The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-12
LOCAL NEWS.


Pat Muldoon will show in the Opera
House May 81.
Cedars are in bloom and present a beau
tiful appearance.
The County Board of Assessors met at
Salem yesterday.
Thomas Green has killed during the sea-
son just closed 424 hogs.
The residence of Robt. Hewitt, on Salem
street, has been newly painted.
d. w. G. Write, ~jeweler, has something
70 say to our readers this week,
Circns posters are being posted on the
barns and fences in this vicinity.
soon the lawn mower will join in the
grand chorus of 1utdoor mechanical music.
The building owned aud occupied by
Ernst Becker is receiving q neat coat of
paint.
Owing to the short notice, no Arbor Day
exercises will be held by our public school
to-day.
Grier's store, in South Woodstown, has
received a coat of paint, which add to its
appearan &c.
Matthew Fife has been granted a divorce
from his wife, Catliarine A. Fife, of Woods
town, in the Philadelphia courts.
The dancing class have decided on Fri
day evening, April 10Th, as the date oftteir
hop, which will be given in Hunts Hall.
4 new 20-llorse power boiler and a new
engine have been put in position at the
pIlesgrovc Creamery, and are working
nicely.
Doctors say that spring fever is not a
mere figure OF speech, but an actual all
mcnt, the scientific name being neuras-
thenia.
A hop will be given in McAllister's Hall
next Thursday evening, 18th inst, under
the management Of George Darlington and
Harry HANDLE.
The shop lately occupied by Clinton
Robinson was moved on Wednesday to the
lot of George w. Crothers, alongside J. w.
Goforth's residence.
I. Lewis Davenport, of O%liphant's mill,
informs us that the fishing in the pond
there is very good, and includes the gamey
black bass, pike, etc.
Charles Caffrey is having erected at the
residence of Nicholas Justice in South
Woodstown several more cOmmodious box
stalls for, horses and an office.
J. w. While will sell at public sale to-
morrow Saturday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock,
the law Office now occupied by him on
Empson Atkinson's property.
Make your lawns attractive. Nothing
makes tho town look more inviting than
we'll kept yards and lawns. Plant flowers
and keep the grass nicely cut.
United States Commissioner Cassidy, OF
Camden, on Monday. dismissed the case OF
David Fisher, of Salem, an account OF
whose arrest was given a few weeks ago.
The personal property of John Peacock,
of Yorktown, was sold by Sheriff Butcher
on Wednesday, at the suit of VIM. Sickler.
Peacock, it is stated. has left for parts I'M
known.
'sGertic Ia a valuable brood mare own
ed by Jos. X. Lippincott, near Woodstown,
died last night while giving birth to a
colt. Mr.. Lippincott yesterday refused an
offer of $1,000 for the mare.
The days and dates of important events
and anniversaries for this month are as
follows: Palm Sunday, April IA; Good
Friday, April 10; Easter Sunday, April
81; Low Sunday, April rs.
Contrary to our statement last week, the
sale of stock under the auspices of the
County Board of Agriculture will take
place as previously announced, on April
18th, ON the Fair Grounds.
The Camden Courier of Wednesday had
a long article describing the nouel manner
in which the negotiations between the City
Bank of Salem and the First National
of Woodstown are carried on.
Charles b.. CLARK, miller, on Friday last
made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors to Charles d.. Coles, of Salem.
His liabilities are $500, while his assets
were on Monday appraised at s7727.
A meeting of the Friends Salem First
Day School union will be held in the
Friends Westinghouse at this place on
Seyenth-day (to-morrow) morning, at 10
o'clock. All interested arc invited to at
tend.
The sixth annual catalogue OF stations
and standard bred trotting stock of the
Hcdgefeld Stock Farm, has been received
from Clark Petit. 1t is a volume of much
interest to all lovers of horse-fesh, and re-
fleets credit on Mr.. Petit.
List of letters remaining in the post
Office at Woodstown for the week ending
April 9Th: Willard +. Dubois, W. Ill.
Cox. Miss Clara Durham, Albert Foster,
Miss Hannah A. Harker, Elizabeth T..
Jessup, Edward Meares, Miss Maggie
Reid, John A. Sullivan, VIM. Henry Steu-
ard, VIM. Taylor, Miss Norah Wilson.