The Monitor-register., 1896-09-04

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SwedesbOrO Items.
1.-THE MoNIToR-REGIsTER can be found for
sale every week at Pixies News Agency.l
Geo. M. Ashton has been spending a
few days at Ocean Grove.
Miss Jessie Murphy, of Elmer, is
visiting Miss Rebecca Ford.
County School Superintendent. w. Fl.
Eldridge, was in town last week.
DR.. Laban L. Bradshaw, of New York.
visited his relatives here last week.
Miss Lizzie Tweed, of Williamstowp.
has been visiting Swedesboro friends.
Bert Sparks, of Camden, is spending a
weeks vacation with his parents here.
Joseph Rairdcn, of Trenton, visited his
sister, Miss Matte Rairdon, here last
week.
Miss Helen Walton, of Clarksboro, has
been the guest of her friend, Miss Rstta
G. Fox.
Mrs. Joseph Crispin and children, of
Camden, have been visiting B. A. Headley
and wifo.
Mrs. Mary Wilson and son, Clarence.
of Trenton, are visiting George Meley
and family.
Master Geo. w. Pitler has been visiting
his grandparents, B. L. Zane and wife, at
Mantua.
James Madara and family, of Philadel.
phla, have been visiting their father and
sister here.
Miss Lizzie Cozens has been spending
a week in Camden, the guest of Miss
Elsie Lscroy.
Miss Hattie Bates, of Salem, has been
the guest of Mrs. Mary Musgrave and
other friends.
Mrs. Samuel Salisbury, who has been
quite seriously ill for several weeks. is
not much improved at this writing.
Mrs. VIM. B. Zippler and son, Norman.
OF Philadelphia, are spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. Tamsen Dubois.
Miss Ella and Master Clifford Banks
have been spending a week at Ocean
City, the guests of their aunt, Miss
Lizzie Reeves.
Allen M. Batten and family returned
to their Philadelphia home on Saturday,
after spending a month with their mother,
Mrs. George Batten.
VIM. Berry, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Titus and daughter, Emily, OF
Camden, were the guests of Mrs. Rebecca
Reynolds on Sunday.
Rev. Geo. ". Watson has so far
recovered from his recent severe illness as
to be able to occupy his pulpit. Mrs.
Watson is also improving.
Robert Garretson and wife, Edward
Swenk and wife and Edward Leonard
returned to their Philadelphia home on
Monday, after a vacation spent with
friends here.
Rev. A. E. Wanderer, of Paterson, is
spending a week with Swedesboro friends.
He was formerly pastor of the Presby.
terrain Church here, and greatly loved
and respected by his people.
Adrian P. Locke and family, George
b. Mitchell and family and Miss Emma
Vanneman, of this place, and Geo. I'll.
Poinsett and wife, of Mullica Hill, have
been recreating at Locke's cottage, at
Townsend's Inlet.
An exciting runaway occurred here on
Tuesday on Main street, but owing to
the skill and perseverance of the driver,
the frightened ANNA was brought under
subsection with no other damage done
than the breaking down of a lamp post.
Albert E. Conover. the newly elected
principal of the Swedesboro Academy,
moved his family from Egg Harbor to
this place last week. He occupies the
house owned by Samuel A. Croft, on
Allen street, and lately vacated by Geo.
W. Taylor.
Miss Maggie Costello. daughter of
John Costello, died of consumption on
Monday, after a lingering illness. her
funeral o place on Thursday at st.
Joseph's Church, and the high esteem in
which she was held was evidenced by the
large c%oncourse of people in attendance.
Andres j. Robinson, of Rogers Ford, Pa,
has been visiting friends here.
Samuel A. Croft and wife have returned
from a week s. stay at Ocean Grove.
Tn w. c. Z. U. will resume its regular
meetings on Friday, in the parlor of the NJ.
E Church
A valuable horse belonging to Rev. Walter
Y. Leahy has been dangerously sick since
last Sunday.
Chas. b. Decker and wife have been
journeying through New York State, visit
ing Albany and other points.
VIM. I'll. Hannold aad wife, who have been
SpoAulu0 TWO weeks at ocean GfOVe,
returned home on Monday.
Victor e. Kugler. of Mantua, one of the
candidates for Sheriff of Gloucester county,
was IN town last week looking up friends.
W.. Scott Homan has been appointed
special officer by the West Jersey Railroad
Company. to look after their property and
keep order around the depot.
The apple crop in this section ia light.
a a oro aro a fo{lI1ro 49, -,
and selling at % cents per bask st. Tomatoes
are scarce and sell for 80 cents per basket.
The continued dry weather is causing
considerable anxiety regarding the water
supply. Several wells are reported as fail
ing. Rain is badly needed in this section.
Rev. ana Mrs. s. +. Gaskill returned from
Ocean Grove on Monday. Mr.. GaskilI was
taken seriously i'll while at the Grove, and
since his return home has been in a weak
condition.
The Swedesboro Glass Works will resume
Operations on Monday, It'll inst, with
greatly increased facilities and q large
number of orders. The indications point to
a prosperous year.
Ken milford and wife, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, were the guests of Isaac s. stratton
and family and Geo. W. Hannold and
family last week. Mr.. milford is a writer
OF some note. and one of the editors of the
Cincinnati Post.
A small dance was given in Meley's Hall
on tuesday evening, in honor OF Clarence
wilson, OF Trenton. Among those present
were: Misses Emma Vanneman, Matte
hairdon, Hannah Sparks, ella Brown, Lulu
kuhnle, Marie Cozens, Gertie Parker, Mary
Rulon, May Warrington, Florence Pither,