The Monitor-register., 1896-07-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Geo. B, Grier has built a new shed in
front of his store.
Woodstown appeared to have plenty of
money TO bnrn' On the Fonrth.
VIM. Coleman killed a supposed mad
dog the first Of the week in South Wood
stown.
Abont sixty-five persons went from
here on the excursion to Atlantic City
yesterday.
No trouble about a lack of rain now.
The weather clerk hasn't bagnn his
vacation yet.
The Salem County Grange picnic will
be held in Eft's woods, near Alloway, on
Tburaday, Aug. 9th.
The pnblie fountain looked beautiful in
it's holiday dress on the Fourth, the work
of Mr.. J. W. Lippinoott.
The merry go-round closed on Saturday
night and pulled up stakes On Tuesday
aud moved to Swedesboro.
Some people are laying in their winter
coal in anticipation of a decided jump in
the price of that commodity.
The M. E. Sunday school is preparing
for their annual picnic, which will be
held in a nearby grove some day this
month.
The reason White sells 30 many wheels
is because he gives the best wheel for the
money. You won't mics it by dealing
with him.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post office for week ending July 4th:
Eddie Banks, Mrs. Ella Miller and
William Sharp.
II any of our people wish to Wis it Oak
wood Beach, they will find Davis Oak
wood coaches at all trains at Sa lem, to
conway them to the beach.
Considering the large number o fpeople
who were in town on the Fourth, the
lookup did but a small business. Only
three DRINKS were pulled in.
The P~ilesgrove Township Committee
will meet at PilesgrOve Creamery next
Tuesday afternoon. at W O'Clock, to
revise the assessors duplicate.
1t is estimated that fifteen million
dollars were burned mp on the Fourth of
.JuIy. WoodstOwn contributed its full
share. Hardly an indication of hard
times.
Mrs. r. b. Stow has exchanged her
~property on Salem street, with MI.
Krauter, for a nice property in Bridgeton,
where she proposes to make her nome
hereafter.
Among the living creatures rusticafing
in Woodstown this summer are two
canaries b~elopging to a wealthy family in
Philadelphia. The birds are 10 charge
of a lady who will gee that her feathered
boardeIs are well entertained.
At a meeting of the State Board OF
Education, at Trenton, June 2osh, a
change in the rule governing the exalhin-
ations for county certificates was made.
It it's three grades of certificates in
stead of two. Minor changes were also
made in the policy controlling the State
schools.
County Superintendent Gwynne mas
apportioned the school money available
for Salem county among the several
townships and boroughs. The amount
divided ia $45. 247 OF. Pilesgrove receives
s3Os9 60 and Woodstown $2633.S0. inns
money can only DO used for teachers
salaries and fuel.
Flies are tormenting horses and Cattle
so badly that it is a wonder the poor
tortured beasts are not driven mau oy
these pests. A former aged resident OF
thisc community, who died many Yeas
ago, said that during the cholera
CpitiVDiiCt HtfItlSW uNto III 'ho
was an entire absence of flies.
Anthrax has again broken out In Gum
berlaBd county and farmers are becoming
exercised about it's ravages. In oreeh,
wich township two COWS in one hero dieo
on Monday. One of them died 80
suddenly hat the owner thought she was
simply lying down. A veterinarian
examined the carcass and found that ner
death resulted from anthrax.
C;arkson Coles and George Baynes, who
recently purchased Spaldings of White,
we're rather fortunate with their wheels
on the Fourth. Clarkson, while on his
way home, entered a 5 mile road race at
Clarksboro and carried off the first prize,
a bicycle suit. He said b. wanted a suit,
and this one will do very we'll. Baynes
won a mile handicap at Alcyon Park, the
first prize of which was q silver set of
five pieces.
District Deputy G. M. Nichols, of Cen
treton, installed the following officers at
Woodbine Lodge, No. So. /. o. o. F., on
last Friday evening: N, G., Samuel
Webster; V. IT,, Franklin Vanleer; &c.,,
W. B. Foster; War, II. Stepler; Con-,
IA. Gnest; i. s. of N. G., q. G. Turner;
l.. s. of N. G., W. s. Patrick: o. s. g /,
EphTaim Jess; |. s. G., Melville Ayars;
r. S. of V G., Jos. Taylor; L. s. of V.
g., w. B. Kille; r. 8. s., Jonas Chew;
l.. s. s., Stephen schobig; Chap L B.
Wright.