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

Nicholas Justice has built an addition to
his barn, on his prope rty in South Woods
town.
A dance party will be given in Hunts
Hall at this place on next Friday evening,
the 18th inst.
In he yard of one of our flower loving
residents on Tuesd ay last two yiolets in
bloom were picked.
The West Jersey Game Society has offer
ed S. for each iox killed in the counties
within its jurisdiction.
The annual meeting of the Salem Coun-
ty Board of Agriculture will be held in
McAllister's Hall, on Wednesday, Jan.
23d.
Thomas Green killed for j. Frank Eau
cett, of Swedesboro, on Wednesday, four
hogs weighing 440. 430. 376 and $40 bounds
each.
J. johnson Richman, of Yorktown, has
moved to Ashboarne, Penna., where he
has secured a position in the butcher shop
of Sam'l Grips.
Chicken thieves visited the farm house
of John B. Reeves, near Woodstown, one
night last week, and took thirteen pair of
the latest chickens in the roost.
Clinton Robinson has rented the shop of
VIM. S. Goforth, on East avenue, and fit
ted up the same for the butchering bust
ness, which he will carry on There.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Pilesgrove Prohibition Society will be held
at the residence of VIM. 4. Flitcraft OF
next Monday evening, 14th inst, at the
usual hour.
C. w. Brewster, who gave such a de-
lightful entertainment in the Opera House
here last month, will be at Salem on We'd
nesday evening next, 10th inst, where he
will perform in the Lecture Hall.
Since the I'd inst. there has been an av-
erage of 900 bushels of white potatoes ship
ped daily from our station, making up to
date a total of about 1900 bushels. The
price paid is thirty-five cents per bushel.
To the owner of a trotting horse who
has a sleigh and robes and a sweetheart
this snowless Winter brings no joy; but
the heart of the unshod tramp is lifted up.
There is no kind of weather that suits ev-
erybody.
At the last session of Gloucester county
courts. an appeal case between j. w.
While, appellee, and Clarkson Ogden, ap-
pellant, was tried, the result being a judg-
ment by the court for While for $13 and
the costs of the suit.
w. p. Lippincott, of the firm of W.P.
Lippincott & Co., stock dealers, is making
a trip through New York state, and will
have here the latter part of next week, a
fine lot of full blooded Holstein heifers and
COWS, several imported animals being
among the lot.
Report has it that two white cap" let
tiers have been received by residents of our
town. The newspapers should devote less
space to the doings of this so-called organ
~ization, then let the authorities enforce
the law in q few instances and the white
cap" craze would soon end.
Congressman Hires on Tuesday rendered
his decision on the appointment OF a cadet
to West Point from this Congressional dis
trict. He names George Horton, OF Mill
vile, Cumberland county, and selects
Isaac w. Higgins, son of Assemblyman
Higgins, of Camden, as alternate.
The horse owned by VIM p. Lippincott,
while standing unhitched in front OF his
residence on Tuesday morning, started OIL
down Main street on a run. Tn animal
was stopped after crossing the pond bridge
in South Woodstown, by a collision with
the horse and wagon of Elisha Reed. NO
damage resulted, except to the harness.
The post-oflice at this p 'ac has been de-
cided o third class office, and the post
master hereafter will be appointed by the
President. and will receive a stated salary,
instead of a salary apportioned on the busl-
ness of the Office. Petitions to President
elect Harrison, in favor of the several can
didates for the position, are already being
circulated.