The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1897-08-27
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sheppard are a
Bridgeton for week.
Miss Hannah Pierpont has been spend
ing a week at Absecon.
Miss Olive Hintz, of Bridgeton, is thu
guest of Mrs. George Dixon.
Mrs. William Lamar is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Katie Grace, of Camden
John E. Fox and wife, of Wilmington
have been visiting the formers mother
Miss Ella Royal has been visiting
friends in Pitmsn Grove and Glassboro.
Messrs. Frederick and Frank Eber.
hardt, of Wilmington, are visiting their
mother.
Mrs. Martie Whitsell, of Courses
Landing, was entertained over Sunday
by Mrs. Gilbert Bsner.
Miss Gertrude Baner, Messrs. Leonard
Murphy and Harry Grier were at Malaga
camp meeting on Sunday.
Mrs. Hannah Stewart, of Vincentown,
and Mrs. Mary Fox, of Bridgeton, are
spending few days with relatives here.
There is movement among several of
our property owners to have the town
supplied with water from the water
works.
While at play one day last week
Ralph Noble was hit in the eye with a
stick. 1t is feared that he will lose the
sight of it.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Method
ist Church will hold its regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. George
Myers on Saturday evening.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
M. E. Church next Sunday. Lovefeast
at o O'Clock. Presiding Elder Wight will
preach In the morning.
DR.. Howard Filton aud Sibley Elton
of Philadelphia, are enjoying weeks
outing down the bay with Captain l. s.
higgins on the yacht Clara.
A merry party of our young people
enjoyed strawride to Daretown on
Wednesday evening of last week to
surprise Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Robinson.
Fred Smith, son of Squire Smith, met
with what narrowly escaped being fatal
accident while playing ball with the
home team at Greenw4ch last week.
During the most exciting part of the
game and while Smith was at bat, kid"
Williams, who was catching for Green
wich, signaled Daniels, the pitcher, to
throw an inshoot. The latter promptly
delivered the ball to the batter, but the
curve was SO wide that it struck Smith
directly above the heart before he could
get out of the way. He sank unoon-
scious to the ground and two physicians
were quickly called to attend him. The
saving of his life Has due to the quick
work of the doctors. The lad was brought
to his home in the evening and at this
writing is improving nicely.
muIllca Hill.
Leon Atkinson is visiting his sisters at
Clayton.
MIR. and Mrs. Aaron Borton are spend
ing week at Wildwood.
The infant son of William Medkiff
was buried on Wednesday.
Miss Georgia F. Neumayer, of Cam
den, is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Lawrence, of Philadelphia, is the
guest of Miss Alinda Benezet.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fl. DEM, of Salem,
have been visiting friends here.
Mrs. Hannah Colson returned on Mon
day from ten days visit at Wildwood.
William Bill, of Mount Holly, has
been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Rachel
Bill.
Mrs. Alice Stratton and her sister, Mrs.
Mrs. Kirby, are spending week at
Atlantic City.
Ex-senator Pancoast and William
Water Gap.
Mrs. Margaret Chatham and son
Joseph, of Philadelphia, are guests of
Joseph Chatham.
Mrs. Murphy and son Eugene, of
Williamsport. Pa, are spending week
with Mrs. Michael Melber.
The rain on Monday afternoon and
evening did much good in this vicinity,
where it was much needed.
Mrs. Mary Kirkby and daughter, Miss
Emily Kirby. of Woodstown, were guests
of William Harker on Sunday.
Rev. Kulp, father of Rev. ]. G. Kulp,
preached most eloquent sermon in the
M. E. Church on Sunday morning.
The new barn in process of oonstruc-
ton on the property of Mrs. Howe, is
under the direction of Henry Lippincott.
Mrs. Howell Mulford, formerly resi-.
dent of this place, and Mrs. Simpson, of
Philadelphia, were guests of Mrs.
Rachel Beckett, on Thursday.
Isaac Lloyd is marketing his grapes,
which are of fne quality, though not so
abundant as last year on account Of the
rot produced by frequent rains.
Farmers are very busy conveying their
produce to market, securing better prices
than for several years past. Tomatoes are
quite scarce in this locality, also citrons,
melons and peaches.
The many friends here Of Mrs. E. E.
DeGrofft, of Camden, who has been
seriously i'll for some six weeks with
typhoid mslarial fever, will be glad to
learn that she is now convalescing.
Half the required number of shares for
starting an electric light plant has been
subscribed. The amount necessary is
thought to be 200 shares. Well lighted
streets would indeed be great improve
ment to our shaded town.
The parties that went from this place
on fishing trips last week returned in
safety and good spirits, having enjoyed
pleasant outing and the satisfaction of
bringing home some fine trophies of
their skill as fishermen.
Stokes Union held a very interesting
meeting with good attendance on Thurs
day evening at the residence of Mrs.
Anna Borton. The topic considered
being Tobacco and Narcotics. Miss
Martha Borton, superintendent of that
department, had charge of the meeting,
with very carefully arranged program
introduced by the reading Of an article
entitled "The Effects of Tobacco on the
System and its Relation to School
Work" The following questions were
proposed: "What can be done to in
fiuenoe those addicted to the use of
tobacco to cease !? Is public sentiment
against it's use rapidly growing ~ The
latter question was answered strongly
in the affirmative. The New Jersey law
10 reference to the sale of tobacco to
minors was read and discussion followed
in regard to its enforcement. The annual
meeting of the Union will be held Sep
tember I'd in W. G. T. U. hall at three
O'Clock.
Anyone desiring an outing by the sea,
at little expense, should apply at once to
, Mrs. I'll. B. Flitoraft, Silver Dean Cottage,