The Monitor., 1890-08-01

viii correct an error made in my last letter
by making fuller statement OF the facts In
the case. stacy IiazeIton, Edward Mccrane
and Frank Horner have each a trotting horse
and they frequently test the relative speed of
thcir nags. One evening last week these gen
tIemen met at the county Hae brfdge and
raced quarter of mile. McCrane's gray
mare. Jane won the race. passing the quar-
ter mile mark considerable distance ahead
of her competitors. Jane can coyera fourth
of a mile in forty seconds. There is talk of a
race soon between some Mulhca Hill trotters
and cur home flyers
The Harrisonviile fishing club went on their
ANIMAL excursion TO their customary fishing
grounds below Lotus Lake last Thursday
Michael Swigert returned on Monday from
n trip 10 bethlehem, Pa, where resides one OF
his sisters sir- swigeIt reports that the
growing ereps along the route are bIfghted by
the drought.
Sweet potatoes and cftrons are now going TO
market
John virgins having rented u cottage at
Pitfnan Grove. moved his family there last
week. Mrs Charles siarn and Mrs. Edward
starn moved into their cottage on Tuesday
Mr.. virgins is with his family this week
The carpenter and the painter have been at
work upon the school building, making some
repairs.
Joseph Mowers and wife were among the
excursionists To Lake side on Tuesday
Miss Roba Layton. of West Philadelp phia,
visited her grandmother. Deborah Morris, on
Tuesday.
" iiliam Dare, son OF Joseph Dare came
home this week Mr Dare is a teacher fn col
iege at Carlisle. Pa.
Hope Moore and daughter we're the guests
OF Hugh Grimshaw last Thursday.
George Horner has recently had built nine
teen new COW stables. making in all thirty
two stables Tor cattle Michael swfgert, While
doing the work measured Mr. Horners build
ings, and finds that his barns covered L. 44o
SO unre feet.
Mrs. Anna string, wife of Daniel SIrtnp,
and her daughter, Ella. are dangerously III
with typhoid fever Frsnkitn Grud, his wife
and a nephew In the same family. are very
sick with typhoid fever. The attending ply
sician says bad water caused their illness
Warren Dubois and family. OF sharptown.
were visiting relatives here last Sunday
The late heavy rains have revived the
growing crops, which were not seriously af-
fected by the drought ana heat
Ollie Pimm and Harry Porch go to Pitman
Grove to-day tn assist IN Elkinton's ret-
taurant
The correspondent heard iead, few even
| ings since, two letters from Europe, written
| to Mrs. &. ;. Miller by her husband, Rev. c.
5 Miller. now travelling in that country. Mr.
Miiler's description of places of interest Ia
Scotland and Ireland Is very interesting. and
next week We may have the pleasure of tax
| ing some extracts from Mr. Miiler's oommnni-
| cations. We have been given by Mrs. Miller
copy of the Glasgow Ereniae Cfnzen of the
date July 18th From an editorial paragraph
/ copy as follows; "The weather in the coun-
| try Is bad IL possibly can be. July has
been like January, and the cold nights which
have prevailed during the Whole of the year
have been colder in proportion during the
present month There is almost a total alb.
sence of sunshine. and hay making is being
carried on slowly ana under great dif1icuity
Potatoes are not doing well ana viii not tuin
out anything like The heavy crop of last year
The fruit crops have not turned out so well as
Was reekoned in the spring, and " hat there Is
Is not ripening well. owing to the want OF
sunshine"
Patrick Comfy had the misfortune last week
10 lose the sum of SIS and an account book
Mrs Ella weidie. OF Brewster N Y, is Wis
iting her brothers, David and Frank Lippin-
colt. it being her first visit here in six years
Mr. Thomson. OF Buffalo, \ Y is the guest
OF Amos Eastiaek this week L.