The Monitor-register., 1897-07-30
Additional County News.


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Mrs. j. Downs Heritage and daughter,
Miss Sadie, of Glassboro, are spending few
days with her mother, Mrs. Mary Shivers.
Mrs. Anson Taylor, of Washington, D. c.;
Mrs. Frank Eastlack, of Camden. and MIR.
and Mrs Samuel B. Lodge, of Mantua, were
the guests of Mrs b. r. Moffett on Thurs
day.
Mlss Nellie Woodruff, of Bridgeton, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. W. S. Ludlow, at
the M. E. parsonage.
Miss Florence G. Pither has returned from
a visit of three weeks with relatives at
Mantua.
VIM. A. Homan and family are enjoying
an outing at Asbury Park
Isaac Bradshaw has gone to spend some
time at the country home of his uncle, DR..
Laban l.. Bradshaw in New York State
Miss Elsie LEROY, of Paulsboro. is visit
ing her friend. Miss Lizzie Cozens.
Mr.. and Mrs. j Clifford Dubois and Mrs.
Il. w. Dubois returned on Monday from
week spent at the Neversink Mountain
Hotel, near Reading, Pa.
John III. Tharp, of Mantua, has been
spending little time here
Moses N. w hite, colored, has been granted
an original pension.
MIR. Appleby and daughter, OF MiIlville.
have been spending week with his sister,
Mrs. Andrew G. Sheldon.
Mrs. Timmons and daughter, of Philadel-
ph1a, are visiting Mrs. Geo. Mitchell.
Mrs. Ella Nash, of Amber, Pa, has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A H. Manderbach
Miss Marie Kinsey. of Philadelphia, has
been the guest of her friend, Miss Katie
Rode.
W. w. Hubbard, of Chestertown, Md,
visited Isaac s. Stratton last week
Miss Maggie Platt, of Bridgeport, and
Miss Mabel Gray, of Camden, have been
visiting Mrs. John Shoemaker
DR.. Laban l.. Bradshaw, of New York
City, spent Sunday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry b. Hendrickson,
MRS. Jennie Garrison, of Camden, is spend
ing some time with Mrs. Kate Halsey
FRANK Titus, of Camden, former resi-.
oent mere, has been visiting relatives and
renewing old acquaintances.
| Mrs. j. Howard Kirkbride, of Camden. ia
| The guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, w.
| H. Hannold.
Niss Rebecca Pike is spending two or
iree weeks with relatives at Salem and
"odstown.
| Miss Emma Vanneman has been visiting
| friends at Salem.
A party Of thirteen went by coach to
Bridgeport early on Wednesday morning,
| expecting to join the Reading excursion,
but, owing to the storm that was raging.
| those having it in charge decided to post
pone it until August 4th, when they have
| decided to go, rain or shine.
A large party from here spent Thursd ay
at Willow Grove, going by coach to Wood.
| bury and returning late in the evening.
| The shipment of tomatoes from the sta.
tion last week averaged over three thousand
crates per day, and good prices were OBJ.
] tanned. This weeks shipments are large
| but prices are lower. In marked contrast
| with the prices paid last year for white po
4 tatoes, our commission men are now paying
| 81 and upwards per barrel, while last veal
| they paid rs cents per barrel. The farmers
| who happen to have large fields OF tomatoes
and early potatoes are almost as happy as
| though they had been to the Klondike gold
| fields.
| Mrs. Louisa Emory, of Swedesboro, has In
her possession an interesting relic in the
| form of a deed for q section of land situated
in Steubenville, Stark county, Ohio. The
| instrument bears date 1912, and sets fortI
that "There is granted by the United States
unto John Richards the lot or section O
land described, to have and to holc," etc
The deed is printed on parchment and dated
at the City of Washington on the fifteenth
day of April, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and twelve, and O
the Independence of the United States o
America, the thirty-sixth, and is signed by
| James Madison Prasidant aod Iop,ao Nov,
roe. Secretary of State. The document was
presented to a relative of Mrs. Emory by
William Richards. of Portage county, Ohio
a descendant of John Richards, more thar
thirty-five years ago, and came into tn,
hands of the present owner shortly after
ward. The fact that the deed has the sigma
| lures of two of the Presidents of the United
States in their own handwriting invests i
with considerable interest.
The committee of Freeholders appointed
to examine into the application for a ston,
| road between Paulsboro and Swedesbor,
has had conference with State Road Com
missioner Budd and decided that a suitable
road can be constructed of Macadam in
stead of Telford. thus reducing the cost 800
per mile The committee will make its re
port at the next meeting of the Board, an,
it is probable that the road will be bull
within year.
Mantua is soon to have a water suppl,
from artesian wells through the enterpris
OF Job Scott, one of the merchants, goo,
supply of water has been found and tn
laying of the water mains will be complete,
in few days, after which pipes will be con
nected with the residences at a low rate.
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