The Monitor., 1891-03-13

Ell III w OOuSLOVn dUOut Apfii lSC. lnOSe
interested in dressmaking will please call
on Miss A. Abbott for particulars.
A horse and wagon owned by James
Abbott, while heavily loaded in the rear of
Frank Davis residence on Tuesday, back
ed into the pond, but the horse was un-
harnessed and rescued before receiving
any injury.
The name of Miss Jessie Colson is
mentioned in connection with the election
for school trustees, which will be held next
week. 1t is time that women were re-
presented in school affairs, and we believe
Miss Colson we'll fitted for the position.
Carolina Earle White, President of the
Womcn's branch of the Pennsylvania
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, will address the Band of Hope
and the school children in the Sunday
school room of the NJ. E. church this
(FIiday) afternoon at 8 80 O'clock.
Basil Luckett, familiarly known as
.Sweet Basilo while returning home
across fields from work att John G. Turner s
after dark Wednesday night lost his bear.
ings, in the rear of the farm occupied by
Joshua While. Mr.. While heard his cries
for help, and sent Basil on the right road
rejoicing.
Nicholas Justice, who for several years
past has had charge of Charles S. Caffrey s
stock farm, moved from this place to
Bridgeton last week where he will have
charge of several trotters, which he will
work on the Association track. Messrs.
Counselman and Ceilings now have charge
of the Caff,ey Stud place.
Charles Creamer lately of Auburn. de-
slres to correct false impression concern
ing his departure from that place, mention
ed in recent Auburn letter in this paper.
Mr.. Creamer states that he left Auburn To
accept business engagement elsewhere,
and that there was nothing mysterious
connected with his departure.
Isaac B. Coles, of this place. sold on
Monday 70 James J. Davidson, of Swedes-
boro. the brown gelding Frank Wilks,
trial 2299 for a nice sum. He took the
black mare Lonise, record 2 81 / trial Q 28,
as part payment. She was sired by Gen.
eral Knox, and adds one more to the num-
Der Of highly bred brood mares of Salem
county.
Josiah Dubois who has lived all his days
so far as we know, in Upper Pcnn's Neck
township, died yesterday aged 81 years.
MIR. D. had been in poor health for some
time and his decease was not unexpected.
His funeral takes place on Sunday after
noon from the residence of his son-in Law
John Shultz, below Wiley school house.
Burial at Pilesgio owe burial ground.
Apple blossoms ia all their natural
beauty and fragrance were seen in a New
York drawing room on Wednesday, says
the n. Y. Sun. They were cuttings from
a New Jersey orchard. and three weeks
before had been bare whips upon tree.
They had been pdt in water and set in
window in the sun. Cherry blooms can
be brought out TIE same way, and the
lilac is very susceptible to this treatment,
a little lime bsing put in The water in their
case
Most of the travellers on our railroad who
have noticed the new building being erect
ed alongside the platform at South Glou-
cester station think that it is to be used
for station purposes, but such is not the
case. 1t is nothing more or less than one
of Gloncester's many saloons, which some
enterprising rum seller has seen fit to
erect directly along the track at that point.
We don't know how the railroad company
feel about 1t, but we should think they
would make strong effort to have that
saloon placed somewhere else.
Wn. Costello, living above Harrisonville,
died suddenly last Monday night. He had
been free from sickness all bis life until
attacked by la grippe. Since then his
health has not been good, although he was
out as late as last Friday. He ate good
supper at the usual time, and seemed as
well as usual, bnt he died in the night be-
fore Dr. Ashcrlft could reach him. Heart
disease is supposed to have caused his
~ p,vrJip W. nnfifiaI hut
a jury was not deemed necessary The
funeral will take place this (Friday)
morning. He leaves family and a large
circle of relatives and friends to mourn his
loss.
Foxes have been a great annoyance to tie
farmers wives around Auburn, who in
some cases have had their entire chicken
CROP destroyed by them. Therefore tie
young men and olders ones too. for that
matter, thereabout have issued decree to
anuihilate them, in some manner, If possi-
BILE. To this end Thomas aud Robert Feitl-
erer set large steel trap and last week
captured an old time red one, that looked
as though he might have been one of the
managers of the colony. These animals
have got to be a nuisance and the sooner
they are all trapped and killed the better.
1t Is estimated that they destroy hun
dred of dollars worth ofpoultry every year
in this county.
District Clerk Geo NJ. Anlrews has is
sued call to the legal voters of school
district No. 26, for the annual election oi
trustees s, 10 be held in Woodstown public
school house on Tuesday evening next,
17th inst, at 80 o'clock. AT this meet
ing will be submitted the question OF in
creasing the number of trustees from tbree
to five, as provided for by Revised Statute
Sec. No. 80 of the state school law, theie
being over 500 children of school age IN
the district, according to the school CEN
sus of 1850 There is a sentiment III favor
of max ing The increase in the number oil
trustees and of electiDg one or more wo-
men to fill these positions. We hope
this will be carried out.
Personal.
Miss Pauline Ruff is assisting Postmaster
Hewitt in the post-otice.
Thomas Green, who has been laid up for
the last four weeks, is now getting better.