The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
LOCAL NEWS.

A new moon made its appearance on
w ednesday night.
The Moss Family have a date at the
Opera House mex month.
Charles NJ. Miller, OF Fenwick, has pur-
chased the Prior farm, in Huntington.
julie Keen at the Opera House next Mon
day evening, prices %, 50 and 90 cents.
The regular meeting of the County
Board of Freeholders will be held at Salem
next Wedne sday.
Miss A.. NJ. Archambault, teacher of
painting, has had several members added
to her class lately.
Collector Ballinger reports that tax pay
ments are coming in slowly, as compared
with former years.
"Only a German" a play written for
laughing purposes only, at the New Opera
next Monday night.
1t is proposed to resear the lecture room
in tho M. Il. Church, at this place, with
com Portable folding chairs.
Charles Robinson, of Sharptown, killed
on Monday a hog for Samuel Emerson
which weighed 500 pounds, dressed.
The increasing business of Jeweler Mas
sey has compelled the building of addition
al counters and shelving in his store.
Thomas Green has had his hog-scalder
put in complete repair, and is now ready
Tor active work in his line-hog-killing.
David Dickinson, at the Salem County
Almshouse, has a patent hog-scalder which
may be rented by any one wishing the
same.
Main street from the NJ. E. Church to
Bowen venue has been graveled this
week. The gravel was secured from VIM.
Fitzpatrick.
Thomas Green killed on Monday a hog
for Benz. Bishop weighing 425 pounds, and
one for Stacy Peterson yesterday weighing
440 pounds.
The TIM for exchanging the stock of
the Salem Railroad for that of the West
Jersey expires on January LIST, instead of
December 1st.
The township committee will meet in
McAllister's Hall on Tuesday morning,
Dec. 18th, at eight o'clock, for the purpose
of offsetting taxes.
Miss Kate Regain has resigned hei posi-
ton as teacher of the Yorktown public
school and Miss Ann VALENTINE, of Millville,
will take the position.
A public meeting held in Hunts Hall on
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Sunday afternoon, under the auspices OF
the Society of Friends, was addressed by
Jonathan f. Rhoads, Samuel Morris and
Rebecca X. Masters.
The gospel temperance prayer meeting
held under the auspices of the w. Z. L. U.
in their room last Sunday evening, was
largely attended. These meetings are
growing in interest.
There were twenty-one applicants at the
last teachers examination held in Salem.
Two were candidates for second grade
State Certificates and did not finish. OF
the others, fifteen secured certificates.
We would reiniud ministers, and others
connected with the various churches, that
we are always pleased to give notice OF any
special services, or other matters OF inter
est in connection with their churches, IL 1t
is sent in.
Judge Reed has sent a general order
through County Clerk Coles to Jury Com
missioners Patrick and Wallace, ordering
the drawing of grand and petit jurors on
the first Tuesday in the months oil January,
May and October
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the. First National Bank,
of this place, will be held at the
banking house on Tuesday, January oth,
Wnen Il DOdTu VI I'ltCCtpiS "h' ~
for the ensuing year.
Now look out for the odor of camphor
in the air. 1t is the resurrection period,
especially with fur coat aud scalskin
sacques, which have been brought out OF
their summer retirement to the duty once
more in the winter campaign.
Several young South Jersey men are
contemplating ehartering the steamer
Greenwich and taking q party to Washing
ton on the 4th of March. The steamer
will accommodate 40 persons and those
who 90 are to board on the boat during
their stay at Washington.
The phrase nearest relations. as or
dinarily used in wills, has been decided by
Vice Chancellor Bird, as meaning, after a
wife or husband, either brothers or sisters,
The suit was brought by nieees and
nephews of a deceased man, who inferred
that the term included them.
Mayor Richman, on behalf of the Dor,
ough, has issued notices offering a reward
of five dollars, for information that VIII
lead to the arrest and conviction OF the
boys who are guilty of breaking window
lights and borough lamps, with sling.-shots
or stones. The boys had better look out,