The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.

fADIH lobby 90 80 ~
Postmaster Hewitt has put in twenty
additional boxes for rental.
Postmaster Hewitt is expecting a supply
of the new issue of postage stamps soon.
A new fence is being erected on the East
avenue front ofE. B.. Humphreys property.
Jos. G. Stretch has just finished a large
refrigerator and ice box for Dunham's
meat market.
An oil painting done by Mrs. Lille Grier
johnson, of Salem, is exhibited in John Ii.
Turner's window.
ssVickery and Victory is the headline
in the baseball news of one of the Phila-
delphia papers On Wednesday.
J. w. While has moved his law office
from e. Atkinson's lot, to a lot on Green
street belonging to Jehu L. Allen.
Freebooter Chas. b. Humphreys has re-
placed a stone bridge on the Auburn road,
near Edw. W. Lippincott's, with a wooden
one.
Arbutus is in bloom. Quite a party of
"Young Americas" went to Harrisonyille
station ON the train last Saturday in search
of the flowers.
VIM. P. Lippincott has decided to build
a house on the south side of Bowen Avenue,
and has given the contract for the same to
Thomas b. Parker.
The bill-boards around town were COW
cred on Wednesday with bills announcing
the visit of Forepaugh's circus to Phila-
delphia and Camden.
The following is a list of letters remain
ing uncalled for in the postoflice in Woods
town. week ending April 9Th: Mr.. Martin
Farrell, Mr.. Robert l.. White, Mr.. Daniel
Haines.
BENZ. Friant, who recently left Woods
town for Pennsgrove, is reported to have
passed a note on Vim. Diver, of Penns-
grove. for $25, on which the name of
George W. Crothers was forged.
Geo. W. Crothers lost three out of the
carload of horses that arrived from Mis-
souri, last week. owing no doubt to the
fact that they had been three days without
water or food. This in our mind is a clear
case for the S. p. G. A.
The annualm meeting of the stockholders
of the Pilesgrove Library Association for
election of trustees and transaction of
usual business will be held at the Library
room, Tuesday evening, April 18th, 1890,
at 7.30 o'clock. E. S. Fogg, Secretary.
Dame Rumor is dealing lightly with the
name of a prominent resident of a village
a few miles distant, and also says that a
married man in town is living in a state of
single blessedness, owning to the depar-
ture of his wife for a more pleasant home.
C. o. Haight, took charge of the Read
ing Railroad station at Glassboro on Mon
day. Mr.. Haight has been station agent
at Gloucester for the past fifteen months.
He proved an efficient officer and won the
esteem of the business men and patrons of
the road.
VIM. B. Foster, the marble mar, has
lust erected a handsome monument, twelve
feet high. in the burial lot of the relatives
of Mrs. John Krom, in the Pittsgrove Bap-
fist cemetery. The lot has also been en-
closed. The monument contains nine in
scriptions.
At the meeting of Borough Council on
Monday night, Charles Hewitt was elected
Marshal to fill the place of Hires Conover,
who resigned the Office. Aspecial meeting
will be held next Monday night, when a re-
preventative of a water-works firm will be
present, to speak OH that question.
John II. Turner, while standing in front
of Clark's restaurant, in Massey's block,
last night, accidentally stepped in the eel
lar window hole in the pavement. and was
thrown against the large plate glass win
dow, breaking it. Fortunately he was not
injured by the falling pieces of glass.
Reports to the weather service show that
the continued wet weather has injurionsly
affected early paintings. Peas are rotting
in the ground to such an extent that re-
planting is necessary. Tn freezing tenn
perature on April 1, 2 and 3 have done
great damage to the early peaches, keifer
pear and strawberries.
Through mistake the announcement of
the monthly gospel prayer meeting for last
Sunday evening was not made. Fol this
reason many thought it would not be held.
1t was, however. Although the attendance
was small tho meeting was very good. The
first Sabbath evening in each month is the
time appointed for this meeting, and it will
be held at 6. 80 o'clock until further notice.
These gatherings are always interesting
and the public are cordially invited.
In another column Mr.. Adam s. Graf
the merits of Heulings' milk
cooler, for which he is agent. Being no
ice this year, and as milk canno he safely
shipped in warm weather unless cooled
down before starting, it will doubtless
prove an acceptable substitute for ice.
Mr.. Graf is an extensive milk producer and
shipper, and it is safe to concl ude that he
is satisfied with the value of this appliance
or he would not buy or offer it for sale. If
you are interested go and see it in opera
ton or write him for particulars.
There will be thousands of dollars sent
out of this county. and in fact every other
county in the State. this summer for ice.
AS this money goes SO far away that we
dare not hope to ever get eyes IN it again,
it makes our people just this much poorer.
What a pity some man in this county don't
own sufficient Of this article grown or
gathered here, so he could sell to the needy
and we might still have the money in cir
c~ulation here instead of sending it all the
way to Maine. However, let's grow all
the sweet potatoes and watermelons we
can and ship up that way and if possible
get as much out of them as they got from
us so as to equalize matters, SO to speak.
OF Interest TO BOarding-i III use Keepers.
Station agent ]. nj. Stafford. of our town,
has received from Assistant General Pass.
Agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad a com
munication requesting him to secure the
names and addresses ofall boa riding houses
in this borough. 1t is the desire Of the
Pennsylvania Co. to secure all possible in
formation as boarding houses, accomoda-
tions, &C., on its suburban lines. A direc-
tory is to be issued and it is designed to
include every house accessible to each