The Monitor-register., 1897-07-16

| AuDhENs
Miss Anna Featherer is confined to her
home with illness.
Miss Emma Featherer is visiting
relatives in Philsdelphia.
Mrs Annie Wright, of Salem, is the
guest of Miss Ida Ashton.
K. Fl Strobridge and family, of Salem,
are visiting relatives here.
Mrs II. Darlington is entertaining a
lady relative from the West.
s. G. Pancoast visited his father at
Hardingville on Wednesday.
Jos. Horner and wife entertained
relatives from Chester on Sunday.
George Horner made his first digging
OF sweet potatoes Wednesday.
Miss Edna Currie, of Woodsto 1n. is
visiting her sister, Miss Name Currie.
Fred Gravenstine and wife, of Cam
den, are the guests of their parents here.
Miss Mary Conley has been spending
come time here with Miss Martie Tay lor.
Albert Featherer has been spending
some time with friends at Pleasentville,
N. j.
Anson Atkinson and family, of Mozart,
Pa, are spending the summer with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. K Horner and family, of near
Swedesboro, spent Wednesday with rela-
| tives here.
Mrs. G. r White has returned home
from short visit with her parents at
Hardingville.
VIM. Mattson. W ife and granddaughter
| spent Saturday and Sunday with Nathan
Mattson, Jr., at Firms Point.
Cbas. Pancoast, Sr., and niece, Miss
Esteila Cassidy. Of Hardingville, spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Amy Horner. while out fishing
one day last week, was bitten by a snake,
but the wound is not considered danger
| GUS.
Wilbur Beckett and wife and Mrs. Fl ].
Hunt and granddaughter, of Pedrick-
town, were the guests of J j. Hunt and
wfs on Sunday.
On Saturday evening, July 18th, the
Junior Epworth League will hold a lawn
| social in the grove surrounding the
Academy, and all delicacies of the season
will be supplied in abundance. This will
be the first ever held in this place and we
earnestly solicit all our friends from the
| nelghboring churches to come and help
a good cause, and also ncourage our
Juniors in their endeavors to assist the
| church. The Juniors have never failed
to interest all at any of their socials or
entertainments heretofore, and We hope
large gathering will greet them on this
occasion. Ii is sure to be an evening of
enjoyment. Don't miss it.
90 Monday evening, during the storm.
a couple of brave boys started from their
home to one of the grocery stores in this
place. Their path led them past a row
| of shrubbery and bust es, aud at the
entrance of this spot, the youngest boy
halted. exc'aiming "There is a snake!"
When asked by his companion how he
knew it, he said it struck his ankle but
he did not think it bad bitten him. The
boys, being unarmed, at once proof eded
TO the town, supposing the reptile"
would disappear before their return, but
TO their surprise the monster was still
occupying it's former position. The BOYS
carefully avoided another encounter and
went straight home. That they were
badly frightened could be readily seen by
glance at their p ale faces. Summonipg
all their remaining courage they pro-
cured gun and at once proceeded to the
spot where the ''snake'' was last seen.
They veatured as near as possible, in
order to examine it, and concluded it was
black snake of extraordinary large size.
They withdrew a respectable distance,
and the eldest boy fired str aight at the
victim. and the agitated travellers then
returned to their home, and no doubt
their slumber that evening was full of
thrilling adventures similar to those ex,
perienced by the worst victims of Jersey
lightning. The next morning found one
of the two adventurous on duty to pro.
cure the remains of their supposed victim.
90 reaching the spot be discovered only
portion of the storm coat worn By his
companion on their eventful journey the
night before. 1t had slipped to the
ground unnotioed, and had struck the
ankle of the boy whose imagination had
turned it into monster reptile" That
the gunner had a good eye was evidenced
by the numerous shot holes in the gar
ment, and it is the opinion of the people
of this place that it will be quite expen
sive for the father of these boys to keep
clothed if they go Oh many more such
adventures as the one lust relatsd