Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
BLACKWOOD.

Mrs. Charles Hagerman has been spend
ing week with relatives at Williamstown.
Sam'l Neal, of Phila, has moved to his
summer residence at Blenheim.
Stephen Hartman, the local railroad
station agent, is visiting relative at Read
ing, Penna.
Samuel North has moved into Mrs. Chas.
VOLTS house on Church street.
VIM. Jones has opened an ice cream
saloon in his shop next the fire house, and
will keep it open daily throughout the
summer.
Miss Anna Clayton, of Camden, visited
relatives here last week.
The store and barber shop at the corner
of Church and Main streets, has been much
improved by porch.
Miss Rebecca Smith is spending some
time at Atlantic City to recuperate her
health
Mrs. Anna Lippincott, of Berlin, has
been visiting friends in this place.
Mrs. Hannah Brown is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Edward Baker, at Williamstown.
Miss Ida Wilcox has been visiting rela-
tives at Mullica Hill.
Mrs. Susan Jones is visiting VIM. Fort
at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Lizzie Hufral, of Phila., and Mrs.
Joseph Cork, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Catherine Hagerman.
Charles Prosser and family, of Cross
Keys, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. G..
Hagerman last Sunday.
The annual examination of the pupils in
the second and third grades was held in
Gloucester township the latter part of
April. Those successful in the second
grade were the following Charles Nichol-
son, Earl Hufsey, and Everitt Houseman
the following successfully passed the third
grade examination, and were consequently
promoted from Mrs. Porch's room, to Miss
H. S. Leslie's room; Myra Rudderow, Anna
Batten, Martha Pratt, Edna Heating, Katie
Sleeter, Stewart Porch, Eddy Hilbert, and
Harris Williams. There were also fourteen
promotions from Mrs. Darnell's room to
Mrs. Porch's room.
The new ten-inch gongs have been placed
on the fire engine and hook and ladder
wagon. They are also being fixed SO that a
team may more conveiently be hitched to
them.
II CUuC6Tb Will NC given Ill tue leCGuT6
room of the Presbyterian Church on Sat-
urday evening, May "a, under the auspices
of the Christian Endeavor Society. In
addition to the Blackwood orchestra, which
will play at that time, there will be several
vocal and instrumental selections by talent
from Phila. and Camden.
The sixtieth wedding anniversary was
celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Blake
last Saturday. Ten years ago they cele-
braled their fiftieth anniversary of conjugal
union. Many of their friends called dur
ing the day and extended their congratula-
tions to the aged couple, and during the
evening the house was crowded with the
children, grandchildren, great grandchil-
dren, and other relatives and friends of the
family. Among the guests were Rev. Wes-
colt, Rev. Vanetta, Rev. J. w. Lee, and
Rev. F. r. Brace. Several congratulatory
addresses were made, and brief biographi-
cal sketch was read by Miss Emma East
lack. Many presents were received.
"A surprise party was given Miss Anna
Jaggard last Saturday evening by her many
friends. The guests assembled at Asyla
station at 7.30 o'clock, and paraded to-
gether to her residence. There were more
than fifty of her friends present, and several
amusing games were participated in. Re-
freshments Of ice cream and cake followed
the games.