The Monitor., 1890-04-04

attention OF the tilleIS OF the soil, and I'M
til the harvest is over there will be not
much relaxation. While the farmer is
busy with his stock and lands the good
wife is looking after the chickens, etc.
The special train over our road early
last Friday morning was ordered to bring
physician from Philadelphia whose SER
vices were needed on critical case in
Salem The train cost SIS, that being the
railroad company's charge for the service.
Already have the annual complaints of
s'my neighbours chickens" commenced.
1t is passing strange that many people who
are otherwise good neighbors will allow
their chickens to trespass at will upon the
grounds and gaidens of those living near.
Don't do it,
A prophet of evil on the Pacific slope
has predicted for April 14th an earthquake
that is to swallow up San Francisco, Oak
land, Chicago and New York. This has
caused such terror at Oakland that people
are selling their property at half its value,
preparatory to moving out of harms way.
1t is said that the highest point in Salem
county is hill northeast of Whig Lane.
which is 166 feet above tide water; Mount
Airy is 151 feet, and the hill on which Jos.
Weatherby lives, about two miles south
east of Woodstown, is 149 feet. Any one
of these places are said to be more than
one hundred feet above Woodstown.
]. N. Riley the IIarrisonvile butcher,
was in town or Wednesday with the first
load of shad that we have seen here this
season, and they were beauties. They are
not plenty yet, as Mr.. r. told us that he
bought the catch of thirteen boats to fill
his wants. The price asked for the best
was go cts, which would seem reasonable
thus early in the season.
In talk with ]. II. Peterson, OF the
East Lake Ice Co., yesterday, Mr. Peter
son stated that they intended furnishing
their customers with Eastern ice this sum
mer, provided they could 90 SO without
loss to themselves. The company have
been receiving ice from Philadelphia since
Thanksgiving, but the margin of profit is
very small, the freight rates being heavy.
We had an article in the MONITOR about
tree peddlers and their methods a few
weeks ago, and i'll less than forty eight
hours after it appeared salesman dropped
in on the town and has been here eversi since.
lie will doubtless find plenty of subjects
to work on, as it appears to be the rule,
with farmers especially. to bny of un-
known venders offering unknown goods in
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Having experienced some difficulty in
obtaining some of the books formerly pub
lished in our "Book Offer" list, the same
has been revised again this week. The
list, which will be found on our first page,
now contains about 225 diffe rent volumes.
and if you want your choice out of this
collection send in your name, if not al
ready subscriber, or the name of new
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and secure them.
The Board of Assessors met in the Court
House at Salem yesterday. After consid-
cradle discussion it was moved that the
valuation on real estate be reduced 20 per
cent. This reduction will not take effect
until next year, as the table of rates are
made up from the valuations of last year.
Bank stock was ordered assessed at the
same valuation as last year, viz: Woods
town, $50 per share; Salem City, s100;
Salem National, SIS.
A lawsuit before Justice Holmes and
jury on Wednesday was an action brought
by tinsmith Frank W. Iredell against Jos.
S. Coles, for S1075 balance due him for
work. Coles presented counter-claim of
thirty odd dollars, WHICH he said was the
amount Iredell's work had cost him in dam
ages. lhC jury dlOWCd NoiCS tuC PiiCC VI
two bags Of horse feed which 1redell had
used, giving the latter verdict for the
balance, amounting to nine dollars.
Those who have their clothing made to
measure-and there are scores Of them here
abouts-sh should consult the advertisement
of Carpenter e Mitchell, the popular mer
chant tailors Of Salem, in another column.
These gentlemen know the wants of their
people better than the far away city talors,
have the best cutters and sewers that
money will obtain, and are in position to
show all who call on them one of the incest
lines of suitings and piece goods of foreign
and domestic manufacture that can be seen
in any part of the State. Call on them and
see if You cannot get just as good clothing
made to your own measure for much less
money than you have been paying hereto
fore One of the firm will visit Woods
town every Wednesday to take orders.