The Monitor-register., 1897-03-19
Additional County News


1.-THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS can De found for
sale every week at Pixies News Agency.]
Mrs. W. H. Hannold is visiting her daugh-
ter in Camden.
Sweet potatoes are selling at 40 cents per
barrel at the station.
st. Patrick favored US with a beautiful
day, for which we are grateful.
Misses Amanda Wilson and Bessie Sooy
spent Saturday and Sunday here.
MIS-. Lewis Reistle has received word of
the death of her mother in Germany.
Mrs. Elijah Bower, who has been ill for
several months, is not much improved.
Mrs. Wilbert Beckett has been en- ertAin.
ing her mother, Mrs. l. J. Hunt, of Pedrick-
town.
Miss Netlie Taylor is spending a few days
with her uncle, Cooper Mad Ara, in Glouces.
ter City.
Mrs. Jacob Madara is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Eveline, at Mount
Ephraim.
Woolwich farmers are spotling out their
tomato plants from the forcing beds to the
cold frames.
Mrs. Henry PoInsett, Miss Lille Colson
and Miss Ashcraft, of Mnllica Hill. rode
over on their wheels one day last week and
called on friends here.
We learn that Henry Hager, who left this
neighborhood with his family last fall for
Germany, expecting to make his permanent
home there, has returned.
Pastor Gaskil1 will finish his lab 0rs in the
Nj. L. Church next Sunday, having served a
four-years' pastorate. He has many friends
here who will part with him reluctantly.
Postmaster j. j. Davidson has just placed
a case containing one hundred and twenty
boxes in the post Office here. which will
greatly facilitate the work of handling the
mail.
The M. E. Sunday-school at Oak Grove ITS
elected the following officers: Superin-
tendent, Miss Sallie Zlne; Assistant, Mrs.
Joseph Guest; Primary department, Miss
Anna Cheesman.
The new organ purchased by the Epworth
League of the III. K, Church was put in
position last week and used for the first
time on Sunday. 1t is a fine-toned instru-
ment and will greatly add to the music of
the church.
The Spring School of Methods of the
Gloucester county W. C. T. U. will be held
at Glassboro on April Goth. Major George A.
Hilton, of Washington, d. c., is expected to
be in the convention during the day and
will be the evening speaker.
The Mercy and Help department of the
Epworth League will give a shad supper on
Saturday evening, for the benefit of the
church. The ladies will furnish an excel
lent supper for IS cents and as the object is
a worthy one they hope for liberal patron
age.
WI regret to learn that Harry W. Souder,
who went to Wilmington, Del, about a
month since to visit relatives, expecting to
be gone ten days, has had a severe attack of
pneumonia, from which he is only slowly
recovering. He is much missed In the III. e.
und y-school. of which he is Superintend-
ent.
AT the school meeting on Tuesday even
ing three trustees were elected, each for
three years, as follows: VIM. II. Mccullough,
John R.. Gill and Null ford Davidson. One
thousand d ollars were voted for school pur-
poses. anG 5000 to assist in paying off the
debt INQUIRE d in making the recent repairs.
One hundred and sixty-flve votes were cast.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds entertained q
pleasant party of friends at her home last
Saturday afternoon and evening. Those
present were Rev. and Mrs. S. +. Gaskill,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. R. Moffett. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Nj. Ashton, Thomas Davidson, Sr
Mrs. VIM. Hancock, Mrs. VIM. H.. Hannold,
Mrs. Sarah j. Haines, Mrs. Sarah Esstlack,
Mrs. Sarah $. S Smith, Mrs. Mary Taylor. Mrs.
Louisa Emory, all of Swedesboro, and Mrs.
Holdcraft, of Camden