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

The handsome farm Of the late Samuel
Moore was sold at pa bile sale on the prem
ises last Saturday afternoon. The pur-
chaser was Charles Starn, a young man
well-known in this community. The peo-
pie aroand here were pleased to hear that
Charlie had bought the farm, and they
all wish him good luck and prosperity.
Talk about your good horses to pull.
Why, sir, Walter Parson has a little horse
that is hard to beat. Last Monday he
hauled a load of wood, and thinking he had
a pretty good load, thought he would have
it weighed. The entire load weighed $3.50
pounds, the wagon 800 pounds, leaving the
load of wood to weigh 1850 pounds. lie
then took the harness off and weighed the
horse. which weighed 1000 pounds. Now,
if You remember, the roads were quite
muddy too, on Monday, it being directly
after two days rain.
Ollie Grimshaw returned to Hahne
mann Medical College in Philadelphia
last Monday. he having been home on a
two weeks vacation.
John virgins gave the following prices
for poultry this week: Chickens, 90 h.
16 cts per h.; smaller chicks, 10 to Is cts:
fowls, II cts; Turkeys, IA cts; ducks,
10 cts; squads, 80 to SO cts. per pair.
The following are the new officers of
Sloan Lodge, No. 81, K. of p: G. c.,
Samuel Hudson; V. c.. Wilbert J. Duell;
X. r. and s.. G. Ogden; NJ. f., Israel K.
Mattson, N. Ex.. DR.. ). f. Stanger; Pre-
late, J. d. Shriner; NJ. A., Edward Rien;
P. c., A. Knisell.
Butcher Riley will only run three of his
meat wagons the remainder of the winter
season.
The creamery is receiving more milk now
than it did a few weeks ago.
EThe ''Nestry Farm had been advertised
for rent, but Samuel Moore, the present
occupant, will remain thereon another year,
Protracted meetings are being held every
night in the church here, conducted by the
pastor CoG1To.
Mrs. Edward Sibley, who was thrown
out of a road cart a short time ago and
severely hurt, is getting quite well again.
William Madara, who has been in tie
employ of Butcher Riley for several
months, is now off duty, Mr. Riley hav-
ing no need of his services now that the
heaviest of the seasons work is over. Mr.
Madara is an active, industrious young
man, a good salesman and well experienced
in the butchering business.
Eva, the young daughter of William and
Lizzie Ladow, is now convalescent after
many weeks Of severe illness.
The farm of Asa Coles, deceased, situa-
ted about a mile and a half from Harrison
vile, and containing rs acres, was sold at
public sale ON Wednesday by the admins
traitor, George Horner. Reuben Woolman
purchased the property at a bid of seventy
five dollars per acre. At the same time
and place there was also sold fourteen
tons of hay which brought s16 a tor, a
quantity of corn at 81 cents per bushel,
and oats 4S cents. Eight o sold for
from s16 to $50 a head.
Some needed building improvements
have just been completed at the Harrison
vile creamery. Pancoast & Lippincott did
the roofing.
Frank Pancoast is looking around for a
good tenant to run his farm. Mr.. Par
coast has secured a very r~emunerative po-
sition ia Philadelphia.
About This and That. Here and There.
Barclay Stiles, whose boyhood days were