Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-02-04
HURFFvILLE.
E F. Porch went on a hunting trip IL
PENNSYLVANIA last week.


E F. Porch went on hunting trip to
Pennsylvani last week.
William Batchelor's horse kicked over
the dashboard of his faIl-top and fell down
and broke a shaft on Sunday. Mrs. Bat
chelor narrowly escaped serious injury.
Two persons were received into full
membership in the church Sunday night.
Crane & Pease, Of Trout Lake Mills
formerly Reeves Mill, have put up large
ice house and filed it.
Miss Kate Dilks, of Pitman, has been
visiting in town.
Miss Jennie French kindly took Mrs.
Cakes place at the organ Sunday night
and Walton Chew assisted Mrs. Cant in
leading the singing. Mr.. r. Evans was
present with his cornet, we are glad to say.
Herbert Greer began bis course at the
Normal School on Monday. We expect to
hear good reports from him:
DaYld Ralston has been elected sexton Of
the church and cemetery.
The annual meeting for the election of
trustees of the Bethel Methodist Episcopal
Church was held on Monday. Mr.. John
q. Turner called the meeting to order and
j. A. Cakes was elected chairman and C.
J. Davenport, secretary. j. G. Turner, j.
s Nicholson. s. j. Evans, E. D. Pearson,
FC J. Davenport, John Lyons and Josiah
Eldridge were elected.
As far as this correspondent is informed.
the only truly appropriate observance of
ground hog day was had at farmer Jesse S.
Nicholson's Fifteen hogs were killed,
most OF them to become ground hogs sooner
or later. T. B. Kier will see TO that trans
formation and he has the reputation of
making good sausage. In spite of the
storm, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson had gathered
about them quite a company of friends,
and the work went with rush. After an
excellent dinner, always an important
feature, the balance of the afternoon was
spent in social converse There were pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hannold, Mrs Watson, Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Grant, Mr.. BENZ Epley, Mr..
and Mrs Isaac Chew, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Nicholson, Irene and Oscar Nicholson,
Misses Rebecca Watson, Lizzie Jones and
Lizzie Goslin, Messrs. William Jones,
Clurence Watson, Rev. j. A. Cakes and
Raymond Parker.
CressOn Pearson thought there was some
one in his fathers smithy Sunday night
and aroused Mr.. Pearson, but they found
no one. The next morning one of the shop
doors was open and lot of tools lay on a
piece of burlap on the floor as if some one
had selected them to carry off but had left
in hurry without them. Mr.. Pearsons
shop has been entered before, and once his
safe was tempered with.
Revival services were begun in Bethel
church last Sunday. Next Sabbath the
Rev. F. A. DeMaris will preach morning
and evening and take charge of the SER
vices for ten days
A rumor is in circulation to the effect
that T. B. Kier, of this township, has been
appointed supervisor of the new stone road
by State Commissioner Budd. The writer
has good reason to believe that this rumor
is correct
r. @. Clark, whose business affairs are in
the hands of an assignee, will probably
have matters so adjusted that he will
resume his general store business at the
old stand in the conrse of few weeks
Meanwhile, the assignee, A. S Clark. OF
Evansville, assisted by Elwood HUFF, con-
tinues to sell the goods in stock at about
COST