The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.

Next Sunday will be Easter Sunday.
Barnum's circus will exhibit in Camden,
May LIST.
Mosquitoes ave already made their ap-
pearance.
Pat Mnldoon at New Opera House, FRI
day evening, May Sd.
n market man says the price of butter
will tumble inside of two weeks.
Thos. II. Coles is building a barn in the
rear of his residence on Bowen avenue.
Trailing arbntus is being gathe red in
large quantities by our young people.
The Yearly Meeting of Orthodox Friends
is being held in Philadelphia this week.
Doctors say the spring, though mild, has
been of the sort to fatten church-yards.
A bill signed by the Governor authorizes
the killing of all unmuzzled dogs in town
ships.
A large dance pavilion and about a mile
of board walk will be built at Collins
Beach, for the use of excursionists.
List of letters remaining in the post
office at Woodstown for the week ending
April 18th: Mrs. Mary Alrage, Mrs. Jane
Moore.
Among our new advertisers this week
will be noticed ID. r. Cruise, paper-hang-
ings; /. Lewis Davenport, miller, and Isaac
y. Coles, plants for sale.
VIM. f. Hand, who is now employed ON
the stock farm Of Disston & Killgore, is to
move back to Newport IN the first of May,
and Michael Cahill, who moved from the
stock farm a short time ago, is to take his
old position there.
The rain that fell last week had a Won
derful effect on the grass. Since that time
she ereensward has looked as though it
had been greatly refreshed. The flowers,
too. give evidence of the benefits they en-
joyed from the showers.
Mr.. J. p. Bruna has arranged for his TX
cursions for 1889. His excursions to At
lantic City will be made on July 18th, July
25th and August ED. The excursion to
Cape May, Sea Isle and Ocean City will
take place on August 18th.
At the sale of stock, held on the Fair
Grounds on Wednesday, under the aus
piees of The committee appointed by the
Eouaty Board of Agriculture, tue weather
ipterfered with the attendance but ia il
prices were realized for the animals of
iered.
The following fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed by the Postmaster
General during the past week: John
virgins. Jacksonville; John Piersop,
Goslansey; j. e. Meley, Swedesboro;
Aubrey Reed, Elmer; J.. W. English, We
nonah; G. II. Read, Williamstown.
The w. G. Il. u. and the Aid Society of
Sharptown will hold a variety festival in
X. ofP. Hall at that place, on Saturday
afternoon and evening, April 27th. A
small admission fee will be charged. The
ladies will appear in variety costumes.
The usual refreshments will be for sale.
live may Judge by the prices obtained at
a public sale Of so-called high-bred or
blooded cattle, held in this vicinity last
week, it would be safe to conclude that
buyers had q surfeit OF this kind of stock.
The prices quoted are bnt a trile higher
than those generally obtained for ordinary
animals.
The bridge at Richman's Mills will soon
be repaired, Freeholder Humphreys being
in readiness to work on the same
as soon as the lumber can be got ready.
The bridge is not safe for a loaded wagon
to cross, and as the county is to share with
the mill owner the expense of repairs,
work must be delayed until the lumber is
prepared.
We notice that the clerk of Borough
Council advertises for proposals for lamp
lighting and police duty. we wouiu sug-
.gest that he also be asked TO advertise Tor
proposals for furnishing the street lamps,
She next time council is in need OF them,
as we have been told that our taxpayers
are paying extraordinary prices for very
ordinary lamps.
AT the meeting of the Board of Assessors
of the county in Salem last week a propo-
sition was submitted by Assessor Richman,
of ?ilesgrove, to reduce the real estate val
uation throughout the county ten per cent.
and it was adopted. The demand for the
reduction came from the farming commu-
nifty. they claiming that with the present
low prices received for their produce they
cannot bear the heavy burden of taxation.
Attention is directed to the advertise
meut Of Stiles & Freas, the new dry goods
merchants. of Salem. AS both these gen.
tlemen have been long and actively cngag-
cd in this line, they doubtless are well
prepared to serve the wants OF all whom
they invite MS patrons. Their stock Is new
in It's entirety, and thosowho do their dry
goods shopping in our county town Gan
best serve their own interest by making
their purchases of the above mentioned
firm, who are located in 1S2 broadway,
which has been handsomely retitted ioi
{ hem.