The Monitor-register., 1896-02-21

Chas. 81. Smith is here this week with
adrove of horses.
= The merry skaters are having delight
ful time on the pond.
Some of our young men are having rare
fun with an ice yacht on the pond.
P. w. Wallace killed large hog to day
that tipped the beam at $40 pounds.
Geo. W. Crotllers has posted bills for a
sale of horses at Clarksboro on Friday
; next, the 28th.
The public school cleared $25 by their
Photographic entertainment In the Opera
House on Tuesday evening.
To morrow is legal holiday, and the
post office will be closed from 10 a. m. to
D. m. The bank will also be closed.
The Baptist Sunday school will hold a
social this evening at the residence o
Joseph Macaltioner in South Woodstown
Geo. w. Crothers brought ninety-flve
horses from the West last week. The
Woodstown horse market is now well
supplied.
W. A. Casper will sell at public sale,
ON Saturday, February 29th, in Salem,
twenty shares of the Salem National
Banking Company's stock.
The parlor meeting held by the W. @.
T. U. at Mrs. Souder's, on Saturday wen.
ING. proved pleasan Mt occasion, and about
SO was left at the door in silver onering'
There was a ring around the sun this
morning, known as sun dog, whicn the
v Gather wise say indicates severe storm
Is the blizzard of last year to be repeatedP
The Borton property. in north Wood
stowp. sold on Saturday by N. h. STRAIT
ton attorney, was struck off to +. 3.
Fogp for John G. Borton and others, for
S4100. s.,
the most Office for week ending Feb. 10Th;
Mary Howard, Emaline johnson, Mrs.
Kate Keen, Mrs. Eliza Roxby, Lizzie
Yang. ~. ha,,s
II nsed to be custom to ring the Dells
on Feb. 22d, Washington's Birthday, ana
il might we'll be continued, therefore II
Won hear them tomorrow don't De
alarmed.
John Wallace, proprietor of W allace's
canning factory, in South Woodstown,
has made an assignment to John ..
Eiwell, of YORKTOWN, for the benefit OF
his creditors.
Harmony Council, No. Sc, 0. U. A.
nj will observe Washington's Birthday
nv th sir usual social gathering on Satur-
day evening, with appropriate exercises
Tor the occasion.
A great many people have been tnlnk-
;ny for few days past that DIR. Nansen
did fiod the North Pole and lett the gate
onan on his return, If the Arctic weather
was any criterion.
A young man, bent on flnding some
Woodstown on Tuesday, to see Geo. w
Crothels, and get situation. cucn
energy is deserving of success.
Be sure you t,ud the celebration TINS
Saturday evening at ~ 10 the opeis
House in honor Of "The Father OF MS lis
e,untry.u The Woodstown Band will
add interest to the occasion 0y its pay
ing of national airs. ALI welcome.
Three councilmen are to be elected at
the coming spring election as wen
commissioners of appeal and overseers OF
the poor. The terms of Councilmer
Coles and Flitcraft expire, and John g.
Borton has resigned.
This has been a week of weather sur
prises, Monday was regarded as the
cuidest day of the winter, the thef-
mometer striking the zero mark 10 many
piaces. Since then we have had alternate
periods of tears and sunshine, with a
vigorous snow storm on Wednesday, but
of short duration, followed by another
cold wave.
The Borough Council met on Monday
evening, all the members being present,
and the usual routine business transacted
John G. Borton presented his resignation
as member of council, as he intends tc
move outside the borough. 1t was
decided to ask the caucus to authorize
the following sums to be voted for at the
coming town meeting. For the borough
$1,000, an increase of $500; Water, 1880
sn increase of $500; Roads, 5000; Poor
$500.
Barclay Edwards has quite eollectiou
of old coins and paper money which be
prizes very highly. We were privileged
10 inspect them the other day and found
amoqg the lot some Continental none,
q A7s and 1773 the penalty for coun
terfeitipg it being death. There was alst
penny Of 1894, an eleveu-penny-b O
lt4s, ha' penny bit of 1884 and hall
uoAiar OF l773. He also has one O
sae 70 Zen. Harrison log cabin medals
mat were used So exfensivelv n n,
tsas suasssleential campaign Of 1840: and Z 81
Dhl q Confederate money, s. 8