The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09

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Miss Jane Wallace is spending a week
with friends in Philadelphia.
Ira Coles is improving his property by
a substantial curbing in front.
Miss Eva Gaunt. of Woodstown, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Thomas Borton.
DR.. John Ashcraft is having his house
pain led; The combination of tipts is very
attractive.
Farmers are very busy with husking
and getting out sweet potatoes, both crops
of which are good.
Mrs. Emma Ladow, of Burlington, has
been spending a few days with some OF
her old school friends.
A number of persons from our town
attended the Sunday-school Conference
at Woodbury. on Thursday.
The rain on Sunday kept many persons
within doors, and carriages and bicycles,
usually SO numerous, were scarcely to De
seen.
The teaohers of the Baptist Sabbath
school held their regular conference at
the residence of DR.. Brown on Friday
evening.
John Meister of Evans Mills, rented
the hotel property of Mrs. Hopkins, and
proposes to move here On the 10Th Of this
month.
Cool weather has made fires a necessity,
and those who have delayed getting in
their winter fuel are consulting the coal
merchant.
The latest accounts received of Roger
Costello's condition are that he is slowly
improving, and that a hope of his
recovery is entertained.
Nathan Lloyd shipped So crates of
beautiful golden pears to market or Mon
day, realizing one dollar per crate. The
fruit was unusually fine.
Several delegates from Stokes Union
attended the thirteenth annual conven-
ton of the Gloucester County w. G. T.
U held at Westville on Wednesday.
The Christian Eudeavor had a good
attendance on Sunday evening at their
regular meeting, and an interesting
expression on the topic, s'The Attone-
ment."
The Epworth League festival was we'll
patronized by the many who were ready
and anxious to help in a good CAUSE.
Forty five dollars were cleared for the
treasury.
The storm on Tuesday night was of
great violence and greatly alarmed some
of our people, though but little damage
was done in the vicinity, except the
breaking of limbs from trees.
The burial of Thomas Burning, of
Redwood, took place in the Baptist
cemetery here on Monday morning. The
deceased was eighty eight years old, a
resident of this vicinity for many years,
a highly respected, and useful citizen,
and an exemplary member of the Baptist
| Church.
Two interesting programs Wore pre-
sented at Stokes Union on Thursday
afternoon. ''An Appeal to the Boys
was read by Martha H.. Borton. which
was followed by a lively discussion on
the tobacco and cigarette evils. Several
other fine articles on the same topic were
read and discussed. Lille FL. Colson,
Superintendent of Franchise, read
why Should Women Vote ?" by Kate
Hughes. The terse answer to which
was First, because it is her right; second
because it Is her duty" The next regu-
lar meeting will be held October 18th, at
3 o'clock. Topic, "Health and H%eredity,"
Il. 2. Moore, Superintendent.
SwedesbOrO Items.
1.-THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS can be found for
sale every week at Pixies News gency
Mrs. Emily Bower is quite ill with
intermittent fever.
VIM. J. Coxey, of Camden, spent Sun
day with friends here.
Mrs. Walter Horner, of Camden, has
been visiting friends here.
Miss Roe BeesIey, of Beesley's Point,
is spending a few days here.
Papi r Waatbarhu IF M;llp;Ila hos
been visiting relatives here.
Miss Lulu Kuhnle has purchased a
handsome Lester upright piano.
Thomas J. Black, of Camden, has been
visiting his brother and sister here.
Morris Beesley, Esq. and DR.. Nellie
Beesley, of Belvidere, are visiting here.
John Lane, of East Orange, spent Sun
day with Mrs. George Batten and daugh-
ter.
Miss Lucy A. WEIGH is entertaining
her cousin, Adolphus Hallowell, of Phil
a%delphia.
Miss Emma Dole is spending some time
with her grandmother, Mrs. Chas. Locke,
10 Camden. IS
Mrs. Sarah s. smith has returned from
a three weeks visit with her SOD, Frank,
at Bridgeton.
Miss Sallie Batten, of Mullica Hill, is
spending a few weeks With her sister,
Mrs. W. H. Brown.
Vincent Sharp. wife and daughter
Irene, of Mantua. have been visiting
Geo. W. Pither and family.
Mrs. B. R. Moffett, who has been con-
fined to her home by illness, is SO far
recovered as to able to be out again.
George Cheesman and sisters, Misses
Drue R. and Anna, spent Sunday with
DR.. and Mrs. ]. P. C~heesman, at Elmer.
Henry Hager and wife, near this place,
will soon leave for Germany, where they
will make their future home.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds has returned
from a visit of three weeks with friends
10 Camden. PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore.
An infant child of James Leap and wife
died of marasmus on Friday last. 1t was
buried on Sunday at Lake Park Gene
terry.
Prof. Joseph Jennings and family nave
left their pleasant summer home, "Glen
Echo" farm, for their winter home iu
Camden.
Master Henry Q1inlan, of Boston, who
has been spending the summer with his
uhCiCs nov L. Iodpy, lobuEu6u
home Thursday.
Mrs. Samuel Salisbury, who has been
seriously ill for several mouths, is slowly
improving, and her friends are encour-
aged to hope for her recovery.
Mrs. Lydia Talman, will spend the two
coming months with her daughter, Mrs.
Lydia Hann, in Camden, and the winter
with her son, Henry, in Woodbury..
Miss Ella Tagsart, of Philadelphia, is
spending a month with her grandfather,
John Pierson, going up to business in the
city every morning and back at night.
We are glad to state that the report of
diphtheria in our town is false. Several
severe cases of sore throat have devel
oped, though not of a diphtheretic nature.
A large delegation from the various
Sunday.schools of this place attended the
county convention at Woodbury. last
Thursday. They report an interesting
and profitable meeting.
The Gloucester County W. G. T. u.
Convention at Westville on Wednesday
was fully up to the average in point of
interest, and the reports showed the
earnestness and persistence with which
the White Ribboners of Gloucester county
prosecute the work along the lines of the
different departments.
Rev. B. @. Lippiuoott. of Vineland,
gave a talk before the Epworth League
at the M. E. Church Tuesday evening on |
his experiences in and around Puget |
Sound, he having spent eight years in /
that country. The speaker held his large
audience nearly spell bound while de-
scribing in a wonderfully graphic manner
the scenery, climate, productions and
people of the Pacific slope. The talk