The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-01
LOCAL NEWS.
Write it 1886.

Write it 1856.
Plenty of rain yesterday.
We wish our readers Happy New
Year.
Court on the 19ti Our people will have
n rest this time.
These are the days when insurance cal
endars are flying thick and fast
"Feathcr lltcrs' is the polite cognomen
for chicken thieves. Look out for them
BE sure to attend the temperance meet
inc at Friends Meeting honsc next Thurs
day night
Carpenters say they are rarely able to
work out of doors so late in the season rs
they have done this year.
The Week of Prayer will be observed in
the NJ T. Church, Services Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday eve
nings.
January LIST and no snow yet is some
thing to be commented on Last Wcdnes-
day was remarkable for lis mildncss, being
like spring day.
The new cottages of the Cole Bros, in
North Woodstown, will be very neat and
commodious structures and an ornament
to the neighborhood.
The New Jersey Conference Of the NJ.
E. Church will be held ut Bridgeton, on
March nth, 1886. and will be presided
over by Bishop Hunt.
Rev. Mr.. Crate will occupy the pulpit at
the NJ. L. church, Mays Landing. next
Sunday. We are glad to notice that he
has so far recovered his health.
Woodstown was literally .iammcd with
teams ON Saturday last and it was with
difficulty that persons driving into town
could find a hitching place Our merchants
generally report the Christmas trade quite
brisk
Woodstown Lodge, No los. |. o, G.. 7.
have changed their meeting night from
Friday to Tuesday and have permanently
secured Turner's Hall, sub-ettng the
same from the Odd Fellows Lodge for that
evening.
Notice has been issued from the W. }.
Railroad Office forbidding the carrying OF
passengers on any freight train on the
road. At times the freight tram mas
proved a great convenience, and ii is to be
prohibit the carrying of passengers
There are to he two eclipses OF the sun
this wear One. an annular eclipse, on March
>. visible in the United States as partial
eclipse. The other will be a total eclipse
of the SIM. and will take place ON the
morning of August Goth, visible as par
tial eclipse in part of the United states
Washington's Birthday this year, comes
on Monday: Valentines Day on SUNDAY;
April Fools Day ON Thursday; Memorial
Day on Sunday Fourth Of July on sun
day: st. Patriek's Day on "Wednesday,
and Christmas on Saturday. Easter sun
day will be the 2jth of April, and Lent
begins March 10th.
An exchange offers the following very
rood advice: ''Stand by the men who man
fest their energy and public spirit ana III
vest their capital in improving the town.
Every good building that goes up every
vigorously pushed enterprise That brings
business 10 the town helps every mdIVia-
nal who docs business or owns prop
erty,"
At this time of the year there is good
deal Of ertmbing at having to get mp pc
fore DAYLIGHT in order to get to business ~
the regular hour. Inside of two weeks;
however the shortest day of the year WI
have passed, and those who do the grumo-
ling now Will before long make th,nss
even by letting the sun get ahead I'll '"e"'
every morning.
Now thai the trees are bare oi tien
foliage. the mrch abused English sPa',
row is putting in his work rs genera
scaveneer of the arvac Of noxions insects CT,
deposited on their branches and under .he
bark during the summer ana au,"'',n
months. But it is only when snow covers
the oround that the plucky. Sell-snppor'-
ing little bird is most active. In the ab-
sence of all other food he is then com,
PEELED TO forage on The bare iimoS ah''
bark for his living and he docs y wv
aelically and cileetually Please bear ~
mind HAT the sparrow does his work y
winter and does it so eilectnally leal
there is little left for him 20 do N the sum
mer months which he deNoies NANNY -
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