Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
CLARKsBoRo

The e G. E. installed their officers elect
on Monday night last. Their annual re-
port shows 46 members in good standing
and upward of eleven hundred dollars in
cash and securities.
Miss Mary Figg, of Phila., spent Sunday
with friends here.
Rev. Edmund Burk officiated in St.
Peters church last Sunday morning, his
father Rev. ]. Y. Burk took his place in
Trinity church, Swedesboro and admins.
tered the Holy Commu MON.
The week of prayer was observed in the
M. Z. church last week These services
were well attended
few days since one of our residents
who lays claim to average intelligence, was
earnestly seeking calendar in order to be-
come informed on what day of the month
Christmas came. Then he strove in vain
to convince his hearers that Christmas '98
would surely be on Dec. 24th.
AS /. T. Haines was lighting one of the
gasoline lamps, in his store, last Friday
evening, it exploded, The burning lamp
was carried into the street and in doing
this Mr. Haines had his hands quite badly
burned but prevented serious fire.
East Greenwich lodge 23O, 1. o. O. F..
elected the following officers last Wednes-
day evening IN. e., Robert Eldridge /; v.
g., J. M. Myers; Sec, w. II. Canning
Treas, Thomas w. Reeves.
Mr.. Nicholas Bahman, farmer living
near Mickleton. left last week for Klondike.
Mr.. Henry Shute had number of ducks
killed by dogs last week.
The regular local meeting of the w. C|
7, U. was held Jan. 7th. A committee
was appointed to arrange for Christian
Citizenship Meeting to be held on or about
Lincolns birthday. 1t was decided to &C.
cure cooperation of other organizations to
petition Congress to forbid the sale of in
toxicatiDg beverages in all government
buildings or properties, and also to protect
state anti-cigarette laws, by providing that
cigarettes, imported in original packages
on entering any state shall become subject
to its laws. Extracts from reports of
National Convention were read by Martha
Engle, showing that New Jersey again
stands in the first ranks for securing the
largest number of new N ember last wear
standing first and this fourth in the list a
sketch of our State President, Emma
Bourne, was read by Lidie Hoffman.
Mrs Samuel Farley, while visiting her
daughter, Mrs John Cook, at Berkeley last
week, was taken sick. She is now i'm
proving but is not yet able to return home.
A most interesting lecture was given in
the Friends school on Monday afternoon,
by DR.. Emily Hunt of Phila. Subject -
!" The Fur Seal. Stereoptician views were
shown, illustrating the subject
Little Minnie Yarrow, who was struck
by the train at Berkeley, few weeks ago,
is improving and it is thought she will be
able to leave the hospital in short time.
Edwin Liyezey, of Berkeley. who some
weeks ago went to Southern Pines. North
Carolina, for his health, and who seemed
to be improving in that celebrated health
resort, died last week. His father, Joseph
Livezey, and undertaken Clark, left at IL
O'Clock Sunday night for North Carolina to
bring the body home. HIS family have
the sincere sympathy of the community in
their sorrow. He leaves wife and young
child.
Michael Urban, of Mickleton, had fin
ger broken on Wednesday. He was lead
ing pair Of horses behind wagon when
they became frightened and caused the
accident.