The Monitor-register., 1897-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Labor Day-September Oh.

Labor Day-SepGemoor ON.
Jersey peaches are in market.
Waite rmelons are making their appear
ance in quite large quantities.
Paul Davis & Son are to paint the out
side of the Presbyterian Church.
The camp meeting at Fenwiok beg MS
to morrow to continue for Week.
If Mullica Hill can have electric lights,
what is the matter with Woods own?
Sunday nights storm was accom-
panied with good deal of wind in some
sections.
The can house whistles will soon have
a familiar sound. good eye-opener in
the morning.
A new horizontal boiler has been placed
in the Wallace canning factory by Davis
s. Lippircott.
The public schools of the borough will
reopen on Sept. 6Gh. The vacation is
growing short
David W. Strengthen, living near Sharp
town, brought double cantaloupe to
this office this morning.
The annual reunion of the old Twelfth
Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, will
be held at Ptman Grove on Satur day.
Sept. 4th.
About fifteen couples of Pittsgrovers
passed through town this morning ito
enjoy picnic at Sharptown, with head
quarters at Thos, Hewitt's.
The Junior Epworth League Of the M
E. Church will hold a golden rod supper
In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hall, on
Saturday evening, Sept. 4th.
noo n hoe rropa ha
State of New York to purchase a car
load of cattle, due notice of the sale of
which will be given in these columns.
The annual reunion of the Ninth New
Jersey Volunteers will be held at Philips
burg on September 10Th. There are sew
eral members of this old regiment in this
vicinity.
The Farmers canning factory made
the first run to day. The Davis u Lip
pincott factory will begin next Tuesday.
Dickinson & Lippincott also made their
first run to-day.
Geo. W. Foster is in Salem superin
tending the tearing down of the old
Foster residence, on East Broadway, to
make way for the opening of Eakin
street to Broadway.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post office for W elk ending Aug. 18th:
Mrs. T. 3. Barnes, William Barbour,
Thos. Cream, Joseph Greshame. Cos.
Parker, John P. Sullivan, Mary Uuder-
wood.
George Auldridge, colored, of Bailey
town, was given hearing before Mayor
Richman on Wednesday evening, on a
charge of wife beating, and in default of
$500 bail was committed to the county
Jail at Salem.
The forty ninth annual session of the
State Council of New Jersey, o U. A. NJ.
will be held in Masonic Hall, corner of
State and Warren streets, Trenton, on
Wednesday, September LIST, beginning at
10 O'Clock, a. 10,
The PilesgroPe township schools will
reopen on Sept. 9Th. Two of the school
houses are to be painted, the one at Cross
roads aud at YorKetown. The neghbors
and patrons of the school at Cross, roads
turned out this morning and hauled lot
of gravel to fill up the school yard
George Ward. of Upper Penn's Neck.
came 10 town this morning, and being
somewhat thirsty, he imbbed rather too
freely of re water, and then wanted to
fight. He ran up against the majesty of
,
and it took So and over to salty the de
mands of justice
The Borough Council reviewed the tax
duplicate of Assessor Richmau on Tues
day, and after hearing the parties at
issue, voted to reduce the assessment OF
the Stock of the First Nationl Bank from
$500 per share to 1926. 1t was compro
missed last year at $3.50 This will make
difference of about $50, 600, we under
stand. to be provided for out of some
other class of property.
The combination excursion to Ocear
City yesterday landed about 600 pas
sengers at the shore, and proved a very
pleasant trip to all. The weather was
favorable. Many Joined the company Of
batbers on the fine beach at Ocean City
and some went by boat and trolley to
Atlantic City. The train left Woods
town at GAS aud reached Osean City al
10 a. m. Returning it left Ocean CITY a;
45 and reached Woodseown at 10.3(
p. m.
William P. Hsines, OF Mickleton, vel
known all over South Jersey, has writer
history of Company..F., Twelfth New
Jersey Volunteers. The historian is {
Quaker and is often called the Fighting
Quaker" on account of his war record
Company F. was formed from among the
best families in Gloucester county, anC
the loss in battle was the greatest of any
New jersey company, twenty-six of thu
original 100 being killed in battle. 1t il
brok of 800 pages. and will bs read.
for delivery Sept. LIST. The price il
cloth is 81 So
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