The Monitor-register., 1897-03-26
Church Notes.

Rev. John T. Craig will preach in the
Baptist Church mex Lords Day morning
at 10. 30 on 1.-The Assembled Lord" and
at 7.30 p. m. on youth and its Posi-.
bilities," young people specially invited.
Bible-school at 2 80 p. m. Prayer meet
ing at 6 80, and on Saturday evening at
7 80. A cordial invitation to all these
services.
Rev. John s. Heisler preached his fare
well sermon as pastor of the Union M.
E. Church, Camden, OF Sunday night. 1t
was also his last sermon in the active
ministry, intending to take a supernumer-
airy relation at the present session of the
Conference now being held in Trenton.
Mr.. Heisler is well known to many of
our readers having begun his ministry r.
Sharptow WI some forty-six years ago, ani
a man more beloved by everybody never
stood in the sacred desk.
Rev. G. G. Ssnser closed his first years
work as pastor of the M. E. Church on
Sunday, and left for Conference on Tues
day. The year has been one of great
prosperity for the church, not only spirit.
ually, but financially as well, 10 that all
the expenses were promptly mt, aid a
| small amount remained. Tuen the
benevolent collections are some in
advance of last year. Spiritually, the
church was visited during tn past winter
with one of the greatest r~evivals in its
history, and it is now in every way better
equipped to carry forward it's work than
ever.
Obituary..
John Hanes, whom we mentioned last
| week as having been stricken with para
lysis, died at his home, Mount Airy"
at Eldridge Hill, on Tuesday morning
without having regained consciousness.
Mr.. Hanes was in his 10Th year and has
long been a prominent figure in this
community. By his ability as a ma.
chinist and his industry and economy he
amassed quite a fortune during his bust
ness career, and for a number of years he
had lived a quiet, retired life, enjoying
the fruits of his early labors.
His father, Edward Hanes, was a
blacksmith, working at his trade in
Warrington and somewhere in the SOS
he located at the hamlet of Elridge Hill.
and did a thriving business in changing
the old muskets from the f1intlock TO the
use of the percussion cap. His son John
came of age about 1888, and he early
began to show quite a genius for me-
uduICb dnu buo II Q SlOWlbR DuotnCoo
of his father offered him just the oppor.
tunity he craved to develope the bent
out of his mind, and he and his brother
Thomas became interested in the bust
ness and they soon developed a large and
increasing De in the construction of all
kinds of farm and other machinery. In
1852 the deceased conceived the idea of a
broader field for his abilities and he went
to Camden and entered business of the
same character there with q partner, but
after five years of faithful effort it proved
a failure and be returned to ElIiGge Hill
and again took hold of the business of his
father and in a short time he assumed the
entire management of it, his brother
Thomas retiring. He then added an iron
foundry to the machine shop and success
attended his efforts, the business grow
ing to considerable proportions, and
handsomely rewarding his energy and
ability. j. Pancoast Lippinoott was for a
number of years his foreman, and after
his death the business began to wane, and
for ten or twelve years nothing has practi.
cally been done. MIR. Hanes was the
founder of Eldridge Hill and the owner
of a large part of the property oompris.
ing it, his own house, Mount Airy"
being one of the largest and finest
houses in the county. Practical in his
business affairs, he vas also practical in
his benevolence, and always had a generous
hand for the needy. He was a director
in the Salem National Bank and a mem
Der of Woodstown Lodge of Masons. The
funeral will take place to day and will be
attended by his brother Masons in a
body, interment being made in the
Friends cemetery. He leaves an only
daughter. who has also been quite ill for
some time.
Real Estate Sales.
L. P. Coney purchased a tract of land
10 Alliance, containing about twenty
acres, on Saturday, for $40.
The Samuel Vanleer farm, in Alloway
township, containing one hundred n
twalva acres was sold bv Sheriff West.