The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-05-29
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LOCAL NEWS.
Laurel is in bloom.

Hay is sslrco, and advancing il prio,.
The Bank will be closed tomorrow, a
legal holiday.
Assessor G.. II. Richlnan started on his
rounds this week.
Jersey straw berries are now in market,
and retail here at two boxes for a quarter.
Woodstown post.ofice will be closed
tomorrow, Decoration day, from 10 A. NJ.
to 5 P. M. and at 7 O'Clock P. NJ.
Ed. Madara who has been working for =
few weeks past for King & Reeve, has
returned to Elmer, having purchased the
harness business of VIM. IL. Kirby.
An enjoyable dance party was held at
the East Avenue hotel last night, under
the management of Saml. d. White and
Warren Shinn. About forty couples were
present.
The statement going the rounds that
teachers holding first grade certificates
were given a life tenure upon their
positions, is not true. Supt. Chapman says
the bill did not become a law.
The barn party given at George Lippin-
colts, near Auburn, last Friday night, was
a most enjoyable affair. Refreshments were
served by the Misses Lippincott, and the
guests present were very pleasantly enter
tanned.
One of our Main street business men
carries sixty. six thousand dollars insur-
ance on his building and contents, repre-
scented by thirty four policies, on which he
pays a yearly premium of nearly eight
hundred dollars.
The marriage notice Of Ebert Newkirk
and Miss Emma Lawrence, which we
copied from the South J~srssyman, and pub
llshed last week, is without foundation,
some sneaking individual having had it
inserted in that paper.
Sheriff Newell has fixed upon Mondays
as his sale day. it being illegal. under the
recent Saturday half-holiday act, to make
legal sales on that day. 1t is probable
that all legal sales in this county will
hereafter be made on Monday.
Thousands and tens of thousands of
tomato plants are growing in the fields of
John Wallace. in South WoodstowD, hav-
ing grown from the seeds contained in the
refuse from the canning factory spread on
the ground. ana gardeners in need of plants
have been helping themselves freely.
AL. Sutler and VIM. Peterson, colored,
residing in Baileytown, appeared before
Mayor Richman yesterday, and were put
under bonds to keep the peace. Sutler
disputed Peterson's right to some grass
along the railroad which he was cutting,
and they came to blows over the matter.
j. C. Grice is the possessor off curiosity
In tho shape of twin pigs, both perfect in
all their parts, but joined together below
the shoulders. This freak was among a
litter of 10 born last Friday night, and
lived but a short tina. Each part OF the
animal seems complete, there being a
double head, two under jaws, two tongues.
but only three nostrils.
/. Smith Reed, living on the middle road,
just outside the borough limits, narrowly
escaped serious injury from a vicious bull
on Wednesday. Mr.. Reed, who has been
confined to the house by illness for a num-
Der of weeks, had occasion to go into the
barnyard, when he was attacked by a
Holstein bull, thrown down, and in his
enfeebled condition would probably have
received severe usage from the animal,
when his cries for help were heard by his
hired man, who came to his assistance.
He was severely bruised, but 10 bones
were broken.
Over in Sharptownth Methodist friends
nave greatly improved the surroundings Of
the parsonage by removing the barn and
making new fences. Charles Humphreys
has put up a very nice portico in front Of
his house. Frank Kiges has put up a nice
new barn in the rear of his residence.
Jacob Ridgway is about flushing a neat
and comfortable new house on the lot next
10 David NJ. Baker, Esq, and Hews
Crispin has been giving his pleasant resi-
dence a thorough overhauling both Inter.
nal and external. We also learn hat Mr.
Anderson. the new owner OF the canhouse,
intends making some improvements on his
recent purchase.