The Monitor-register., 1897-03-26
LOCAL NEWS.

Some farmers have already begun to
plant corn.
March has teen showing a trifs of the
lion this week.
There was considerable moving about
town yesterday.
The rains this week made muddy roa DIS
for moving day.
Clean up your yards aud get your
gardans in shape.
For March, this has been one of the
'mildest on record.
Mrs. Charles Wentzell has been spend
ing a few days with her son, Wilbert, in
Camden.
Delaware shsd have been quite plenti.
full this week, something a little unusual
for March.
John Holmes moved into the Reed
house, lately occupied by DR.. Patrick, on
Wednesday.
List of unclaimed letters rem aiming in
the post Office for week ending Mar. 20:
john b. Barton, Sarah Cox, Clarence
Pierce.
The revival services at Cross roads
School house are still in progress, with
good success, and a service will be held
on Sunday night.
Clark Flitcraft and family will leave for
Gardner, North Dakota, or Monday, to
look after his farming interests there dur
ing the Summer.
The directors of the Pilesg rove Dairy
Association lave appointed Charles
Green as carter to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of William Filler.
Conductor Smith Hewitt is now rum
ming regularly between Salem and Phila-
delphis, Conductor Golf having been
transferred to az Atlantic train.
L. B. Wright has several fine buggies
coming to replenish bis already large
stock of vehicles, such as CORTLAND,
Babcock, Ceilings, Bailey and other
standard makes. Prices lower than ever
before.
A. D. Snelbaker, Stephen Schobig,
VIM. Coleman and John Berry thought
Tuesday would be a good day for duck
ing, but after a trial on the meadows and
bay below Salem, they were obliged to
return leaving all the ducks behind them.
At the school meeting in Pilesgrove last
week, at Sharptown, the following were
the trustees elected: ]. Walter Paucoast,
Chas. w. Coles and Nathaniel Robbins
for two years, and Edward Humphreys,
James Gilmour and NJ. j. Ware for three
years.
Major E. S. Norvell, who has been in
Woodstown for a year past in charge Of
the Sharpto wn and Richmantown cream
cries for the MoEwen Milk Company, of
Philadelphia, expects to leave the LIST oil
April. His family have returned to the
city this week.
Assemblymau Crispin has introduced a
bill in the Legislature to protect the
farmers against the milk can sharks in
tue cities b re milk is shipped. The bill
meets with the approval of milk shippers,
aud will no doubt become a law, as it has
passed the House.
William Fries, aged about fifteen years
son OF James Fries, of Warrington, was
thrown from a field roller, on Monday, by
the tongue bolt breaking. Young Fries
was struck in the mouth by the seat.
Two of his front teeth were broken Oh
and two others dislocated.
The water was turned on at the pablo
fountain oD Tuesday, and the large carp.
which John W. Lippipcott has kept
in the pond during the winter, were again
placed in the basin. They wintered all
right, as did one large catfish and one
sunfsh, but the smaller ones were miss
ing.
The young people of Compromise Sun
day school, in Manuington, will hold 8
sociable at the home of Jos. 3. Crispin,
on Thursday evening, April 1st. Coffee
and rolls will be served for five cents,
and ice cream aud cake on sale, the pro
ceeds to be applied to the benefit of the
school.
We are very much pleased to learn thai
Miss Sue Dougherty, Of Pennsgrove, hai
been the recipient of one of the $50 golo
watches, Ont of the 40 gold watches
which ale given for Sunlight Soap wrap
pers each mouth. We are glad to be able
to chronicle this fact, and hope the SlOO
cash or some of the 500 Pierce Specia
bicycles will come to somebody here mex
month.
Edward Sweeney, a boy employed 81
j. B. Grier, in Warrington, was kicked
in the head by a mule on Sunday night
causing a compound fracture of the scull
and the lad was taken to Cooper Hospital
Camden, on Monday. The boy wal
watering the mule, and when done drink
ing it suddenly whirled around ant
kicked. striking the boy on the side O
itu0 utdu- uO UdoO WAOh WAASo - hAaAS
can use his heels makes him a dangerous
animal from any quarter.
A meeting of those interested in th'
organization of a Young Mems Christian
Association was held in the Band room
last night. Stephen Schobig was callet
to the chair and John Goforth mad
Secretary. Arthur Lucas, State Score
tary, was present and gave such counse
and advice as seemed necessary, ant
remarks were made by Rev. DR.. Collier
E. s Fogg, Jos. Locusson, U. G. Hillman
David Peterson, Geo. w. Boone, D.. R
Cruise and others, after which it wa
unanimously decided to effect an organi
cation, the yearly dues being fixed at ~
U. G. Hillmau, E. S. Fogg, Harry Guest
Jos. Locusson and Benz Patterson wer
appointed a committee TO look up a.
available room, a janitor and sugge tn
names of those suitable for officers o
the Association and report at a meetinI
to be held at the same place next Thurs
day night. The young men are quit
enthusiastic in the undertaking, and the.
shOuld he oe%narOusIy encouraged by GU