The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-05-10
LOCAL NEWS.

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the latest.
Hundreds of winged ants are noticed in
some parts of the town.
The thermometer at the post office regis
tered 1929 yesterday afternoon.
"Hebe,' a valuable brood mare owned
by N. r. Lippincott, died on Monday.
April had IS days of clouds and storm
and 10 clear days. A gloomy month for
farmers.
The employees on the West Jersey rail-
road donned their white summer caps on
Monday.
Don't be afraid to tell the Assessor how
many dogs you own-there is no tax OH
them this year.
Wilbert Richman has sold his stall in the
Twelfth street market, Philadelphia, to
Saml. Jones, of Aldine.
At the sale of cows on the Fair Grounds
On Tuesday, made by w. p. Lippincott &
Co, good prices were realized.
The house in Woodstown lately occupied
by Mrs. Mary r. Hunt, deceased, has been
advertised for sale in the Philadelphia pa
pers.
White washer are now at work in earn
est. The paint brush is also brought to
play an active part in some of the fence
decorations.
Jonathan Bee and his force of masons
are now working on the foundation of the
creamery which is to be built near Wing
Lane by Jos. S. Coles.
Camden milk dealers will charge eight
cents a quart for milk during the summer,
but Philadelphia dealers have fixed the
summer price at six cents.
The members of W~oodstown Lodge |. O.
G.. r. will hold a fair and festival in Nc
Allister's Hall on Friday and Saturday
evenings, May 24th and Goth.
The strawberry festival given in Meal
listers Hall by the members of the Presby-
terrain church last Friday and Saturday
evenings cleared them about $50.
A thermometer in the MONITOR compos-
ing room that never registered over A
during the hot days of last summer. marked
91o yesterday afternoon at d o'clock.
1t is claimed by those who ought to know
that Jos. M. Weatherby has so acres of the
best grass to be found anythere in these
parts. Mr.. w. is one of our best farmers.
Lippincott, Weatherby 81 Co., are erect
ing a house on Church street, on the lot
owned by Charles Carr, which will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. Cars son-in-law when fin
ished.
Our force enjoyed the first ice cream
treat of the season yesterday in the shape
of q freezer full Of Davis celebrated, pre-
sentcd with the compliments of Ernst
Becker.
Your city friends will soon be writing to
you Ito let you know" how they love you,
and that they will be highly delighted to
pay you a visit lasting anywhere from one
month to all summer.
The latest novelty carried around by the
peanut and magazine fiends on railway
trains are revolyers of various sizes made
of transparent candy and loaded with pep
pcrmint balls, which can be fired out.
The following is a list of the letters re-
naming in the post office at Woodstown
for the week ending May 4th: Miss Ellen
J.. Lewis, Mrs. Sarah Michel, Mr.. T. II.
Mole, John s. White, Mrs. Lidy Wentzell.
The town is taking on a summer appear
ance, and the thoughts turn to early truck,
visits from city cousins, Bruna' s exc ursions,
mosquitoes, straw hats, boating, net doors
and windows, hot weather clothes and pic
MICS.
John 8. Elwell, Of Yorktown, will erect
a building on the lot where the blacksmith
shop stands, at that place, for a creamery.
The necessary machinery is to be put III
and everything will be ready for operation
in the fall.
We saw a farmer this morning with a
load of corn. taking it to Avis mill, which
he had sold for 4S cents per bushel. lie
told us he had farmcd 81 years and this is
the lowest price he had ever known for
corn in May.
New subscribers are consta nily being
added to our list aud for the past month
our presses have been kept busy with an