The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1897-08-27


ing friends here.
Mrs. Annie Wright, of Salem, is the
guest of friends here.
s. G. Pancoast spent Sunday with his
father at Hardingville.
Clifton Aston, near Swedesboro, spent
Sunday with Edgar Kirby.
Jos. Poulson and wife entertained rela.
tives from Salem last week.
Rev. James Batten and family have
been visiting relatives here.
The Auburn schools will open on
Tuesday morning, Sept. 7Lh.
Miss Fannie Kelley, OF Pennsgrove,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Reuben Clousen and family, of Philadel-
phla, removed to this place recently.
Messrs. J. T. Kirby and D. Fl. Taylor
are visiting friends near Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Darlington visited
their daughter at Glassboto last week.
William Jordan and family, of Swedes-
boro, spent Sunday with relatives here.
D. II. Taylor has been appointed Post
master here, in place of s. j. Strobridge.
Miss Maggie Zanes spent Saturday and
Sunday with Miss Maggie HARRISON, near
this place.
Misses Miriam and Nellie Haines, of
Germantown, are the guests of Miss
Bessie Haines.
Johnnie Strobridge, who has been
spending short time in Salem, has re
turned to his home.
A large number of our citizens attend.
ed the Farmers Picnic at Washington
Park on Wednesday.
Miss Ray B. Kenney entertained a lady
friend on Saturday and Sunday, at her
home near this place.
Miss Elizabeth G.. Haines and Anna T.
Mattson spent portion of Friday with
friends in Woodstown.
Ellen Taylor spent a short tima with
her sister, Mrs. Hannah Conover at
Atlantic City, last week.
Mrs. Shook and daughter and Mrs.
VIM. Gravenstine and daughter, of Cam
den, are the guests of Geo. Gravenstine
and wife.
Mrs. R. Logan, of Sharptown, and
Mrs. Mary Messic, of Concord, Del,
were the guests of l. Messic and wife
last week.
Mrs. Annie Dockendorf, Miss Theo.
docia Meade and Mrs. Hattie Crispin, of
Woodstown, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. White on Wednesday.
Quite number of friends enjoyed
themselves at a watermelon party at the
| home of William W. England, Jr., on
Wednesday, and the occasion will long
be remembered by those present, among
whom were Mrs. Simons, Mrs. Davies
and Joseph Davies, of Camden; Alfred
Emmel and wife, Alice Emmel and Fred
Emmel, of Glassboro; Joseph Hackett
and wife, John Hsckett and wife, Helen
Haokett, Cla renee Haokett, Oscar Hack
EFT, Joseph Haokett and Loren Hackett,
of Alloway; Mrs. Emily Hackett and
Miss Mary Hackett, of Salem; Charles
Coles, wife and son, and Miss Ray Coles,
of Yorktown; Benz amin Cheesman and
wife, William HARRISON and wife, Allen
HARRISON and Michael HARRISON, of
Pennsgrove; Mrs. DR.. Souder, of Woods
town; Samuel Turner and wife, Miss
Marie Turner, Benjamin Turner and Har.
riet Darlington, of Auburn. Two photo
graphs of the party were taken while
eating watermelons by Mr.. Davies.
Over the County Lines.
Jos. D. Troth has been appointed Post
master at Millville.
1t cost Job Apologize and Martin T.
Haney 81 SO each to ride their bicycles
without lamps in BaddonfieId.
The Burlington County Republicans
have at last decided to hold their annual
convention on September 25 at Mt. Holly.
Congressman Loudenslager has ap-
pointed Corbett Strickland Hoffman, of
Mickleton, to cadetship at the An
napolis Naval Academy.
Pickpockets visited the camp meeting
at Malaga on Sunday, and appropriated
several pocketbooks from the ladies'
John Leach also had his pocket picked
of $40.
The appraised estate of the late Stille
Chew, of Mantua, amounts to $130, 900.
This does not include real estate that
may be worth $4,000, and some Western
mortgages that may be worth as much
more.
Burglars broke into J. Wrigley's car
pet store at Glassboro on Monday night,
and were carrying away several rolls
of carpet when they were discovered by
member of Policeman Munyan's family.
They fed, dropping the carpet
While on his way home from Millson, a
prosperous merchant of Port Elizabeth,
was held up by highwaymen. Mr..
Dickson had placed the bulk of his money
in his shoes, and thus saved it from the
thieves, who got his other valuables.
Charles E. Mason was arrested late
Saturday night at his home on Walnut
street, Bridgeton, charged with embezzle-
ment from the United States Express
Company, for which he was agent. He
was committed to Jail in default of $500
bail by Mayor Apologize. His shortage
amounts to less than 500.
On Saturday the annual picnic of the
prohibitionists of South Jersey will be
held at Pitman Grove. Hon. T. B. Cars.
kaden, of West Virginia, will make
addresses morning and afternoon on the
subjects 'tThe Farmer Fooled, and Who
Fooled Him." and 1.-THE Present Hard
Times can be Permanently Remedied by
the Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic"
Two men sprang from behind dark
building on Sixth street, Vineland, Satur-
day night, and one of them fired three
shots at several young men, who we're
returning home. A bullet lodged in one
of William Nickerson's legs, making a
bad wound. Mayor Lord declared that
he would at once inaugurate a crusade
against the speak easies in the south
eastern part of the borough.
William j. Thompson has filled with
the State Board of taxation an appeal
from the assessment made upon his
Washington Park property by the local
Assessors of West Deptford township, of
Gloucester county, for 1896. The assess
ment was made for 100000, and
Thompson says the assessment should
Tot have been over $22. 500. The State
Board of Taxation has not yet acted upon
the appeal
Bethel Mills, formerly owned by s. o.
Prickett, have been sold to Blair Smith,
and will pass into control of the same
| company that bought Reeves mill few
months ago. The entire property and
water rights of Bethel mills were sold for
| $4,000. The property will be put in first
class condition. Painters are now at
work, and full roller process machinery
will be put in the course of few weeks :.
The rise in the price of grain will help
the milling business. Besides being used
| for milling some of the power will be used
to operate dynamo which is to be
added. From these two mills the CON-
pany will get power enough to supply
5000 incandescent lights in Pitman,
| Glassboro, Hurffville aud Wenonah.
| Mrs. Carrie N. Richards, wife of John
Richards, prosperous farmer, took her
| life on Tuesday night by hanging herself,
at her home, near Bridgetou. Her husband
coming home from a drive, found her
| lifeless body hanging in the oookhouse,
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