The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1897-08-13
THE NEWS FROM Two COUNTIES.
Aiioway news.

Mrs. Harry Fox, of Philadelphia, il
visiting Mrs. George W. Dorrell.
The devotional meeting of the Epworth
League next Sunday will be led by Mrs.
Miriam Willis.
The M. E Sunday school have arranged
to hold their picnic on Wednesday next,
at Oakw ID Beach.
The funeral of Robert Bell, on Monday,
was largely attended. The remains were
inferred in the M. E. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hyatt, of PhiIa.
delphia, were the guests of Charles Cum.
mings and family over Sunday.
Miss Grace Barker and Mrs. Harry
Richmond, of Philadelphia. are the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. W. L. Even.
John H. Davis and wife, of Sharp
town, spent Sunday in Alloway with
Mrs. Davis sister, Mrs. Josephine
Baker.
Enos G. Bee, George E. Bee and
Charles FL. McNchols and their wives
took in the sights at Washington Park
on Sunday.
Professor Albert Robinson and family,
of Allentown, are spending some days
with Mrs. Robinson's mother, Mrs.
Sarah Smick.
Thomas Treen, wife and family, of
Bridgeton, have been entertained for
several days by the latter's sister, Mrs.
Richard G. Miller.
Rev. Enoch Chester, of Sharptown,
occupied the pulpit of the NJ. E Church
onsSunday morning and preached very
impressive sermon.
Mrs. R. G. Miller and daughter, Miss
Bessie Miller, have gone to Fairport, N.
Y, to visit Howard Thomas and family,
formerly of this place.
The second quarterly conference of the
M. E. Church will be held on Sunday,
Aug. 22d. Presiding Elder Wight will
preach in the morning.
Mrs. Mary Hitchner, wife of John
Hitchner, of Remsterville, who has been
great sufferer Tor a long time, died on
Wednesday morning. and was buried on
Friday in the Lutheran cemetery at
Friesburg. She was in her 57th year.
The death of Francis B. Diament, on
Monday morning, caused genuine sorrow
in the community. He had been quite
poorly for some time, and recently went
to Ocean City in the hope that the sea air
would help him, bat he did not receive
the expected benefit and soon returned :.
His advanced age had weakened his con-
stitution to such an extent that he was
unable to rally, and lie finally succumbed
to the inroads of disease. The deceased
was born at Deerfeld in November, 1916,
and in early manhood learned the milling
business, in which he continued all his
life. He first came to Salem county about
1915, and took charge of the grist mill at
Richmantown. After being there few
years he went to Harrisonville, Glouces.
ter county, then to Jessup's mills, and
from there to Mays Landing. From here
he moved to Mullica Hill and back to
Richmantown, where he remained until
1866, when he bought of Dallas Reeves
the milling property at Alloway, which
he owned at the time of his death. Mr..
Diament retired from business about ten
years ago, having actively managed the
one plant tyenty-one years. He left the
business in charge OF his two sons, Ben.
jamin l. and Robert B. s. Diament, who
still remain in control. Mr.. Diament was
leading member of the M. E Church all
his life, and man of fervent piety. He
greatly enjoyed attending camp meetings,
and was frequent visitor to Mountain
Lake Park, and had cottage at Pitman
Grove, where he W as an annual resident
during the camp meeting services The
funeral took place on Wednesday morn
ing, and was largely attended. Interment
was made in East View cemetery, Salem.