The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-29
LOCAL NEWS.

The days are getting longer al both
ends.
This is the harvest time for the horse
sloer.
The skating has vanished The ice is
there. hut covered with snow and slush.
William II. Gawman has hcen'appointtd
Postmaster ut Newport, Cumberland 20.
1t is said that D. Parker Lippincott, the
miller at IIarrisonvile, will rcmoVe from
that place in the Spring.
Bro. Gwynnc of the Salem 4Sanjcam, re
Gently received an anonymous comntnica-
ton enclosing s. conscience money.
A. w. Madara has purchased the to-
bacco and barber business formerly carried
on hy c. H. Banks, at lIarrsonville.
We don t make any prctence of keeping
.p with the weather these days. We have
an assortment and take il rs if comes.
Robert Newell last year raised on his
Warrington farm about 100 tons Of millet.
NhlIct hay is now worth about Sli per ton
The Auburn Literary Society will give an
entertainment in Taylors Hail. tomorrow
night. The proceeds are TO be used Tor
purchasing an organ.
Rev. r.. 7. Mex cevcr, formerly pastor OF
the Baptist Church here, has accepted Il
call to the pastoratc Of church in Dakota
City, Minnesota.
A post Office has been established at
Watson's Corner, this county. with sam
ncl V. Jones, as postmaster The name
of the new office is Aldine.
Six hundred and twenty-five loads of ice
were taken from l.ippincott's pond, at llar-
risonvillc, week before last, and the Zee
houses in that vicinity are all well-iilled.
Uarrisonvlle citizens are complaining of
Che accommodations for reaching the sta
ton from that village. They say they
have the choice of walking or going atoot
Dockstaderr's Metropolitan Minstrels
were booked for n performance at the Opera
House next Monday evening, but word mas
been received to cancel their engagement.
The congregation of the Pittsgrove Bap-
tist Church are well pleased with Rev. T..
W. Mccullough, of Baltimore, and 1t is
expected that a call will be extended 10
him.
The Pennsgrove Record aiiirms that a
bachelor of that place, DESTROYS OF perpet-a
uating his name, has Offered the father OF
a bouncing boy baby $40 to name the boy
after him.
1t is noticeable that about the only time
:, man is over generous i'll drawing the Inc
between his own and his neighbours pro
pcrty is when he shovcls the snow of his
sidewalk.
Melchor Bretel has received the position
of mail carrier from the railroad station,
at Daretown, to the post office. He IS
wounded soldier OF the Twelfth Reg, N.
j. Vol, and is deserving of the position.
Albert Stetser. of Pedriektown, has
build a public hall there 24N40 feet, with
committee rooms 24Xl4 feet. nc orange
of Patrons of IIusbandry, the Order OF
Red Men and the Mosaesa Band will hold
meetings there.
There is said to be no chance for Mr..
Gangewer's bill enacting marriage license
law passing the present session OF the ieSls-
laturc Many prominent clcrgymen, now
ever, stoutIy favor it on the ground that IL
will afford them complete protection from
responsibility for marriages
The cost OF digging ont the snow-bound
train ut IIarrisonvlle will amount to sew
eral hundred dollars and will have to be
paid by the Woodstown and Swedcsboro
railroad. THAT road will pay no dividend
this year. said an employc discussing
the mattcr--salem Sunbeam.
Lewis Ottinger, who has been South for
some wears. returned the other day and
has since been imbibing rather more than
was good for him. He spent last night IN
the Lookup and was given severe admoni-
ton by the Mayor this morning, ana
warning against a repetition Of the oiiehse.
-Bridgeton Ncrs.
At the annual meeting ofthe West Jersey
Game Protective Society it was resolved 10
petition the Legislature for the following
changes in the game laws: Opening oil reed
bird season September {; squirrel season,
from September to November i 10 close
the deer season for three years, and to pass
law making it Unable for any person 70
have game in their possession killed OF
caught contrary to law.