The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-01
HarrIsonyilIe Notes.

Thomas Fox has been qnite sick during
the past week.
T. \. Marshall and wife spent seyera'
days visiting in Camden.
Miss Hannah Hand and Mrs. DR.. Mar
shall, two accomplished ladies of Tucka-
hoe, Cape May Co., were visiting a few
days in our town, being guests in the fami.
ly of Rev. NJ. C. Stokes.
John McChrane, formerly residing near
Ha%rrisonville Station, has moved on Frank
Pancoast's farm, near here. He will man
age the farm dnring this year.
Eva Ladow is now able to be out. She
has been confined to the house for eight
weeks.
The base ball club, of this place, went
to Eldridge's Hill last Saturday afternoon,
and crossed bats with the club at that
place. The game was well contested and
resulted as follows: Harrisonyilie, Z; Ed
ridges Hill, 4.
There was a debate INDUCED in last Sat
urday night, by a few members of the
lodge of Good Templars. The question
was-"Resolved, That the question of Slay-
cry was a greater question in its day than
the question Of Temperance is to-day
There is to be considerable moving in
the spring, in this community.
The law concerning the putting of color
ing matter into butter has justly caused
considerable of talk among those who take
their milk to the creamery. There seems
to be a feeling among the farmers that the
law-if it really does apply to the manu-
faeture of butter-is uncalied for and had
better be modified.
Stacy w. Hazelton killed his pen OF
seventeen hogs on Monday. The entire
weight of the lot was 5372 pounds, or an
average of 3i6 lbs.
The fourth quarterly conference Of the
NJ. E. church was held last Saturday ev-
ening, conducted by the Presiding Elder.
The usual business was transacted and
committees appointed for the coming year.
After this, Samuel Pimm read some of the
early history of the church in this place.
From this it appears that Mettodism IN
this community dates back about to the
year 1903. Atabout that time a company of
fifteen or twenty, who felt relieiously I'M
pressed, used to assemble in an old log
kitchen belonging to John Stiles. who seems
to have been the pioneer Methodist Of the
community. A class was organized ia the
year 1908 with John Stiles as leader. These
faithful men and women met together IN
this way for some time, frequently having
/ preaching in the old log kitchen. In 1922
a great revival took place in the ~nsighbor-
hood and the class increased greatly in
numbers. Feeling the need of a meeting
house. New Bethel church was built in the
year 1925. Tits church is located just
over the county line in P~ilesgrose town
ship and is still standing. 1t is now used
as a ~storehouse for sweet potatoes and
agricultural implements. The society con-
tinued to prosper until 1917, when some OF
the members thought it would be best TO
build = larger building and that it should
be located at H~arrisonville. A meeting
was called and a committee appointed,
May 13, 1S47, The committee met with
success and received encouragement SO
| that they decided TO build the church.
The cornerstone was laid 10 July. ls41.
The structure was completed and dedieat-
ed Dec. %, 1S47, The original cost was
| about $1,000. Rev. John K. Shaw, Z. E.,
| OF Camden District, ofioiated at tile dedi-
cation. assisted by Revs. 7. G. Steward
and Milford Day, from Swedesboro Cir
cult, Rev. Matthias, a German preacher 10
charge Of Salem Circuit, and Caleb X.
Fiemmings. At this time the remaining
debt of $3.50 was pledged by the people,
The church as it was then, stands today,
with the exception of the improvement
that have been made recently. A parson-
age adjoining the church was purchas
ed in the early part of 1855 az a cost o
| $1,000. CoGITo.