Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29
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Mr.. Thomas Adams and wife have re-
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Mr.. Thomas Adams ana vile have re-
| turned from a weeks outing.
Miss Carrie G. Gaunt of Phila., is visit
ing friends 10 this neighborhood.
At the next meeting of Clarksboro Union
to be held July 7th, all members and
visitors are invited to bring a written ques-
ton concerning the organization or its
work If any in the community believe
the organization is not needed, they are
also invited to attend the next meeting and
bring any question they desire to ask no
question need be signed, all will be collect
ed and read and answers will be given at
August meeting. A fine program has been
arranged for this meeting Everybody plan
| TO attend.
Miss Minnie Mosley is spending some
time with friends in Philadelphia.
Mr. I. T. Haines and family and Mrs.
William g. Haines spent Sunday with re-
latiYes near Black wood.
number of Miss Clara Readers friends
gave her surprise last Thursday evening.
Miss Mabel Brown, of Mnllica Hill,
visited friends here on Thursday.
Miss Maud EIdridge has been spending
few days at Paulsboro with her friend.
Mrs. Anna Casselberry. of Paulsboro, is
the guest of Mrs Elizabeth Brown.
The annual picnic of the NJ E. church
will be held at National Park next Satur-
day
I. NJ Dnnham was defrauded Of So 90
last Friday by man representing himself
as piano tuner from Blasius. The stranger
told Mrs. Durham he had been sent there
by her husband; as the piano needed tuning
she supposed his story was correct and gave
him admission. On trying the instrument
after he had gone she found it in a very
bad condition. Search was made for the
tuner but he could not be found.
Edmund Burk was ordained priest last
Thursday morning by Rev John Scar
borough, D. D., Bishop of the Dioces OF
New Jersey. The ordination took place in
Phila in st. Simeon's Protestant Episcopal
church of which Mr.. Burk is assistant Rec
tor. The candidate was presented to the
Bishop by his father, Rev. j. Y. Burk, and
the sermon preached by his brother, Rev.
Herbert Burk, of All Saints church, Nor
| restown, Pa, who took for his text / Cor,
8 II, Lest preaching them, [, myself
should be a castaway." A number from
here were present.
Mrs. Lydia Grandfeld graduated in elo-
cution at the South Jersey Institute at
Bridgeton last week. At the commence
ment Miss Lydia recited "The Swan Song"
Mr.. and Mrs. E t. Brown, of Camden,
we're guests Of friends here last week.
Mr.. George Grandfield is building an adj
dition to his house
Mrs. Laura Ridgway and daughter are
home from Long Island where Mrs. Ridg-
way has been teaching,
We are glad to note that Mrs. Joseph
Leigh who has been successfully treated
for tumor at st. Joseph's hospital, Phila., is
home again.
The musical, literary and photographic
entertainment given last Saturday evening
for the benefit of the Ladies' Guild of st
Peters church, was well attended and a
very fine program was well rendered. A |
piano from Blasius was used for this oc
casioD, and we are sorry to add, that on
Monday while loading the instrument it
fell and was badly damaged.
Hope Owen, who has been sick for long
time, died last Sunday, aged so years. !
Funeral services were held in the Friends
Meeting house on Wednesday morning.
rhe deceased was we'll known and highly |
esteemed in this community.
Quarterly Conference will be held in the
NJ. E. church next Thursday afternoon
Rev. Mr.. Fowler, of Paulsboro, preached in
this church last Sunday morning.
Among other sports of the Fourth at Mt
Royal there will be balloon ascension
This will take place in the afternoon after
the races.
The railroad meeting, held at Mt Royal |
last Monday evening, was largely attended |
committee of citizens was named to wait |
upon the West jersey and Seashore R Z |
Co., and request the appointment of a ticket
agent for this station and ask that all trains
be allowed to stop here and that suitable |
sidetracking be provided for the loading
and unloading Of freight. If better ac-
commodations cannot be secured they were
authorized to ascertain upon what eondi- |
tions the Camden and Woodbury. trolley |
company would extend their line to this
place. Many of our citizens do business in
Phila. and the trains now stopping at this
station do not accommodate them salts |
factorily. A person has been employed to |
keep tally of those using the road this |
week, reports over one hundred for
the past two days.
The fine rain that visited this section last
Sunday was welcomed by the farmers.