The Monitor-register., 1897-11-12
l.EsCAA NEWS.
The wheels have had another rest.
The almost constant rains keep tn

I.EeCAA NEWS
The .hesls haze had another rest.
The almost constant rains keep the
streets in g muddy condition.
Edison's Projretosoops at the Opera
House to night. Prices, Is, 25 and 35c.
Chas. Peterson, who was badly injured
by falling into q we'll a short time ago,
lis improving.
A numher OF the Friends attended the
Centennial Anniversary at Mullica Hill
on "Wednesday.
The public schools have been closed
since Tuesday, the teachers attending the
Institute at Salem.
Two strong Philadelphia clubs will
play a game Of base ball at the Bali Park
on Thanksgiving Day.
Station Agent leopard has rented one
Of the Brad0ay houses, on Dickinson
street, and will move therein.
The store lately occupied by |. l..
Davenport, AS a bicycle repair shop, will
be used by Davis, Colson & Co, as a feed
store.
Geo. G. Waddington adyertises a sale
OF Ohio COWS at East View Stock Farm
vi oCbAG uEAb. ID huIb 10 IGdu lis
adv. for particulars.
Monday is getting TO be ''blue Mon
day" indeed, when it rains for three
Mondays in succession, as has been the
case ipr the last three weeks.
z 2acyient pToblem-A fish has a head
weg4 ng nine pounds, Its tail weighs
as much as its head and tail together.
What is tie weight of the fish?
Six eclipses are announced for 1898.
AS they ara all celestial, they will occa.
sion no great disturbance among the
ordinary affairs OF this mundane sphere.
There was q great slaughter of the
innocent rabbits and other game on
Wednesday. 0ne man reported that he
counted thirty-two colOred hunters in one
field.
A musicale will be given by some of
the best local talent at the East Avenue
Hotel on Thanksgiving night. There
will be over thirty performers and a rich
treat is i'll store fer those who attend.
e. i. Smith & Sons, florists, of Penns.
grove, will have an exhibition of chyrsan-
themums and other flowers in the room
over Frank Wright's shoe store next
week. Consult the adv. for particulars.
Davis, Colson & Co. have opened an
office in the Thomas Ruff building, op-
posite Freneb's Hotel, and will keep on
hand -four, all kinds of feed, seeds and
phosphates. Get our prices before
buying.
Allen Moore has a cane made Of cactus
wood grown in California. This novel
looking staff is hollow and perforated
with holes just as natur formed it. Il
was brought form California by his sou,
Newton.
Clarence r. Gaunt has purchased the
bicycle agency and repair business of l.
L. Davenport, also the right to manu-
facture the x Ray egg tester. Mr..
Davenport wil travel for a Philadelphia
flour and feed house.
At the meeting of Borough Council On
Monday night VIM. s. Clark was elected
~lamplighter in place of Israel Runner.
deceased. The other applicants were
Wilmer s. Hewitt, Israel G. Hewitt, E.,
W. Fox and Fred Rehl.
The agency for the Crescent line of
bicycles has been again placed with
E. W. Humphreys for 1898. The Ores.
cent ohainiess wheel will be ready about
Jan. LIST, when a sample wheel will be
placed ON exhibition here.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post office for week ending Oct. II:
Hetty S. Fosk, Ella Holloway, Joseph
Harris, Philip W. Jones, Thomas Robin
son., E, d. Patterson, Ida M. Sadler,
Mary Jane Sweeney, Benz. Thomas
During the tour of inspection of Gen.
Sewell and Supt. Dayton over the road
last week they stopped at Woodstown,
and, noting the uusightly surroundings
of the station, promised to FIJI in around
it with gravel and make other improve
ments needed.
No action has been taken yet by the
First National Bail TO fill the vacancy
caused in the Board of Directors by the
death of James Benezet. the President of
the Bark. Those most prominently
mentioned for the Presidency are Edwin
Colson, Isaac X. Lippincott and w. M.
Weatherby.
Grier & Boone, ssin order to aecommo-
date their increasing business, an obtain
needed soom for their large stock. have
rented the vacant store of J. H. Turner.
which is to be considerably enlarged by
an extension in the rear, and they W III
occupy it when the improvements are
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will be for rent when vacated.
Some young men and boys have such a
penchant for killing game that they have
no regard for the Sabbath when a chance
for a shot occurs. Last Sunday morning
a flock of wild ducks settled down upon
the lake for d swim. Armed with shot
guns loaded to the muzzle, men and dogs
buried to the edge of the pond, and the
report of the firearms aimed at the inno-
cent birds sounded like the booming of
cannon. From there the Sabbath
breakers took a trail leading out of the
borough into the fields and woods. Sun
day cunning should be prohibited
A good sized audience was present at
the memorial or Neal Dow meeting BY
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, at the Baptist Church, last Sun.
day evening. Mrs. BENZ. Patterson led
in the exercises. assisted by Miss Lydia
Cooper. After a song service, Mrs. joel
Snelbaker read an interesting poem,
which was followed by the reading of q
newspaper article by Mrs. Patterson.
reviewing the busy life of Neal Dow,
VIM. q. Flitcraft read IN extract from
the Friends MtelItgeacer on the life of thii
great apostle of temperance. Remarks
appropriate to the occasion were mad
by Rev. John T.. Craig and DR.. Collier
A framed picture of Neal Dow was dis
played in front of the altar, surrounded
by a profusion of flowers.
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