Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-04
HURFFvILLE.

While Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Evans, Jr.,
were away last Wednesday, some one car
ried off u new overcoat, valuable cornet
some silverware and other articles from the
house. The farm hand, J. Myers, disap-
peared the same day. Mr.. Evan recovered
the goods from South street pawn-shop.
There is talk of putting culvert instead
of a bridge over the steam near Bethel
church. One or the other must be built
before the new stone road is laid.
The revival closes this week after rum
ming nearly five weeks Rev. F. A. De
Maris made a good impression and left
many friends. About 25 persons professed
conversion. Mr. DeMaris is most excel
lent evangelist and seems bound to make a
stir and win victory every time.
Upon the invitation of his friend. Mr.
Geo. Hurff, Col. j. M. Scovel, the widely
known lawyer of Camden has consented to
deliver lecture in Bethel Methodist Epis
c0pal church on Sunday, March T. at 30
p. m. The subject of the lecture is, "The
Sorrows of the Armenian Christians: or,
An Assas sin on the Throne of Turkey"
The lecture is free. The subject is certainly
apropos to the news from the East.
Last Sunday IL persons joined the Meth
odist church, making % accessions so far
as result OF the meetings. Five persons
we're baptised at the morning service. Next
Sunday morning others will be received.
Helen Cakes fell and hurt her knee and
has been confined to the house over week
Mr.. and Mrs. Eastlack, of Redwood,
often came over to the meetings and their
help was much appreciated.
The teachers of our public school. Oscar
Thomson and MissKate Lippincott, assisted
by pupils and other persons, will give an
entertainment in Davenpor IS Hall next
Thursday night, at Z 80. Mr.. Thomson,
| it is reported, proposes to add like sum
| to the amount realized and then apply to
the State to double this amount for the
purchase of school library of books OF
reference The admission will be Is cents;
| 10 cents for children.
Messrs Fry, Lane and Barton came over
from Glassboro and helped in the revival
services Sunday night.
T. W. Jones and family weat to Black
wood to assist the choir of the Methodist
church in the especial service Sunday.
Matte French is having his house newly
weatherboarded preparatory to painting.
Turner and son, of Turnerville, are paint.
| ing S. j. Evans new house.
Mrs. Susan c. Andrews has been away
| to the funeral of niece.
Miss Williams is visiting Mrs. Brooks
Hurff.
The Bethel s. s. Board have appointed
an able committee to get up an entertain.
ment to raise money tor identifying the
Sunday school room.
w. g. Kindle called the Republican
caucus to order on Saturday night and R.
| C. Clark was made chairman and o, Thorn.
ason secretary. Chas. Collins declining tC
stand for Collector, Oscar Thomson was
nominated VIM. e. Kindle, Assessor
B. Frank Allen, Town Committman: E. K
Gaunt, Commissioner of Appeal; Jos. E
Chew and Jordon Andrews, Surveyors Of
Highways; Jesse Jones and John Kindle
Constables; Ran. HUFF, Pound Keeper.
Chas. McNulty is kept busy saving wood
with his steam saw.
! Porch Bros. have had the distance from
their store to Sewell station measured al
the request of the Post Office Department
at Washington By way of Salina the
distance is 12,303 rs feet or 233 miles; by
way of Geo. Hurff's and J. w. Eldridge's
blacksmith shop it is 12.444 feet or 2.31
miles. Thus there is less than one-twenty
fifth of a mile difference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Hurff have beer
much alarmed over their son Joseph d.
but he is now improving and in fair way
to recovery.