The Monitor., 1891-04-24
LOCAL N NEWS.

A new library case has been put In th Q
Baptist Sunday-school.
Grated horseradish, taken in liberal
doses, is said to be a cure for the grip.
Aunt Mary Bradway is having an
addition bnilt to her house i'll South
Woodstown
Jos. NJ. Weatherby has taken out this
spring 600 loads of manure, and will take
out 400 more.
The retail price of flour at the stores in
town has been advanced, owing to the
advance in wheat.
Chas. Carr has nicely graded the lawn
around Joel Snelbakers' new house On
Dickinson avenue.
Somehow or other the man who never
reads the newspapers always knows when
his name is in print.
The w. c. T. U, Convention report and
other local matter is crowded over on the
second page this week.
The annual State convention of the New
Jersey w. C. T. u, Oct. 90, 21 and 22d,
will be held at Salem.
An entertainment will be held in the
Baileytowh U. A. M. E. Church this even-
ing. Admission 10 cents.
Uncalled for letters remain in the post
office addressed to Lucia Haras, John
John son and Miss Rebecca Price.
Miss Emily Sayre, OF Wenonah, has been
engaged by the trustees of the Woodstown
Public school for principal the next school
year.
''Peck's Bad Boy" in the Opera House
last night was witnessed by large audi
ence. The play was given in good shape,
and seemed to be greatly enjoyed.
Woodstown mails are delayed at the
station too long after the arrival of trains.
Let US have the mails delivered at the post
Office immediately upon their arrival.
The next performance at the Opera House
will be Nj. A. Scanlan, the talented young
Irish comedian, in his romantic Irish
drama Neil Agrah," Thursday, May 7th
A large dance party was given by Clar-
ence Jessup and ]. l.. Mounce In the Town
Hall at Mullica Hill, on Tuesday night. A
number from Woodstown were in attend
ance.
Water-cress, which is much esteemed
by some as a table salad, and said to be a
preventive of scurvy, grows in great
abun dance along the run in rear of Croth-
er's livery stables.
Rev. R. r. Albin, whose resignation OF
the pastorate of the Baptist church will
take effect May 1st, will make a sale OF
his household goods and return to Eng gland,
where he formerly lived.
On Wednesday, the trustees Of Pilesgrove
library received a cheek from the executors
of Thomas w. Davis, deceased. for S20o.
being the amount of legacy left by MIR.
Davis to that organization.
Two young men of our town have enter
cd partnership in the garden business,
knr.. moi
moments gardening for pleasure and recre-
alton. Hope they will find it.
Bartholomew Coles after forty years So
journ near Wing Lane farming. has quit to
live with his daughter, Mrs. William II.
VanLier. Jr., of Woodstown. Edward
Coles farms the old homestead.
The correspondent at Pennsgrove who
sends us this week a list of "Pennsgrove
Happenings" some of them of a very per
soual nature, should know that We do rot
publish anonymous communications.
Wm. B. Suelbaker placed this weak at
the lot of Thomas LppiLcott in the Nj. H.
Cemetery stone weighing three -fonrths
of ton. He has also put up handsome
sets for Edward Royal and Frank 9.
Mount.
We have received lengthy communica-
ton relating TO the Auburn school natter
too late to print this week. 1t will appear
in our next issue, and with this we will
drop the discussion, as both sides have had
their say.
The weather prophets do not agree on
April weather. Devoe predicted an April
dlought. Another predicts stormy month.
while the reliable DIR. Hicks predicts
drought the coming summer which is to
begin in June.
committee, consisting of Thomas Bor-
ton. Susan M. Bassett. John Tyler,Jr.. John
T. Bassett. Joseph b. Lively and Priscilla
n. Lippincott, will attend the Friends Cir
oalar meeting, held at Pedricktown next
First-day.