Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-03
HuRFFvIL.LE.

The Trustees OF Bethel M. E. Church, Of
IHurffville, have reelected Mr. David Balls
ton, who has already served six or seven
successive years, as sexton, and they have
meyer heard him complain of anything he
has been called on to perform in his line Of
duties of taking care of the church and
cemetery, and many things not connected
with his duties. As there are some sisters
whose husbands are unable or unwilling to
come to church with them drive by them
selves, and our sexton has been known to
stop ringing the bell to go and take their
horses for them, and after church get them
again, so the sisters would not be compelled
to go to the Sheds as they would be if there
was no one to do it for them, wonder
how many Of these absent brothers have
even thought how acceptable bushel of
potatoes or corn, or some other article
would be to the sexton and his family for
so willingly waiting on their wives
JUSTICE.
The M E. Sunday school held the annual
meeting on Sunday and elected the follow
ing officers TO serve for one year. Supt.,
Charles w. Nicholson; Asst Charles j.
Davenport; Sec'ys, Joseph G. Pearson, Ell
wood B. Hurff; Librarians, Howard Hannold
Charles P. Watson; choristers, Walton H.
Chew, Miss Estella Pearson; organists Mrs.
Lou Chew. Mrs. Amanda Hurff; Treas,
Jesse S. Nicholson; President Of Missionary
Board, Jesse s. Nicholson; Sec'y, Thos. B.
Kier; Treas, Mrs. Ellen Davenport The
missionary collection for the past year is
$43.15.
Two persons in the family of DR.. George
W. Hewlings have scarlet fever.
Great quantities of logs are being carried
to McNulty's saw mill.
Abram James had quite an experience
with a horse while returning from a sale on
Saturday
Evan d. Pearson is turning out number
Of new wagons.
Two Of our prominent men will be en-
gagged in pie eating contest on Saturday
night.
Harry Dufield, who has been very sick
with typhoid fever, is somewhat improved.
The sacrament of the Lords supper will
be administered at the M. E. Church next
Sunday morning.
Quite a number of friends assembled at
the residence of Charles D. Wick on Satur-
day night for the birthday surprise ami
versary which was exceedingly we'll exc
cuted, as Mr.. Wick was expecting the
gathering two nights previous The evening
was spent very socially in various ways,
and Justice was done to the abundantly
supplied table Those present were Chas
d. Wick and wife, Robert P. Kincade and
wife, VIM. G. Morgan and wife, William
Chambers and wife, of Phila. VIM. Watson
and wife, Elwood B. Hurff and wife, Abram
James and wife, Herbert B. Morgon and
wife, Joseph D. Hurf and wife, Mrs Cum
mings, Byron Cummings, of Camden;
Misses May and Bessie Kincade, of Phila.
Misses Ella Pierce, Lizzie Nicholson, Vera
Hurff, Martha Kincade, Messrs. John Shaw
Herbert Hurff, Joseph Senior, Cooper Kin
cade, Albert Watson.
Muskrats have been captured this winter
about farm buildings a considerable dis
tance from their haunts.
Miss Nellie Dilks is quite sick with
bilious fever
We do not see the necessity for the
gentleman to change his name for if he is a
Bee there is naturally a buzz.
There are children in the township who
have not attended public school month
this term. The appointment of truant
officer is essential at times.
A genuine surprise was given Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wilson on Thursday night last
Many games were played until 1 O'Clock
and then the fun began. Our friend VIM.
performed his part well and Johnny was
equally as good, but when 1T comes to eat
ing our friend William carried off the prize;
as for oranges, he has never received sup
ply and cannot stop eating while there is
one in a box. All those who stayed until
she breaking up of the party declared it the
most enjoyable event of the season. Among
those present we noticed; Frank Allen and
wife, Oliver Locke and wife, Alfred Handle
and wife, Joseph Hurff and wife, Mrs, OAR
lington, Misses Lillian Bell, Maize Cramer,
George and Emma Kerns, Belle Shaw,
Mamie Thies, Ella Pierce, Bessie Fisher.
Mary Wilson, Gertie and Fannie Male,
Messrs. Albert Atkinson, Carmel Pierce,
George Goodenough, John Shaw, William
Fisher, Chas. Theis, VIM. French, Howard
Hannold, Leon Fisher, Levi Locke, Albert
Babcock, Harry Wolfe. Gilbert Wilson.
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