The Monitor., 1890-04-04

Bad month for rheumatics.
Asparagus is dainty now.
Shad roe is scarce and dear.
Shad are running up as far as Bristol.
Moths avoid goods wrapped in news
papers.
First mosquitoes of spring have ap-
peared.
The roads in the borough were scraped
yesterday.
VIM. Clark has a large stuffed hawk on
exhibition in his restaurant.
We are in receipt of neat catalogue of
Clark Pettit's Hedgefield nurseries.
George w. Crothers will sell lot of
Western horses at public sale next We'd
nesday, the 9th inst.
A stalk of beautiful Easter lilies may be
seen in the window of Chas. Kings resi-
dence, South Woodstown.
The regular monthly meeting of the Sal
EN- county Board of Freeholders will be
held in Salem next Wednesday.
To-day is ''Good Friday" legal holi-
day in Pennsylvania and other states, but
not legally observed in New Jersey.
1t is said that the electric lights in Will
mingtOn, fifteen miles distant, can be seen
from the hill this side of Richmantown on
clear nights.
w. ii. Bowes, colored, who has been
making his residence in Trenton for the
past ten months, returned home on Mon
day, his time having expired.
Thomas Shull has been at work at odd
moments during the winter months build
ing boat for use this summer, and erect
ed house for the same this week.
Fogg 81 Richman, real estate agents, of
fer at private sale in this issue for the own
err CEas. S. Caffrey, the valuable mill pro-
perty and pond in South Woodstown.
Blu ilder Joseph c. Stretch'is kept contin-
uously busy, and is considering a contract
that has been offered him from party in
Moorestown to erect house at that place.
The following is q list of letters remain
ing uncaled for in the post-olfice at Woods
town, week ending March Goth: Mrs. s. S.
Borden, Mr.. Rathleith, Casper Ware, Eddie
Ricson.
Philip Y. Keen has rented the shop in
Humphreys block, recently occupied as a
barber shop, and will use the same for
livery office and for the sale of segars and
tobacco.
Lambert c. Richman, of Sharptown,
now supplies the residents of this vicinity
with butter from the Lotus creamery at
that place, making deliveries every Mon
day and Friday.
Thomas Green wound up his hog killing
season last week, killing pig about IS
months old raised by himself, which weigh
ed 600 pounds. Mr.. Green has killed 412
hogs during the season.
Dairymen, creamery proprietors, butch
ers and others interested in obtaining a
supply of ice for use during the summer
are requested to meet in McAllister's Hall
on Wednesday, April 9th, at o'clock.
The arrivals at the ''East Avenue dur
ing the past week are: J. N. Waters, II.
W. Rogers. VS.. Taylor, Philadelphia;
III. W. Bardwell Trenton; w. B. William
son, Buffalo; N. Reeve, Haddonfeld.
A severe thunder storm passed over this
vicinity about four o'clock last Friday af-
ternoon. During the storm lightning
struck a large tree opposite the residence
of Mrs. Fannie Richman, near Richman-
town.
ID. r. Cruise, tho parer hanger, has been
sick at his fathers home down at Dorches-
ter He writes that he is better now and
hopes to be in Woodstown again, and
ready for business about the 10th of this
month.
A horse driven by a son of Henry B.
Richman, of the Lotus creamery, became
frightened just over the creek bridge on
Salem street on Wednesday, turned short
around and upset the wagon, smashing
the top.
A party of young folks from Woodstown
attended the Theodore Thomas Symphony
concert at the Academy of Music in Phila-
dolphin on Saturday evening, returning to
Woodbury. on the late train, from which
place they drove home.
The Yonng Mems Alliance, connected
with the NJ. f.. Church at this place, con-
template holding a strawberry festival
soon, the arrangements and everything to
be carried out solely by them, without
the aid of the women of the church.