The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-01
LOCAL NEWS.
How about the township caucus.

How about the township caucus.
Township elections next-March 18th.
Thomas Green killed gu Monday for
George Lawrence a hog weighing 514
pounds.
Woodstown will be but lightly repre-
scented at the inauguration in Washington
next week.
Spring politics, so far as relating to
Township offices, begin to haunt the minds
of politicians.
Some say the thermometer last Sunday
registered % below, others % above zero.
1t was cold enough, anyway.
The West Jersey Railroad %nounc a
semi-annual dividend of three and one-half
per cent, payable March 18th.
Miss \. NJ. A~rchambault, teacher of
painting, will omit the session on next Mon
day, as She will be in Washington.
James l.. Summerill, of Lower Penn's
Neck, will move to Woodstown this spring,
occupying the house owned by Mrs. Elma
Fogg.
Thirty candidates for teachers certificates
were examined at the public school build
ing last Saturday by County Superinten-
ueut dNyHnc.
w. w. Fox has a fine drove of Kentucky
mules, selected for this market, qnartered
at his livery stables, which he offers for
sale or exchange.
A dispute which originated in the hotel
at an early hour on Tuesday morning re-
sulting in badly disfgured faces for two
young men of eur town.
The committee on holding sales ofstock,
acting in connection with the Salem Coun-
ty Board of Agriculture, will odd their
second sale on April 18th.
AT the meeting of Borough Council on
Monday night an ordinance establishing
the grade and width of East avenue, as
surveyed last summer, was passed.
You cannot afford to miss the lecture
next Tuesday evening in the Baptist
church.. Mr.. Putnam is an eloquent
speaker and thoroughly acquainted with
his subject.
Those who are interested in the higher
grade of lectures will do well to hear the
one in the Baptist church next Tuesday
evening, "Ramblcs among the Holy Hills.
Tickets 25 cents.
The semi-annual convention of the w.
G. 7. U. of Salem County, will be held in
Trinity M. E. church, Pennsville, on Wed
nesday, March Goth. Mrs. Downs, the
State President, will be present.
Mayor Richman will move to-day into
part of the double dwelling house on Dick
inson street, lately erected by ~Lippincott,
Weatherby & Co. Samuel Webster will
occupy the house vacated by Mr.. Rich
man.
A great many signatures hayc been Sc
cured among the residents OF Atlantic,
Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem
and Cape May counties, support OF the bill
to abolish the West Jersey Game Protec-
tive Society.
A person who w9s prowling around the
ward of the residence OF Mayor Rich maj
at a late hour on Tuesday night, made
himself scarce in quick order when dis
covered by the Mayor and asked what his
business was.
Smith Ridgway, of Sharptown, died OF
Tuesday morning last at his residence IN
that place Of dropsy, from which he had
been suffering fer some time. Mr.. Ridg-
way was CO years old. The funeral will
take place to-day.
The following is a list of letters remain
ing uncalled for in the post Office at Woods.
town for the week ending Feb. 23d: Mrs.
Elite X. Fromwell, Miss Ellen Lewis,
Mrs. Rebecca Stew ard, Mr.. Henry Thomas,
Lawyer Weatherby.
Don't fail to hear the lecture in the
Baptist church next Tuesday evening,
s'Rambles among the Holy Hills. by Rev.
J.. w. Putnam. This will be q rare treat
to those who are interested in the Holy
Lands. Tickets 25 cents Lecture Will
at half past seven O'Clock.
A drove of mules belonging to George
w. Crothers broke ont of the stall III
which they were confined on Tuesday
night. All but three were caught the
next day. The others were not caught up
with until later, when word was received
that they had been found near unionville.