The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-02-27
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How these juicy days remind us
AS we travel up and down,

HOW THESE Juicy days remind us
AS we travel up and down.
Thateyery step, We leave behind US
Footprints in cur muddy town.
Last Wednesday morniug We witnessed
the departure of Mrs. Shrimp, widow of the
late William Shrimp, and her TIVE daugh-
tiers, who hay taken up their residence 10
Camden. We lose by their ahseoce friends
that are very highly esteemtd d, and whose
loss will be deeply felt by the society in
which they moved and in the Baptist
church and Sunday-school where they
were active and prominent members. The
many friends who gathered to Did them
adieu last Wednesday were sad at heart,
but covered their sadness With joking good
humor, and it was with May regrets that
we saw them drive away.
Mrs. Lily Garrison and Miss Jenny Pat
rick were baptised in the chapel last Sun
day evening. The house was well filed,
and the services Interesting.
We who attended the festival last Satur-
day and Monday evening, could easily
have imagined ourselves bach in the days
of our ancestors. when we sa1 the swal-
low-tail coats, velvet vests, and huge
buckles on slippers. and the numerous
other a~ntiquated attire of those that took
part. The costumes warn by the ladies
were ancient in the extreme, and it was
indeed amusing TO note the severe simple
ity 10 the toilettes of some of our ladies,
the majority OF which was not uubecom-
ing. Saturday night being stormy there
was not the crowd anticipated, Monday
night was an improvement however, and
tie sum of $50 was cleared.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wescott and son
Arthur, of Malaga, were the guests of
Captain Lewis Fox last Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Pennington is visiting
among relatives ia Camden.
Mrs. Ruth Murphy and Miss Jennie are
enjoying a visit with tie formers sister at
Malaga.
Rev. r. L Shute, guest of bis sister
Mrs. Atkinson, and an evangelist OF
Chicago, preached in the NJ. E. church
last Sunday evening.
4 very handsome silver soup ladie, gift
of Mr.. Lammis, jeweler of Salem, formed
one of the attractive articles on the fancy
table at the festival.
Mary's father the night before had seen
her beau with his arm around her waist.
in the morning she asked her pa if she
could marry John. No" replied the fail er,
II fear he is a waistful young man."
We have been asked if a person who is
constantly jewing aud trying to get his
goods below the sale price can be a con-
sistent caristian? We caunot answer for The
christian. but We do know hat such a one
is Il fit subject for the ministry. Ell?
By way of a littla wisdom; do net go
through life with the sword of seifishness
to wound. bat rather with the balm OF
love for healing wounded feelings. Neither
let you criticisms be so sharp as to dis
courage the worthy ambitious. Criticism
has tso uses. one for disheartening the
other for stimulating.
n. P. West. of philadelphia, has ar
ranged an A. B. Society. There is a men,
bership of eleven. Another of those ben
gficial orders in which a dollar grows TO
two in less time than it would take to
make il.
(Lawyer to Witness you say ytu- son
was % years old when he died? " here do
you suppose he is to-day?" (Witness) In
heaven, | am sure, for be reaounced the
legal profession five years before his death"
Mr.. Albert Smith has been nominated
Squire.
Mr.. S. c. Sheppard, by his recent pur-
chase of the Shimp homestead, proposes
opening a street through the lane extending
back into the new street. 1t is also UNI
ored that Vim. 5. Patrick, of Elmer, will
have bis house in this place re-modeled
into a double house, and a bay windew
added.
Gospel meetings in the Baptist chapel
are still continued with much interest,
Rev. Mr.. Sembower being present last
Monday evening and cotduc5ed a mos,
interesting service. Rev. Mr.. Price was
obliged to return to his home in TuckeIton
but y i'll preach for US next Sunday. EVE.