The Monitor-register., 1897-01-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Some people are hardly through writ
ing 1t 1896 yet.
New goods at the New Idea" store.
Open Saturday afternoons and evenings.
One OF our storekeepers is an unusually
bappy man, because he has new boy at
his house.
The snow disappeared on Tuesday
after Competing The ground three weeks
and three days.
List Of unclaimed letters remaining in
the post flee for week ending Jan. Cd:
Miss Martha Moore.
The New Idea" store will be open
Saturday afternoons and evenings during
January and February.
According to list just compiled by
one of our citizens, there are over thirty
persons in Woodstown above the age of
so years.
The extremes of temperature have
been experienced this week. Spriog- like
weather prevailed the first of the week.
since which We have had touch of the
western blizzard.
TIE house and lot late of Joseph W.
Brown, in Warrington, was sold at public
sale on Saturday afternoon, in front of
French's Hotel. by E. s. Fogg, admins
TRAITOR, TO Annie Edmerson, fol- $153
The William Bortou farm, at the upper
end IF The town, was offered for sale in
ront of the First Nationa. Bank yester-
'ay, by the heirs, but not sold. 1t was
3ld to 50 800. 1t contains thirty acres.
The Stacy. Peterson estate, situated on
Msrlton ST. est, will be again offered at
public sale tomorrow. Several persons
whocontemplste buying home have
been looking at this property since it was
FIRST offered for sale.
James Fitzpatrick fell from load of
lumber in the yard of Weatherby q Lip
pncott on Tuesday and was considerably
Injured. The horse stated before he was
ready and threw him to the ground,
striking on bis shoulder and head.
Chas. Lippincott killed thirty one nine.
months-old pigs on Monday that weighed
in the aggregate 1912 pounds, an average
of 270 They were remarkably fine lot,
and to average so we'll at that age is
something unusual. They were sold to-
j. W Durham, of Alloway.
Jonathan Webster sold a pen of
twepty-three hogs to Robert Moore. of
SHedesboro, on Monday. Seventeen of
iBHH1 &ECIdRtu ONCI HUI 6dCtls duu OhQ iOS
averaged 314 They were delivered alive,
and il required nine wagons to cart them
TO the station, forming quite parade.
Aaumbsr of families in Woodstown
have secured from William w. Arm
strong, merchant in Camden, large
and very beautiful calendar, which is an
ornament to any home. Mr.. Armstrong
formerly occupied the property where
John Dnbois now carries on business,
and tss lefmer customers here appreciate
this token OF remembrance.
Some OF the policy holders in the
defuuct Millviile Mutual Marine and Fire
/. IasurAnee Company have had suit
brought against them individually by the
RECEIVER. These policy holders have COM
hired and raised a fund for defence. and
ex Judge Papcoast. of Camden, has been
employed for the defendants. Payment
will be resisted on the gro6nd that the
notes ere ebtsined by a misrepresenta.
ton of the facts in the case.
Che contracts for carrying the mails 10
Gfoeeesser County have been awarded as
follows Hurfyille to Sswell, M. French,
for S1ru; Z an to Richwoo j. M Barr
Ing. 10 SS3: AImonessou to Woodbury.,
L HSAane berger, for $1973 81; Williams
TOW to Cecil. A. A Call. $148; Harrison
Vile Station to HarrisonViiie. E. Jones.
900; Wiiliamstown TO Janvier, A. A.
Dau, $40 Ferrel to Aura. n. o. Easley,
S12S 80; J ffrlson to Mulica Hill, F. p
Smith, 5000; Eaeleton to Woodbury. j. L.
Taasr, sl10 20; Cross Keys to Grenlock,
s-Jopes, 1928.
xoe membern of the Woman's Christian
1en psfaDce Unior, of Woodstown, are
mach grstified with the large attendance
aud interested manifested in their Gospel
Tsmper&tcs Meeting held in Friends
M, e lngs house last Sabbath afternoon,
80, inEt, The exercises consisted in part
OF Bible reading, by Salle B. Peterson.
the Unions Recording Secretary; Prayer
Amanda ABBOTT, reading of poem by
Sara ii Peterson, select reading, Jessie
II Colson, ROTATIONS by Sue H. Colel
and Sallie Buoy, both of which were
we'll rendered and greatly enjoyed. Msnl
seriptursl texts were repeated. Remark
we're made by Joel Borton. Rev. John I
Craig of the BAPTIST, and DIR. Collier, o
the PresbS terrain Churches. I.