The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-31
LOCAL NEWS.

The Bank w i'll be closed tomorrow.
Get ready to write it 1887 tomorrow.
Elegant skating this week on the mill
pond.
Sweet potatoes are only bringing sl.e
per barrel now.
These cold days make fearful onslaughts
on the coal bins.
The new moon was seen for the first
time this month OH Monday.
The Baptist Church will hold their
Christmas entertainment this evening.
The Baptist and Methodist churches
will each hold services during the week of
prayer Jan. %.
Preston virgins has sold his house and
lot in Sharptown TO Mrs. Hannah T. Lord
OF our borough.
Richman Coles new house ON Grant
street is being pushed forward as rapidly
as the weather will permit.
Revival services will commence in the
NJ. Il. church next Sunday evening and
continue during the week and until further
notice.
Auctione Casper last Saturday sold 20
shares Of stock OF the Salem National
Banking Company, Of the par value OF 500,
for Slipper share.
The special delivery system, adopted by
the post office department, does not APP
pear to be very popular. There has been
no matter received with special stamps at
the Woodstown post Office since the system
went into effect.
Rev. Mangasar Mangasarian. formerly
of the PRESBYTERIAN church and now pas
tor of the Independent Christian Church of
Philadelphia, will speak in the Opera
House on Wednesday evening. January IL
Admission will be free.
Congressman Hatch. of Missouri, and
chairman OF the Committee Oh Agriculture
in the House. will address the annual meet
inc Of the State Board of Agriculture, to
be held in Trenton next month. Speaker
Carlisle was invited to attend AID speak on
free trade, but he cannot be present,
r. C. Paryin, OF the Parvin Wagon Co.,
of Pennsgrove, will be in Woodstowh 10
day and tomorrow exhibiting the iron
wagon manufactured by the company, and
invites farmers and others TO be present
and witness the tests to which they VIII be
subjected by disintereStcd committee OF
farmers appointed for the purpose.
The annual session of the New Jersey
NJ. +. Conference will be held Ill the otaie
street Church at Trenton beginning on
The 10th of March. Bishop Foster will
preside. Several important changes among
The prominent ministers will be made
Rev. ]. S. Gaskill, Presiding Elder OF
Camden District, whose health IS very
noor viii retire from the Eldership and
from active work.
The Christmas entertainment oil the NJ.
4. church last Friday evening was very
successful. The church was pretthy
decorated. the audience large, the exer-
cises interesting, and all came away iiiucii
nleased The custom heretofore prevailing
Of distributing presents from the Amas
tree was abandoned this year, ana the glits
were limited to a stocking OF confectionery
and am orange for each pupil
LARGE amount of real estate VIII DC
offered for sale on Saturday OF next week
in front of the Woodstown House. EXec-
utors of Samuel Borton, decd VIII oilef
land: Charles Il. Burt his farm IN fitts,
grove; Mary Broadway, executor oil oal,'uei
Broadway. decd, the homesteau anu "oou,
sixteen acres of land in Newtown, anu
Iohn Wallace accent for owners, will offer
ITO cnomhs, property, south of Clark $
mill.
The season for shooting quails, grouse,
rabbits and squirrels closed to day. lakIhs
everything in consideration, the season 'nr Ta1
better than usual, and showed mafkso
increase in both rabbit and grouse WINE
the ouails were as plentiful as at any time
in the last ten years. Rabbits and gro grouse e
can take excellent care OF themselves )
trapping and sharing is prevented pu.
uuails have so many enemies that 'n,s
would he almost extinct now bnt lot .ne
work of the sporting associations u N''0"
inc many sections Of the State
The National Camp-meeting Association
for tbe promotion of holiness, and which Is
m,ospd of some of the ablest ministers IL
the country. has decided to hold put QUE
meeting next year, and that a. l,l' ma
Grove, Commencing oil August Cd and end q,
ing on the 10th. THIS will be follower os
Eyangelistic services conducted by frien y
David B. Updegrait, Of Ohio Capt ~ !"
KeIso Garter, Of Chester and Others, 20
continue fer ten days. Those who des ,ne
to enioy feast Of iat things WIN ''i'Ne
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