The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-11-14

LOCAL NEWS.

Aaron Coles has been granted an in
crease in his pension.
The fife and drum corps paraded over
town on Tuesday night.
The new game "tiddledywinks, has not
vet reached Woodstown.
A party of gunners recently brought in
a coon weighing IA pounds.
A travelling peddler killed a rabbit near
the depot on Tuesday afternoon.
Some of our fower-loving citizens attend
ed the chrysanthemum show in Philadel-
phia this week.
Gunners in this neighborhood find that
an unusual number of farmers have posted
notices f%orbidding cunning.
Our Hancock's Bridge correspondent
gives an extended account of the fiftieth
anniversary of the Canton Baptist Church,
held last week.
Wilbert Richman has moved his store
goods to the building on East Avenue
formerly occupied by him, recently vacated
by Frank Iredell.
Thomas Ruff has been confined to the
house with illness for several weeks past.
A %jodrneyman from Philadelphia is assist
ing his son VIM. Ruff in the shoe shop.
Rev. L. Myers, of the Pittsgrove Baptist
Church. will address a meeting in the w.
CT. U. room next Thursday afternoon at
three O'Clock. The public is cordially
invited.
A donation visit to the M. E. pastor at
Alloway was made last week, among the
presents being a pumpkin decorated with
bank notes, q Ia the famous WoodstowD
pumpkin.
Letters remaining uncalled for in
Noodstown post-ofice, week ending Nov.
8: Mr.. David Thompson, Mr.. John M.
West, (2) Mrs. Laura Thomas, Jack Mills,
Amos I. Diff.
Rev. Anna Shaw, who pleased our
people so much on the occasion of her
visit a year ago, has been secured to deliver
o lecture on Dec. Sth. Farther particulars
will be given later.
Butter and eggs are both 30 cents; that
is, butter is 30 cents a pound and eggs 81
cents a dozen. This will have to be taxed
to McKinley's list. as all high prices are
charged to the ."Kinley tariff"
Probably the best performance of "Uncle
Toms Cabin ever given in Woodstown,
was that of the Peck & Fursman company
in the Opera House last night. The
audience flied every part of the house.
The next show at the Opera House is
Suns New Phantasma aud Refined Novelty
Co, which comes on Monday, Nov. Gath
Thanksgiving week.. 1t is up to the
standard of the companies that have
already played at this house.
Charles Mount, living on Church street,
while handling a rifle on Sunday, accident.
ally discharged the gun, which was point
ed towards his wife, and the bullet pene-
trated her clothing, making a large bruise
and slight flesh wound ON the thigh.
A prominent business man of Philadel-
phia, who owns a valuable farm in l.. A.
Creek on receiving his tax notice recently,
Immediately rote the Collector that his
tax was not in accordance with the value
of the property and that more should be
added.
An effort will be made to re.organizet the
Band of Hope in the w. G. T. U. room at
3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Mary
Sparks, State Supt Juvenile Work, will
be present, and it is to be hoped that
mothers as we'll as their children, will
attend.
John Hood, who was appointed receiver
for the defunct Merchants Bank of Allan
tic City, filled a summary of the assets
aud liabilities OF the concern at Trenton on
Thursday. Assets on hand, $36, 6S2. 40;
cash in hands of receiver, $50, 907. 81
liabilities unpaid, $51, 017.43.