The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-01
LOCAL NEWS.

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Tomorrow will be grounding day."
The mud hole ON East avenue has not
yet been filled up.
Cream is selling at the creamery for
% cents per quart.
Thomas Green killed on Monday a hog
for Charles Hewitt, weighing 429 pounds.
District Lodge, I. O. G. T., meets at
Wooistown Tuesday, Feb. 10Th, instead
of 18th, as WI had it in a former issue.
Spring ducks have put in an appearance
which weather prophets say is a sure sign
that the butt end of the winter is over.
The days are growing preceptibly longer,
and it will not be long before daylight will
continue up to six o'clock in the afternoon.
Jacob Casper, of Cohansey, has rented
the farm belonging to Elizabeth Cawley,
and will possibly move there some time in
February.
Chas. Fl. Richman, of Fogg & Richman,
was in Fairton yesterday, surveying some
building lots belonging to John ii. Smith,
our butcher.
r. NJ. Dubois, of Quinton township, rep
resented the Salem County Board of Agri-
culture at the meeting of the State Board
held in Trenton this week.
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ter is a counterpart of the winter of 1878,
when three and a half inches Of ice was the
heaviest reported in this region throughout
the whole season.
The County Superintendent last week
issued orders to the collectors of the town.
ships for their share of the school tax, ag-
gregating $40, 1882 4 81, 035, interest of
surplus revenue, is also ready for distribn-
ton.
Nicholas Justice has moved his ira lining
stables from the Fair grounds to the old
hotel property in South Woodstown, and
has made extensive improvements there.
New stables, shedding and barn ave been
built.
Michael Whalen, sentenced at the last
term of court to three years Imprisonment
at hard labor in State Prison, for burning
a barn in Woodstown last March, was taken
to that institution on Monday by Sheriff
Butcher.
The w. C. T. IT,, of Sharptown, held a
special meeting Oh Tuesday afternoon, 29th
inst, at which the county president, Mrs.
II. Patterson, presided. The member
present were very profitabiy entertained
by her instructions in the different lines OF
work.
Samuel f. Mares, a Philadelphia law
yer, has some fine trotting stock on the
Stock farm of William Disston, near here.
His General Franklin, Jr., a a
year.old, is being broken and gives prom
ises of great speed. Mr.. MARES claims
that the stallion is worth about s2O,ooo.
IL NAV not be generally known but at
the last General Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church the limit OF the time
of pastors of churches was extended from
three to five years, although the oiiciai
term of each pastor expires annually as
heretofore, but the congregation may re-
tain them for five years IT so desired.
To some of our subscribers who are in
arrears with payments We send out Dllis
to-day. which we hope will be received in
the spirit they are sent. We are not hard
pressed for money, and do not send THESE
bills out with any dunning object in view,
but simply to let those of our subscribers
who are in arrears now how much they
will owe rs when they are ready to settle
up.
We often see persons holding change for
a moment in their mouths, probably not
knowing that investigation has shown that
disease germs can be carried by money.
Ii one could see through what hands money
has passed lie would hesitate before using
such a third hand. Silver money is as bad
as paper money, but while many would
hesitate to hold a dirty bank note in their
mouth they think that a silver piece, De-
cause bright, is probably clean.
The newspaper is the educator OF the
age. 1t is therefore, invaluable. No mat
ter in what station Of life a man may be ne
should read his local newspaper, and every
member OF his family should do the same.
No man able to support a family is too
poor to pay the price of subscription to at
least one newspaper, and if only one can DC
afforded let it be the local newspaper; In
a single issue frequently will be found in-
formation worth more than the price OIL d
years subscription.