The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.

The October term of county courts will
commence next Tuesday.
The best places to secure bargains is
with the merchants h advertise.
Farmers now have to stand guard over
their chesnut and hickory nut trees.
The county convention of the Republi-
cans next year will be held at Woodstown.
The bean bag is coming into fashion
as an amusement among the school chill
dren. g.
The whistle at the steam planning mill
and sash factory of Joseph G. Stretch on
Dickinson street has a very pleasant tone.
County Collector Harris has received the
pamphlet laws of 1886, and those entitled
to them can get a copy at his office ut
Salem.
The Democrats nominated William
Newell, of Lower PENIS Neck, for Assem-
bly,, al their convention in Pole Tavern on
Tuesday.
Don't forget the Festival to be held i'll
McAllister's Hall on Friday and Saturday
of next week, by the young ladies OF the
Baptist church.
Rev. Levan Janney, formerly OF Ailo-
way, who has been stationed at Bombay,
India, for ten years past, is now on his way
home for a visit.
As will be seen in our advertising col
umns, the bank statement presented is eX-
ceedingly satisfactory and gives evidence
of continued prosperity.
A sweet potato measuring "a inches in
length has been brought to our office by
James Gilmore, raised on the Iancoast
farm, near Eldridge's Hill.
The cattle of Charles Kirby, near
Woodstown, and also of his father have
been placed under quarantine, because of
pleuro-pneumonia among them.
After November 1st the law having re-
ference to dealers in imitation butter will
go into effect. Retail dealers must pay an
annual tax of $4S, wholesale dealers $3.50
and manufacturers 5000.
Pat RoOney's company, which comes to
the New Opera House on Friday of next
week, is probably the most expensive one
that will visit our town this season. Mr..
Rooney has a national reputation rs an
Irish comedian.
1t is the intention of the management OF
the Opera House to allow none but first
class shows to play in it, and it is hoped
that the efforts to secure good and healthy
amusement for our town will be apprcci-
ated by the amusement. loving public.
The stove dealers are preparing for their
annual harvest, when also the head OF the
family will emerge from the house with
skinned fingers, sooty face, and a decided
ly ruflled temper, all incurred IN iutile
efforts to master a refractory stove pipe.
James d. Torton, President of the
Board of Trustees of tho Salem county
almshouse, has given notice that all per
sons desiring the situation OF steward OF
that institution should make application
for the same at the annual meeting, which
will be held on Monday, November LIST.
The SYNOD ofthe Presbyterian Church of
New Jersey will convene in annual session
in the First Presbyterian Church, OF Cam
den, on Monday, October 18th. About
four hundred clergy and lay delegates will
he in attendance. Rev. a ii. brown the
retiring Moderator, will deliver the open
ing sermon.
The Salem County Bible Society will hold
it's annual meeting in st. Pants NJ. n.
Church, PennsgrOvc, Oil Thursday, 2Sth
inst. Business meeting at 1870 Il. m.
BY request, Rev. DIR. Gilman, o: the
American Bible Society, New York. will
deliver his address on Bible Lands" in
the evening, at 7.30 O'Clock.
One of the finest things in connection
with any kind of property is shade trees
They always make a property more at
tractive aud make it sell better. If you
have vacant lots set out shade trees,
whether You intend to build ON them or
not. In ten years they acquire wonder
full growth. If You want your properties
attractive set them ont. II they are not
wanted on certain spots when You are
ready to build they can be easily removed.
The acts of the one hundred and tenth
Legislature Of the State of New Jersey,
(ror 1886, } have just been officially pub
lished by the ~State-abont two months
after usual time. Tho pamphlet contains
five hundred and fifteen pages OF laws and
index, and %thirty-nine pages OF the 1859
census statistics. The law number TWO
hundred and seventy-ninc chapters, az
but nine of which are general public
acts. There are five Especial public and
four ''priyate" acts; also eight Joint resoi-
ntjons and seven nroelamationS.