The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-18
LOCAL NEWS.

E. Wallace & Bro. commenced making
cans this week.
A slight difference is already pcrceptiole
in the length of the days.
A sweet potato hung in a jar of water
makes a nice window vine.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Auburn
have commenced blowing.
A good fall of snow would be beneficial
to the growing grain crop.
The auctioneer will soon be getting in
his work on the spring sales.
The view of the eclipse of the moon on
Wednesday night was eclipsed by the
clouds.
E. B.. Humphreys is contemplating
lighting the buildings owned by him by
electricity.
Mr.. Seahouse, one of Frank Pancoast's
farm hands, says that John McCrane will
run Mr.. Pancoast's farm this season.
The annual meeting of tbs stockholders
of the Pilesgrove Dairy Association will
be held in McAllister's Hall OF Monday,
Feb. 4th.
John Drummond, of near Alloway, has
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which were delivered at the depot this
morning.
Joseph G. Stretch is placing a new 90
horse power engine in the engine room
lately erected at his steam planning mill on
Dickinson street.
1t is said that the low price at which
watermelons were sold last year has in
duced many South Jersey truckers not to
raise any next season.
Thoras Y. Hackett, of Warrington, has
purchased one of the Keen farms, near
Watson's Corner, Alloway township, and
will remove thereto in the spring.
The increase in postal facilities will be
seen to have been enormou when it is
considered that there were south of Cam
den just sixteen post offices in 1888.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dubois, of Clayton, was
buried in Woodstown on Wednesday of
last week. She was 25 years of age. She
was sister to Jos. Cole, of Yorktown.
Two or three rows of sunfowers planted
across a garden on the north side will prove
a great protection to the growing crops, at
least so says the American Agriculturist.
The quarterly session of District Lodge,
No. VII, 10. G.. r., will be held at Woods
town, on Feb. 18th. G. G. T. Humphrey,
of Lakewood, is expected to be present.
All who missed the entertainment OF the
Moss Family at their previous visit here,
should not fail to hear them on Monday,
the 2Sth inst, when they will appear in
the Opera House.
The owners of ice houses in this vicinity
are beginning to think that it is about
tim they had their houses filled. 1t IS not
often that a supply cannot be obtained by
the middle of January.
AT the meeting of the Y. w. G. L. U.
next Monday night 'Cider" will be the
subject tor discussion. All the members
who have articles on this subject are re-
quested to bring the same.
Thomas Green has killed this week a
hog for Neucom Daniels Weighing $50
pounds, one for Joseph Morgan weighing
430 pounds. and two for John Meyers
weighing 450 and 420 each.
A colored man living on the Auburn
road was arrested by Constable Coles on
Monday, charged with chicken stealing.
He will be given a hearing on Tuesday
next before Squire Dickinson.
Some of our towns people find it conve-
nient TO make a trip for their health at
each session of court. Two Of them are
depriying Woodstown of their company at
present. Let us hope that court will soon
adjourn.
The Band OF Hope, under the direction
of Miss Annie E. Macaltioner. is in a very
fiourishing condition, and is dong an un-
told work for good in our community.
The meeting last Sunday was well at
tended, and very interesting.
Tomatoes at six dollars per ton seem to
be a good paying crop for farmers in TINS
neighborhood, and while the growers o.
Cumberland county are holding out Tor
seven dollars per ton, our Gamers nave
contracted for enough for this season 5
pack at So.