The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-04-13
oyster Festival in McAlljster's Hall to-

Oyster Festival in McAllister's Hall, to-
night and tomorrow night.
Edward Darlington has commenced
operations on his new house at Westyile.
A Gloucester county trucker says that
more ground will be set in sweet potatoes
this year than last.
A field on the jonathan Webster farm
was set afire by sparks from the freight on
Saturday morning
George Reeves aud Harry Richman have
opened Il shooting gallery in the room over
Smiths meat market.
ID. II. Cruise, paper hanger, is having
neat sign put up in front of the entrance to
his place of business, over Abbott's restau-
rant.
The board Of trustees of the public school
met Yesterday and located the position of
the eistern which is to be dug in the school
yard.
David Tatum a lecturer of renown, will
deliver an address on temperance in the
Friends Meeting House this evening All
are invited to attend.
The f'calithumpians' were out in force
on Wednesday night and succeeded in
making things uncomfortable for some OF
our residents. Isn't it about time check
was put oD such dolngs?
A horse broke loose from a hitchng post
in the centre of the town and started on a
run mp town Wednesday night, bnt we
have not found ont who the owner was or
how much damage was done.
Hi Henry's minstrel show in the Opera
House on Monday night was witnessed by
large audience. The general opinion
seemed to be that the performances was not
as good as on his previous visit to our
town.
James White, prominent member in
the Society of Friends, was buried in the
Friends cemetery at this place on Mon
day. The deceased was formerly resi-
dent Of Warrington township and was well
known.
The rates Of expressage OF the West
Jersey Express Company have been rails
ed. All express matter is now required TO
be weighed and the rates for packages
weighing over thirty pounds have been in
creased, the charges neing rated according
to weight.
To facilitate the work of splitting or
separating the cream from the milk recelv-
ed at the Woodstown creamery another
parator a De Lavel has been put in the
factory. The patrons commenced taking
milk to the creamery on Sundays last Sab
bath morning.
One of the minor acts of the late Legis-
lature provides that Township Committees
may order the public roads gone over every
month and all rubbish removed. Another
similar act provides that Township Com
mittees may be given authority to control
the roads aud abolish the office of Over
seer, no two of whom have the same no
tions about keeping roads in repair.
The bundle of MONITORS intended for
Ifarrisonyille left onr office at the usual
time last Friday, properly addressed, but
were returned 10 us on Tuesday marked
"missent.'' We Immediately remailed
them and hope they have reached their
proper destination. Our HarriSpnville
readers will please accept this explanation
of the delay, for which we are not respon-
sible.
The new game laws passed by the State
Legislature prohibit gray snipe shooting
except in September and October. There's
q fine of $40 for each offence. The open
season for rufiled grouse, quail, gray SPUR
rel and rabbit is from November 10 to
December 81 woodcock, October 16 to 81
and November 16 to December 24; rails
and marsh hen, September to December
| in the ten southern counties of the State.
Firman. son of Firman While, was acs.i-
dantally shot in the side of the leg yester-
day by gun in the hands of Jacob Halter
While and a son of Mrs. Loller were in
Crothers' livery office. where Halter was
handling an old double barreled shot gun,
when the weapon unexpectedly went off,
burning piece of of Loller's coat and
some OF the shot taking effect in Wible's
leg The wonnd is not considered serious.