The Monitor-register., 1897-09-24

J. M. Given spent Monday in Philadel-

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J. M. Given spent Monday in Philadel-
phia.
s. O. Pancoast and son Joseph spent
Sunday with relatives at Ferrell.
j. J. Hunt, wife and son Oscar, spent
Sunday with ]. M. Given and family.
Miss Reba Ashton, neal Swedesboro,
was the guest Of relatives here on Sun
day.
Farmers realized $1.S5 per barrel at
Swedesboro for their sweet potatoes on
Wednesday.
Horace Given, near Bassstt, has been
entertaining his friend, VIM. Swigert, of
Philadelphia,
John M. Given was the Salem county
member of the U. 8. Grand Jury at Tren-
ton this week.
Caleb CASSIDY, near here, spent Sum-
day with his mother, Mrs. Rachel Hoff.
man, at H~ardingville.
Miss Elizabeth G.. Hunt has returned
to her home after spending some time
with relatives at Germantown.
Charles Park has returned to his home
at this place, after spending a few days
W it'll friends near Atlantic City.
VIM. England, wife and family spent
/ Sunday with their parents, Benjamin
Cheeseman and wife, near Pennsgrove.
DR.. J. B. Given and family, who have
been visiting relatives and friends here,
have returned to their home In Brooklyn.
j. T. Kirby and wife. with Mrs.
Susan Croft and Charles Kirby, wife
and daughter Ada spent a very pleas
I ant time with G. W. Given and family
on Saturday.
Mrs. A. NJ. Strobridge, who has been a
| sufferer in our village for some time
past. exchanged this life for a life of hap
piness Owe trust) Cd Sunday morning,
and was Inferred in Church Landing
| cemetery on Wednesday. The bereaved
ones have the sympathy OF many
| friends.
A buggy, owned by Josiah Jordan,
was completely demolished n evening
last week. Two of Mr.. Jordsn's sons (if
| the writer has received correct informa-
tion) had geared a spirited horse to the
\ vehicle and were on the road from their
home near here, to Woodstown, when
the animal, by some means, proved to be
master of the driver, and ran away,
shattering the vehicle In fragments and
scattering portions all along the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. John HARRISON, of this
place, have in their store a very large
pumpkin, which they raised last year
and 1t lie now as sound as the date 1t was
picked from the vines. They also nave a
hill Of oorn Ia their garden which has
grown to the heighth Of fifteen feet, and
Mrs. HARRISON informs us that she
cooked the last sweet potatoes, which
they raised last year, or Saturday. We
do not think many, II any, Of our farm
ers can say as much?
A young gentleman passed through
our town q short lime ago and stopped at
the shoemaker shop, leaving a shoe for
repairs and requested that 1t might be
placed on the gate post that he might
procure it on his way home If he
did not return before the shoemaker
hour of retiring. After making this ar.
rangement he took his departure. The
evening must have slipped very pleasant
ly away, for 1t seems that he did not
return for the shoe until after
the storm. Perhaps the forepart OF
the evening was pleasant enough, but
we think his enjoyment during the
storm must have been somewhat marred,
as he thought of the shoe, which most
probably was waiting demurely on the
gate post, serving as the shoemsker's
rain cask. But what was his surprise on
reaching the post to find that the shoe
was not there. Perhaps he thought it
had been washed away by the rain. But
whatever his thoughts be made no in
quiries Their in regard to it, but pre-
decided to his home. This young man
has Ithe sympathy of his friends, for
when a man owns even q shoe without a
mate we consider he holds no envious
position.