The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11
LOCAL NEWS.
Autumn

Autumn.
Pretty sunsets.
Frost has been reported in this county.
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columns.
Put up your fall stoves and get your
hickory logs ready.
f. S. Fogg will occupy his old law office
on East avenue, next week.
Samuel Nixon's new house on Railroad
avenue is now in course of construction.
Postmaster Sweeten, Of Pedricktown,
took charge of the p. Q. at that place last
week.
The Government surveyors are located
at Pennsville and are surveying in that
vicinity.
Pennserove now has the glass factory
fever, her citizens having the building OF
one under consideration.
Rev. James Trickett, of Alloway, has ac-
cepted the pastorate of the Beverly church
and entered upon his duties.
The State Board of Health will this fall
send out queries to all the schools concern
lIlO SdlilliII DlNtalttiOto op thN
B. F. Maull. of Bridgeton, formerly of
Woodstown, writes the Meas of that city
that he has a petunia that measures D feet
II inches in height.
Prices for truck rate about the same as
previously reported. Potatoes, 25c. to
4Oc. per basket, Tomatoes, Poe. cabbage
Be. to &C., apples 25c. melons DC. up.
nv Wy n ~ " e IIn,ro, HOG Jaaidad
to hold its stated bi-monthly meetings at
the different houses of its members. This
organization promises a successful career.
The match game which had been ar
rauued for between the WoodstOwn base
ball club and the Riverton club has been
declared off on account of the want of time
to play a full game before our club woul
be obliged to take the train for home.
The Bridgeton b. B. c. had rather
expected to play n game in Woodstown
this week but as there are no enclosed
grounds there and consequently would be
no way for our boys to make their expenses
of going over. the game will not take place.
-BridgetoR Neacs.
The Friends First-day school union will
hold a meeting at Salem tomorrow. h
following have been appointed delegates
from the Woodstown First-day school
Elizabeth B. Cawley. Mary Emma Borton,
Izetta b. Allen, Hannah A.. Peterson,
Samuel Borton, Joel Borton.
Capt. Jos. d. Whitaker, our Assembly
man, we are glad to state, escaped the
dangers of the seas, to which his friends
feared he had fallen a prey. His vessel
was off Cape Hatteras during the heavy
storm of two weeks ago, but by skillful
seamanship she got safely through.
A partial eclipse of the moon takes place
on the oath of September, visible ON the
Atlantic Ocean, in North and South
America, and on the Pacific Ocean. The
eclipse will be easily observed in this
region. 1t begins at III. lon. A. NJ. The
middle of the eclipse is reached at Oh. 4sm.
A. NJ. The eclipse ends at Ali. 22m. A. Nj.
Reed birds are very plentiful in this sec
ton. The STANDARD tells of a Salem gun
ner who recently bagged seventy-five dozen
birds in one day. One of our gunners, the
other day, found a lot of the birds feeding
in a field of millet, and killed % in two
shots. The millet fields would appear to
afford almost as great an attraction to the
birds as the Delaware marshes.
Any Justice OF the feace WHO ldilS 10 re-
port to the County Collector on the first of
every month the amount Of fines imposed
and received by him during the preceding
thirty days, and then and there pay over
all such fines except those the disposition
of which is otherwise provided for by law,
renders himself liable to a fine of not ex-
ceeding $500, or Imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one year.
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The masons and carpenters are busy at
work on Josiah NJ. Bricks new house,
South Woodstown. The dwelling will be
of good size and is ''framed" instead of
''nailed. Mr.. Brick has utilized the dirt
from his cellar in filling up the street and
sidewalk in front Of the property. and
Thomas Lippincott has filed up in front of
his adjoining lot to the same level, greatly
improving the travel.
The fall term of Prof. Pierce's Musical
Academy commenced according to an
nouncement last Tuesday, on which day
preliminary arrangements were made for
classes, and regular lessons begin to-day.
Mr.. Pierce has secured the use of two com
modious rooms at the residence of e. $.
Fogg in South Woodstown. (the Null pro-
perty) and will have every facility for ac-
commodating any number of pupils.