The Monitor., 1890-03-28

The friends, associates of Miss Emma
Shute, met at the residence of her father,
John Shute, on Wednesday afternoon of
last week for the purpose Of giving Miss
Shute formal farewell visit preparatory
to her marriage aud departure to Long
Branch, which event took place on We'd
nesday of this week The visitors, to the
number of fifty-seven, took with them
provisions for bountiful supper, also
numerous presents both useful and orna-
mental. Strange to say, no two presents
were alike. The occasion was much en-
joyed by ALL At an early hour in the
evening the company bid Miss Shute and
her father goodbye and all separated for
their homes. One who was there kindly
furnished the correspondent with the names
of the guests as~they took their seats at
the table: Rev. c. S. Miller. Geo. Horner
and wife, Joseph Homer and wife, Robert
Porch and wife. \. Wilkinson and wife,
A. Marshal and wife, f. Starn and wife. c.
Starn and wife, Thos. Turner and wife, G.
Hurff and wife, T. ]. Hurff and wife. S.
Pimm and wife, Amos Eastlaek and wife.
Israel Mattson and wife, Wm. Dye and
wife. Mrs. Vim. Dubois, Mrs, Chas Fox,
Mrs. Chalkley BaIliDger Mrs. W. Ladow,
Mrs. VIM. Pimm, Miss Sallie Butterwerth.
Miss NJ Marshal, Mrs. l. Hurff, Elmer
Madara, Addie Turner. Geo. Madara, Flor
ence Hurff, Samuel Zanes, Emma Man
ners, Lewis Horner, Alyndia Pimm, Isaac
Dilks, Lidie Fox, Walter Dye, Sadie
Hurff. Ollie Pimm, Eva Ladow. Charles
Wilkinson, Ellison Horner.
Miss Mary Keen is enjoying long visit
with her uncle. Robert Keen, at Clayton.
Strange to relate T. jeff Hurff, who was
elected for constable. refuses to accept the
position. They are trying to persuade
JEFF to take the oath of office but his il
variable reply is Il guess not.
II good fat woodpile is worth having,
Lippincott & Bro. have the largest in all
the village It's size is eleven cords ready
for the stove.
One hundred and thirteen pounds was the
actual weight of a calf on the day of its
birth in Frank Mattson's barnyard last
week.
The good boys of Harrisonville are pre-
pairing to participate in the Easter Sunday
services at the church, while the bad ones
elsewhere are storing up stolen eggs for a
grand feast in the woods All expect TO
have good time.
Newton Hillman, of Philadelphia, was
here on Monday on business pertaining to
his property. Mr.. Hillman is one of the
| city letter carriers.
| 1t was the fault of the reporter and not
John Bishop, whose COW was misrepre-
| sented in last weeks letter. Mr.. Bishop
said that two years ago the cow in ques.
tion produced 10s pounds of butter per
week while on meadow pasture, and il
given grain with glass she would make IA
| pounds a week Whether her butter
making qualities are above or below that
| now he cannot say.
The school trustees have given Miss
Emma Darlington the principalship OF the
Harrisonville public school.
| Mrs. Anna Tice, who has been painful
sufferer with the pleurisy and for time
was i'll critical state. is now getting bet
| ter.
The old members of the brass band re-
| organized last week with three new men,
bers. The following gentlemen compose
the organization Geo Gerlack, Anthony
Gerlsck, Henry Datz, Henry Winters,
VIM. Winters. John Hazelton, Isaac Diiks,
| Samuel Zanes, Elwood Madara, George
| Madara.
Hope Bartholomew, who has been under
the doctors care, is now enjoying pretty
fair health.
John Gill is about to add some extensive
| improvements to his farm. To his resi-
dence will be built a large portico and
bulk windows, and a cow-barn and other
| new outbuildings will be erected as fast as
Mr.. Gill can prosecute the work. He has
three Virginia colored men in his employ.
Last Monday afternoon and evening
George Horner Emma. his wife, their
daughter Elma and Mrs. Chalkley Dneli,
of Colorado, were the guests of Hugh
Grimshaw.
All hope for a crop Of ice mast be aban-
doned. On the 24th day OF March, 1855,
George Watson, of your borough, walked
across the millpond on the ice, and the
Richmantown boys enjoyed frolic on the
ponds there ON the 25th.
Andrew Knisell received a message from
lis son Henry, of Ashboarne, Pa, on Sat
urday evening Informing him of the death
of Heury's wife that morning. Mr.
Knisell and family attended the funeral at
Pittsgrove Baptist Church en- Tuesday.