The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Cast

Your vote
For Fisk, Brooks,
Nicholson and the entire
Prohibition ticket on November sixth.
About $50 tickets to Salem were sold at
our depot on Tuesday evening.
Wednesday evening, "All- Halloween"
passed off quietly in our town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hickman moved
last week from Woodstown to Bridgeton.
The W. G. TIL, of this place are agitat-
ing the matter of giving a course of lectures
here this winter.
N. r. Lippincott is about to commence
the erection of a tenant house on his
farm, near Woodstown.
Sheriff Butcher took five prisoners, con-
victed at the recent term of court, to State
Prison Monday morning.
Benz. F. Maui, of Bridgeton, formerly a
resident of Woodstown, has been success
full in having his pension increased.
Mrs. John II. Smith and son are putting
in a weeks visit at their old home in Fair
ton among their many friends there.
Lippincott, Weatherby & Co. have the
double house they are erecting on Dickin-
son street enclosed. d. +. Broadway is the
builder.
Salem county contains 251 persons re-
ceiying pensions, and the amount paid
them the last quarter, ending June ), 1883,
was 1922
Charles Il. Allen has broken ground for
anew dwelling on the Ewalt lehman farm,
on the Sharptown road. JOS. G. Stretch
is the builder.
Collins Beach has been sold to a New
York syndicate for $500. They will run
an excursion steamer there from Philadel-
phia during the summer season.
Miss A. Abbott has on exhibition at her
store in Humphreys building a very fine
Wilcox & White organ. Any one desiring
to purchase would do well to call on her.
The members of the Pilesgrove Prohibi-
ton Society are requested to meet at the
residence Of Dan Ware on Monday even
ing at Il O'Clock. A full attendance is de-
sired.
John Porter, Of Porterville, while engag-
ed at working a screw on a cider press one
dav last week. fell and received some very
serious injuries about the head and his
right side.
A game of base ball will be played on
the grounds at thisp place on next Tuesday
afternoon, election day, between two clubs
styling themselves the Harrison and Nor
ton club and the Cleveland and Thurman's.
A Prohibitionist is announced to umpire
the game.
A large audience gathered in the Opera
House on Wednesday evening to hear Mrs.
Ella r. Boole deliver her address on Pro-
hibition and Tariff. The meeting was held
by the W.. c.. T. T., of this place, and was
a success, many coming away from the
house with changed ideas concerning the
questions named in the subject.
When it comes to holding political meet
ings the Prohibitionists i'll his vicinity
seem to get decidedly the best OF the other
two parties. The meetings held this FaIi
by tile Prohibitionists have been attended
Nv well-flled and crowded houses, while
the big guns Of the Republican and Dem
ocratic hosts have been obliged to talk to
audiences considerably smaller.
The New Jersey agricultural report for
October has been submitted as follows +:
Average yield of wheat per acre in 1888,
stated in bushels, 13 average quality, loo
representing high medium, 81; rye, aver
aoe quality, SO Oats, average yield per
acre 26.G quality, OF; buckwheat, aver
ace condition October 1,9J corn, average
condition October 1, 9S white potatoes,
average condition October l, GO ;'sweet pot
atoes. average condition Oc.ober !, %.
Mr.. s. IT. Champion, of Atlantic City, is
soliciting orders in this town for the odor-
less Steam Cooker. This is the most com
nlote cooking appliance ever offered the
public, it is SEAMLESS and oderless' cooks
quicker and the food is much better than
the ordinary way of cooking. Mr.. Champ
ion sold over 200 in Bridgeton, and about
100 in Sale,n, and to the best citizens OF
the two cities, as we can vouch ior ifoui
the list OF purchasers he has SHOWN u
and he Also has 4 largo number Of testimon-
ials from ladies' in Bridgeion. Don't fail to
examine il. when he calls, as you viii 1ihd
him gentlcmanly and pleasant, whether
you purchase or not.