The Monitor-register., 1897-08-06

Pcnics and outings are popular now.
Nobody is complaining of this August
weather.
The canning factories will soon be in
operation.
Cantaloupes have been selling in town
this week.
The weather clerk keeps the upper
hand of the dust.
The cool spell yesterday was due to a
hail storm in Pennsylvania.
The Friends First day school held
their picnic at East Lake Park on Friday
last.
Twelve Or fifteen persons went from
Woodstown on the Reading excursion on
Wednesday.
A coat of gravel has been put on Dick
insOn street and also on South Main street,
beyond the bridge.
G. G. Waddington will have 200 head
of extra fine stock ewes to sell the first
of the coming week.
Geo. Stoffes has erected small barn
and shed on the premises of his nice resi-
dence on Auburn street.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post Office for WI ek ending July 81 1st:
Robt. J. Madison, Steve Reynold.
Harry Rocap, who is genius with the
saw and plane, has just completed a
handsome secretary for Geo. Harmon, of
DeeTfeld.
Howard Harris will have sale of
fresh COWS at the farm of Edward
Austin, near the County House, on Fri
day, August lbs
Wocdstown and intermediate stations
the 12Jh. Consult the adv. for particu-
la1s.
The Moravian Sunday school, near
Olphants' mill, at the county line, tic.
nced yesterday in Walter Bassett's
woods, at the large railroad bridge near
Harrisonvlle station.
The Borough Council will meet in the
Public Building GA Tuesday, Aug. 18th,
at O'Clock, p. m, to examine, revise and
correct the duplicate of assessment as
prepared By Assessor Richman.
The electrical storm on Saturday, while
quite heavy all around US, was very light
here. At Woodbury. there was consider
able hail, the stones being very large.
The hail also did considerable damage in
OldmaDs.
The Compromise Sunday school held
their annual picnic in Timberman's woods,
near Alloway, yesterday, and despite the
threatening weather they had fair turn
out and good time. Many we're no doubt
kept away by the rain.
The Eldridge Hill Union Sunday
school will hold their annual picnic at
Alcyon Park and Pitman Grove on
TA Il
that the Baptist Sunday school of Woods
town will also join with them.
Barclay Edwards has small lot of
corn worth going to see. 1t resembles
thick forest. The stalks average thir-
teen feet in height, some measuring 13
feet incbes. Many of the growing ears
and large ones they are-are nine and
a quarter feet from the ground. Unless
damaged by storm, farmers competent to
Judge, predict yield of 100 bushels to
the acre.
The musicale of the High School
Alumni, in aid of the improvement fund
of the public school, will take place to-
pight at the residence of Mr.. l., B.
Wright. A silver Offering will be made
at the door, and there should be large
atte ndance. Mr.. Gilbert, of Philadel
phia, will sing, and those who have
heard him will well understand the treat
in store.
A number OF the relatives and friends
of MIR. and Mrs. VIM. nj. Smith cele-
brated the fifty. y.fiith anniversary of their
marriage at their home, near Daretown,
on Tuesday. They all had an enjoyable
time and the guests departed in the even
ing after wishing the aged couple many
more sueh happy occasions Mrs Smith
has been quite poorly for some time, but
is now somew hat better
On Saturday week Mrs. John Bishop,
aged G7 years, living on the Eldridge's
Hill and Harrisonville turnpike, about
ole mile from the former place, in lifting
heavy tea-kettle of water from the
stove sustained serious internal injuries,
SO that an operation was deemed
necessary, which DR.. Wood, of Phila.
with the assistance of physician bere,
performed on Monday. AT this writing
the patient is doing as well as can be ex-
pected and it is thought will recover.
The Board of AImshouse Trustees held
its quarterly meeting on Monday, all the
mem beTs being present. The usual
routine business was transacted, and the
contract for furnishing coal was awarded
to W. b. Hitchner. of Woodstown, he
being the lowest bidder, his figures being
less than So per ton. The other bidders
were: Weatherby & Lippincott, Woods
town; Clayton l.. Stratton, Daretowu,
and q. G. Turner, Pennsgrove. The
sanitary conditions of the house were
found to have been greatly improved by
the work done by Barnes & virgins,
plumbers, of Salem. This work cost