The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

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sale every week at Pixies News Agency.l
Martin OFT, of Elmer, was in tow on
Tuesday.
Miss Louisa Gaskill, of Philadelphia. has
been visiting her sister, Miss Kate Gaskill.
John Zippler and wife, of Camden, spent
Saturday and Sunday with their children
here.
Mrs. Mary Woodruff, of Bridgeton, is Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. w. S. Ludlow, at
the M. e. Parsonage.
The widow of Rev. j. Ii. Mickle and her
daughter. Mrs. Nellie Roe. of Lambertville,
have been the guests of relatives and friends
here during a part of this week.
Bridgeport Lodge, 40. U. W, paid a fra.
ternal visit to swedesboro Lodge, on Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Frank Powers and little son Earl, of
Salem, have been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Frank Faucet.
John IL. DEM and wife, of Salem, spent
Saturday and Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Pike. here.
Harry B. Gleason and wife, of Labaska, Pa,
have been making q short visit with rela-
tives and friends in this neighborhood.
VIM. b. Zippler and family, of Philadel-
phia. have been the guests of Mrs. Zippler's
mother. Mrs. Tamzsn Dubois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McCollister have been
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hen
erickson, of Wenonah, at their pleasant
home in South Swedesboro.
Harry McIntire, OF Philadelphia, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his uncle, L. II.
Wea therby and family.
Harry Rainey, of Philadelphia, visited his
cousin, W. IL. Mccullough, on Saturday,
coming down awheel.
Miss Jennie Massey, daughter of Rev. Wm.
A. Massey, Il former pastor of the NJ. E..
Church here, visited her old Swedesboro
friends on Saturday.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Halsey, of Williamstown, has
bean the guest of Mrs. Kate Halsey.
W. IL. Eldridge and family, of Williams
town, spent Memorial Day with Mrs. Mary
Shivers, mother of Mrs. Eldridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Elkinton and Mrs.
Charles Huber, of Pennsgrove, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with j. f. Faucet and
family.
Mrs. Morris wilkins, of woodbury., was
the guest of Mrs. Harry McCollister last
week.
Revs. Dugan, of Salem, and Petrie, of At
lantic City, spent Wednesday night with
Rev. Walter T. Leahy.
Rev. W. s. Ludlow addressed a Sunday
school meeting at Bridg eport on Wednesday
evening.
Benz. L. Zane and wife, of Mantua, spent
Saturday with their daughter, Mrs. Geo. w.
Pither.
Miss Jennie Ham, of Camden, has been
spending a few days with relatives here.
Harry Mayhem, of the Swedesboro Bank,
and his wife have rome for a vacation of two
weeks at Washington, ID. c.. making the trip
on their tandem.
Miss Lille Cunard, of Camden, spent Sat
urday with friends here.
Mrs, Emma Nicholson and daughter. of
Redwood, were in town on Saturday.
Mr.. Frederick Weber and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs, Weber,s
parents at Elmer.
e, J. Blatherwick and wife, of Woodbury.,
were the guests of Mrs. Louisa Emory on
Saturday.
Councilman VIM. A. Miller and family. of
Philadelphia, We're the guests of VIM. C,
Hunter and family on Saturday and Sunday.
A very distinct shock of earthquake was
felt here, on Monday afternoon, at LBS
o'clock, The sound resembled the distant
rumble of a heavy freight train, coming
nearer and nearer. Doors shook and mir.
rors swayed. The vibrations lasted three or
four minutes.
Miss Amanda Wilson, principal of the
Clarksboro public school, has been seriously
ill at her home in South Swedesboro. Al
this writing she is slightly improved. Her
sister, Mrs. Fannie Sooy, of Philadelphia. is
with her.
Evangelist Geo. l.. Barker, who was re.
GENTLY called home from his work in Des
Mofnes, Iowa, by the severe Illness of his
son ROLAND, returned to that CITY on Mon
day. He will continue his labors in the Vest
until some time in July.
Memorial Day services were held here on
Saturday, Goth. Swedesboro has become
noted for the interest taken III the day by
the people of the town and surrounding
neighborhood, but the crowd on Saturday
was in excess of former occasions. and
showed that the day is losing none of its
interest as the years go by. The exercises
began att O'Clock in the Academy yard, with
music by the Sw edesboro Band, followed by
a selection from a choir composed of mem
bers of the various church choirs, under the
direction of b. II. Moffets. Rev. W. S. Lud-
low offered prayer. Rev. j. Morgan Read. of
Camden State Vice Councillor of the il. 0.
VA. NJ, made u line patriotic address. I'M
der the auspices of Diamond Council. Miss
Clara Batten gavea pretty recitation. Capt.
Walter A. Barrows, of Mt. Holly, spoke for
John A. Dix Post, and paid a deserved trib-
ute to the soldiers, especially the frank ana
ile," who so nobly defended the flag and
saved the country in her hour of peril. VIM.
G. Hunter acted as marshal, and at the con-
clusion of the exercises the order of march
was taken up by John A. Dix Post, the VIM.
p. Haines Camp. Sons of Veterans; Diamond
Council. Jr. O.U A. NJ. school children ana
citizens on foot and in carriages, to the six
cemeteries of the town, where nearly one
hundred graves of comrades were tenderly
strewn with floral tributes. Most of the
homes and business places were decorated,
with flags or bunting.
Mr.. Joseph Heritage and wife spent Sun
day last with friends in Woodbury..
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