Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-04-25
CLARKsBoRO.

The Jr. Order American Mechanics visit
ed Swedesboro lodge last Friday evening.
Miss Name Shute was the guest of Miss
Clara Craven at Palmyra last week.
Mrs. Robert Eldridge and son spent part
of the week with relatives in Bridgeton.
The offer made by the Vandegrift Con-
struction Company Of exchanging $l3, 900
worth of turnpike stock for an equal
amount Of trolley stock was not accepted.
A barn is being esected on the lot re-
Gently purchased by James Dawson. Work
will commence on the house soon.
Mrs Sloan, of Camden, is spending the
week at Mt Royal,
John Saunders moved from Mt. Royal to
Camden last Monday.
John Fell of Manua Grove buried a
child last week with diphtheria two others
are very sick with the same disease.
Annie f. Powell, of Newton Square, Pa,
visited her mother, Mrs. c. E. Burrough,
last week.
A special school meeting will be held in
the school house next Saturday evening,
April 9th.
Mr. Hewlings Mulrey aud Mr. Charles
Risley, former residents Of this place, were
in town ON Sunday last, renewing old ac.
qaaintances.
Rev. J. Y. Burk and family attended the
wedding of Mrs. Rosalie Burk and Joseph
Meharge, on Thursday last. Mr.. Burk per
formed the ceremony, assisted by Rev. E.
J. Burk.
Nothing has yet been heard of Harry
Clement aged ii, who left his home neal
Mantua Grove last Tuesday morning. His
/ father, Hiram Clement, has been to Phila.
and informed the police. Continued search
has been made but no clue has been found.
A number of white ribboners from here
attended the annual meeting of the School
of Methods of the w. c. 7. U. held in St
Panl's NJ E. church, Thorofare on Tuesday.
There was good attendance at the S.
S. convention of East Greenwich town
ship held last Thursday evening in the M.
E. church. The meeting opened with sing
ing followed by scripture reading by Mr..
| Casselberry. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr. Benseler The minutes of last meeting
were read and approved. Singing, Even
Me- Address, 'How to keep cur older
scholars in the S. S." was given by Rev.
Mr.. Sawn To do this it is necessary to
make our schools interesting above and be-
yond everything else; to be a successful
teacher one must be thoroughly consecrated
to the work and try to win the love of the
scholars The teacher must be deeply in
terested himself and make a thorough
preparation of the lesson before presenting
| it to the class no school can prosper where
teachers and officers do not study the lesson
and where there is not earnest work on the
part of all. Singing, 'More About Jesus. y
Mr. William Hoffman took up the follow
ing: "The best manner of conducting S.
S. Singing, Leading Souls to Jesus
An address was then made by Pastor Shaw,
subject, 'fCan the pastor do effective work
in the 5. S. 1t was thought he could by
being co-worker with the superintendent,
by being sympathetic to the teachers and
kind to the pupils, provided he has the re-
spect of the scholars and the payers of the
people. Rev. Mr.. Benseler also gave short
talk on the same subject The following
persons are officers: Pres, Mr. Benseler; V.
P, Mr. Sawn; Sec'y, Miss Name Shute
Treas, n. P. Hoffman. Six schools were
represented. Treasurer reported balance
of 81, go on hand An election Of officers
will take place July 18th.
On Tuesday afternoon when Gertrude
Reeves went to get her bicycle to ride home
from school, it was missing. Search was
made, but it was not found until about
seven o'clock. A yonng miss of our town
had taken the wheel and used it all the
afternoon. When caught she left the wheel
and ran. 1t is not yet known what trouble
the afternoons pleasure will cause this
young girl, but we hope it will at least
frighten her sufficiently to prevent hel
from committing like offense in the fu-
| ture