The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-01-09

LOCAL NEWS
Court next Tuesday week.

Court next Tuesday week.
Muggy weather, fog, rain and sleet have
been in order for a week past.
The ladies of the w. G. 7. U. will open
their Reading Room tomorrow evening.
The streets yesterday received a seraping
which. if the rains hold off, will materially
improve their condition.
Have you heard who is the latest report
ed applicant for the Post Office, and if so,
how does it strike you?
The roads, generally, are in a bad con-
dition, caused by the warm weather and
rains of the past few days.
Jacob Moore recently put a pump in a
well on Samuel Pancoast's farm, near
Sharptown, which was 81 feet deep.
Ouails are selling i'll the Philadelphia
markets at $2.0 0 to 300 a dozen, and salt
water t%errapins at $500 apiece, by the doz.
The annual election of directors for the
First National Bank, of Woodstown, will
take place next Tuesday at the banking
house.
VIM. G. Leap has sold out his stock of
groceries and other goods at his store III
Peterson's block, at auction, and given up
the business.
Yesterday was a bright day, and the
frost being out of the ground, and side
walks free from mud, 1t was a real pleas
ure to get on the street.
1t is said to be the purpose of the West
Jersey Game Protective Society to shortly
offer a reward of 80 cents for every hawk
killed within its jurisdiction.
No complaint now of dry wells or dust.
If the water that has fallen the last week
could be stored up for future use we would
not soon suffer from drought.
Twenty-Five fine hogs were killed by
Steward Baker. at the Almshouse, last
week. The pork aggregated 94I2 lbs, an
average of a little over 319 lbs. each.
Any one knowing of poor and destitute
families or persons i'll this vicinity, Will
confer a favor by leaving the names at tins
office, and steps will be taken toward their
relief.
Joseph Macaltioner has bought a lot will
a small house thereon, situated III baliey'
town, and formerly belonging to Alex
Wilmer, from the Second Union Building AS
ISOLATION, for $3.50.
lie IL. y. DtON an iR"i -''tN- -
Mill. in L. A. Creek township, which Mr..
Stow sold some years ago to Andrew Lee
for about 81 600, was resold last week u
Frank p. Keen for $4,000.
In another column John II. Peterson
advertises the store lately occupied by VIM
Leap, to let. This is a good stand, III tht
business portion of the Town, and posses
sion may be had Immediately.
The Board of Freeholders will hold thel
regular meeting on Wednesday, OF mex
week. The question of who is entitled u
the reward for the apprehension OF oaili
van will probably be acted upon.
The Sunday School concert at the Bap
fist church on Sunday night was well at
tended, notwithstanding the untavoraol'
weather. A good programme was pre-
sented and rendered in fine style.
/Wilbert Richman has received since GU
last issue a new supply OF coal OF gooG
: quality. Wilbert Hitchner is in charge o
the business and will be found during
business hours at the r.. X. station pre-
pared to fill orders.
Death. ''grim destroyer has been I'm
usually active in our midst of late. Thre'
interments have been made in the FRIENDS
cemetery within a week. Aaron Llppl1i
colt on the LIST, Anna w. Borton on TN
I'd. and Martha Peterson on the 'th INST.