The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-15
LOCAL NEWS.

n. r. Lippihcott ct the Hill Stock Farm,
has ten horses wintering at his stables.
Postmaster Hewitt now has the two new
sizes of postal cards on sale at his office.
illustrated lectures in the Opera House
next Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
by Mrs. II. E. Monroe.
Alfred McAllister, it is reported, will
move to Wilmington in the spring and en-
gage in the commission business.
AS we go to press this morning, a Stow
storm is on that acts as though it meant
to give us winter weather at last.
John Elton and Frank Wright have pur-
chased the farm of Maurice 3. Elton, on
which John will move in the spring.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
County Board of Agriculture will be held
in Woodstown or Wednesday, 9th inst.
d. r. Cruise as called to his home at
Dorchester this week to attend the funeral
of his mother. His father is also in poor
health.
We omit this week the columns usually
devoted to the w. G. T. u, TO make room
for int resting papers read at the Farmers
Institute lately held.
Franklin Dye, secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture, spoke in very high
terms of the Farmers Institute held IN
Woodstown last week.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
ofW. J. A. & II. Association will be held in
McAllister's Hall, on Thursday afternoon
next, Jan. 21st, at2 o'clock.
The barn to be erected by Charles ).
Caffrey at his Mt. Pleasant Stud Place will
be 5Sx60 feet, with 90 feet posts. WIN. ,.
Zanes will superiutend its construction.
New Jersey heads the list Of States en-
gagged in the tomato packing business, YOU
S33 cases having been packed, or 2uo,o2o
more than Maryland, the next highest pro-
Queer.
John G. Richman, living on the Bridgman
farm, will make a sale in the spring and
move into town, occupying the residence
near Friends'M Meeting house where he for
merly lived.
The correct answer to the conumdrum
given last week. as sent US by a Phllaaei-
phia subscriber, is Eve" For this week
How can | say in one word that you took
some refreshments between 3 and IL
o'clock!
AT the meeting of Borough council ON
Monday night, but three members were
present. Outstanding bills were read and
ordered paid, and the road committee were
ordered to nave snow removed from the
streets in case OF S now.
A farmer near Woodstown sold nlne
dozen of eggs to one of our storekeepefs
recently which proved to be a lot taken
from his incubator that had failedto natch,
The grocer returned them, and voluhteefeo
his opinion of such a man.
Some Of the sidewalks of our borough
are so muddy that they are nearly I'M
passable this rainy weather. Would IL not
be a good idea for the persons occupying
the properties to lay boards over thems
Please ave consideration enough TO 40 So
The number Of corporations organizing
under the laws Of New Jersey is growing
to a wonderful extent. 0nr statutes are
very favorable to corporations ana many
business firms are taking advantage oil Una,
fact to relieve themselves OF the disao'ah.-
ages incident to partnerships.
Mrs. ii. +. Monroe, the noted lecturer,
has been engaged to give two OF her mus
trated lectures In the Opera House AT tnis
place on Wednesday and Thursday even
ires of next week, Goth and 2lst INST. on
Wednesday evening will be gwen "Beyona
the Mississippi and on Thursday night
"Reyieg of the Civil War. botn
lectures will be nnmeronsly illustrates
with s~tereoptlcan views, and wiz uouue-
less be both instructive and entertaining.
Admission 10 each, % cents, children 10
cents. The proceeds will be used iof ene
library of the publle school,