The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.

W. Nj. Coles has moved into his hand
some new residence on Main street
Edward Wallace vas sworn in as one of
the Jury Commissioners of this county last
Friday.
Several ex-soldiers of this place will
visit the Gettysburg battle field about the
last of June.
The Opera House has been open thirty
four nights since the op ening of the season
last September.
f. C. Haines, machinist, has an adver-
isement in this Issue to which we would
call your attention.
Don't forget the Y. W. G. 7. U. Fair
and Strawberry Festival in MeAllister's
Hall tonight and tomorrow night.
The law prohibiting the drinking of
liquors sold by the quart on premises
where sold, goes into effect July 4th.
The next panel of Grand and Petit
Jurors for Salem county will be drawn by
Jury Comm ssioncrs Patrick and Wallace.
A number of Woodstown people were All
Gloucester on Sunday to see the game of
base ball which was to have been played
there on that day.
There will be a handsome collection of
fancy articles for sale at the \. w. Z. l..
u. Festival in McAllister's Hall tonight
and tomorrow night.
How about covering yonr grape vines
with mosquito netting to keep oil the rose
bugs? An Elmer man is covering his
arbor for protection against insects.
Albert, son of John Peacock, had one of
his fingers badly manglcd last week by
having it caught in some machinery in Ell
wells canning factory at YORKTOWN.
The management Of the Opera House
have written to the Pat Muldoon Co. to as
certain il their company can be secured to
omen the season at that house next Septem-
Der.
If persons were called by their proper
names, whom it come their turn to have
their names put in the newspaper, the re-
porter would write them correctly,
Woody" not?
Freebooter Humphreys has put in a new
bridge on the road from Sharptown TO Au-
burn, nearJohn IIorner's farm, and is replac-
ing a bridge on the Swedes boro road, at
Point Airy station.
w. w. Fox, liveryman, purchased at the
Warner combination sale in wilmington
this week a horse eighteen hands high.
He is a fine looking animal and FOX mas
christened him Top Notch"
Unde the new litBu IioNihHo |"s
which went INTO effect May /, druggists
are not allowed to sell any zines or liquors
except on prescription OF a physician, stat
inc hat it is to be used strictly for medi-
cinal purposes.
The entertainment given in the w. Z. 1.
u. room on Wednesday night was iightly
attended on account of the weather III
will be repeated at the Same place next
Monday evening, when it is hoped a good
audience will be present.
Despite the daily predictions OF the
Weather Bureau of warmer, lalr weati-
err last week, it was wet and cold through
out. with frost and ice accompanimehts'
Fortunately no injury was done to fruit or
ing crops, but the weather was zone
tho less disagrccablc on that account. Ills
thought that a plentiful berry ana irnit
crop will fully atone for the vagaries OF the
climate.
We are indebted TO the South Jerseymda
for our report Of the testimony in the VIVA
len case in this issue. The charge to the
iury of Judge Reed which is said to have
been both able and impartial. we are unable
to secure. as the Court Stenographcr failed
IN renort it entire, and we also regret our
INABILITY TO give the speech Of exoJudge
David j. Pancoast, said by some present to
1.-Two bcen equal to the best temperance
lecture ever listened to.
Last Friday evening Mrs. Clark and
daughter, of Swcdesboro, who were drly-
ing along the railroad a snort distance
ohoyo lie high bridge, were met by the
Ggo o'clock train from Philadelphia. Inc
horse rot frightened, and wheeling sud
denly around, threw the ladies out oil the
carriage and ran back into the town. az
Sheppard Taylor's blacksmith shop, the
carriage was overturned and demolished,
and there the horse stopped. The iadies
sustained no serious injury.