The Monitor-register., 1897-05-28
~SwedesbOrO Items.

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ssae every week at Pixies News Agency.J
Mrs. Annie Black, of Camden, has been
visiting her children here.
Mrs. Emma Lodge, of Mantua, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Edward Eastlack.
Mrs. Mary Walker, of Philadelphia, spent
Tuesday with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. r. G. Clement returned on Saturday
from a visit with friends at Ocean Grove.
VIM. J.. McIntire, of Philadel phia, spent
Sunday with L. II. Weatherby and family.
Mrs. John Mcintyre, OF Wissahickon, Pa,
is the guest of her friend, Mrs. L. q. Clark.
Mrs. Kate Halsey has returned from a visit
with; her son, DR.. L. NJ. Halsey, at Williams
town.
Mrs. B. r.. Moffett has been pending a lit =
tie time with her sis tiers at Mantua this
week.
Mrs. John LEROY, of Camden, has been
visiting relatives and friends in this place.
her former home.
DIAMOND Council, Jr. o. U. A. M, has been
Invited to assist Salem Council in Memorial
serviceso on Monday next.
The continued cold weather and high
winds are greatly %injuring the early tomato
and sweet potato plants.
Constables James ans and W. Scott Ho-
man have been appointed special officers to
preserve order on Saturday nights.
MIR. and Mrs. John Mats, of w oodstown,
attended the Methodist Church here on Sun
day, and were greeted by a large number of
old friends.
Poultry dealer Helms bought fifty dozen
frogs on Thursday of last week here. Frog
catching has proved quite a lucrative bust
ness of Ia1e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McCollister, of South
Swedesboro, entertained Miss Frances Gas
kill Leap and Mr.. Ned Humphreys, of Phil
adelphia, over Sunday.
Strawberries are plentiful and remarkably
cheap for so early in the season. Excellent
fruit is brought to our doors for twenty-five
cents fos foGf baskets.
Rev. Loring Batten, of Philadelphia, occu-
pied the pulpit of Trinity Episcopal Church
on Sunday, and greeted relatives and friends
in this, his former home.
Miss Zadie Townsend, of Philadelphia, has
been unable to attend to her classes in vocal
and instrumental music here, for the last
two or thfeSsweeks, ON account of q severe
attack of lagrippe.
The ladies of the Baptist Church cleare d
twenty-siX dollars from their festival held
two weeksAgo, and our Presbyterian friends
thirty-six dollars from the festival held on
last Friday and Saturday evenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Mccullough went to
Cedarvile, Cumberland county, on Thurs
day, TO attend the funeral of Miss Edith,
daughte ter of Capt. and Mrs. Leonard Null
ford, who died at Hot Springs, Ark. to which
| place she went On last March for her health.
The family have the sympathy of a numbe
of friends here.
| Mrs. W. s. Ludlow was called to Millville
on Tuesday by the serious illness of her
sister, and on the same day Rev. W. S. Lud-
low was summoned to the homo of his broth
er, Mr.. Edward Ludlow, of Haddonfle cid ,
who suffered from a stroke OF paralysis sew
| eral weeks since. He spent Wednesday with
the sick brother.
Pastor Ludlow prea ched an excellent SER
mon to John A. Dix Post and VIM. p. Haines
Camp, Sons of Veterans, on Sunday morn
ing, and an equally good one to Diamond
Council, Jr. o. U. A. M, on Sunday evening.
The church was prettily decorated with the
national colors, and large audiences were
present at both services. Special music by
the choir was a pleasant feature of the
occasion.
Evangelist Geo. L.. Barker was called home
last week, from his work in the West, by the
dangerous illness of his little son, ROLAND,
who had been suddenly attacked with diph-
liberia. The child was considerably improved
when he arrived or Sunday, and his COM
plete recovery is expected. DR.. B. f. Buzby
is the attending physician, and every pre-
caution is taken to prevent the spread of the
disease, which is more to be dreaded than
small pox.
The "Downs" W. C. 7. u. of this place,
celebrated its thirteenth anniversary, on
Tuesday evening, in the NJ. E. Church. Miss
Sallie Zane, President ofthe Union, presided
and read the Scripture lesson. Prayer was
offered by Rev. W. s. Ludlow. Mrs. Louisa
Emory read a paper on the reorganization
and History of the Local Urion," and Rev
w. s. Ludlow made an address, which ought
to have been listened to by every father and
mother in Swedesboro. Appropriate music
was furnished by the church choir.