The Monitor-register., 1896-09-18

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Misses Lila and Flora Sharp are the
guests of Miss Lizzie Redstrake, of Salem.
The ladies of the Haines Neck M. E
Church took over $50 at their supper last
week.
Miss Hannah Pedrick, near Wiley's.
was in town on Thursday morning calling
on relatives.
Mrs. James Sharp, and Mrs. Joseph s..
Black, spent last week with Rev. Alfred
Dingee and wif5. at Bossardville, Pa.
Award Hillman and wife are quite
poorly. They are being cared for by their
grand daughters. Miss Lura Ireland and
sister, of Swedesboro.
Elton l. Rodgers and wife on Sunday
entertained VIM. Armstrong and George
Kuisel, of Germantown, VIM. s. Nimons,
John Nolan and DR.. Devlin, of Phila-
delphia.
Elmer E. Kiger and Pierson B. Kiger,
of Courses Landing, left for school on
Monday. The former returns to Cornell,
and his brother goes to Exeter, to prepare
for a College course.
Editor Patterson, of Woodstown,
preached in the M. E. Church on Sunday
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Rev. J. B. Turpiu, who is taking a vaca-
tion with his family at Ocean City. Our
church goers who were not present missed
a treat.
At the annual meeting of the W. c. T.
U. of this place the officers of last year
were all reelected for the coming year.
President, Mrs. E. A. Humphreys; First
Vice President, Mrs. Bassett; second,
Mrs. Oliphant; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. r. d. Newton; Recording Secretary,
Miss Mary Paul; Treasurer, Mrs. Fl. L..
Oliphant.
See the stock at Humphreys Opera
House store before buying your winter
boots.
DaretOwn.
The W. q. T. U. gave a farewell meet
ing in honor of Mrs. L. Myers, County
Superintendent of Press Work, on Wed
nesday afternoon, at the Baptist parson-
age. The home and ~neighboripg Unions
were we'll represented, thirty.fve White
Ribboners and visitors being present.
From Woodstown Union were Mrs. r. P.
Patterson, our beloved County President;
Mrs. G. G. Senser, Mrs. DIR. Souder, Mrs.
George M. Andrews, Mrs. Joseph s.
Broadway, Mrs. ID. W. Q. White, Mrs.
Robert Hewitt, Mrs. Frank Flitcraft,
and Mrs. Albert Urion; from Friesburg,
Mrs. Emma Hitchner, President. The
visitors. were: Rev. DR.. Ewing, Franklin
Flitcraft, Lewis Hitchner, Mrs. Mary Sick.
Ter, Miss Kate Sickler, Mrs. j. V. Foster,
Mrs. Mary G. Myers, Misses Ruth and
Hannah Shepherd, Mrs. Will Mayhem,
Mrs. Harrison Mayhem, Miss Moore, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Walter Mole.
The home Union was represented by Mrs.
DR.. Fitch, Mrs. Paulding, Mrs. Fosdick,
Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Hannah Richman, Mrs.
Helen Coombs, Miss Ella Richman and
Miss Sallie Burt.
Miss Ella Richman, the new Superin-
tendent of Parlor Meetings, assisted Mrs.
Fitch in looking after the details and
presided over the meeting in a way most
encouraging to the society. Appropriate
hymns were sung, Mrs. Paulding presid-
ing at the organ; reading of Scriptures
by Miss Riohman, and opening prayer by
Mrs. Patterson; Mrs. Fosdick read a very
pretty selection, and Mrs. Josephine
Foster sang effectively a beautiful and
pathetic solo, entitled, Dream Faces"
Mrs Patterson gave a touching address
on the occasion, which was another sad
farewell, this time for one of our county
officers; in fact two, as it is well known
that Pastor Myers is an earnest and
faithful worker in the temperance cause.
Mrs. Patterson expressed herself in the
most loving and complimentary terms to
both Mr.. and Mrs. Myers, and stated her
sorrow and regret that such a farewell
had been called for; but gave her bless.
ing and her prayers to go with them, for
she looked upon Mrs. Myers as her daugh-
ter in the temperance work. Mrs. DR..
Souder also expressed her sorrow and
regret at the parting, and gave her best
wishes to them both. Mrs. Andrews
made appropriate remarks.
DR.. Ewing gave a neat address, COM
plimenting the work of the w. G. T, u.
and encouraging them by his bright an
ticipations for the future. He expressed
his regret at the loss Daretown would
sustain in the removal of Mr.. and Mrs.
Myers, and not only Daretown, but also
Salem county, as during their stay of
more than eight years, they have always
been identified with every good work.
MI. Myers was called upon and re.
sponded with a few earnest remarks to
the W. G. T. u, who have always had
bis encouragement from the first. as also
his prayers and his influence. When the
exercises we're over the meeting adjourned
into a social, and refIe shments were
served. Two new members, Mrs. Har-
rison Mayhem and Miss Ruth Shepherd,
and Mrs. Cook as a well-wisher, we're
gained for the Daretown Union. Alto
gether, the farewell occasion proved a
pleasant and profitable event to keep in
memory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers express their graft
tude to the friends who gathered to do
them honor. and their appreciation of
the many kind words spoken in their
behalf. They also thank Mrs. Cook and
Mrs. Foster for their gifts Of beautiful
flowers.
The Daretown w. G. T. U. will hold a
meeting at Mrs. Jennie Whites, in Pitts
grove, on Sept. 30th. to commemorate
Miss Wizards birthday.
Pastor Myers will preach his farewell
sermon on the evening of Sept. 9th, the
services to begin at 7.30. Because of the
high regard in which Mr.. Myers is held
in Daretown, the Presbyterian Church
will adjourn their meeting to join in the
farewell services. and DR.. Ewing will
take part in the exercises.
New goods, just opened, at New Idea
store, open Wednesdays aud Saturdays.
/. B. Wrieht's carriage sale will take
place Sept, Gath. He will offer about
thirty e i've vohsnloc &c ar;o,,c linda See