The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-11-01
LOCAL NEWS.

The Aggasiz chapter has taken up the
study of mineralogy.
Steward Dixon, at the A%lmshouse, has a
fine pen of Poland China pigs.
VIM. Clark has purchased the restaurant
and confectionery business OFF,. A. Urion.
DR.. P. G. Souder has placed a substantial
stone Grub in front of his residence in North
Woodstown.
Gospel temperance prayer meeting will
be held IN the W. c. T. Z. room next Sum
day evening at six o'clock.
At the next meeting of the trustees of
the Almshouse next Monday, a steward for
the ensuing year will be elected.
Gen. Grubb made friends of all who met
him and his appearance is that of an hon.
est man with plenty of good sense.
Samuel NJ. Lippincott will quit farming in
the spring and move into his house in
Woodstown, now occupied by his son, VIM.
p. Lippincott.
The Y. w. C. T. L. of Woodstown will
hold a festival in the restaurant building adj
Joining the MONITOR Office on Friday and
Saturday evenings of next week.
Last night was HallowE'e en-. Some pranks
were played by the boys, II we hear of at
least WI Hallow Zen parties, where the
usual tests with chestnuts and apples were
made.
Mrs. Hannah Lord has sold her property
in Sharptown to Mr.. Thomas Steward,
which he will occupy the coming spring,
when he will leave the farming business
in the hands of his son.
Don't forget the pumpkin rie festival
in the restaurant building next door to the
MONITOR office, tonight and tomorrow
night. The Mite Society of the M. E.
church have it in charge.
Nathan r. Lippincott's two-year-old
Santa Claus colt, on the Woodstown track,
on Saturday, trotted a quarter in 40 SEQ
onds, and a half-mile at a BOG gait. The
animal is valued at $4,000.
A little insignificant item in a newspaper
will make a man an enemy to the paper
for life, but 1T won't stop him from reading
it. 1t merely changes him from a subscrio-
er to a borrower. We know OF a few such
individuals.
We call the attention Of our lady friends
to the Handsome Gift that we will
make them in our issue of Nov. Is. Every
lady should buy a copy of that date, as it
will be an opportunity such as rarely oc-
ours. See our announcement elsewhere.
Miss A. Nj. Archambault, Of Philadel-
phia, has reopened her painting class in
Woodstown, and has located her studio in
the residence of Jehu Allen, in North
Woodstown. The class is now ready for
those desiring art lessons and all such
should apply at once.
Gen. Grubb's visit to Woodstown and
reception afforded some of our local moguls
an opportunity to spread and air themselves.
1t is a trife unfortunate for some OF these
big guns that their high opinion OF their
own wisdom, craftsmanship and greatness
is not shared by anyone else.
A wealthy farmer named Kennedy, liv-
ing in Ohio, met his death from a singular
cause last week. He was using bone dust
as a fertilizer, and, becoming overheated,
wiped the sweat from his face with his
shirt sleeve. Blood poison from the bone
dust ensued, causing his death.
List of letters remaining uncalled for in
the P. O. at Woodstown, week ending
Ocu. 26. Mrs. Chas. Willsam, Mrs. Joseph
Tile, Mrs. Ella johnson, Mr.. J. ID. Chas-
per, Mrs. Angelina Bowen, Miss. II. A.
Avis, Frank Horner. VIM. Hendrickson,
Jos. Holbey, Herrn Henreich Scherfer.
The following books are missing from
the shelves of the Pilesgrove Library: A.
so, Ben Hur, a tale of the Christ; h. VI.
Boy Travellers in South America. Any
person having these books in possession
will please return them to Library. ANY
one knowing of their whereabouts will con-
fer a favor by reporting same to Librarian.
We understand the new lamps which one
of our progressive citizens has put up on
- - 49, - his nUn aVnangn ami
proposes to keep lighted all night every
night in the year, are not satisfactory to
some Of the fault finders. The matter will
no doubt be taken up in council at its next
meeting and such action taken as the ex-
igencies of the case may require.