The Monitor-register., 1896-04-03
LOCAL NEWS
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April showers are now in order.
Have you provided your Easter eggss
Gardening operations have commenced.
To-day is Good Friday, and Easter
Sunday follows.
Everything for Mems and Boys wear
at Opera House store.
The croaking of frogs betoken the
coming Of spring at last.
An instalment of March weather seems
to have been left over unused.
Geo. G.. Waddington advertises a sale
of fresh cows on Tuesday, April 18th.
Howard Harris will have a sale of
fresh COWS, in Elsinboro, April 9th.
March went out very lamb.like, but
only because the lion had the first chance.
Read special coupon offer of Miss j.
H. Elton, the photographer, in this issue.
Charles Laid, formely of Woodstown,
has moved from Aura to Pitman Grove.
We keep legal blanks at this ofioe-
farm leases, deeds, bonds and mortgages,
etc.
The wet weather is greatly interfering
with the farmers in beginning their spring
work.
Frank Hughes has taken the agency
for a metal polish and is selling his goods
rapidly.
Mrs. Mary Clark has a beautiful sing
ing canary, fifteen years old, that sings
merrily yet.
E. w. Humphreys has a most attrac-
tive Easter window display at his Opera
House stores.
L. B. Wright has sold two handsome
snrries-one to James Benezet and n
other to Joel Borton.
The old barn on the Weatherby
property, occupied by Councilman Fed
rick, is being rebuilt,
The Epworth League of the M. Il.
Church will hold a sociable at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Buzby tonight.
April showers make May flowers
and April began business right away
NOON it's entrance on Wednesday.
D. w. @. White sold five bicycles last
week, and his jewelry store seems to De
headquarters for watches and bicycles.
E. Q. Haines has been putting a new
SIX horse boiler in his machine shop, IN
order 20 facilitate his growing business.
A LADY residing in the borough tells us
that 4 near relative and nine of her per
sonal friends and acquaintance oieo
during the month of March.
j. Tyson Ogden is erecting a building
on the Gilman lot. adjoining TINS omoe,
to which he will move his Jewelry STORE
when completed.
The Woodstown Cornet Band mar
already been engaged by the John a. Diz
Post, g. A. r., Of Swedesboro, ioi
Memorial day services.
The long vacant store in the Hum
building has been converted INTO twe
stores, and will be occupied by r. .
Peterson as a barber shop and H.. r.
Smiths jewelry store.
Tn Girard House, on Chestnut street,
b low Ninth, Philadelphia. has beer
,urcbased by a syndicate. The building
nill be torn down and on the site will De
,rected a sixteen story structure TO OF
Used for Office purposes. /.
The Band rendered Jonas Q. Chew ana
his bride a serenade on Tuesday Night,
aud they were invited in and given
refreshments. They also remembered
Rev. G. G. Senser, who appeared VIII
many thanks for the visit.
Either the Borough Council will have
TO make some arrangements with tne
weather clerk or else revise the rules in
regard to lighting the streets. The moon
can't be depended on. Electric lights
would most likely solve the vexeo
problem. Turn on more light.
Ten cows, a~ggregating six thousand
pounds IN weight, produced over siA
thousand pounds of milk for their owner
William B. Turner, during the month Q,
March. SO much for proper feeding ano
careful treatment of profitable stock,
which Mr.. Turner is bound to keep.
Superintendent Gwynne has appointed
j. Waiter Pancoast. of Sharptown, 8
member OF the Pilesgrove Board of Edu-
cation, in place of DR.. Newton. whose
term had expired. He has also appointed
the following officers ofthe Board: Presi
dent, James L. Summerill; Clerk, G. G
Avis.
The Salem County W. G. T. u. vii
hold their annual convention on Wednes
day of next week in the Daretown Pres
byterin Church. Delegates will b
present from all over the county, AMI
we'll known temperance workers VII
address the convention. Mrs. M. b. ELL
will De the evening speaker.
The Washington Township Sunday
school Association will hold a meeting il
tue MT. Zion Church, at Marshaltown, OF
Monuay evening next, April 9th. Tht
meeting VIII De addressed by Rev. L. D
stuitz. the state Secretary of the HON,
Department. and other exercises will tax,
place. Representatives from ali tn,
schools are expected to be present.
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