The Monitor., 1885-12-11

LOCAL NEWS.

VIM. NJ. Weatherby has put a good
Main street
Edward Lippineott, of Mannington has
lost eight large hogs and "a pigs by the
hog cholera.
A pretty new portco adds greatly to
the good looks of Dan Wares residence,
on Salem street.
The ''Social Six, of Wootlstown, will
gave ball in the hail at Harrisonvile next
Tuesday evening.
The recent cold snap, or something else,
had disastrous effect on telephone com
munication with Salem.
Read Wheeler & Sons Holiday announce
ment a nd visit their store and inspect their
line of goods. You cannot fail to be suited
both in quality ard price.
Samuel J. Evans, of Hurffville, lost
valuable horse on Monday week by run
away. The horse had his neck broken by
being thrown against fence.
Patrick Clancy, of Lower Peml's Neck,
raised cabbage weighing twenty-five
pounds, beet weighing nine pounds, and
another that was two feet long.
The annual meeting for election OF Di-
rectors of the First National Bank OF
Woodstown, will be held at the Banking
House. Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 1886
DR.. Sarah Taylors lectures on Nursing
have been well received at Salem, and well
attended. The closing lectures VIII be
given Oh Wednesday and Thursday of next
week.
Nf Matt Iah
gen, decd, at Elmer, by NJ. Z. Grey,
Master in Ghancery, has been adjourned to
Jan. I'd. 1885, at the hotel of John Brant,
at Elmer.
The approaches to the iron bridge are
now guarded by a substantial railing, ana
the belated pedestrian need have no fear OF
an involuntary bath. He should keep
sober all the same.
The heirs OF Garrett Dubois, deed, will
sell at public sale on Thursday, Jan. l4th,
1886. valuable farm in Upper Pittsgrove
township, and two parcels of outlying
land The sale will be ON the premises.
A committee of the Baptist Sunday
School have been soliciting subscriptions
for the purpose Of replenishlng the sun
day School Library. Sixty volumes VIII
shortly be purchased aud added to the
Library.
The ''chewing gum craze has struck
our town. We noticed two of our young
society bellies on their way to the train
few mornings since, and both were very
earnestly chewing ON piece of fragrant
''tolu y
Woodstown Lodge F. & \. Nj. will elect
officers next Tuesday evening They VIII
ha oJ n1aH
st. Johns day, Dec. 27th, (the regular
date for installation of oflicers) falling this
year on Sunday.
The mail and stage line between Harris
onville and Mulica Hill has been discon-
tinued. 1t now takes two days to get
letter or answer from Harrsonville to all
points south of Woodbury.. There is
protest against the change.
Green street. from the corner of Main
street to the lower side of Mrs. Elma
Fogg's property. has had the sidewalk
nicely graded and heavy coat of gravel
applied in a scientific manner, by WIN. >.
Mattson. The expense was borne oy the
property owners.
Religious circles in Swedesboro are max
ing advances. The Episcopalians Will hoia
confirmation Sunday, December 18TH. ne
Presbyterians installed two newly elected
elders lately and organized meeting OF
their teachers in the Sunday school weekly,
to study the lesson for the following sun
day.
Col. ]. J. Hickman, who lectnied here
on last Friday evening, and organized
lodge of Good Templars, is carrying on o.,
the good work in other places as We'll
He lectured at Mlville on Tuesday even
ing, and organized Lodge Of % mem
bers, and also started a lodge OF the same
number of members IN Mullica Hill last
week.
Now is the time to subscribe, just as
winter sets in: just when the evenings set
long; when boys and girls will read; when
home improvement is as good as schooi'
when the family circle can be made attfae-
tive; when the news will be read with
relish; when household talk will turn upon
topics of the day; when the family newspa-
per is worth it's price ten fold