The Monitor-register., 1897-07-30
E.OCAL NEWS.

Too much rain is as bad as not enough.
The heavy rains have filled the mill
ponds.
A fresh lot of new spindles at L. B.
Wright's.
The muddy streets have interfered with
the wheelmen.
The rains have helped the corn to catch
mp in its growth.
John Wallace moved his family to
Philadelphia yesterday.
There have been wet Julys in the past.
perhaps. but few to beat the present
one.
The Sabbath school of st. Joseph's
Church picnicked at East Lake Park
yesterday,
One more day of July, and if it will
end the rainy season as we'll 10 one will
complain.
Persons wishing to go on the Reading
excursion and desiring conveyance to
Pennsgrove, apply to F. Flitcraft.
A musicale will be given tonight a.
the residence of L. B. Wright in aid of
the public school. Let it be generously
patronized.
Numerous complaints are heard from
the local wheelmen concerning the plow.
ing up of the footpaths in certain parts
of the township by the road Overseers.
Those farmers who failed to house or
stack their wheat before the rains are in
danger of losing the crop. The rains
haYe also well nigh ruined the oat crop.
Unfortunately Woodstown is not
taking steps to secure an electric light
plant, as published in a Philadelphia
paper, but more's the pity. 1t ought to
be.
The Crystal Ice Company received
carload of Eastern ice on Tuesday, it
being brought down about 9 O'Clock in
the evening. They are now serving it to
their customers.
The Compromise Sunday school will
hold their annual picnic in Fits woods,
near Alloway, on Thursday, Aug 5th.
All the friends of the school are invited
to join with them.
NJ. D. Dickinson has two two year old
Burbank plum trees that are exceedingly
prolific bearers. He brought branch to
this Office this morning that contained
over thirty perfect plumS.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post office for week ending July Gath:
Lizzie Brown, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown,
Mrs. Boilcar, A. j. Camp, Mr.. Dickerson,
Edward Davis, Joseph Fisher, Robt.
johnson, Mary Underwood.
The Eagles excursion to Atlantic
City on Thursday, Aug. 18th, will be the
first seashore excursion from this place
this season and will afford rare oppor-
tunity to take in the delights of that at
traotive resort. Read the. adv.
The driver of Chas. a. Davis wagon,
of Clayton, on Tuesday. while lifting a
heavy box from the wagon, caught one
finger upon some tin lining and nearly
severed the end of it. His injury was
dressed by DR.. E. P. McGeorge.
The Combined Excursion of the
Sabbath schools of Woodstown to Ocean
City is expected to take place on Aug
10Th. If you want delightful trip, put
this down in your memorandum. You
can go to Atlantic City without trouble
Geo. g. Waddington sold twenty four
head of cattle on Monday, at an average
price of SAT So The highest price paid
was $67. The COWS were an extra fine
lot, Mr.. Waddington having a reputation
among dairymen for handling good
stock.
So far during the month about sever
inches of rain have fallen, which does moi
equal the July of 1872, when 9 90 inches
fell, and several subsequent years have
recorded over seven iHehes. This will do
for the present, and we will take the
balance in August.
An interesting business meeting of the
Woodstown W. G. T. U. was held on
Wednesday. 1t was decided for all
superintendents who could to have
their reports ready by Aug. 10Th, and
read them at the meeting on that date.
The reports are requested to be written.
On Monday evening number of the
young friends of Miss Erma Flitcrsft
gave her birthday surprise at the home
of her parents, MIRA Mrs. Franklin Fit.
craft, East Avenue, it being her thirteenth
birthday. A delightful evening was
epent, after which refreshments were
served on the lawn. and the company de-
parted, wishing their young hostess
many happy returns of the occas ion.
A number of our people who went to
PeDnsgrove on Wednesday morning, and
finding that the Reading excursion had
mipgton and spent the day there, visiting
Shelpot Park and other places of inter
est. Among them were Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Wright, Mrs. Mary Sickler. Mrs
VIM. Siekler, Misses Kate Sickler, Anna
Kuhn, Emma Haines and Ella Haines.
Owing to the severe storm the excur
sion to Reading on Wednesday was
postponed until Wednesday next, Aug
4th, when 1t will positively take place
without regard to the weather. Tht
management had intelligence of th'
severe storm in Pennsylvania and wer
the excursion, and surely all who In
tended to enjoy the trip will be glad oi
the opportunity to have clear day.
The Field Club of this place will hol
Lotus picnic in Richman's Grove, nea
Sharptown, on Thursday. Aug. 9th. Th
morning to be devoted to gathering lille
and boating. Basket lunch at 12 O'Clock
Addresses by DR.. Adolph Miller, {
Philadelphia, Amos Ebert, of Ashland
and Benjamin Heritage, of Mickelton
and others. The Women's Club, c
Salem, has been invited to attend, and
number of It's members are expected I
to be present.
The truckers of Gloucester and SaleI
counties are in luck so far this year. Lai
year their season was forward and, cons
quently, their produce reached market /
company with truck from the South an
just when prices were ruinously low. Th
season truck is late, and potatoe
tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, U.s., reac
market to find no competition and goo
prices awaiting them. Some trucke
have realized 500 an acre from the ear
potatoes, while one man is reported
have realized $500 from the sale
peppers alone. One Gloucester count
farmer has already cashed more none
from his produce than he received in tt
whole of last summer