Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1897-12-23
LITTLE SNAP SHOTS.
Bits of Things That Were scooped in a
Bunch

Bunch.
Skaters are hoping.
Roads are bad again.
Christmas shopping.
School examinations are on.
Are your presents yet selected?
dollday appearances everywhere.
nave you secured an 1898 calendar.
youngsters are happy at the prospect,
ian oVershoes is one of the newest fads.
snow shovels have as yet had nothing
to do.
A good many people are suffering from
colds.
Apples are constantly advancing in
price.
Pretty nearly time to start the new
diary.
Down town stores are all open these
nights.
Everything is Christmas in all the
homes.
Dull and cloudy last night, made things
dreary.
People are anxious for the trolley ex-
tension.
Down town street crossings are kent
fairly clean.
Lots of potatoes are now being shipped
out of town.
Good crowds attend the Basket Ball
games now.
Rabbits are not much in demand in the
local markets.
There is very little going on about the
| police station.
Inc weight of evidence is in favor of
an open winter.
Prisoners all the time coming and 90
ing at the Jail.
Who would like to be assessors in the
various wards?
No trouble to find Christmas trees at
almost any price.
| IL Is sight to look in the poultry estab
| lishments just now.
| Splendid entertainment at the Opera
House all this week.
Not much variety of fish in the local
markets at this season.
| 1t is noticeable that not many tramps
are coming hereabouts.
There have been few social features
| about town this season.
All the lodges are nominating officers
for the coming six months.
The new moon will be in evidence
the night before Christmas.
Inc PIONEER is directing the shoppers
to the most reliable merchants.
Expressmen are preparing to handle
the great rush of holiday stuff.
Mysterious bundles are finding their
way IN pretty much all houses.
Christmas entertainments in the yari-
ious churches will begin tonight,
Inc turkey that survives the HOLIDAYS
will have fairly good lease on life.
Fretty nearly time for most of the
| bicycles to be put away for the year.
Ale seems to be the popular drink
among the social clubs at this season,
Better get your taxes paid before the
collector makes up his delinquent list.
Storm doors and wooden coverings for
stone steps, are being placed in position.
Farm property will sell much better
the coming year than for some time past.
some people here are looking forward
TO pull Off boxing match on Christmas
night.
Ihe Nea0s printed very fine paper
yesterday. 1t reflected credit upon the
publisher.
Millville people find many bargains
here, when they come over on shopping
campaigns.
Graphophone entertainments are begin
ming to be ordinary. Too MANY machines
for novelty.
Inc severe weather that gladdens the
'heart OF the plumber has not yet put in
an appearance.
The Christmas attraction at the Opera
House will be good one, and the house
will be packed.
The City Band is rehearsing earnestly
this winter, preparing for the coming of
the spring season.
The fact that Christmas comes on Sat-
urday robs the scholars of at least one
day of the holidays.
Winter weather is very hard on the
bicycle tracks thatare turned up high on
the turns. They wash out badly.
Harry Mcpherson found large hawk
sitting on the fence, near his hen roost,
yesterday afternoon, which he shot.
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