The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-12-06
LOCAL NEWS.

The Township Committee will meet in
McAllister's Hall next Tuesday to Offset
taxes.
Don't forget US when you want bills or
job work done. We do it promptly and at
low prices.
Oranges are still too tart to be palatable
to any but those whose dispositions are of
the acid style.
The regular monthly meeting of the coun-
ty board of F~reeholders will be held in
Salem next Wednesday.
Two new street lamps have been located
by Borough Council, one on East Avenue,
and one on Church Street.
Israel Hewitt, who with a party of
friends has been cunning in West Virgin
ia, returned home last week.
Charles Gaunt, who resides near the
Almshouse, had a COW choke to death
on Friday night while eating potatoes.
Jos. G. Stretch has just finished a barn
for Mrs. Mary Sickler, in the rear of her
house ON East Avenue, near the depot.
SamI. S. Goforth had a finger of his left
hand badly mashed on Wednesday, while
helping load a head stone at Fosters mar
BILE yard.
The Oakland Sunday school has received
a donation of 100 library books and forty
bibles from the Nazareth NJ. E.. Church,
Philadelphia.
The mail leaving on the early morning
train. for points south of Woodbury., which
was discontinued several weeks ago, was
recommended on Wednesday.
The heavy rains caused a washout on the
old Salem road near Oakland station on
Wednesday night of last week. 1t was
discovered and filled in at once.
The experiences of the member of the
Y. w. G. r. U. of Than ksgiving Day,
which were written and read before the
the meeting last Monday evening, were
highly interesting.
AT a meeting of the Directors of The Sal
EN- County Mutual Fire Insurance Compa-
nv, held in Salem on Monday, it was decid-
ded to pay the usual dividend to all policy
holders of five years standing.
Jos. G. Stretch has run a pipe from his
boiler room to the house of Silvers Jess III
course of erection on the other side OF
Dickinson street, so that he can finish up
the building despite the cold weather.
The Presbyterian's will be glad to see
the MONITOR readers at their festival IN
McAllister's Hall tonight and tomorrow
night. Oysters, chicken sal ad, ice-cream,
cake and confectionery-the best OF good
things-await them there. Admission free.
The monthly prayer meeting OF the VIC.
T. U, which is held the first Sunday even
ing each month will hereafter at
quarter before six o'clock. The meeting
last Sunday evening was very good and
the young men who assisted in the singing
deserve great credit.
List of letters remaining I'm calico Tor III
the p. O., at Woodstown, eek ending
Nov. 30th, 1880: Miss Sophie Yorsemen,
MI. VIM. G. Bacon, Mr.. II. N. Milford,
Miss Eva Jones, Mrs. Mary E.. Horner,
Miss Prudie Floyd, 81. Wesley Anderson,
Mr.. Geo. Williams.
Furman Dolbow, living near Pennsgroye
was thrown from mis- wagon while driving
out of Cole & Bros. lumber yard last FIJI
day, disiocating his shoulder. He was tax.
EN- to the residence of Lippincott Cole,
here DR.. Souder reduced the fracture sc
that he could be removed to his home.
On Thanksgiving night Mrs. Smith Hew
lit received a visit from a party OF young
men 0 fSalem. There were four musicians
in the party, and the occasion was enliven'
cd by both vocal and instrumental music
Although the visit was q complete surprise
to Mrs. Hewitt, she was amply prepared
for the emergency and set out q spread
That was gotten up in her best manner, Z
which the company did full justice.