The Monitor-register., 1897-09-17
III Ullica Hill.


James Chattin is visiting his daughters
Ia Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Stratton is lying seriously
ill at this writing.
Silas Banks moved his family to Balti-
more on Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Strsttou is lying danger.
ously i'll at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Copestick spent
Sunday at Annapolis, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Colson enjoyed
a trip to Reading OIL Thursday.
Mrs. Florence Main, OF Philadelphia,
has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Willard Parker has been spending
a fortnight with friends at Pleasant
vile.
James Simmons, of New York City,
has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Mary
Copestick.
George Eoret aud wife and Isaac
Ecret, Of Camden, spent last week with
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Moore returned
on Saturday from a two weeks outing
to Atlantic City.
Walter Anthony, of Stetson Uniyer-
sity, Florida, visited Stacy l.. Pancoast,
Jr., on Thursday.
Miss Mary Nook and Milton Eisen, of
Philadelphia, were guests of the Misses
Wallace on Sunday.
Mrs. Sloman, Of Philadelphia, has
boon the guest OF Mrs. r. P. Parker
during the past week.
Jacob Mounoe and son Herbert at
tended the Pennsylvania Millers' Asso-
citation in Philadelphia last week.
A number of our citizens attended
Salem county quarterly meeting and
Flrstday school conference last week.
Joseph Evans, u mail carrier, was
taken very ill on Saturday night, but
under the treatment and care of DR.. s.
f. Ashcraft is improving.
Charles and Rachel Bond, of Bucks
county, Pa, spoke in Friends meeting
on Firstday and were guests Of their
nephew, Warren Atkinson.
The funeral of Thomas Romans was
held in Friends Westinghouse on Thurs.
day afternoon. Mr.. Romans was quite
aged and welI.known in this and ad
joining counties as a thorough and sue
cessful pedagogue.
Miss Anna Parker entertained a
bicycle party of young friends from
Woodstown on Saturday evening. The
following were present.: Misses Mai and
Cora W~eatherby, Mai and Martie Clay,
ton, Misses French, Jaquette and Fogg,
Messrs Clayton, Weatherby, higgins,
Shinp and Bushnell. A very pleasant
evening was spent, enlivened by music,
dancing and Rotations. Refreshments
were served and the eight mile ride homo
by moonlight was a fitting close to a
merry, social and memorable occasion.
Stokes Union held it's annual meeting
September 81, with a good ~atteudauos
of members and visitors. Reports OF
officers and superintendents showed
very satisfactory work done during the
year, especially in the departments OF
literature, press, flower mission, tobacco
and narcotics and franchise and good
citizenship. 1906 pages of literature has
been distributed, 124S temperance papers.
seventeen copies of NaW Jersey Gazette,
and thirteen copies of responsive read
ings. Twelve pledge signers have been
secured and eight copies Of state minu.
tes purchased. The old officers and
sup~erintendents were reelected.
Mr.. Franklin Flitoraft, of Woodstowp,
has arranged for an excursion from this
place going up the Lahigh Valley to
Mauch Chunk, Glen Onoko aud over the
world renowned Switchback. September
30.h. We, who write, were privileged to
take this trip 4 few years since on a
serene October day, and have always
been glad We did SO, for of all the beauti,
full pictures that hang upon msmory's
nail, scenes portrayed that day are most
beautiful of ali. The novel, almost per.
pendicular ride up the mountain and the
gradual and wonderful descent BY
gravity over the rock-ribbed, ferl-
bordered track, the gorgeous hues Of
autumn and the wild picturesque scenery
can never De forgotten. bat are a joy for
ever.