The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-10-30
LOCAL NEWS.
,w-e'en" to morrow night.

sHallow-e'en" to morrow night.
The temperance lecture held In the Bap-
fist Church on Tuesday evening was well
attended.
Frank Peterson, living on the Eli Kirby
farm, at Richmantown, lost a horse on
Wednesday night from peritonit is.
Thu teachers and trustees of the public
schools met for organization on Monday
highs, and will hereafter meet every month.
The Democratic lights of the county
held a pow-wow or love-feast at their head
quarters in Woodstown on Wednesday
evening.
The pupils OF the public schools are en-
ioying a three days vacation, to allow the
teachers to attend the Institute being held
at Atlantic City.
New Orleans Gorton's Ministries in the
Opera House next Friday night, Nov. 9th,
one of the best companies now on the road.
Don't fail to see their street parade.
The following uncalled for letters re-
main in the Woodstown post-ofice: JOS
eph Dill, Elk Hodge, Mrs. Mary Mas,
NJ. A. Thomas, Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders,
VIM. Span.
Theordore Holton. of ~Pilesgrove, raised
this year 5046 baskets of sweet potatoes on
105, 600 hills. Joseph Atkinson was his
trucker. This is very nearly five baskets
to the 100 hills.
Miss A. NJ. Archambault, the artist,
who has recently given two lessons in
Woodstown, to finish up the course inter
rupted in the winter by sickness, has in
contemplation a years residence in Europe
to pursue her art studies. She will start
next month.
A special meeting of Borough Council
was held on Monday evening, to take action
in regard to a misunderstood condition in
the bid of George j. Kennedy, of Philada ,
for boring an experimental artesian well.
The bid was accepted, with the price read
ing SO so per foot, instead of 81. 90, for all
boring over 800 feet deep.
Thieves made a raid on John G.. Rich
mans hennery in North Woodstown on
Saturday night last, taking several chick
ems. Several visits have been made by the
thief or thieves during the summer, and
Mr.. Richmau says about $50 birds have
been stolen altogether. Mr.. Richman
killed all the remaining fowls on Monday,
thus saving the thief the trouble of making
another visit.
The Young Friends Temperance Liter
airy Socitty seems gradually growing in
interest, and the meeting held at the pleas
anu UCuit VI W. llCuly IL ~ Up
pincott, to most who were in attendance
was a most enjoyable one. The next meet
ing of the society will be held atAa gustus
G. Norris on the 6th prox. when Vol. l,
No. | of the society's paper will be read.
Bring a friend along with you.
Casimir p. Davis, who was committed
to the Trenton Insane Asylum about "
months age, died suddenly at that institu-
ton on Saturday last, apoplexy being
stated as the cause. The remains of the
deceased were moved to the residence of
Chas. J. King, at this place, on Sunday.
Interment was made in the Marlboro Gem
etery on Tuesday, after the friends of the
deceased had paid their last respects to his
memory.
Judge Reed made a hit with those
familiar With the promptness CD OF trains
on the Elmer and Salem branch of the
West Jersey railroad last week. The
train was over an hour late, delaying the
opening of Court until IL. 80. The Judge,
upon taking bis seat, simply remarked:
ii came from Bridgeton over the Elmer
branch railroad. ard to any one familiar
with that road, further explanation is
unnecessary"
Mrs. Lide Meriwether, State President
of the w. G. 7. u. of Tennessee, will lee
tnre in the Woodstown Opera House on
Saturday evening, Nov. 7th. Mrs; Meri-
wether's address at the last annual meet
ing of the National American w. 5. A. in
Washington, on "The Silent Seven" was
one of the wi,tiest and most delightful
things at the convention. "Ihe Silent
Seven are the seven classes that nave no
voice in the government-children, IDIOTS,
lunatics, criminals. paupers, Indians not
taxed, aud women. This Is the aaafess
Mrs. Meriwether will give here, ana we
hope a full house will greet her.