The Monitor-register., 1897-10-01
LOCAL NEWS.

The new moon mas appeared.
The next holiday will be Thanksgiving
Day.
Quite cool, but still Jack Frost holds
back.
Benjamin Bishop has purchased a
handsome new carriage.
L B. Wright has a fine lot of buggies
to offer at his sale Oct. 65h.
At sunset on Sunday the jewish New
Year, or Rosh Hoshana, began.
The farmers are cutting up their corn ;,
and many are already %husking.
Olite a number from Woodstown took
in the Ia terstate Fair, at Trenton, this
week.
The frost holding off 80 long, gives the
farmers a good opportunity to get all
their tomatoes to the factories.
The next regular examination of can
didates for teachers certificates will be
held in Salem on Friday spd Saturday.
Don It forget that this office is provided
with the facilities for doing your job
work quickly and neatly, and at a price
not to be beaten.
The canning factories are running this
week, but this will about wind up the
pack, though they may make a short
run or so next week.
The monthly W. g. T. U. executive
will be held in their room on Wednesday
next, at 2 p. N. A full attendance of
all the snperiDtendents is requested.
R. F. SIN 18th has sold his jewelry store
to Thos. H. Bowen, of Bridgeton. Mr..
Bowen is a native of Salem, but bas been
in business in Bridgeton for some years.
ThOa Nj Tina puf1 he uo n gola &c H;~E
bred Kentucky COWS, heifers and bulls at
his farm at DeeIfield, on Monday next,
Dot 4tb. Consult bis adv. for PARTICULARS.
Those in favor OF race tracks, we are
told, are already figuring on having
thirty days racing at the two tracks in
this vicinity. Isn't somebody counting
chickens too soon?
The regul ar gospel temperance meet
ing will be held in the M. E. Church on
Sunday evening at $50 O'Clock. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all inter-
ested in the cause.
the post office for week ending Sept. 9th:
Rev. William II. B. Heath, Joseph
Harris, Rice M King, Matt MoClary, G.
A. Margeson. Jane Moore, Mile Trusty,
Elbe Waylen.
White back papers from 81 cents up.
Gilt papers from 6 cents up. Embossed,
also felt papers, from 10 cents up. Some
lots of psrlor paper reduced one half.
Call and see them at d. r. Cruises wa IL
paper store. Woodstown.
Sautelle's Circus, at the Fair Grounds
last Friday, attracted a large number of
people from this section. All who at
tended we're very much delighted with
the bareback riding, acrobats, and the
other we'll rendered acts.
The new school house at Bridgeport
will be dedicated on October 3. The
ceremonies will be in charge of the
Junior Order American Mechanics, and
Rev. j. Morgan Read. of Camden, will
deliver an Grafton on Patriotism"
Paul Brown, colored, of YORKTOWN,
was arrested by Detective Carney, on
Friday, upon the charge of chicken
stealing. Was given a hearing
ium at tine r. of Daretown, who
fairs, held y in default of $500
over sill conn.,
aking a sale of real
TORN i property don't fail to
GIL snq see us about sale bills. Prompt,
hrst-olass work, prices as low as the
lowest, and a free notice in our local
columns to ali getting their bills printed
at this office,
At Geo. G. Waddington's sale Of cattle
o Wednesday, fourteen head of COWS
with calves by their sides averaged
$40 Cd, and twenty-three head of COWS
and heifers, including She above fourteen
head, averaged $45 40. Five yearlipg
bulls averaged $26 DO.
David Dickinson, Steward of the Aims.
house brought to this Office yesterday
two potatoes of the Rural Blush variety,
that are somewhat of a curiosity, in that
each one has a number of good sized
second growth potatoes on them, one
containing as many as a dozen.
One of P~ilesgrove's progressive farm
ers says he has never drank a drop of
intoxicating liquor, never tasted beer,
never smoked a cigar nor chewed tobacco
n was never in a hotel but twice in his
life. Can this record be beaten by any
man in the township or county, If it
can, let him come forth,
James Sharp is having a cement pave
ment laid in front of his residence on
West avenue, and also extending it
around the house. n. E. Pine, of
Woodbury., is doing the work. Mr..
Sharp has greatly improved this prop
erty since he purchased it of ex Mayor
Holmes. The house has been entirely
reno waited throughout, and be has re-
Gently built q barn that is a model in its
way, the plan being Mr.. Sharp's concep-
tion. 1t is finished throughout in hard
uood and 10 90 omfortah la and oOav a q