The Monitor-register., 1896-05-15
On and after Monday, the 18th, the
post Office will be kept open in the even
inus until 8 30.

On and after Monday, the 18th, thu
post Office will be kept open in the even
ings until 8 80.
Moore's creamery wagon Is delivering
ice cold bottled milk, cream and cheese
TO all parts of the town every afternoon.
Potato bugs are playing havoc with
the voung plants this season, and Paris
green is being literally applied to save
the crop.
Two large German carp were placed in
the fountain about three weeks age. They
are doing we'll and seem to enjoy the
companionship of the stork.
Preparations for the observance of
Memorial Day are now being made by
the teachers, and the veterens are antici-
pating enjoying the school exercises and
address.
There has been q number of contribu.
tions of magazines and other edifying
literature for the educational benefit of
the fire laddies during their visits to their
room in the Public Building.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Woodstown branch of the State Mutual
Building and Loan Association of New
Jersey will be held in the Public Build.
ing on Friday evening next.
Why should we not have a Board OF
Trade ? This is Woodstown's great need
and without it we cannot keep pace with
our neighboring towns. Let there be
instituted a Board of Trade and that at
once.
The Woodstown Band has heen invited
to be the guests ct the Salem City Band,
at a festival on Saturday evening, and
they will attend. Our boys may BIZ
expected to make the Salemites prick up
their ears when. they hear their music.
A game of baseball between Woods
town and Clarksboro will be played al
the ball park, on East avenue, tomorrow
afternoon. The home battery will bt
Shoemaker and Davies. A good game
may be expected.
John II. Peterson's "Nance'' has drawn
the firms heavy ice wagon for fifteer
years. She draws a ton at a load with
apparent ease. One night a short time
ago she got fast in her stable and Mr..
Peterson had to secure the assistance OF
several men to release her from her help
less and painful position.
The Compromise Sunday-school will
hold a strawberry festival on the evenings
Of June 3rd and 4th. Ample room will
be provided, as a large tent will be
stretched or the lawn in the rear of the
have a pleasant time. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Sunday.school.
The Borough Council, at their meeting
on Monday evening, passed the bicycle
ordinance, which will be found in another
column. 1t forbids ~bicyclist, using the
sidewalks, under a penalty of So, and pro-
vides that they shall carry a bell and
lamp on their wheel at night. The ordi.
nance goes into effect on June list.
At the annual meeting of the Salem
County Medical Society, at French's
Hotel, last week, the following officers
were elected: President, w. H. Carpen-
ter; Vice.P President, G.. w. H. Fitch;
Secretary and Treasurer, Fl. Chavauue,
Salem; Censors, F. Bilderback, w. II.
Good, W. Il. James, Reporter, W. s.
EVEN.
The ex-soldiers of Woodstown have
invited William P. HaiDes, of Middleton,
to attend with them the Memorial exer-
cises to be given by the public school on
the 18th inst. Mr.. Haines is a veteran Of
IL OiNit W. al duu udb kluuly CUuS6DUoQ
to come and give an address at the close
of the school exercises. Further partic-
ulars will be given next week.
Quite a large crowd was present at the
matinee at the fair ground on Saturday
afternoon. Two races were held, Stacy
Hazleton's Henry M. winning the road
race. best time 2 5S1. D. Kelty's Record
won the special race from Clark Pettit's
Camilla, taking the last two heats in 2 80
and 2.30i. Camilla won the first heat in
2.27a. The text matinee will be held on
Decoration Day.
On Wednesday morning expressman
Reeves delivered at the residence of John
b. Peterson, a box containing crabs and
shad, from Bayside. shipped as a present
to Mr.. Peterson from his friends. The
box was put 10 the yard and while Mr.. P.
was out with his lee wagon, a man
entered the yard pried open the box and
carried off a shad that weighed seven
pounds. One or two persons saw the
man hnrrying away with the fish.