The Monitor-register., 1896-06-26
Additional County News.


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John Shute is very sick at this writing.
Mrs. Hannah Maxwell, ofPhiladelphia.
is visiting her mother.
Mrs. Mary Ridgway returned last week
from q visit to Camden.
Mrs. Martha Moore is very ill. and little
hope Of her recovery is entertained.
Mrs. Howard Lummis and children are
visiting friends in Camden.
Edward Sherwin is quite sick with a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Hannah Ballinger, of Moorestown, is
visiting her brother, Jonathan Colson.
Farmers are busy this week moving
their grass fields; crops are said to be
light.
William Wilson and wife, of Philadel-
phia, were guests of Mrs. j. 1redell over
Sunday.
Mrs. Romig and little daughter are
spending the summer at Douglasville, Pa.
Corn and wheat fields make a pleasing
contrast just now of green and gold.
William Allen picked the first ripe
tomatoes of the season from his garden
on Monday.
The cool wave on Tuesday morning was
very refreshing after the heat that pre-
ceded it.
Edward and Oakford Acton, of Salem,
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Emma STRAIT
ton.
Nathan Lloyd has had a new pump put
in a convenient part of his handsome resi-
dence.
j. A. Crane and wife, of Clayton, were
guests of relatives here on Saturday and
Sunday.
Summer is fairly upon us once more,
and denizens of the city are seeking a
retreat in our quiet, healthy little town,
and it's suburbs.
Jonathan Iredell has improved his resi-
dence by a handsome new veranda, built
by Fennimore Iredell.
A valuable colt belonging to George
Cole got fast in the stable on Friday
night, and died in trying to extrioate itself.
MISS Mary Atkinson is at home again
after several weeks absence. Her young
friends are glad to welcome her back.
william Harker entertained at his resi-
dence, on Sunday, several Philadelphia
and Salem gentlemen, who were old
acquaintance and friends.
Ihe homeless dog mentioned last week,
found his master, Friday night. 1t was
dlf1oult to tell which was more delighted.
the fine animal or his master.
Our churches were comfortably filled
on Sunday. Notwithstanding the heat. In
the M. Il. Church eight persons received
the rite OF baptism, and two were received
on certificate.
Clement and Rebeooa Merritt, of Ohio,
and John Bishop, of Woodstown, were
guests of Hannah P. Colson last week.
Mrs: Merritt was we'll known among us, a
few years since, as Rebscca Fravel, a
gifted speaker.
Between 70 and 80 persons were present
at the Christian Endeavor social held at
the residence of John Scott on Thursday
night. The exercises of the evening, and
refreshments served, were enjoyed by all.
The colored lad, familiarly known by
the nam of Nose, who stole the bicy Gle
from Willard Parker's store, belonging to
young Datz, has been safely lodged in
Woodbury. Jail by Constable Moore.
About $50 persons attended the snapper
supper held at the home of Alfred French,
Saturday evening. This supper has been
an annual event for a number of years,
and is eagerly anticipated, from year to
year, by those who have attended it.
Boating, lawn tennis, croquet. chrokinole
and other games were engaged in. Tables
were spread on the lawn and fairly
groaned beneath the weight of all the rare
d~elicacies of the season, in addition to the
browning dish, the snapper, which had
been prepared in various tempting ways,
by those skilled in the culinary depart.
ment. SOoiability was a leading feature
in the pleasant occasion.