The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1897-08-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The straw hat will soon be called in.
The oyster season will soon be here.
The reed bird season opens Sept. list.
The rain of Monday was a nice dust.
settler.
Quail and rabbits are reported quite
plentiful.
Four days more of summer How
quickly it has passed
L. B. Wright offers the finest stock of
buggies he has had this year.
Early risers note an unusually heavy
dew these August mornings.
Farmers will be interested in two agri'
cultural articles on the first page.
Mrs. Butler, living on Willow street,
has 3 sunflower thirteen feet in height.
Dickinson & Lippincott have num-
Der of Italians working in their canning
factory.
Another heavy rain on Wednesday
night, accompanied by good deal of
lightning.
Francis M. Davis killed hen hawk
last week that measured five feet three
inches from tip to tip.
John A. Flitcraft, of Richmanville,
recently lost very valuable Holstein
cow from milk fever.
There will be no melancholy days"
this year. Returning prosperity is
Frightening everything.
Salem milkmen have reduced the price
of milk, and Camden vendors of the
Tactical fluid are putting the price up.
The tomatoes coming in to the canning
factories are very fine looking, and will
make good pack if not large ons.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post Office for week ending Aug. 21st:
Rachel B. Allen, Eva Bec kett, o. Kelsey,
Mrs. Morgan Peterson, William Poulurd.
Mrs. Mary Conover, of Pennsgrove,
widow of Israel Conover, died at her late
residence on Sunday night, and was
buried at Woodstown Methodist cemetery
on Tuesday.
While riding her wheel in Philadelphia
last Tuesday evening, Miss Anna Duffy
was run into by trolley car and thrown
upon the tender of the car, being carried
about so feet. She was considerably
hurt, but is improving.
A good system of sewers would not
only be appreciated by the people of
Woodstown, but they would increase the
revenue from the water works one half,
which could be set aside as sinking
fund to pay off the bonds when matured.
The annual election of officers of the
Woodstown W. G, IT. U. will be he held
in Library Parlor, Wednesday, Septem-
Der 1st, at 3 p. m. All members of the
Union are requested to be in attendance.
As upon all occasions visitors will be
welcome.
The heavy head Of water from the
ponds above washed out the sbuttment at
the bridge on Salem street, and it gave
way on Tuesday just after heavy load of
tomatoes had crossed the bridge. 1t was
propped up SO as not to be impossible,
until the damage could be repaired.
A humorous entertainment, in aid of
the Improvement fund Of the public
school, and under the direction of the
Alumni Association, is to be given in The
public school building on Tuesday even
ing next An admission fee of 30 cents
will be charged. The program will be
rendered by home talent. The Misses
Taylor, of Eldridge Hill. are expected to
assist in the music.
The rain on Monday greatly increased
the water 10 East Lake, and for a time it
was feared that the dam was in danger.
The overflow water washed 1t some, but
the gates were thrown open and the
pressure relieved. The storm was very
heavy in the upper part of the State. In
the neighborhood of Daretown and Aldine
1t was accompanied with considerable
wind, blowing down the corn.
A company of Philadelphia oapi lists
ia going to build new brick kiln at
Mays Landing to burn brick in twenty
four hours from the time they are made.
IL this proves successful it will be great
stride in brick manufacturing, as it takes
seven days to burn these same kind Of
brick by the present process. The clay,
which is found here in large quantities,
proves to be all that can be desired, after
thorough test.
Nature is lavish with her resources this
season, not only in the abundant crops
but in their size and quality as well, and
of course an occasional malformatioI
appears. Col. j. w. Dickinson found
an ear of corn in his garden, from thi
base of which had started six ears III. d
Dickinson brought to this office thil
morning a eantaloupe that has th,
appearance of having grown in clos,
proximity to pumpkin, 80 like one il
size is it.