The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-04-20

LOCAL NEWS.

John Bishop lost 4 horse last Monday.
Joseph Colson commenced digging mari
again on Wednesday.
j. II. Peterson & Son will soon start
their ice wagon on it's rounds.
The death rate Of Salem county, 10. 40
per 900, is the third lowest in the State.
IIurfi, the butcher, purchased a shad on
Wednesday that weighed seven pounds and
one onnce,
A two.story addition, II by 16 feet in
size, is being built to the NJ Il parsonage
at Sharptown.
Henry A. hickman raised his barn on
Tuesday, in the rear of his residence on
Spring Garden street.
The members OF tie M. e. Sunday School
at this place will hold an apron and straw
berry festival in MeAllsters' Hall on May
10Th.
VIM. Disston has had the orchard on the
Pleasant Valley stock farm cut down, CIV
ing a clear view &c the buildings from the
railroad.
The fences on the line of the lots on
Bowen avenue are being placed in position
and trees are being planted on both sides
of the avenue soon.
VIM. NJ. Coles and Mrs. Martha Colson
have connected the collars of their newly
built houses on Main street with the cui-
vert crossing the street below their houses,
the connect ion being made with terra Gotta
pipe.
/. Owing to the small attendance present
an Tuesday evening, the annual meeting OF
stoekholdcrs, of the Pilesgrove Library AS
ISOLATION was adjourned to meet on We'd
nesday evening OF next week. at hall past
seven o'clock.
Frank G. Mount has disposed of his ice
cream saloon and fixtures tn Edward A.
Urion Mr. Urion has leased the store oc
eupied by Mount aud will continue the
business as heretofore. The new pfoprie-
tor took charge yesterday
The oyster festival given by the mem
bers of the congregation OF the BAPTIST
church at this place ON Friday and Satur-
day evenings last, was a success IN every
way. The net proceeds al tue affair amount
to about 500, WHICH will be used to defray
the cost Of the new parsonage.
We will publish in our issue of next
week. tile speech of Prof. Sami. Dickic, Of
Albion. Mich, delivered in Philadelphia at
Association Hall, on April 18th, on High,
license. The speech was stenographicaliy
reported FOR this paper by H. H. ware, OF
Woodbury., and we think 1t VIII pear
careful pernsal from all our readers.
If a wet spring is the iiarbinger OF a big
grass crop there " i'll be big crop OF hay,
for thus far we have had more Than the
average amount of rainfall. farhirrs' VINO
were preparing to plow for corn have been
compelled 10 defer that business until a
little later. but they do so without gram
bling because Of the assurances gwen
them that the hay harvest will be heavy
The members Of the Swedesboro Cornet
Band were in town on Tuesday evening
and rendered screnade 81 William -.
Zane. late Of SwedesboTo, whose marriage
to Miss Emalne Foster We noticed last
week substantial and bounteous repast
was enioyed by the members of the band
after some very good music had been given
in front OF Mr.. Zane's residence on i,iekln-
son street.
The next regular quarterly meeting OF
the Salem County Board Of Agriculture
will be held in Dunham's Hall, in Alto
way. on next Wednesday afternoon the
o5th inst, al /. 90 clock Franklin Dye,
of Trenton, Secretary OF the State Board of
Agriculture. is expected TO he present and
address the meeting, taking for his sub
ieet 1.-The Profitable Limit in Agricultural
Pursuits All are invited to attend and
take part in the discussion
Last Sunday afternoon one OF our eiti-
cons while taking o stroll along tho mead
ow bank below Dickinson & ippihcott's
canning aouse, noticed a group OF boys at
a distance shooting at a mark with fire
arm OF some kind, he could not tell whether
il wasa rifle or pistol. The boys seeing
that they were being watched retreated
behind a clump Of trees. Immediately az
forwards one Of the gang fired another shot
and the bullet whizzcd close past the head
of the man who was watching their move
ments.