The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-10-31
LOCAL NEWS.

lee formed on still water last night.
Collector Reeve has distributed his tax
notices.
John Quirk lost valuable cow on on
day night.
L. B. Wright disposed of two carriages
yesterday.
Thanksgiving will come on the 9th of
November.
Clean up the old rifle for to-morrows'
onslaught.
The registry boards had an easy time of
it on Tuesday.
The work Of frescoing the NJ. E. church
is progressing nicely.
Sunday schools arc already arranging
Christmas programmes.
Friends monthly meeting was held in
Mullica Hill on Tuesday.
Frost has touched up the persimmon,
which is now tcothsome.
George w. Crothers is erecting addi-
tional sheds in his livery yard.
Corn husking is now under full operation
among our farming population.
Frank Harris is attending lectures at a
medical college in Philadelphia.
A dance party was given at the residence
OF Josiah Daniels on Wednesday night.
The ground was covered by a heavy
white frost this morning, the first this fall.
a masquerade party was held at the
residence of David F. Davis on Tuesday
evening.
The quarterly meeting of the Salem
county Medical Society will be held next
Wednesday.
w. P. Lippincott e Co. will sell a drove
of COWS, heifers and bulls at the Fair
Grounds next Thursday.
Delaware River Railroad trains are run
ming again after a delay of three days,
caused by washonts along the road.
Carpenter George Foster and force of
workmen are putting up the booths and
ratings in the polling places this week.
The railroad bridge over the pond is
completed, and the force of men who have
been working on it left o yesterday.
School has been closed since Wednes-
day, while the teachers are in attendance
at the Institute being held in Atlantic City.
Its our opinion that Woodstown can
Furnish more scandal to the square inch
than any town of its size in South Jersey.
One of Woodstown's recently married
couples nave decided to dissolve partner
ship, aud the wife has gone home to live
with her parents.
Geo. W. Crothers has found the wagon
lost by a drunken man who hired it several
weeks ago, at George Conover's, Lincoln,
with the shafts broken.
We have received a report of an ex-
cellent address delivered by State Secre-
tary Franklin Dye before the Middlesex
County Board of Agriculture, Oct. 18th.
Robt, c. Godfrey, of Cumberland county,
has been appointed by the trustees to fill
the p~rincipalship of the public school,
made vaca Mt by the resignation of N. ID.
Avis.
A Philadelphia firm who contemplate
publishing It business directory of Salem
and Cumberland counties have their repre-
sentative in town this week making the
necessary inquiries.
Marble man Vim. B. Foster, has finish
ed aud will erect This week over the grave
ofDr. l.. w. Reed in the Presbyterian
cemetery a handsome Quincy granite mon
ument, of modern design.
It. is said that the Watertown Insurance
Ga. of New York. has notified the agent,
MI. Berauls, of Vineland, to cancel all
insurance policies on all barns in which
sweet potatoes are stored.
The result of the vote in the Woodstown
NJ. e. Church on Wednesday night on the
admission of women as lay delegates to
general conferences was IA votes against
and 10 in favor of their admission.
The following letteis remain uncaiied
for In the Woodstown post-office, week
ending Oct. 25th: Mrs. Jane Horsey, Mrs.
Herman Miller, Miss AddieW Warner. James
Ii. Howell, John Hawn, Geo. Williams.