The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-11-06
LOCAL NEWS.

DON'T miss the Minstrel Band Concert
to-day.
Gunners report rabbit aud quail scarce
this year.
TIE w. G. I. U. are interesting them
selves in some charitable cases in this vicin
ity.
The residence of BENZ. Bishop, Oh Marl-
ton street. has been improved by the addi-
ton of a front porch.
G. +. Pancoast and wife one night last
week entertained a number of friends at a
progressive euchre party.
Plenty of unhung gates, misplaced signs
ard other Halloween tricks were noticed
about on Sunday morning.
A large party from P%ennsgrove are ex-
pectiug to come up to attend Gorton's
Ministries in the Opera House tonight.
A cold wave struck in suddenly some
time on Monday night, and ice half an inch
thick was plenty on Tuesday morning.
Uncalled for letters remain in the
Woodstown Post Office addressed to Sam
uel Black. Daniel Sullivan and s.. H. Jack
son.
f. Stingel & Son have sold their baking
business and property to Adam Esterly, OF
Philadelphia.
The library room of the M. E. Sunday
school has lately been reprinted and re-
papered, and about 100 new volumes added
to the library.
Tickets for the lecture by Mrs. Lidie
Meriwether, in the Opera House to- morrow
night will be free. All should make it a
point to attend.
A carload of cabbages raised by l. X.
Lippincott, were shipped from Woods
town last week. Mr.. Lippincott has five
acres in cabbages.
Accommodation trains are now ordered to
stop on signal at South Woodstown cross
ing, aud a platform will probably be
erected there soon.
Howard Bassett was among the first
with hog Killings this year, a party of
friends and ~neighbors killing about &c
porkers on Monday.
A cunning party at Edward W. Lippin-
colts on Monday bagged 20 rabbits, of
which IA were shot by j. II. Peterson,
and sons Elwood and David.
The ''Ouija'' craze seems to have fairly
struck Woodstown. Two of the mystify-
ing boards were brought home by Phila-
delphia shoppers on Wednesday.
The new bank is to be heated by hot water
of the Richardson Il Boynton patent, for
which Pancoast & Lippincott, who are
agents, have been awarded the contract.
The s o'clock train on Wednesday was
delayed an hour at Harrisonville station
by the fires being put out by a leaky
boiler. An engine was sent up from
Salem.
Joe and viii Snelbaker went cunning
down about Deerfield Yesterday after
rabbits and captured twenty-four, lacking
nineteen. Joe brought down two and
viii three.
Mrs. Jos. Morgan has taken for adoption
a small child OF J. j. Richman, of Ash
burne, Pa, Mrs. Richmans' recent sad
death having left several small children
motherless.
At the regular quarterly meeting of the
Board of Almshouse Trustees, held Mon
day. David Dixon was reelected Stew ard
for another year. There were four candi-
dates for the position.
The corn crop is most excellent and the
quality good. The farmers are generally
busy husking and garneriDg it, for all of
which we are having good weather and
have cause to be thankful.
Election in Woodstown Tuesday was
very quiet. a general indifference being
manifested as to the result. StIimple was
elected by about 400 majority. We will
give the official figures next week.