The Monitor-register., 1897-01-29

Miss Blanche Bender, of Redwood is
visiting Mrs. 81. V. Tuft.
Miss Ellen Coles is visiting Isaac Stew
enson and family, at Wenonah.
| Miss Viola Jones, of Millville, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mis-. J. M G. Richman.
Miss Tay White, of Philadelphia, was
| the guest of Miss Lizzie Fltoraft over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Stowe and son,
of Merchantvile. are visiting MIR. ard
Mrs. J. w Dickinson.
Misses ANA nda Meade and Elsie Lay
ton, of Elmer, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Caleb Reeve and wife.
Mrs. w. B. Sithens, who has been liv
ing at Alloway for some time past, has
returned to her home in this place.
J. 81. Peterson, W. B. Foster and Frank
Wright attended the Masonic Grand
Lodge at Trenton on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa K. Pedrick enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin and
Miss Margaret Galley, of Philadelphia,
on Sunday.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Mr.. Walter Ingram and Miss Susie
Welch, at the East Avenue Hotel, on
Thursday, Feb. 4th, at / o'clock, o. m.
Albert T. Yarnall and Misses Rachel
Moore and Margaret Galley attended an
educational meeting at Fifteenth and
Race streets, Philadelphia. on Seventh
day.
Church Notes.
Rev. J. Ward Gamble, Salem, was in
town on Wednesday, the gnest of Rev.
G. G. Senser, and to attend the meetings
being held by the Quaker City Band of
the Salvation Army in the M. E. Church.
The Rev. John T. Craig will preach
next Lords Day in the Baptist Church,
at 10 30 3. m, on ''The New Birth" and
at 7 p. m. on "The New Life" Bible
school at Q O'Clock, prayer meeting at
p. m, and on Saturday evening at 7.30.
q cordial welcome to all these services.
Rev. ]. Morgan Reed, pastor of the
Broad Street M. E. Church. Burlington,
has signified his intention of not return
ing to that field of labor after the Con-
ference held in March. The reverend
gentleman will have completed four years
of successful work with the expiration of
this Confe renee year
The Quaker City Band, of the Saliva
tion Army, who have been conducting
revival services in the M. e. Churth for
week past, will remain over Sunday.
The services have been attended by large
crowds nightly, and are productive of
good. The members of the Band are
earnest and devoted workers.
Salem County Board of Agriculture.
The annual meeting of the Salem
County Board of Agriculture was held
in Library Hall on Wednesday afternoon,
there being only small ATTENDANCE of
farmers. Richman Coles. the President,
occupied the chair.
Edwin L. Borton. Samuel A. Ridgway
and E Atkinson were appointed com.
mittee to audit the accounts of the seore
tary and treasurer
The treasurer reported total receipts,
including balance from last year, amount
ing to $121 SO and expenditures amount
ing to $35
Henry Gardiner, s. jackson Morgan,
Levi Prickett, Amos Peterson, Edwin
Lippincott and Samuel Borton were
named as a committee to nominate Off
GERS and submitted the following, who
were unanimously elected President,
Richman Coles; Vice President, Elmer
| 81. Smith; Secretary, 81. G. Perry; Treas
urer, reeves Filtcra1G; DlrectOrs, EDWIN
| L. Borton, M. D. Dickinson. G. R Love-
land, E Atkinson, B. F. Straughen. Miss
Jessie L. Colson and nj. T. M Garrison
The advantages, cost and value per
acre of growing sugar beets for feed were
discussed.
Edwin L, BortoD. who represented the
County Board at the recent meeting of
the State Board of Agriculture, gave
report of the meeting, followed by re-
marks by M. D. Dickinson and others.
Reeves Flitcraft led discussion on
| "The proper management and curing of
corn fodder, and value of the same per
acre as roughage for feed" He said:
"As the stalks and corn are matured, cut
and place them in racks, forty-eight or
sixty-four bills each. 1t will stand better
| il the latter number ia used. Do not be
wasteful, as some farmers are, by leaving
the stalks remain on the hill until they
are husked, thereby losing much Of its
| feeding value"
| The Board decided to hold the next
session in this place in April.