Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-15
HURFFviLLE.

birthday surprise was rendered Mrs.
Brooks HurF on Friday afternoon. Mr..
and Mrs. Hurff never dreamed of such an
event until carriage after carriage arrived,
when they stood in wonderous amazement,
realizing that the surprise had been success
fully accomplished Supper was partaken
OF and social evening enjoyed. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Henry L.
Hurff. Mr. and Mrs Albert M. Hurff, Mr..
and Mrs Wilbert Hurff, Mr.. and Mrs Jos.
d. Hurff. Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood b. Hurff,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Can't Earl Hitchner
Miss Laura Cant. Of Aura Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Cant, of Evan Mr. aud Mrs VIM
Collins, Of Putnam, Mrs. Abigail Flexon,
Mrs. Lizzie Hawkey, Frank Hawkey, of
Downer; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nicholson,
of Cross Keys; Mrs. Priscilla Rease, Miss
Vera N. Hurff, Albert and Clarence Nichol-
son, Myron Hurff.
Preparations are being made for a most
excellent Christmas entertainment. Two
/ drills will be feature Of the evening pro-
gram.
The primary room OF the public school
/ has been closed on account OF the teacher,
4 Miss Maize Cramer, being quite sick.
The interior of the Methodist Church is
to be renovated and after the new velvet
carpet has been laid and the new hymn
books and racks received, it will be house
Of worship such as any people should be
proud.
The iron bridge across Prickett's pond
has been completed at cost of 50, 22S
Grocer r. c. Clark sold thirty-two pair
of rubber boots in one day and the demand
still continues.
One thousand cart loads of dirt was han
died on Friday in rebuilding the dam at
the pond.
Sleighs were at premium here on last
Sunday.
There was quite gathering assembled
on Tuesday to assist David Davis in an old
time hog killing and with several familiar
with the work it was easily accomplished.
Seven porkers were soon strung to the
breeze, weighing 246, 800, 24S, 27S, $40,
284, 2S4 The combined weight was guessed
to the pound by R. G. Clark, while others
who guessed fell short. Those present who
did justice to bounteous dinner were !:
David Davis and wife. Zebulon Locke and
wife, Henry Rapp and wife, Benjamin Ep-
ley and wife, Wilson Mcclure and wife,
/ George Weatherby and wife, Samuel Locke
and wife, r. G. Clark and wife, Mrs. Pric-
kett, Mrs. Conlin, Misses Mary Jenkins,
Annette Clark, Evelyn Davis, Marie
Weatherby, Messrs. John Clark, William
and Cooper Epley, John Quay, Floyd and
Harold Davis, Stanley, Ronald and Harold
Weatherby.
On account of a certain amount of work
not being completed by specified time the
/ following had the pleasure of dining at the
Telford Inn at Mantua on Saturday even
ing: William Jefferson, Manasquan: Geo.
W. Whitney, Glassboro; H. G. Bender and
/ DIR. Hillegass, Sam'l Reeve, Mantua; John
Young, Camden; Robert G. Clark and Wes-
ley McKeighan, Hurffville.
Several farmers who attend the Phila.
market every Friday and Saturday, have
had glass doors constructed in the front of
their wagons, and thereby avoiding the dis
agreeable weather.
One of our popular young men enjoyed
sleighing Sunday evening, but, Oh! how he
did suffer the next day with frosted ears.
Mrs. Mary Joseph, of Willianlstown, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah French.
While Mr.. Fielding was about to harness
his pony to a sleigh, it became frightened
at the sound Of the sleigh bells, and sud-
denly kicked and jumped, fiinging the door
back, hitting him in the eye, causing it to
turn blask. The pony then ran up the
road short distance, but soon returned.
Mrs. Lizzie Pharo is visiting her brother,
Mr.. George Hurff, Of Sewell.
The Grange Quartette will attend the
State Grange, at Trenton, this week.