The Monitor., 1891-10-09

dozen pants aud shirts, over five hundred
dozen Of them for pantaloons alone.
Some artistic carving is being done by
stonecutter on the pillars each side of the
entrance to the new Bank building, aud
the artist usually has an interested
audience.
Several meetings with view of institut.
ing course of University Extension lec-
lures in Woodstown have recently been
held, but nothing definite has yet been de-
termined on.
A few weeks hence Venus will be the
brilliant star of the evening in the SOUTH
west. 1t shines with vivid whitish light,
and is always brighter than any other star
in its vicinity.
Ten dollars for the best loaf of bread
made from sugar-coated yeast will be
awarded by the proprietors of this make OF
yeast. Read the particulars of the con-
test elsewhere.
Under the amendment to the Werts law,
the second meeting of the Boards of Regis
try and Election will be held at the same
places as the first, but between the hours
of and p. M.
The manager of the Madame Fry Con-
cert Company was in town on Saturday
| endeavoring to secure church or organi-
| zation to play the company in Woodstowp,
| but was not successful.
The fall and winter schedule of trains on
our railroad went into effect on Tuesday,
| and the changes in time will be found at
| the head of this page. The Sunday trains
are the only ones changed.
| 'fhe delegates from Pilesgrove township
| to the Democratic convention held at
Pennsville yesterday were James Sharp,
John Elton, James Featherer, George
Watson and John c. Nensteal.
Officers Duffy and Hewitt attempted the
arrest of some colored men who were act
Ing disorderly in front Of the Baptist
Church on Saturday night, but they made
dash and succeeded in escaping.
| Clark Pettit's noted stallion, Bellman,
arrived from Boston on Monday, and was
driven into Woodstown on Tuesday by
Mr.. Petit. sBellman took third money
in the stallion stake race at Boston on
Thursday.
| The present cold wave is as remarkable
as was the warm wave that preceded 1t,
the temperature Tuesday being 6 degrees
below the normal for the season, while on
Monday 1t was II degrees above the nor
NAL average.
| The work of securing signers to petit
tions fer an official Prohibition ballot at
the coming election is progressing rapidly,
and those at work report most generous
| reception from mary of the members Of
each of the other parties.
Among the business places destroyed by
the big fre on Delaware avenue, Philadel-
phia, on Monday Of last week, was that of
Frank Ware Of Woodbury.. Mr.. Ware
saved all his meats without loss, but his
office fixtures were ruined.
A lot of quilting cotton in one of the
slow windows of E. 3. Humphreys cor
rer store caught fire on Monday evening
from spark from match, as the lamps
were being lighted, but was exiting uished
before any damage was done.
The performance of the "Joshua Simp-
kins" company in the Opera House last
Friday night was attended by large
audience. The play and company were of
much merit, and an unusually good
orchestra discoursed splendid music be-
tween the acts.
At the W. G. T. U. meeting yesterday
Mrs. Dan Ware was elected delegate to the
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this month, and Mrs. Carrie Andrews,
alternate. The President, Mrs. Anna F.
Souder is delegate by virtue OF her
Office.
John l.. Brewer, the noted wing shot of
the world, on Saturday, distinguished him.
self by killing 80 out of 100 pigeons at
Stockton Park. He missed his eighty
seventh bird. Ex-Judge Wescott, also a
crack shot, won 5000, having bet that
Brewer wo uld kill 0S.
The West Jersey Driving Club will hold
another matinee at the Fair grounds to-
morrow. There will be 2.45, $50. min.
and three-year-old classes. Mr.. Clark
Petit has also consented to drive BELL
man" (record 2.171) an exhibition mile.
Races will be called at 1.30 p. m.
| Mrs. Mary J. Weaver, State Superin-
| tendent Evangelstic work in New York,
and Mrs. Helen Rice, of Batavia, Supt.
| Social Purity in that State, will give
| series of addresses In Salem county, under
w. C. T. Z. auspices. the last week in
October. They will speak in Woodstown
on the 9th inst.
Tie members of the travelling companies
performing at the Opera House are as q
| rule somewhat superstitious, and it is i'm
possible to persuade some of them to &C.
cupy room No. 13 at the East Avenue
hotel, they having a dread Of anything
bearing that supposed unlucky number.
The number of room 13 has therefore teen
changed.
In accordance with instructions from the
Postmaster General, Postmaster Mulford,
of Salem, has been making visit of In
spection to the offices over the county. He
visited Woodstown Office on Tuesday, and
terward, in company with Postmaster
]. n. Hewitt, was driven to Auburn, Ped
ricktown, Pennsgrove and Sharptown.
The delegates elected last night to rep
resent Pilesgrove township In the Repub-
lisan convention next Tuesday were Jos.
G.. Borton, ]. II. Peterson, Edwin Colson,
Henry Gardiner Jos. X. Lippincott for
the North Precinct, and AL. Morgan, II. w.
Austin, Saml. Carney, VIM. B. Foster
and VIM. Henry johnson for South
precinct.