The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-25
LOCAL. NEWS.
4 merry Christmas to all.
Monday was the shortest day.

Monday was the shortest day.
Daretown Baptist Sunday School will
hold their Christmas exercises next Mon
day night
OF course a person WHO receives no
Christmas presents, does not enjoy the
presence of Christmas.
Ii is time to begin making good resolu-
tions for the new year. Surely you have
some fault you can abolish.
Charles Boon is still laid up with his
Sprained ankle, the result Of his fall from
scaifold, at the Opera House, last week.
VIM. w. Fox, liveryman, has sold his
little dun mare. Gone OF matched team
to !. Hood Stevens. of Philadelphia, Tor
5000
Reeves Flitcraft, our dairyman, this
morning furnished to his customers their
usual supply of milk free, as a Christmas
gift
Rev. Chas. Parker, pastor Of the Dare
town Baptist church. will leave that place
next Tuesday for his new field of labor at
Florence, New Jersey.
or cours e you are going to the New
Opera House tonight or tomorrow even
ing and enjoy good laugh, and witness an
entertainment of merit.
The Darctown Presbyterian Sunday
school will celebrate Christmas with sing
ing rotations, and gift distribution III the
church, this (Friday) evening.
A Lodge of the Knights of the Golden
Eagle was organized at Qninton ON Fri
day evening and Lewis Fox, Jr., was
chosen as the head officer. They have
about twenty five members
Sharptown Sunday School held Christ
mas services last night. The church was
handsomely decorated and three trees. one
in the center being alrayed to revolve,
held the various gifts distributed.
Some DAYS since. Ralph Soudc:, while
.enpane d in play at the school house yard,
during intermission, fell, or was thrown to
9he ground and had his ankle sprained,
which has made him Il prisoner for a lew
days.
Mrs. Ruth Humphreys, of Sharptown,
while descending the steps at Piesgrove
Library. last Saturday evening, caugh, her
foot on the edge of Il step near the top, and
was thrown head foremost, nearly to the
bottom. sustaining severe bruises.
The can of squash We brought home last
week from the Elmer factory was made
np into pies by Mrs. MONITOR, according to
promise. and it was exceedingly scrump-
ilious. 1t was the twin brother OF Old
'pnnkin pie we used to know wheh
hoy.
AT the New Orleans Exposition is fine
display of bottles made by Craven Bros.
of salem. This exhibit was also part OF
last wears fair The Salem Oil Cloth
Works had n handsome collection ol
samples of floor oil cloth in the New Jer-
sey exhibit last year
One day last week, Esq. VIM. Avis, OF
Dareiown, had man by the name OF
Proud engaged in cleaning ont ms wei,
when it caved in while the man was al
The bottom, buryng him up to the meek
He was rescued with difficulty from his
unpleasant prcdicament.
John A. Dix Post, No. 10, &. A. X, oil
Swedesboro. elected the following oiiicers
for the ensuing year: Post Com, Charles
III. Storms: Senior Vice Com, John \.
Smith: Junior Vice Com, Christopher
Dean: Quarter Master, J. Frank Faueett'
Surgeon. John F. Musgravc; Chaplain,
John f. Nelcy; Officer of Day, Hhl: II
Mccullough; Officer OF Guard, Joseph =
Cnnard. Delegate to Department Eneamp-
ment. Christopher Dean; Alternate, VIM:
p. Iaines. Public installation on second
Tuesday evening in January
Tho Miners yourndI. Of Pottsvile, Ia,
in speaking of IIarrigan's Tourists, when
will give an entertainment III the New opera
House on Thursday evening, Dee. 3is''
says: Harrigan's Tourists drew one OF the
largest audiences of the season at tue Acau-
envy of Music on Saturday evening" the
dress circle and gallery being packed ana
the lower part of the house comiortaoly
filled. The company comprises about a.
lively lot Of Irish commedlans as are
likely to be met with under the manage
ment. The bagpipe playing of Pat Tourney
and John lIagan was revelation TO many
who Thought they had heard bagpipes pc
fore while the reels and jigs of llagan ana
Jerry Conan were the poetry OF motion ana
have never been eclipscd on our stage;
The panoramic views OF irish eitieS Mn
scenery afforded a pleasing variation anna
the succession Of comicalitlcs. ana tne w
cterous and necssant applause showed
that the audience was thoroughly dehSh'eo
with the entire entertainments