The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-15
LOCAL NEWS.

NUnder the Lash"-Thursday, Mar. 81.
Samuel J. Hurff moved to Pennsgrove
last week.
Examinations are in progress in our pub
lie school.
Willie, son Of George NJ. Andrews, is
seriously i'll.
Look out for bad weather on Sunday
st. Patrick's Day.
James Freas remove from Warrington
TO %Sharptown next week.
The earthquake on Friday was felt by
some in this neighborhood.
David w. Lippincott, of the Scent store,
makes an announcement in another col
umn.
Reserve Officer VIM. Holiworth and wife.
of Philadelphia, are spending a few days in
Woodstown.
The travelling photographer located on
Salem street appears to be doing a thriv-
ing business.
We understand that Mark Miller and
BENZ. Abbott contemplate starting a cream
cry at Sharptown.
Joseph S. Coles has purchased the Mark
Miller farm near Wing Lane, and Will
start a creamery there.
The afternoon train up on Tuesday car
ried seven passenger coaches to accommo O.
date the members OF Conference.
An interesting article on Greek my tho
logy, from the pen of Chas. II. Richman,
may be found on our first-page this week.
1t is said that there are a greater number
Of delinquents and more unpaid taxes on
our township duplicate than ever before
known.
Harriet w. Slull, widow of George
Shull, and sister of Charles b. Clark, of
Woodstown, died recently at her residence
near Deerfield.
s.Under the LASH next Thursday night
at the Opera House, funny Irish police
man, the best negro comedian on the stage,
and sensational situations.
The wonderful acting dogs, Hector and
Hero, in the sensational melo-drama,
].Under the LASH" at the New Opera
House next Thursday night.
A salesman who visits farm houses,
claiming to represent a large store in
Bridgeton, that has failed recently, has
been working this neighborhood.
Frank Davis has probably realized that
it is possible to have too many friends.
Had he been rid OF W. or three his chances
of election would nave been better.
The dates of the annual fair of the Penin-
sula Agricultural and Pathological Asso-
citation of Wilmington, Del, have been
changed to Sept. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and Z.
Josiah NJ. Brick purchased on Saturday
the farm of John Broadway, deceased, sold
by the executors, for $40 per acre. The
farm contains about 10 acres and is near
Webster's mills.
The creameries at Woodstown and Har-
~risonville are using butter coloring, but
have it prepared in water instead of oil, to
escape the tax on butter in which colorlng
prepared in oil is used.
A suit involving a note of hand for $40
brought by Joshua w. While against Cap.
Da Wis and David Smith before Justice Go
forth and a Jury of six men, OF Tuesday,
was decided against Davis.
A member of the firm of r. G. Hyde "
Co., of V~ineland, was in town last week
with a view of dividing our borough up
and numbering the houses. The permits
sion of Borough Council has been secured.
VIM. b. Foster our marble cutter, has
received an order for two Quincy granite
monuments, six feet in heighth, which are
to be placed in the Sharptown cemetery
over the graves of Robt. p. Robinson and
Joseph Matlack.
The following is a list of letters remain
ing in the post office at Woodstown for the
week ending March Och: Mr.. ]. X. Clark,
Miss Lizzie Duck. Mary Forage, Mrs.
Emma Fromville, Mrs. Sarah Jones, Mrs.
Agnes McWrain.
We trust to see a goodly proportion Of
the fair sex present at the trustee meeting
to be held in the school house next Tues
day night. The women should not deny
themselves this chance to excerise the
franchise, Insignificant through it may ap-
pear.
Florida Strawberries, at one dollar per
box, have appeared in the Philadelphia
markets. New potatoes, from bermuda,
have also arrived, and a first class article
is sold for ten dollars per barrel. Early
peas, at $3.50 per box, are not in active
demand. Tomatoes are in market, out
they are Of indifferent quality.