The Monitor-register., 1896-06-19

/ Ahid L is uOIHc lOT vacation.
John Ernest has gone to New York for a
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred West are spending a
few days at Riverton.
DR.. and Mrs. W atson, of S~wedesboro vic.
tied friends here on Friday.
Mrs. Depuy and children, of PHILADELPHIA.
are guests of Mrs. Mounce.
Mrs. Hannah Colson is spending n week
with her daughter at Moorestown,
Mrs. Mary Ann Kirby, of Woodstown. is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Alice Stratton.
Another rainy day on Tuesday gave the
grass crop its much needed relief and help.
Milton Eisen, of Philadelphia, was the
guest of the Misses Wallace on Saturday
and Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Perrine
of Philadelphia, were over Sunday guests of
Aaron Ridgway.
Several persons attended the funeral of
Lewis Middleton. a former resident of this
place on Monday.
Willie ID. Iredell took from his garden last
week potatoes of his own cultivation weigh
ing seven ounces.
Mrs. Mills and daughter Maud, of Bridge
ton, are spending the summer with her
father, Rev. j. j. Davies.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coles and son Harry
and wife. of Moorestown, have been stop-
ping with relatives here this week.
Jonathan Iredell took a load of white
potatoes to market or Monday, but dealers
were slow to believe they were Jerseys.
Miss Alice Hazleton came home on FRIDAY
for the summer vacation, having completed
the second year of the course at the State
Normal School, Trenton.
"Tobaceo and Narcotics" will be the tonic
considered at Stokes Union next week.
Martha X. Borton, Superin tendent. A cor.
aiaI invitation to attend Is given to all.
several of our Thrifty h~orsekeeners have
been canning asparagus this week. Having
oohe this for several years, they find If
keeps SO well as to amply repay for the
extra rouble.
Mrs. Lucius Atkinson's flower garden has
peeh the admiration of the public for weeks
past, so profuse and beautiful have been the
blossoms OF many choice varieties. and 40
lavish has been the generous hand which
cuiied them, donating handsome bououe,s
Tor the sick, for Memorial Day and to grace
many another occasions:
"A large black and white dog, lost from jts
owner, has found a temporary home on the
premises OF Joseph Chatham, where 1t is not
heeueu, out Is receiving kindly treatment
II one may judge from its intelligence and
cunning tricks, it is IN min which has
Deen much petted and priced.
MRS. Martha Moore, one of the Oldest ana
pest known citizans of the town, had an
altack OF paralysis on Thursday, after
which, In attempting to walk, she fell ana
uislocated the hip zone. She is In her
elghty-seeond year and has been rendered
quite helpless by this double afiiction.
Az u meeting or the Board of Education
On iuesoay evening the following teachers
were appointed: Clem's Run, Miss Mary r.
moore; Redwood. Mr.. Stratton, PrineipaI
MIS-. eaiah Young, of Palermo, assistant.
Assistant at Union Academy, Miss rlorepoo
Copestick; Assistant at Evans. Miss pam.
Inc Moore. The Cou nty suner,ptanaa..
was present. at the meeting.
Inc stormy weather on SUNDAY preveptoa
pointed the wheelmen; but the conio, uisap.
was o grand thing for vegetatiop ana thn
t,, e t6o asft e eeeaningi was especially acceptable
pay exercises in the NJ. Il. Church a ior ms
auqlence was present, the aisles betna dIiiisS
The f snsaIs anI every available seat taken.
whlle the addresses of the pastor ana taaoS'
ers were interesting and insnirJn@ Gnu .eacn-
greatly enjoyed. ""sic were
Chicken thieves visited the roost ~ aro
b.rton on Wednesday night and carried oW
iorty OF The largest sized chickens T M
tnieves were tracked the next mornir o. " 70
wnere tneir 3 had been standing On
hriuay ndghs they made another visit bnt
i mr., sorson T.. had taken the p~rec4ntion to nall naI
roost. They drew tie nails ron iIfSsaee the
however. but the ringing OF the bell eansedf'
same night the roost of William Muny vo9
was raided ana a dozen mems stoIan yon
DianKet was also taken. It is hoped tbaAt |
ters before they do any more mischief arac-
The High School commencement a~or
great i gr ann ceWn Hall u y, on June 5t6 were q
the first a,nta Of 900 the e. kind for UnioSs % Ieang
nags ana plants, presented n beautiSu, Win
pearance. tn Gradual IS, three IN urua ap-
were a credit TO the teachers ana the Roer r;
of Education. Miss Alice Mooraa az noara
essay on "Cheerfulness,n and Miss ner
iredeil, on pearls orth Seekfnn = EuiIn
justice to those interesting themss esauotmii
and third grade pupils did well in d,alo ooona
and recitations. A vocal duet bv MILES
Davies and Stratton was verv fna,n isses
dred and highly appreciated by the ann
ence. "uui