The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-01-23
Daretown Dots.

Did you ever zee an Indian?
Miss Blanche Bidd!e, a social light of
Berlin, n. J., is the guest of Mrs. L. NJ.
johnson this week. Miss Biddle is spoken
of as a very attractive lady.
Jerry Foster. the ticket agent, has been
quite unwell for the past week.
Clement Ne~kirk and Mamie Hurst
were married on the 14sh INST. The re-
ception was given Wednesday evening,
21st inst, at the house of Isaiah Newkirk.
We wish for the young couple a happy
life.
Oliver Wendell Holmes says: The
human race is divided into two classes
those who 60 ahead and 10 something,
and those W he sit still and inquire why
wasn't it done the other way?' These
two classes have representatives in our
| settlement-this of necessity according
to the division by Mr.. Holmes must be SO.
The marked feature in the case is that the
latter class seems to outnumber the
former.
Allen Morgan has had four offers from
responsible men to take his newly pur-
chased property at bis last bid, s104 per
acre. Mr.. Morgan proposes to take pos
session of the property in the spring. 1t
is one of but few properties that will sell
to a good advantage at almost any time.
"Dick" Goslin, who was SO tangled up
in his roadcGrt last week, is i'm approving.
This is a fortunate ending of what might
have been . fatal accident. lad it not
been for Lis son, Charles, Mr.. Goslin
might have been killed outright. Charlie
had presence Of mind to jump astride the
horse and stopped him. The horse did not
get away, as we stated last week, and Mr..
Goslin was not thrown out, but was fast
aud being dragged upon the wheel. We
make this correction as We have learned
more fully of the mishap since our last
letter.
John Duggan. the popular barber of
Pittsgroye, paid our town 3 visit last
Thursday.
Master Lanning Myers is quitea reader
for a boy Of eight years OF age. He has
read through Woods Story of Billie AMI
mails" Woods Bible Pictures" His
tory Of Johustown Flood, - "Stanley's
Adventures and Explorations in Africa, y
aud a number of smaller books. The
little boy has also read much ia the Bible
aud is said to be a very apt Sunday-seteel
scholar.
A rascal in Pittsburg is fleeing the
| colored people by advertising TO take the
kinks ont OF their hair. Our wife (?) says:
The very idea, The scamp should be
fieeced himself"
Four persons received the hand Of fell
! low ship in the Baptist church on Sunday
morning last, aud in the evening a young
lady came forward for prayer.
We sympathize with our esteemed Pres
byterisn pastor, DIR. Ewing, in the sudden
death of his mother. Ga Thursday, 18th,
the doctor received a letter from home
stating that all We're well. and on Friday
a telegram summoning him to the funeral
of his mother. The particulars of her
sudden departure We have not yet learned.
Deceased was eighty seven years Of age,
aud was very active. She has been a Wis
itor at Daretown every summer, we be-
iieve, during DIR. Ewing's pastorate here.
DR.. Baird, OF Philadelphia, filled the Pres
byterian pulpit OF Sunday in the pastors
absence.
The Y. p. S. G. f held their social at
the residence of H. Y. Foster, in Rich
manville on Tuesday night, Goth inst. \
large gathering Of young people assem-
bled aud filed to overlooking Mr.. fes-
tar's newly remodeled house. An enjoy
| able time was had by all, and this, ths