The Monitor-register., 1897-02-26
LOCAL N EWS.

The roads are drying off nicely.
The blue bird, the advance courier of
spring, has arrived.
Some lightning accompanied the heavy
rain on Monday night.
Samuel Webster has been laid up several
days with sprained ankle.
as. S. Jess has just added full line of
handsome carpets. Call and look at them.
Next week everybody will be looking
for spring, and ia few weeks i5 will be
here.
VIM. Coleman is preparing to open q
livery stable in the rear of the East,
Avenue Hotel.
Burglars have been about this week.
Keep your doors and windows fastened
and your shot gun handy. \
W. s. Clawson has sold the Woolman-
tizer farm, purchased by him at Sheriff's
sale recently, to Thomas S. Weatherby.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post Office for week ending Feb. 20:
Morris Brown, Anna Csrman, Lottie
Realth and Joseph Wolskl.
Read Reeves Fiitcraft's adv. and then
buy more milk. 1t is the only perfect food
and at four cents quart is cheap enough
for all to have all they want.
Mrs. Sawyer moved from West Mill
street on Wednesday to Willow Grove,
where she Will maze her home with her
son .in-l4w, Fillmore Williams.
The rain on Monday was regular
downpour, and real settler for the muddy
roads. How WoodStown needs the fever
of improved roads to break out here.
r. F. Smith, the jewele-, has rented
the store lately occupied by D. W. G.
White, and will take possession about
March 1st. The store is now being newly
papered.
William SeagrAves, the night watch
man, was compelled to lay off for several
nights this Week, owing to an attack
of the grippe. His brother, John, went
the rounds during his absence.
Davis, Colson 81 Co. is the name of the
new firm in charge of the Woodstown
Flour Mill Gate Davenport's). The
members of the firm are Frank Davis,
Asa L. Colson and Isaac K. Lippincott.
DeVos predicts that Inauguration day,
March 4th, will see even worse weather
than was experiene ed four years ago. He
says a blizzard is due on the ID and
heavy fall of snow all over the country.
Congressman FL. q. Loudenslager has
sent to this Office quantity of seed for
free distribution among farmers and
gardeners. They may be had by calling
or addressing a postal here, as long as
they last.
An excellent article on road making by
Job. s. Haines, of Mickleton, which was
read before the recent Gloucester County
Board of Agriculture, appears on the
first page of to days issue. 1t is worthy
u careful perusal by all interested in the
subject, now one of vital interest.
Aunt Hannah Chard, the oldest woman
in South Jersey, is looking forward with
anxiety TO the 205h of April, when she
will celebrate her Josh birthday anniver.
sary. This remarkable woman resides
with her son, Joel, aged II, at the quaint
old farmhouse at Ferrell, Gloucester
county, where she has spent over three
score years of her life. During the win
Ger she suffered from an attack of the
grippe. but has fully recovered, and talks
of the family homecoming in April to
welcome her In her ripe old age.
Harmony Council, No. SO, United
American Mechanics, in accordance with
an established custom, celebrated WASH
ington's birthday in the Council room, on
Monday night, with an open meeting, at
which the members of the order and q
number of friends gathered. They had
music aud addresses we're made by BENZ
Patterson and Rev. John T. Craig, pastor
of the Baptist Church. The members ol
this order are to be commended for keep.
ing alive the fires of patriotism in thus
honoring the name Of the greatest of all
Americans-George Washington, who
was first in ar, first in peace and first
in the hearts of his courtrymen."
For the protection of poultry and other
personal property from the depred alton
of thieves, the purchase of trained
bloodhound by the township authorities
or the Protective Association would make
the poultry raisers, farmers and all other
property owners feel quite secure from
the night robbers. THIS plan is being
agitated ia Gloucester county, and the
trials made by hounds to show thell
powers of scenting and following the
tracks Of persons proved very satisfsc
tory. This matter should be considered
by all interested and prompt action taken
Would not the coming caucus meeting be
fitting place to discuss the subject?
The residence of DR. L. A. ID. Aller
was entered on Wednesday night BY
burglars, who stole pair of gold nose
glasses, pair of gold speetacles, pai
of gold link cuff buttons, revolver thai
was laying in drawer, aud box of ole
coins that the Doctor prised very highly
They gained entrance through rea
kitchen window that had been lef
unfastened, They did not go upstairs,
and SO noiselessly did they operate tha
their movements were not heard by tn,
family. Their methods of operation
indicate that they were not professionals
but evidently some amateurs, who wers
familiar with the premises. They als'
visited the residences of w. s. Clawson
Edwin W. Lippincott. and Priscilla M
Lippincott, but at neither place did tne.
take anything of value, beyond helping
themselves to what they found in tn
pantry.