The Monitor-register., 1897-05-28

The cool weather is easy on the ice
crop.
Strawberries are plentiful, of excellent
quality and moderate in price.
j. G. S~nelbsker is riding a new Ceres
cent" whetl purchased of Humphreys.
The stores aud public places will be
closed on Monday next-Decoration Day.
The hay crop promises to be large, and
i6 will soo0 be time to think about grass
sales.
Painter VIM. Nixon has been beautify-
ing the residence of David D.. Lippincott,
on East Avenue.
James fitzpatrick introduced the
borough water at his premises on Marltou
street this week.
Next Wednesday night will be Chill
dren's night at the Woodstown Grange,
when interesting exercises will take place.
The heavy rain storm last Friday
afternoon was accompanied by some hail,
but not enough to cause any damage to
vegetation.
Annie J.. Robbins brought to this Office
on Wednesday morning a turkey egg,
inside of which was another perfectly
formed egg.
Charles Heils is just getting about
after being laid up for sevel weeks with
a broken leg. He has to walk with the
aid of crutehes.
Spectators are said to be buying up
whole crops of stra W berries in Cumber-
land County, paying four cents per quart.
The crop is a large one.
Another cold wave the first of the
week, and frost was reported on Wednes-
day morning. The temperature this May
has been the lowest for years.
The sixth annual meeting of the local
branch of the State Mutual Building and
Loan Association will be held this after
noon at the office of Mayor Richman.
The Alumni Association of the High
School has issued invitations for the
annual reception, to be held in the High
School room on Tuesday evening, June
LIST.
There will b. q matinee at the Fair
Grounds Cd Saturday afternoon, June
5th. A number of good horses will be
entered, and the public is invited to
witness the sport.
The commencement exercises of the
Woodstown High School will be held in
the Opera House on Monday evening
next, May 31st. The Woodstown Band
will take part in the exercises.
The veterans of Wo0dstown have pur-
chased a number of flags, which they
will place to morrow at the grave of
every deceased soldier buried in the diff
ferent cemeteries, There will be nc
public ceremony.
All the ex-soldiers of the war living in
or near WoodstowD are invited without
further notice to attend the memorial
services at the Baptist Church ext Sun
day evening. Rev. John G.. Craig will
preach the memorial sermon
The Compromise Sunday school. in
Warrington, of which L.. B. Wright il
SUPERINTENDENT, will hold a stra berry
festival on Thursday and Friday even
ings, June Sd and 45h. The proceeds are
to aid the school, and there should be {
liberal patronage.
A brick pavement has been laid il
fir ont OF the residence of Joseph II
Reading, on Main street, and it is to bs
L.. B. Wright's. We hope the paving
enidemie will become general. Euo,
Bee, of AIloway, is doing the work.
The public schools close to day, with
exercises appropriate to Memorial Day,
and next week he teachers and children
enter upon the summer vacation with a
Keeling Of satisfaction that during the
school year the schools have maintained
their high standard of excellence.
John Fl. Turner lost a roll of bank
notes amounting to $31 on Saturday
night, for the return of which he offers
liberal reward, and the finder should
promptly return the money. The notes
were placed in his pocket in a roll, an6
he thing they must have slipped out il
in some way.
The E S. Reeves Boot and Shoe Com
pany filed articles of incorporation il
Camden on Wednesday The capita
stock is $50 900 with 500 5000 paid in
This company succeeds Mr.. E S. Reeves,
so long doing business at Ill Market
street, Philadelphia, and we'll known in
Woodstown.
The big surge ID caught in the Del
aware river recently by Capt. George ID
Shannon, of Pennsgrove, and sent to the
New York Aquarium, is attracting larg'
crowds of sight seers. The Sun says
that it wss visited by 16, 024 on Tuesday
next to the largest number chat ever has
been counted iu a day by the man at tn
entrance with a nickel register.
Governor Griggs has appointed Hugl
f. Fox and Paul Quirk, of Hudson
county, aud Mrs. Emily E. Williamson,
of Uuion county, a committee to examin
into the condition, methods of treatment
and disposition of detective, delinquen
and dependent children in city, town,
ship and county ~almshouses. The com
mittee is appoiated in accordance with
resolution of the Legislature, to whom !
will report at the uext session.
Snelbaker Bros. have erected for Mem
orial Day some handsome work, anon
which is a fac stone with a raised an
open Bible at toe gave Of CLARK Como
yer, in the Daretown cemetery; a 10
Enclosure and gravsstone in the Baptis
ceme cry, on the lot of Aaron Haines
also one for VIM. M, Sithens, and iU th
Presbyterian cemetery at the grave of th
late Richard F..S Gilman, besides man,
others tina are very .creditable to thi
weil-knowD firm.
Fam houses in Carroll county, Nd,
is said, are supplied with a telephon
service at SIS a year, and it is said D
those who have tried it that life in th
eouutry is made far more attractive whe
instant communication can be had wit
the family doctor, thdApost office an
village stores. to say nothing of an ooc'
sioBal chat with a distant friend. tn
cost of the service is more than returne
III various ways. Here's a pointer. WI
can't Salem county have a local tel
phone service? At least Woodstow
ought to be up to Elmer in this matte
and have one. IL would bs a gres