The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1896-10-23
LOCAL N EWS.
Chiysanthemums are out

Sweet potatoes are very cheap.
What delightful moonlight nights.
The turkey is beginning to wear a wor-
ried look.
Another week and Halloween pranks
will be in order.
Some of our house wives are busy with
their housekeeping.
Buckwheat cakes and sausage will
soon be the popular dish.
A new roof is being put on the Kahn
property on lower Main street.
The coal dealer has borrowed the smile
which the ice man wore all summer.
Tue Board of Education has plsced
clocks in the rooms at the public school.
Beal 81 Hewitt killed hog for Jos.
E. Colson on Tue sday that weighed $40
pounds.
The outlook for the rabbit season,
which opens the 10.h of November, is
very favorable.
Samuel Smith and wife, who moved
here from Philadelphia last spring, will
again take up their residence in that city
shortly.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post office for week ending Oct, 18th
Chas. G. Armstrong, Harriet Mason, Liz.
zie Ransom.
Rev. Chas II. Dickerson, of Newark,
will address a Mckinley aud Hobart
meeting in Mt. Salem Church, Cedar
Grove on Monday evening next.
Alloway is making some liberal offers
for Tnos. W. Brooks to locate his shoe
factory there. If Woodstown wants this
industry, isn't it time we said so?
Clarence Gaunt and Clark Snellbaker
are making arrangements to oLea bar
her shop over W. T. Rufus shoe store.
Five cent shaves will be the popular
thing.
A large number of the dogs throughout
the country which are being petted and
highly priced Just now, on the eve OF the
onnnipo season, were disowned when the
assessor was making his rounds few
months ago.
Samuel o. Foulk met with painful
accident while working about his stable
on Tuesday. One of the horses, 10 at
tempting to get away, caused MT; Fouik
70 fall in such manner as to d1slocate
his right thumb.
Harry Lippincottt has larload OF
York State apples, consisting Oh balo'
wins and Greetings. at the Woodseo"n
station, " hich he will sell at the io"est
MARKET prices. He will remain there ior
few days only.
Mortimer Whitehead, formerly lecturer
OF the National Grange, will speak In the
Ouera House next Tuesday night. instead
OF last Tuesday night, as Incorrectly
stated last week. Mr.. Whitehead Is
represented as an able advocate OF Tree
silver.
Henry W. Wilbur, editor of the New
York Voice. and Prohibition candidate
tor Governor last fall, will speak in the
Onera House next Thursday evening,
Ost 29th. on the political issues OF the
present campaign from the Prohlpition
standpoint.
Robert Darlington, much respected
citizen of this place, died at his nome Oh
Friday, after brief illness from lead
poisoning. The funeral took place from
his late residence on Mill street on Mon
day morning. Interment in Friends
burying ground.
Rev. John T. Craig, acting pastor oil
the Baptist Church, will address meet
ing in the Opera House next Friday
night. Oct. Both, on the issues OF the
campaign. Mr.. Craig is an eloquent
talker, and will present the issues in
clear and forciDle manner.
Abram Cochran, Master in Chancery,
sold the Avis Mill property. better known
az Lincoln Mills, on Saturday, in front Of
Frepch's hotel, as follows: The mill
property to W. s. Reeves, for $Sl00;
dwelling and eight acres of land to same
for $500: farm house aud twenty eight
acres OF land 10 Gloucester county, to
Isaac K. Lippiucott, for 1850; fifty one
acres in Salem county to e. 8 Fogg, for
$780, making total of $3.50. little
more than half of what it was mortgaged
for.
A MillyilIe storekeeper offers to give
pound of tea and Mexican dollar for
ao American dollar. John W. Lippin-
colt has been talking about the matter
here, until the other day gentleman, W no
had more faith in the purchasing power OF
a Mexican dollar than be has now handed
Mr.. Lippincott an American dollar and
told him, half ineredulously, to get him q
pound of that tea, The order was for
warded and pound of tea and Mexican
dollar promptly returned. Mexican dol
lars are only worth about half as much
as an American dollar, and the trans
action is simply method to push trade,
and teach people the effect of free silver
Oh country.
A boy who is we'll known about town
has recently been trying his lu * at the
seductive game of poker, and in some
way his father became aprised of the fact
and he decided to put the young sports
knowledge of Hoyle to test, and, If neces.
sary, learn him few good tricks.
II father procured three stout switches
and when the boy came home at night
invited him out into the shed, where the
game was to take place. The first ques.
eion put to the boy was what do three
aces beat?" and the answer was given in
sach manner that the father decided
90 teach one of the tricks then and there
He first secured a good hand 1.-THE three
switches) and applied them to tender
part of that boys trousers so as to cause
him to flush and throw up his hand in
short order. The young sport will stsnd
pat for few days. after this lesson. as il
hurts him to sit down. 1t is thought thu
boy will not ante up very soon again. i
Is good thing that the father called BIZ
hoy before the latter had become mOrt
proficient III the game.
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