Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-01
wEsTvILLE-NE WBoLD.

Viggo Torbeson, formerly of Newbold
was IN town on Tuesday and paid a num-
Der of farewell calls Mrs Torbeson and
family will spend the summer at Ocean
Grove, and ia the fall move to their new
home in Bloomfield. Essex county, where
the Manhattan Oil Motor Co :, in which Mr.
Torbeson is interested, recently located its
laboratory.
The election of five commissioners for
Deptford and West Deptford Townships
held on Saturday afternoon resulted as fol
lows list District West Deptford, Charles
Il, Barker, Joseph F. James, z L Sparks,
C. A. Hiilyard, Geo ] Sites lst District
Deptford, Philip A. Mason, j. w. Pratt
Chas. B. Smith, l.. @ Duncan, C c. Head
ley. The vote cast was unanimous for $50
appropriation in craftsmanship.
The Newbold Rod & Gun Club held its
first regetta of the season May 28th. The
course was on the Delaware from Newbold
to the Block House and return. A number
OF yachts were entered and large number
of people, among them many Philadel-
phians, were interested spectators. The
" Ida May Captain Hasson, came 10 first,
Florence g." Thomas Bolt, second |;
Naomia,7 William Fox, third. A receipt
ion was held at the club house after the
races.
Tomas Lee, James Lee Miss Mary Lee
and the Misses Haggerty. of Phila., were
guests of Miss Minnie Davis on Sunday.
Gaily illuminated omnibuses brought a
large party OF Phila. friends who were
entertained by MIR. aud Mrs. E P. Flagg on
Saturday evening.
A large attendance is anticipated at the
strawberry festival to be given at the new
fire house on Saturday evening, June 3.
E. P. Flagg assisted at the Decoration
Day services held by Cavalry Post No 35 G..
A. R. at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Westville Lodge No ., S. of e. desire to
thank the ladies through whose efforts the
festival given at Stanleys Hall on May q,
was so successfully conducted
An exceedingly interesting entertainment
as arranged by the teachers of the West
vile public school was given at the school
house on Friday evening. The program
consisted of patriotic songs, recitations and
tableaux Certificates of promotion were
distributed by the President of the Board
to the following scholars Second grade,
Joseph Hunter, A. Dickinson Gardiner;
third grade, May Sitley, Sophia Schwenger,
Edna Pratt. Bessie Burr Mabel Cross, Jen-
ME Bennett, Edward Diezel, Miles Smith
Charles Davis
Fifty members and guests attended the
annual dinner of the Gloucester Co. Far
mers Club, given at FALLS Hotel, Saturday
evening May n. Philip A Mason presided.
Miss Della shute is spending week With
relatives at Vinelsnd.
Miss Bessie RohEen, formerly of Phila.,
who has been a member of New York
theatrical company since last Septem Der,
has returned to her new home on Summit
avenue.
James Avis and family. of North Wood
bury, spent Memorial Day with his father,
John Avis.
Lee Vineyard a young man of twenty,
employed together with brother since last
March on the farm Of Samuel H. Hewitt,
while choppiDg wood on May Is, severely
cut his foot. DIR. Hunter Immediately
dressed the wound which appeared to be
healing nicely until the following Tuesday
when it was deemed advisable to remove
him to Cooper Hospital where he died on
May % from lockjaw. Funeral services
and interment took place at his former
home, Odessa. Delaware, and were largely
attended. Mr. Vineyard had made many
friends here aud much sympathy is ex-
pressed for the surviving brother who was
deeply attached to the unfortunate Young
man.