The Monitor-register., 1896-04-03

AuDufns
Mr.. Messick and family, of Newbold,
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs Lydia F~eatherer, who has been
very sick, is also recovering.
Mrs. Vanderslioe, who has been very
sick for SOHO time, We hear is slowly
recovering.
Daniel ~Gravenstine, of Philadelphia,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
relatives here.
j. L. Horner, the former occupant o.
the farm occupied by G. w. Given, has
moved into Auburn.
Miss A. Bell Foster has returned tc
the city, after a lengthy visit here among
relatives and friends.
Miss Mamie Given, who has been visit.
ing her sister in Wilmington, Del, has
returned to her home here.
Miss Emma B. Given, of this place,
who has been visiting relatives neal
Harrisonville, has returned.
Miss Ray B. Kenney and Miss Bessie
Park have been spending a short time
with relatives and friends in S wedesboro.
The Junior Epworth League is making
rapid progress. 1t is very interesting to
visitors to see the interest the childrec
take in the work.
The Epworth League meeting Sunday
evening will be led by one of the lady
members. The topic is 'Christ as a
Bible student"
G. W. Given and family, former resi-
dents of this place, but who some time
ago removed to Ha%rrisonville, have once
more settled down in our locality.
Rev. B. F. SHEPPARD now breaches
every Sunday afternoon at Center Square,
q charge which perhaps will be united
with Auburn on the Elders arrival.
The time for the weekly meetings tc
commence has been changed from hall
past seven to quarter of eight. Young
peoples meeting Saturday evening, will
begin at eight O'Clock and will be led by
Ferd. Gravenstine.
Rev. B. F. Sheppard will preach ar
illustrated sermon Sunday evening. 1t
will be illustrated by the use of three
pictures. l.. Birth of Christ. Q. Resur'
rection. 8. Ascension. All are invited
to come out and near him.
John Montgomery surprised the people
of this place by suddenly gathering his
belongings together Saturday afternoon
and with his family moved across the
Delaware river. He undertook to take
his two fox hounds with him, but they
did not go for they are now at theil
former home near Auburn. We Learn
that when they went to the river they
couldn't get across, SO they jumped on a
shad skiff and thought that was boss.
The tide was not moving 80 the boa
stood still and the dogs over going, cam
back at their IL.
A strange face made a sudden and
somewhat startling appearance aboul
five O'Clock Sunday afternoon near thu
home ~. Hunt. Messrs. B and j. L
Horner, who had been down past the
place mentioned, and who were just
returning to their homes in Auburn, saw
a man seemingly ~lifeless by the roadside
They, however, passed on and notified
some near neighbors and also som
passers- by. A crowd soon gathered, but
it soon became evident that the stranger
was unconscious and also seemed to bt
| (by the twitching of his frame) in great
| agony. His lips were white with froth
and he was so stiff that one arm could
not be raised without raising his whols
| body. He remained in this state fol-
some time, VIII en- he recovered conscious
ness enough to speak, but before he was
aware OF any ones presence the by
ISLANDERS could distinctly hear him pray
ing to God to send some good Christian
soul to help him. He soon recovered
sufficiently to relate the following nara
| tive to the interested listeners: He sale
his home was at Fall River, Mass. HI
had four children living with his wife,
relatives. his wife having died some tint
since. Poverty had overtaken him, he
had no way of providing for his children
SO decided to go in search of his uncle
who had the largest cranberry bog il
New Jersey. He went by the title O
| Capt. Grant, more thar this he did NOT
know. He had walked, (the strangely anC
on accoun of his disliking to beg had
gone three days and nights without fooG
or shelter. He was entertained part OF
Saturday and Sunday by a man living
near Pennsgrove. We suppose by hi,
| description it was Mr.. Dancer. Th,
traveller is a tall man, dark hued and has
his face thickly bearded, limps very
| badly on account OF a frozen toe, ane
says his nam is Frank Foreman. He
| spent Sunday night with j. j. Hunt, and
stayed Monday until about 2 o'clocl
with s. G. Pancoast when he agar
resumed his walk toward Cape May. NJ
one can persuade him to stay with them
many hours at a time. He says he must
be going on. He is Enthusiastically very
sick, but steadily refuses any money tt
see a doctor or to accept a ticket t.
return to his home. He does not seem
to look any one in the face but keep
looking in the far distance. Mr.. Pan
coast wrote his name In his testament in
three places, he alao has his uncle'i
name written there. We ask one favol
of the public, that is, if any one wit
reads this sees such a person that he o.
she will have it published SO the Auburn
people may see whether he tells straight
story and appears to be honest or whether
he is dishonest.