The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-01-16
LOCAL NEWS.

The railroad pay-car came down the
Sa lem branch on Tuesday.
We notice quite a number of plants of
the Chinese sacred lily in windows about
town.
Do your scarlet napkins and red border
ed towels fade? Wash them in boraK and
water.
Woods.own will supply enough cases
at Court next week to occupy nearly all
the term.
John WEIGH, living near the Almshouse,
has lost five hogs this week with the
cholera.
Chas. 2. Reeves is meeting with much
success in his canvass for T~almage's book,
From Manger to Throne"
Monday evening next will be the time
for the annual payment OF dues, for the Y.
W. G.. r. U. DON'T forget the date, Jan.
10Th.
Our correspondents from n~eighborlng
towns Guido themselves this week, as
their bright aud interesting letters will
show.
Letters remain uncalled for in the
Woodstown postofice, for Miss Maria
Wood, Mrs. Maria Williams, Mr.. Frank
Kirby.
If you expect to have a public sale OF
real or personal property, try the MONITOR
as an advertising medium. 1t has a large
circulation in this and the bordering
counties.
Anthony Kiligore has purchased a 80
acre farm in Pennington, which he VIII
turn into a stock farm. The price paid
was about $4,000.
The property of Charles o. Green, in
South Woodstown. sold at Slcriffs sale
on the 3D. inst, was purchased by John
Holmes, for $500.
Rev. Father Dernest, formerly ofSalem,
is now stationed at Woodstown in charge
of the Catholic church here. Services are
held every Sunday morning.
Coal dealer VIM. B.. Hitchner now has
about 100 tons of small stove coal in his
yalds. He will not be able to secure any
more when his present stock is exhausted.
The storm from the southeast on Sunday
was accompanied by a heavy wind, which
lifted a new wagon house on the farm
occupied by Benz. Crispin off its founda-
ton.
Oliver Keen one OF the participants in
the Christmas night fight in Woodstown,
was given a hearing before Mayor Richman
on Monday and held in $500 bail for his
appearance at court.
l.. B. Wright, our South Woodstown
carriage builder, reports that during 1891
he sold 90 road carts. and 10 buggies and
II jump-seat carriages of his " make,
besides other wagons.
Don't be SO foolish as to intrust 81 OF
your funds to Al agent who promises to
send you a pair of pants. He is a slick
swindler and has coined considerable mon-
ey in different places up the State.
Our hardware dealers sold all the skates
they could get last week and missed sales,
we are told, on nearly as many as they
sold, because they could not get their
orders filled By the wholesale dealers in
the city.
The D'Esta Novelty and Comedy Com
pany will give a performance in the Opera
House of this place on Friday night of next
week. ed inst. Harry D'Esta, the proprie-
tor of this company is we'll known in this
vicinity, and he promises a good show.
The proceeds will 70 to the benefito o. the
Woodstown Fife and Drum Corps.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank OF Woodstown
held on Tuesday, resulted in the election
of the following directors: Samuel H.
Weatherby, VIM z. Flitcraft. Nathan
Thorne. Isaac X. Lippincott. Edwin Col
son. James Benezet, VIM. Nj. Weatherby,
Chas. e. Allen, L. Smith Bassett. The
directors reelected the old officers, a.
follows: President, James Benezet; Cash
Ter, VIM. Il. Fiitcraft; Teller, |. Z. shinn
Solicitor, L. $. Fogg.