The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-03-07

Owing to the bad weather, w. w. Fox
sold but two horses at his sale on Satur-
day. Mr.. Fox and family moved on We'd
nesday to Bridgeton, where he will here
after make his home, taking charge OF the
stables formerly occupied by Tuft 81 rox.
The well-wishes of a number of friends go
with him.
VIM. W. Fox and wife were agreeably
surprised by a host of friends walking into
their residence, on West avenue, On Satur-
day afternoon last. A good time was had
by all and at a late hour the guests, num-
boring forty, departed with many wishes
that prosperity might follow the couple TO
their new home in Bridgeton.
The semi-annual convention of the Salem
county w. C. r. U. will be held in Allo-
way, on Thursday, April Sd. The executive
committee of the county met in the room of
the Woodstown Union yesterday and made
out an interesting programme of exercises.
Mrs. a. M. Hammer, of Newark, will adj
dress a mass meeting in the evening.
If the s'horse controversy continues
with much more force, some of our papers
will have to give up about half of their To-
cal page each week to it. AS to the rela-
tive qualities or speed of the animals in
question, we NOW nothing, but one thing
has been developed, that our friend Clark
Petit can write a letter and writeit we'll.
A fish dealer at Long Branch has en-
ployed a novel plan to secure ice. He has
filled his icc-house to a depth of eight feet
with solidly packed snow. Over this he
has poured water which he expects will
freeze and incrnst the snow. He has no
doubt that the CONCEALED mass will last all
through the summer and will preserve his
fish in warm weather.
A conference of the New Jersey Y's will
be held in New Brunswick on the 22d of
this month. No delegates are appointed,
but all Y's and their friends are invited.
Arrangements are being made to rave a
| special car on the 8 o'clock train from
Camden. All who desire to share this car
are requested to send void by the 10Th to
the Supt. of the Us, Fannie c. milford,
Millville, N. J.
Mr.. S. V. Jones, of Aldine, states that
the item published last week, saying that
he had decided not to buy poultry during
the coming summer on account OF the
|, scarcity of ice, is incorrect. The article
was taken from another paper, and we sup
| posed it to be correct. Mr.. Jones states
| that he will continue in the poultry bust
| ness ss usual, ice or no ice, and we gladly
make the correction.
An ice company has been formed at
Trenton, with a capital of $3.50, 600. The
i~ncorporators are residents of New York
City and Mercer county. Extensive build
ings will be erected at once. The machin-
cry will have a capacity of 125 tons of pure
clear ice a day, and will cost S135, 600.
Blocks of ice will be made A inches long,
90 inches wide and nearly a foot thick,
weighing $40 pounds.
This is the season when the man with
the 2-year-old colt which is believed to be
speedy wonders what he is to do with all
the money that the beast is going to win
for him on the race-track. A year hence,
Just as likely as not, the colt will be pull
ing a street car and the man will lack the
necessary fare required by a grasping
corporation for the privilege of riding in
the car. Such arc the vicissitudes of for
tune.
The female members of the " oodstewn
Grange will be entertained at supper to-
morrow Saturday evening at the expense
of the men, the same being the forfeit OF
the losers in the recent literary contest cid
between the brothers and sisters of the or
ganization. The supper will be given at
the EAST Avenue hotel, at half past six
o'clock, and it is expected that about one
hundred members and invited guests will
partake of the hospitality OF the brothers.
One of the latest novelties in church en-
tertainments is the shoe social. The ladies
are all arranged behind a screen so that
only their shoes can be seen by the men.
The price generally ranges from 10 to 90
cents, and the purchaser has no idea whose
shoes he has selected. Blu when he claims
the purchased property he receives the
wearer also and conducts her to supper,
and supplies her with other deiieaeies as
she will accept them. OF course, the size
of the foot is not Indicative of the capacity
of the owner for storing away the delicacies.