Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-21
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Samuel Hagerman is attending the
Temple College in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Joseph Simpkins in improving from
the effects of fall down stairs few weeks
ago sustaining quite severe injuries.
Charles Riukie, of this place, has moved
to Haddon Heights, where he has purchas-
ed h0upe.
Albert S. Tice, of Lowell, Mass, who
has been visiting Clark Jaggald, returned
10 his home on Tuesday. Albert is q sketch
artist for a newspaper in that city.
The Presbyte Sunday-school have
changed the hour of meeting from 30
M to 230 p. m. The Junior Christian
Endeavor, which has been suspended, will
meet al 2 p. m.
Miss Hattie Jones and Miss Emma q.
Eastlack, two school teachers of this place,
have returned to their respective schools at
Belmar and Mt. Ephraim.
Benjamin Williams, VIM. Godfrey and
Thomas Wentz attended the New Jersey
Firemen's Relief Association at Long
Branch last week as delegates of Hope
Fire Company, No. /, Of this place
This town was honored with one of the
G. A. r. representatives, Mr.. Maurice M.
Kaign and son of Salt Lake City. Mr.
Kaighn is the Department Commander of
the Utah G. A. f., and was raised in this
borough.
DR.. Brace and son Robert, are making a
visit TO Newfoundland, the doctors boy
hood home.
j. L. Simpkins has been attending the
Miller's convention.
The M E. Sunday school will hold a
Rally Day, Sunday, September a. at 9 10
p. M, in the Sunday room, all are
invited to come Special exercises, letters
from former pastors, and an address by
some prominent Sunday school worker.
Mr.. H. ]. Hanson who has returned from
his two weeks vacation which was spent
in Wisconsin, has resigned his position as
foreman of Bateman's Manufacturing Co.
machine shops, and has accepted position
in Jackson, Michigan, and will move his
family soon. In token of the high esteem
in which he is held, the people of Black
wood to the number of one hundred tender
ed him a farewell surprise on Thursday
evening last, at his home on Central avenue,
and spent a pleasant evening with the
family.
Mrs Emma Yecht who has been low with
typhoid fever, is now slightly improved.
William Matthias, of Lawrel Mills, has
moved into Backward.
A very pleasant evening was spent at the
house of G. S. Truncer on Saturday even
ing last, by a number of his friends from
Camden and Blackwood After spending
the evening in playing games, they retired
to the dining room where they all partook
of fruits and cake, after which they were
arranged in group in the parlor and had
their photographs taken by fAsh-light by
6. S. Truncer.
Rev. Abraham Hamer has been called as
pastor of the Baptist church of this place.
There will be preaching services morning
and evening every Sunday hereafter. The
attendance is showing good increase.
They will hold Sunday-school reunion
the first Sunday in October.
A class of the Presbyterian Sunday
school will give an oyster supper in the
lecture room on September 18th. Tickets
25c.
DR.. Jos. E. Hurf, who has been confined
to his bed for the past two weeks has so far
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The doctor hopes to be able to resume his
practice this week. DR.. James Campbell
Mcclure, of Williamstown, recent gradu-
ate of Georgetown University, of Washing
ton, D. c., is looking after his practice
during his illness.
The handsome new home OF Mr.. E. G
Wilson is nearly completed and he expects
to occupy it by the first of November.
Mr.. Samuel Hagermsn has entered as a
student at Temple Col ege, Phila.
Mr.. Hanson, of this place, who has sold
his property on Central Ave, expects to
leave in few days for the West His
many friends gave him surprise party
last Thursday night, about one hundred
being present. A most pleasant evening
was spent Mr.. Hanson will leave with
the best wishes of his many friends.