The Monitor-register., 1897-11-19

MIS-. Justice auu VI bIIuSo-
port, are guests of Walter Pancoast and
mother.
Mrs. Jessie Newton is spending q week
with her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Murphy,
of Elmer.
Joseph Guest and wife, of near
Swedesboro, were guests of Mrs. Anna
Steward, on Wednesday.
William Clark is threshing the wheat
crop of John Gu irk, at the residence of
Stacy D. Layton, this week.
Rev. William Stalcup, a native Of this
place, 10Y of Camden county, is visiting
his aunt and uncle, Mrs. Susan Baker and
Morris Peak.
Mrs. r. P. Patterson, of Woodstown,
and Mrs. M. G. Bassett, of Sharptown,
are making a tour through the county
visiting the W. G. T. Unions. Mrs.
Bassett gives report of National Cenven.
ton, Mrs. P. speaks for the general needs
of the cause. The Unions visited this
week will include Quinton, Woodsto WI
and Hancocks Bridge.
We read and hear much about surprises
and surprise parties. On Saturday even
ing, or late in the Afternoon, there was
a genuine surprise (not much of a partly
at the residence of Mrs. Rebecca Lloyd,
when her son, William Lloyd, of Kansas,
arrived at home after an absence of
tw~enty-e!ght years. He was about
eighteen when he struck out to see what
the world had in store for him, and his
mother could not realize that her lean,
gauky boy could be transformed into
the handsome, portly gentleman of forty
six who called her mother. He will
return to his home in a few days.
Try some of Davis, Colson & Co.'s
High Grade Super Phosphate and Potash
10 to IL available Phosphoric Acid 2 to
4 Potash Actual, $13 per ton. Compare
this analysis with some other selling form
SIS to $18.
Ladies' trimmed hats in all the latest
styles, at l.. B. GiIman's.
F~rfesburg.
A number of our thoughtful peop le are
needing the Elmer Times. appeal for
clothing for the destitute in North Caro-
lima. Among those who have already
sent packages of clotaiug to the w. G. T.
U. ladies for this purpose are: Mr.. Joseph
LaBree, Mrs. Lydia OFT, Mrs. Esther
Ware, Mrs. Charles Dickinson, Mrs. Kate
Sugars and Mrs. Mcdowell. The move.
ment is certainly a Christian effort
toward rendering those poor people
happy as we'll as comfortable on Thanks
giving day. 1t is to be hoped that the
appeal will receive 3 hearty response from
all quarters whittier the Times max es it
weekly visits.
Preparations are being made for a
blessed Thanksgiving in our quiet CON-
munity. Besides the regular Thanks
giving services in the church in the
morning, there will be a Demorest con-
test in the evening. 1t is on Thanks
giving evening that our Christian En-
deavor Society annually life their foreign
mission offering of S15 toward the sup
port of Rev. N. E. Yesser, at Guntoon,
India. This service is always one of in
terest and will be doubly SO this year
because of the added contest. | under
stand there is to be no admission charged.
j Judging from the last contest He had
this will be a genuine treat and many are
counting on it.
For the first time in FIVE years Fries.
burg was disappointed in an Endeavor
meeting that was to be held in it's own
church. Owing to the rainy weather last
Thursday evening but very few of the
~neighboring societies put in IN appear
ance. But more than a hundred of our
own people had gathered, and having
Dr.. Weigle present an excellent and vary
profitable meeting was held. Mr.. Chester
Vanineter, our sections corresponding
secretary, responded to the welcome
exercises given by the junior society.
Mr.. Henry Davis, of the Marlboro
Society. then offered prayer, and he was
followed by DR.. Weigle, who spoke on
the great value of Bible knowledge. By
order of President Camp the regular
meeting is to take place Wednesday
evening of this week.
Ladies' untrimmed hats, 25c up, at
L. B. Gilman's.
If you want a foe dress overco at
Grier & Boone are O f9riug a special ia a
fine all wool kersey; absolutely water
proof.
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