The Monitor-register., 1896-06-12

MullIca Hill.
Mrs. Mary Ridgway is visiting her son
in Camden,
Next Sunday will be Children's Day at
the nj. E. Church.
Mrs. Rebecca Parker is spend ing a
week at her home here.
Mrs. Sarah Tomlin is visiting friends in
Mantua and Gloucester.
Mrs. Rebecca Moore has returned home
after several weeks absence.
Mrs. Sarah Young, of Palermo, is the
guest of Mrs. Samuel Moore.
Miss Deborah Stratton returned on
Monday from a visit to Chester.
Clara Iredell, of Harmony school,
received a third grade certificate.
Mrs. ]. Howey is at Clayton, called
there by the illness of her sister.
Hiram Shute spent Saturday and Sun
day at Ridley Park and Philadelphia.
9. W. Elkinton and wife returned
home from a visit to Trenton on Monday.
A number of Friends from our town
attended Quarterly Meeting on Thursday
last.
Miss Martha Ewing, of West Chester,
was the guest of Rachel Lippincott over
Sunday.
Rachel Lippincott reached home on
Thursday evening, after a weeks absence
at Bedford, Pa.
William Streeper has a remarkable fine
garden, having already out some fine
heads of cabbage.
Some of our boys spent a day fishing
last week, and returned home laden with
m~agnolias instead of fish.
The pupils of Miss Hazelton enjoyed a
picnic with their teacher in Panooast's
Grove on Friday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Davies is attending
commencement at the South Jersey
Institute, Bridgeton, this week.
An account of our High School COM
menoement exercises will be given in
next weeks issue of the MONITOR
REGISTER.
Graves of white-ribbon comrades in
this vicinity were visited and decorated
with blossoms on Tuesday, National
Flower Mission Day.
About forty persons attended the
Epworth League social held at the home
Of Winfield Sithens on Monday evening.
Many were disappointed in getting there
on account of the storm.
Children's Day at the Grange rendered
the North end of town a lively place on
Saturday afternoon. The small people
seemed to feel that they held undisputed
sway on that day and enjoyed the freedom
and Importance as they entertained their
elders with speech and song, and shared
with them the dainties so lavishly pro-
vided.
The Board of Education met on Tues
day evening, and elected Theodore Fleet
wood Principal of the High School for
the following year. Miss Ella Skinner,
of Glassboro, received the position of
assistant teacher at Jefferson. A special
meeting of the Board will be held next
Tuesday evening, June 10th, when other
appointments will be made.
The following are the names of those
those who signed the license for Mulliea
Hill hotel: Charles McFadden, George
Ballinger, Thomas r Costello, Edward
Sherwin, Christian Morgan, John e
Scott, Christopher Datz, Elwood
Gooden, George Wiley, jeremiah Adams,
Charles W.. North, W. H. Lawson,
William A. Costello, Harry Carney, John
V. loft, Henry g. Chew.
An Overflow meeting' was held in
the Baptist Church on Sunday evening in
the observance of Children's Day.
Floral emblems and adornments were
especially beautiful, and the exercises
throughout of a highly interesting
character. The children acquitted them
selves we'll in singing and recitation.
The music by the choir was very inspir.
ing and several solos were especially
appreciated. Interesting remarks were
made by pastors Davies and Jewett. to
the latter of whom a handsome bouquet
was presented by the courtesy of the
pastor of the church.
b community war greatly shocked
on Saturday morning to hear of the
sudden death of Mrs. John Ernst, who
died at a Philadelphia hospital on Friday.
Mrs. Ernest had been 10 poor health for
some time and gradually growing worse,
though attending to her household duties.
On Wednesday last she went to the
hospital for treatment, which her
physician deemed imperative, and was
too veal to rally after the operation.
Mrs. Ernest was a lovely Christian
woman, noted for the charity and aid
rendered to the needy with unstinting
hand; she will be incurred and missed by
many devoted friends. Mr.. Ernest has
the sympathy of the entire neighborhood
in his great and overwhelming hereave.
ment. The funeral, which was largely
attended, took place on Tuesday after
noon, interment at Harrisonville.