The Monitor-register., 1897-09-24
LOCAL NEWS.
The rain was much needed.
Fall house-eleaning is in order.
Screen doors are coming down..

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Too muddy for bicycling this week.
Geo. M. Foster is working in Salem.
This week will about wind up the
canning factories.
Fires and overcoats have been in
demand this week.
Fine lot of express wagons at l.. B.
Wright's sale, Oct. 9th.
The farmers are hurrying off their
tomatoes before Jack Frost appears.
Rather a stormy week, due to the
equinoctial period. and yet not much rain,
Pink lemonade and peanuts will be in
great demand at the Fair Grounds TO-
day.
Snellbaker Bros. havo Loon putting
down a curbstone in front of the public
hall.
The tax rate for the borough is 81 OF,
including eight tents for special school
purposes.
The Young Friends Literary will re
open their meetings on Friday evening,
Oct. LIST.
No doubt the present cool spell will
put many out of the notion of going to
Klondike.
Wild geese are reported as flying south
early, and this is regarded as a a sign of
a hard winter.
Mr.. Jonathan Platts and wife. of Allo-
way, spent last Saturday, at E. c.. Haines,
hisssson- in-law.
John Nickerson, of Salem, and Joseph
Banks, of Sharptown, have been granted
veterans pensions.
The crop of chestnuts is said to be
unusually large. 1t will take a good
frost to open the burrs.
sits an i'll wind that blows nobody any
good" unused the haokmen as they ha vi
ed the people to the circus.
1t may be we'll to keep your eye open
for the light-fngered gentlemen to-day.
The circus will be a good attraction for
them.
Geo. G. Warrington will have a sale
of Ohio and York State cattle at East
View Stock Farm on Wednesday next,
Sept. 10Th.
d. r. Cruise is closing out some lots of
wall paper to make room for sother goods
at very low prices. Now is the time fol
you to get barg ains.
The next regular examination of candi,
dates for teachers certificates will be
held in Salem on Friday Saturday, Oct
LIST and I'd. Second and third grades.
List of unclaimed letters remaining il
the post office for week ending Sept. 18th
Sylvester Coogan, Robt. Madison, Chss
E. Wilson and Miss Bertha Henson.
The Little Giant Fire Extinguisher wat
given q trial in the public square last Sa.
kprdau aftornnnn A 10 IRON hnv ~ col
on fire and it quickly subdued the flames
A California subscriber writes us a
word of appreciation for printing the
date of subscription on the paper. 1t is
q convenience that all subscribers will
o learn to appreciate.
Warren W. Flitcraft, who has been
clerking in Leursson's drug store, Salem,
for some thine, has purchased a drug
store lat Haddonfield, land will take
charge next Monday. We wish him sue.
cess in his new venture.
A company of singers from Grnce Bap-
fist Church, Philadelphia, gave a concert
in the Baptist Church on Saturday even
ing, realizing about $3S for the church
from a silver Offering at the door. They
assisted in the service OF Sunday evening.
Widows of veterans will do we'll 20 be
on their gaurd against a swindler
travelling through this State who repre-.
sents that he can have their pension in.
creased. He charges a fee of So for
preliminary expenses, and that is the
last the widow sees or hears of him.
Sautelle's circus arrived 10 town this
morning and went TO the Fair grounds to
exhibit, Mayor Riohman refusing them a
license to show within the borough
limits. There are various opinions as to
this action, but from a moral and
economic standpoint, who will say the
Mayor isn't right.
The fourteenth annual Convention o.
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union of Gloucester county will be hello
In the Baptist Church, Mnllica Hill, or
Friday, Oct 1st. An excellent program
has been prepared. Mrs. 1. H. Demarest
State Corresponding Secretary, will MAKE
the evening address.
A party of local cyolist took a trip Il
Bridgeton last Friday, and after enjoying
dinner their, returned in the afternoon
The party was composed of Misse
Martha Clayton, Sara French, Sara E
Fogg, May R. and Cora B. Weatherby
and Messrs. VIM. D. Clayton, E. s. Fogg
8. 81. Weatherby. Joseph Devices. VIM
ID. Andrews and Legraud virgins.
Peter Wolte.s, of Atlantic City, VIII,
recently assaulted Deputy Collector o
internal Revenue William J.. Casper
while he was pursuing an investigation
as to Wolters running a s'speak easy,
was arrested by Deputy United State
Marshall Garrison last week and wa
taken before United States Commission
or Morgan in Camden. He was hel.
without bail for a further hearing.
The proposed amendents to the Stat
constitution was the subject OF the Sur
day morning sermon at the Friesbur
Lutheran Church, by the pastor, Rev. s
j. Mcdowell. Great emphasis was lait
upon the duty of every citizen to vote ]
favor of these amendments on Sept. 28tf
and especially the anti-gambling amend
ment,