The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-10-23
LOCAL NEWS.

The hrst frost OF the season was observed
last Saturday morning.
Charles Hewitt has commenced the ereo.
ten of a new house on Mill street.
Edw. Colson is erecting a barn in
the rear of his Grant avenue residence.
Tuesday was like an April day in the
variety and character of the weather it
furnished.
Geo. w. Crothers has given up his livery
stables at Atlantic City, and brought his
horses home.
Dunham's sausage are now in the mar
ket, and are up to their former high
standard.
The freight was delayed several hours
at Asbury on Morday afternoon, owing to
a breakdown.
Harry Recap has gone to Glassboro 10
assist in finishing up the new Bank which
il being built there.
Pllesgroye township registry list con-
tains S7S names, 423 in North precinct,
and 400 in South precinct.
Bird geton and Woodstown will be the
only two towns in South Jersey visited tY
the "Crazy Lot" company.
Rumor has it that a shoe factory is to be
started in the building being erected in the
rear of Dunham's meat market.
We were presented last Friday with a
twig of apple blossoms in full bloom from
the orchard of N. r. Lippincott.
ga Crazy Lott at the Opera House next
Tuesday night viii be probably the finest
performance given there thiss season.
Tho mor1 mn tho tnvvor Of tho orr harl-
building is nearing completion, and the
plasterers and carpenters will soon take
charge.
The next eclipse will be a total eclipse
of the moon on November 10Th, in the
early evening, and visible in this locality.
Watch for it.
j. Ii. Peterson & Son for the past three
weeks have been servin e Eastern ice to
their customers. They unloaded the
second car load yesterday.
The first car load Of cord wood ever re-
ceived at Woodstown came over the road
from Elmer this week for Thomas M. Tay-
lor to use in his brick kiln.
Weather Prophet Foster says that Phil
adelphia aud vicinity will have very hot
weather again about October %, followed
Immediately by severe cold.
The man who believes that a horse chest
nut carried in his pocket will drive away
rheumatism, is now laying in a stock of
that Ito him at least) desirable article.
Like all other fruit this year the deli
cious and fragrant teaberry Cor winter
green) is most abundant; and now that
they are ripe, teaberry parties are in order.
The manager Of The Opera House
guarantees the 'Crazy Lot" company,
which appears next Tuesday, 10 be the
best that has visited the town this season.
The annual meeting of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will
be held in the Grand Jury room at Salem,
on Saturday October 31st, 1891 at II a. m.
We have in hand the remainder of
'Ruth's'' report of the State w. G. T. u.
convention at Salem, but regret that space
and time will not permit its Insertion this
week.
The following uncalled for letters remain
in the Woodstown post office: Miss Bessie
X. Cooper, Mr.. William S. Johns, Warren
w. Dubois, Mr.. c. Hudson, MIR. j. NJ.
Greeves.
w. III. Compton, of this office, has gotten
up a neat and creditable programme for
the Opera House, and utilities the border
spaces for the cards and advs. of our bust
ness men around town.
We certainly do need a second rsilr DAD
almost as badly, some think, az we needed
the first one. If the Reading people would
run down this way they would lind plenty
of friends aud patrons hereabont.
Don't forget the temperance meeting IN
the Baptist Church next Tuesday night. to
be addressed by Mrs. Mary j. Weaver and
Mrs. Helen G.. Rice, Of New York.
Admission free, and ali welcome.