The Monitor., 1890-04-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Woodstown Gamers have contracted for
their tomatoes at Sc per ton.
John W. Dickinson has been filling up
his lot on Dickinson street this week.
E. G. Haines shipped one of his can-fil-
lers this week to canning firm in Nir-
gina.
A member of the ice syndicate is quoted
as saying that ice will go to 500 ton be-
fore the summer is over.
The sale of the personal effects of Sam1
Ballipger, decd, will be held by admins
traitor Jos. n. Reeve to-day.
Mrs. Laura M. l.. Pancoast read paper
on Christian Science at the meeting of the
w. G. t. U. yesterday afternoon.
To.day-Arbor Day-will be celebrated
in the public school here by appropriate
exercises, but no trees will be planted.
The next meeting of the Salem County
Teachers Association will be held in
Woodstown, probably on the first Satur-
day in May.
A lot of eggs brought to one of the
stores a few days ago, were found to be
hard boiled. They were probably left
over from Easter.
John Elton's horse ran from the Metho-
dist Church ON Sunday to the bridge at
the upper end of town, where it was cap
tnred, the only damage being strained
wheel.
Postmaster Whitaker, of Pennsgrove,
sent 0I-pound shad toPresident Harrison
on Monday. The fish was caught by -
Devendorf, and was the largest taken this
season.
A meeting OF the Pilesgrove Prohibition
society is called for next Monday night, to
- -,e ID MI, a.
at 7.3O o'clock. A full attendance of MEM
bers is requested
The temperature last Sunday at o clock
was 49o, at 12 o'clock $50, and at it
reached SIC, tho highest point ever re-
corded up to a similar date in April, ac-
cording to signal service records.
Jane Ballnger, who has been confined in
the insane department of the County Aims
house since 1853, died onWednesday. Death
was in this instance probably a welcome
relief. The funeral will take place to-mor-
row.
The arrivals at the ''East Avenue for
the past week are A. S. Anderson, Mary
Ford, II. De Stillfried. w. H. Dobbins,
Chas E. Fernburg, Philadelphia; N. r.
Tatum, Wilmington; II. w. Bardwell,
Trenton; s. Lecroy, Camden.
There will be a bible reading under the
direction of Miss Lidie Turner next Mon
day evening in the W. c. T. U. room. A
cordial invitation is extended to anyone
who will attend. All members of the Y's
are requested to be present.
We want steady. wida-awake, reliable
correspondents in Swedesboro, Mullica Hill.
Daretown, Pedricktown, Yorktown Pitts
grove and Whig Lane. Fair inducements
will be offered to satisfactory parties.
Write to this office for particulars.
In conversation the other day with G.
G.. Shnte, living near Harrisonv lille, we
learned that of the family of five men. (his
father two brothers and brother in law,
none of them had ever drank drop of
spirits or used tobacco in any form.
List of letters remaining uncalled for in
the post office at Woodstown, week ending
April 14th Mr.. Wm. Thomas, Mr.. Chas.
S. Marshall, Mrs. Jane Moore, Miss Eve
lima johnson, Miss Martha Kirby (2), Mr..
VIM. Huett, Mrs. David Hewitt, Henry
Barber
The roost of Josiah Humphreys, living
on the Salem road, was entered on Monday
night, and about thirty chickens, which
were to have been marketed tie next morn
ing, were taken. The thieves took away
their haul in wagon, tracks ST winch
we're found.
We are in receipt Of 12-page special
edition of the Chattanooga, Tenn. Repnb-
lican, published by f. w. Mattson, son Of
our townsman VIM. S. Mattson, which
contains interesting matter and illustra-
tions concerning Chattanooga and sur
rounding towns.
j. H. Peterson, of the East Lake Ice CO.,
purchased a carload go tons) of Eastern
~. 10 <hfao ofo
tion to-day. Mr.. Peterson has rented the
barn near the depot, which he has fitted
up for an ice house, and will mako deliv-
cries from there this summer.
Chicken thieves are again at work, this
time in North Woodstown. On Tuesday
night Mrs. Hannah B. Smith missed thr-
teen good-sized chickens and four hens,
and during last week the hen roosts of
VIM. P. Lippincott and James G. Pan
coast were entered. Keep a sharp lookout
for this prowler.
special meeting of the Borough Coun-
Gil was held on Monday night, but the
representative who was to appear to speak
on water-works was not present. MIR.
Wistar, of Salem, representing the r. ID.
Wood Co., of Millvlle, was in attendance,
and his company will probably estimate
on the works soon.
Len Bachman, who has charge of Dun
hams meat wagon, keeps everything as
clean and tidy as the most exacting house
wife does her kitchen. He is active and
accurate, never picks up piece of meat
at the wrong side or wrong end, and never
makes a miscut. Len certainly knows
how to handle meat, and the best of all is
that his patrons like him because he is
trustworthy, obliging and gentlemanly.
The change in the temperature Monday
night, though somewhat sudden, was very
agreeable, and suggested to those who felt
disposed to lay aside their hannels and take
down their stoves and heaters, that it will
be prudent to delay such matters Tor a
fortnight or SO. There is no adage more
truthful than that zone swallow does not
make summer" Equally true it is that
one or two warm April days cannot be ac-
cepted AS unfailing evidence that spring
has come TO stay.
On Friday, 25th inst. and May Cd, at
7.30 p. NJ, lecture will be given in the
lecture room of the Baptist church by the
pastor, r. II. Albin. on "The great
city of London, the largest city in the
world" touching upon its history, scenes
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