The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-11-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The Bank, post-ofice, and public school
were closed yesterday.
Mrs. Fannie G. Richman has raised on
1S acres 1900 bushels of corn.
BENZ. Bishop, living on Marlton ST., has
had his house painted by Chas. Mount.
All the Philadelphia papers are giving
considerable space to New Jersey matters
A rat-trap made in imitation of a hand
satchel seems to be having a big run in
Salem.
Two uucalled for letters addressed to
Saml. Kay remain in the Woodstown post
Office this week.
Wilmer Fliteraft has given up his
grocery business in Camden, and will open
a store in Trenton.
\ fancy dog collar, marked IS. M. Fol-
we'll, 1873 So. Illinois Ave" awaits an own
er at the post-ofice.
Calenders for 1892 are now in order, and
you had better make friends with the in
surance man at once.
Martin Anderson, of Bridgeton, has con
tracted to put a steam heater in the resi-
dence of Edward Wallace, on East Avenue.
ODdS. .. OdlT6y Suuttou tue iOSo vi soin Q
clothing and jewelrY from his Ca mden
residence being entered by thieves on Sat
urday.
Ice was formed on some of the smaller
ponds, last week of sufficient thickness to
justify the small boy in getting out his
skates.
Interesting exercises in keeping with the
Thanksgiving holiday were held in the
primary department of the public school
on Wednesday afternoon.
Isaac B. Coles, constable. will make a
chattel mortgage sale of the blacksmith
shop of Clement l.. Taylor, in South
Woodstown. on Friday, Dec. Attn.
Noah Cain was given a hearing before
Justices Dickinson and Holmes on Satur-
day, charged with larceny of corn from
Michael Callaghan. He was fined s..
Two papers read az the recent GIL oucester
county Farmers Institute, sent in for pub
LEGATION this week, are crowded out for lack
of space. They will appear next week.
The personal property of John Wesley,
at Yorktown, will be sold at chattel
mortgage sale, by Isaac B.. Coles, agent
for mortgage, on Thursday, Dec. Bird.
Three Woodburians, who came down in-
to Salem county cunning week before
last, returned with 35 rabbits and 2 wood
cock. No wonder rabbits are scarce here
abouts.
The A "a up train from Woodstown
usually reaches South Gloucester in time
to take on a lot of race-track frequenters,
who generally take possession of the train,
much to the annoyance of other passengers.
A platform has been placed at South
Woodstown railroad crossing. One way
tickets to Philadelphia from there are "a
cents, three cents more than from the
depot, and excursion tickets 81 .25. an in
crease OF five cents.
Rumor has been taking great liberties
with the name of a certain professional
resident of our town during the past week,
and the charges, if true, place him in an
unenviable position, and if false should be
disproyed at once, for the sake of all con-
cerned.
Charles Hewitt has been appointed
tiuant officer by the trustees OF the puolic
school, and will endeavor to prevent vio-
lation of the law compelling attendance at
school. He conveyed one boy to the lock-
up last week, where ne promised never to
play truant again.
Miss Rebecca Hiles has had the ground
dug from around the foundation of her
house on Dickins on avenue, and then bad
it filled in again and pounded hard to pre-
vent water from percolatIng the soil 80
freely and getting into the cellar,
I. L.. Davenport. proprietor of the
Woodstown mills, bad a tumor removed
from his shoulder last week. The operation
was performed in a Philadelphia hospital,
Mr.. Davenport being accompanied by Dr.
p. G. Souder.