Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
CLARKSBORO.


Quarterly meeting was held in the M. E.
church last Sunday morning.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will hold
meeting in the lecture room Of the M. E.
church on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Reba Haines, of Mickleton, was
given surprise party last Wednesday
evening.
Hannah Peaslee graduated from Friends
Central School two weeks ago.
Misses Ethel Eldridge and Clara Hughes
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy
Shute, at Palmyra.
Miss Maggie O'Brien. who has been with
her brother, Rev. j. II. O'Brien, for year
past, has gone to Nova Scotia.
Thomas Reeves, who was taken quite
sick on Sunday, is now much better.
Miss Jennie Myers, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting relatives at Mt. Royal.
The Jr. o. u. A. NJ United several new
members last Friday evening.
/. L. Haines is having a cellar dug under
his store.
Don't forget the festival on Andrew Mos
ley's lawn next Saturday evening. Pro
ceeds for benefit of the M. E. church.
Mrs Kircher, of Camden, is spending
some time with her son Elmer, at Mt.
Royal.
Louis Softer and family, Of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with T. j. Stratton.
Miss Retta Henning, who has been a
guest Of Mrs. Robert Eldridge for the past
two weeks, returned to her home in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday.
Rev. ]. Y. Burk, who had an operation
performed on his hand last Wednesday at
the German Hospital, Philadelphia, is get
ting along nicely. He stood the operation
much better than his friends hoped and is
expected home this week. He came out of
the hospital on Friday and has since been
at the home of his son, DIR. Charles Burk.
Some time ago generous growth devel-
oped and an operation was performed, but
it grew again and became so painful that
this second operation was deemed necessary
and the little finger removed. We sincere
ly hope that he may now enjoy better
health. Mr.. Sharp, lay reader, of Phila-
delphia, had charge of the service on Sun
day morning. There was no service in the
evening.
A number of the young friends of Bessie
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day evening.
Messrs. Bell and Lodge returned from
their visit to Dorchester last Thursday
evening. They greatly enjoyed their visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Sickler, who are well
pleased with rheir home and are doing a
prosperous business
Mrs May Cook spent Saturday and Sun
day with her sister at North Wales, Pa.
Isaac Jones has accepted position as
clerk in railroad Office at Wildwood for
the Summer.
The Y. branch of the w. c. T. U. will
hold a meeting tomorrow evening at the
home of George Heritage, at Mickleton.
This branch was organized a few months
agoand has sixteen members. 1t is greatly
desired that four more members may be
added to the number. then a public speaker
can be secured without charge.
The house of John Nolte, Jr., was struck
by lightning during the severe storm on
Friday afternoon. 1t made four holes in
the ceiling about IL inches in diameter,
upset the bureau, the mirror was broken
into thousands of pieces, other pieces of
furniture were moved out of place, plant
in front of the house was killed and a comb
worn by Mrs. Nolte was badly twisted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nolte, the only occupants Of
the house at the time, were stunned and
remained unconscious for about half hour,
and had the house caught fire no doubt
would have been burned.
A little daughter of c. Phiffer put a
cherry pit into one of her nostrils on Satur-
day. physician was consulted, but could
not remove it, The parents were advised
to take the child to the hospital, but it
could not be located and she was brought
home to await developments.