The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-11-21
LOCAL NEWS.

J. NJ. Hewitt has refused an offer of
81, 600 for Camilla"
w. P. Lippincott is in York state select
ing another lot of COWS for sale in this
market.
Thos. Green killed this week for Barney
McCloskey, two bogs weighing 443 and
416 pounds.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
hold a sociable in the Baptist chapel next
Friday evening.
Hay is selling at $40 to s12 a ton, but at
the latter price the farmer delivers it to
the BUYERS barn.
A combined hail, snow, and wind storm
OF several minutes duration passed over
town on its way South shortly after noon
yesterday.
John II. Turner has a telephone line
running from his furniture ware-rooms to
his residence, corner Main street, and
Dickinson avenue.
The days are growing ~provokingly short
at both ends for those who have anything
to do. To those who haven't it doesn't
make much difference where the day be-
gins or ends
We have received a catalogue of the
trotting bred horses to be sole at public
sale at Disston's Pleasant Valley Stock
farm tomorrow. The sale promises to be
largely attended.
The religious services held at the Aims
house last Sunday, conducted by Friends,
were well attended and of much interest.
Joel Borton and Priscilla NJ. Lippincott
were the speakers.
A piano dealer says that turpentine and
sweet oil, half and half, is a proper prepa-
ration to use in Frightening and cleaning a
piano. Apply with a soft rag and polish
with channels skin.
A wreck of two of the cars on the
freight at Clarksboro late Wednesday
afternoon della yed our late train down over
three hours, it reaching Woodstown some
time after ten O'Clock.
Henry Parkison, colored, arrested on
Saturday night for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct, WAS committed by Mayor
Richman to Salem Jail for thirty days, it
being his second off ense.
On Monday, Dec. LIST, the Y's. will give
a peanut party at their room. The pro-
gramme win be an interesting one and pro-
fitable to both mind and body. Young
people are earnestly invited.
The following letters emain uncalled
for in the post-ofice at Woodstown, week
ending Nov. 18th: Mrs. Martha Cole,
Mary Eldredge, Mrs. Saml. johnson, Mr..
Tonson karer, Clarence Steelman.
SIMS Phantasma Company that are to
be at the Opera House on Monday evening,
are playing all this week in Trenton, and
will come from there to Woodstown on
Monday. The Trent on papers praise the
show highly.
Improvements have recently been made
in the electric burglar alarm at the First
National Bank, and a new telephone line
connecting the banking house with the
residence of Cashier VIM. u. Flitcraft has
been erected.
Music teacher Ii. d. Flanagan, of Salem,
succeeded on Wednesday evening last in
organizing a good size class in music, in
the w. G. T. Z. room. There is still a
chance for others to join. The class will
meet every Wednesday evening.
At the meeting in the w. C. I. U. room
last Saturday afternoon, the Band of Hope
was reorganized, under the superinten-
denoy of Mrs. Annie Flitcraft. Meetings
will be held every Saturday afternoon, and
the children are invited to attend to-mor-
o W
A ''pie-eat," gotten up by the male
members of the NJ. 4. Church was held at
the residence of Frank Carney last night,
and over $40 cleared for the window fund.
One dollar admitted gentleman with ladies,
and entitled them to pie during the
evening.
The officials Of the First National Bank
have notified the firm of w. p. Lippincott
& Co. that they desire possession of their
lately purchased premises. corner Main
and Salem streets, on March 25th, next,
when work on the proposed new banking
house will probably be commenced.
VIM. Snelbaker has enclosed +. Y.
Keen's lot in S~harptown Cemetery with
neat posts and ratings. Mr.. s. also this
week placed at the grave of Capt. James
Engles, a neat head. stone. The lettering
on stone states that James Engles was
captain of Company E., 10th Reg, Conn.
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