wan. N. Nixon, Samuel Carney aud John
c. Reeves were chosen to attend the
Republican Congressional Convention at
Woodbury. yesterday. MIR. Reeves was
unable to attend and Lippincott Coles
filed the vacancy. The delegates from
Pilesgrove we're Samuel Buzby. Geo. FL.
Kirby. Edgar G. Moore, Levi S. Priekett
aud Nathaniel Robbins.
Times have changed wonderfully since
Tennessee father thrashed an editor for
printing an item that his daughter had
gone away on visit. Now the editor is
likely to be sent to perdition if he does
not mention the fact, even though be NAV
not have been aware of it. Everybody v
wishes to get their name in the news
papers unless they are afraid that thieves
will take advantage of their absence, OF
they have done something not exactly
proper.
STATE OF ONO, CITV OF TOLEDO, 90
LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. j.
CHENEY & Co. doing busioess in the
City of Toledo, County ard State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS fol
each and every case of CATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS