The Monitor-register., 1897-12-17
Pennsgroye.

Pennsgrove.
Linford L.. Hurff is visiting his father
in Cohansey, Cumberland county.
Mrs. Ellen Holton is spending the
week in Camden with her daughter. Mrs.
MostS of Che Sunday schools have
commenced rehearsing,f for the Christmas
entertainments.
=. Mrs. Israel DoiHbw and Winfield
Straughen left Wednesday morning for
Philadelphia, wheretkhey have a stand
every year for theIsale OF Christmas
green's rs
The ladies. of Emanuel nj. E. Church
gaye an oyster supper in the store room
over the general Store of Mr.. William
Diver od4kNednAsday evening for the
benefit of the ehfrchsfnances.
FormeN, Codnsilmap Jordan has Joined
the kayenops hsrde:of office seekers, and
we understand is Oh the war path for the
doorkeepership of the Assembly during
the coming session. He has been a
staunch REPUBLICAN, and doubtless de.
serves some of the spoils.
Isaac D. Hillman, while chopping W God
on Tuesday, caught his axe in a clothes.
line, tuning il IN his hands and causing
it to stride him a seyere blow on the fore
head just a&Osza4 be eye brow. He went
to the raia@betxylEap attempted to wash
away the bloods6ut became unconscious,
and was found bending over the rain
barrel by his wife some moment later.
DR.. SummerillAwa called in, and finding
no fracture of the skull, dressed the
wound, pronoupcing it serious though.
not necessarily dangerous. X
The Ladies' said Society of st. Paul.
nj. +. Church, gave a kaleidoscope al
photograph entertainment In OGNl
Fellows Hall on Thursday evening, the
9th inst. Owing to the short length of
the Hall the OPERATORS were compelled TO
take the kiAskpseQpe entirely apart in
order to get cHb proper focus, and place
the machine to one side of the hall be.
cause of the central posts. This made
the pictures aly about opssthird their
natural sizs ard greatly interferred with
the success of the exhibition.
There are rumors of an astonishing
change in the time. table of the Delaware
River Railroad for the coming summer,
which by the way the, winds are now
bowling seeing a long way off. The
Company hav&inallys awakened to the
fact that it might pay,them to aeeommo.
date the travelling business men along its
line, who support its freight traffic. and
ar. e~xpress8Fa4H making the run to Phila-
delphia in 67 minutes with three stops
lonsthiaa r0gdsnorthward in the morning
fAIosso1fRrsfd in the afternoon has been
promisedg%peSSheF with several addi-
sieaa& -sccap HadasiUr-tEaiusr #he~n naa-s
| q r5rXg Mt 70 rh-fO no ooHnn1apdod on this
step. andiiv4s hoped fhatsit will be fully
carried 6W,
The preas in the Record ofi,e broke
kd9Wn aH uesdny: neeessitating a trip to
IPhfladAiH&l I, fhy. Editor Summerill. It
is rsportedsth4t the Record Office has more
work than dan properly attend to, and
| that businSSs hstheirl line is rushing. 1t
is rather a Sfdastase of affairs for a paper
with, suehspfo Bunced silver proclivitiss
as the Record, Vi be III such a prosperous
condition during a sound money and gold
administrations To be sure the work
may be slpn afM4tise line of notices of
sberiff,s sate# or the Sfefaclosure of
mortgages, but this is doubtful. Some
people wopl& rather their predictions
should come rue than that their bread
| should be bpAered and a little jam added
occasionally, AThis is the true prophetic
spirit. but Whkther it is shared in this
instance we aye unable:to say.
Washington Camp No. AZ, Patriotic
| Sons of America, celebrated the fftieth
anniversary ofthe founding of the order
on Tuesday night last. After the session |
of het Camp, they meta number Of friends |
in the lect1Seroom of Odd Fellows Hall.
where the &eresyery sagrasably enter
tanned b&1SEHWin ST. JeffefSs. humorist. |
ard pffton Trio, Of Camden. Il.
E. CromIton also favoring nth al
graphoph ne. enter sainma
portion 4 the egesse hme
producedAan a velss pleasant soCiaihour !
spent. The following gentlemen BY
request delivered patriotic speeess5s, or
made a bw remarks pertinent tS the
occasion:f District President, Jesse
D. ClayHoole; State Cond nctor, Fl. ].
Blohm; PRESIDENT Camp, No. At. G l..
Coombs;A M. o. F., F. r. Hammett;
Treasurer w. P. Denny and Secretary,
Fl. E. Champion.
Belfor La. Wood, one.of Pennsgrove's
enterp ,}6g citizens, has established a
new livelF business in town, and doubt.
less profit Q by the cry that has gone up
from oft4 i nverymen, about the damage
done tythei. business by the bicycle, has
turned The loss into a profit. and keeps
bicycles for hire also, so that he can suit
all classes of customers. He has also
established a hack line. which meets all
trains aud boats, a very much needed i'm
provement in P~epnsgrove, and to use a
very mubh hackneyed phrase, fills a long
felt want. Mr.. Wood has also established
telephone connections with Summerill's
store, at South Pennsgrove, and VIM.
Divers Btore, at Union Corner. This is
progress in the right direction and should
be encouraged. The next step is a long
distance telephone connection by way of
Woodbury. with Philadelphia. Why
cannot some of our enterprising business
men pool their interests in this matter
and establish it?
Robbed the Grave.
A staftlirg incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: 81 was in
a most Dreadful condition. My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated,ipain continually in back and sides,
no appbtite-gradually growing veal er
day byiday. Three physicians had given
me upt Fortunately, a friend advised
trying Electric Bitters,' and to my great
Joy anb surprise, the first bottle made a
decided improvement. / continued their
use for three weeks, and am now a well
man. II know they saved my life and
| robbed the grave of another victim"
No ode should fail to try them. Only
so cents per bottle at Harry Guest Drug
Store.
Those who are seeking amusement for
the long winter evenings should get a
Pango Board, a new game, or Nerve r
| uuet, For sale at Andrews book
| store, mo. 9 North Main street.
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Qu1nfOn.
Geo. NJ. Pierpont has gone to Bridgeton
to have q tumor removed from bis arm.
Oscar yogeding and Frank Dorrell have
| obtaised work in Wilmington, Delaware,
| with The Christiana Window Glass Com
panya
The Sunda school of the Quinton
Baptist Church will hold their Christina as
| Cantata. entitled ''The Counterfeit Santa
Claus" on Christmas eve.
Mrs. Hannah V. Shultz. of German
town. before going to Florida for the
winter, spent a few days of last week
with her brother, Edward II. Davis,
near this place.
A beautiful and original service has
been prepared especially for Christmas,
! containing. solos, Duets, choruses,
recitations, exercises, etc., will be held
in the Baptist Church, Sunday evening,
Dec. 26.