Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-28
BRIDGEPORT.

While write all the ladies OF the church
are working for their chuch fair held here
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and
evenings, this week. They have fine as
sortment Of useful articles and will have
oysters and ice cream on sale, together
with cakes, pies and elegant home made
confectionery. The proceeds are for parson-
age repairs.
The storm on Sunday morning last pre-
vented the Jr. American Mechanics from
having very large body at church. The
audience too, was small, but the sermon by
the pastor had been well prepared, and was
delivered with as much enthusiasm as if
the house was full Absent ones missed a
lot
On the evening Of November Gosh, Miss
Ada McIlvaiD, of Repaupo. was welded to
Mr.. William Z. Featherer, of Gibbstsown,
by Rev. ]. B. Wilton, at the parsonage
here.
Miss Nelson, one OF our school teachers,
is on the sick list. Mrs J. S. Truitt has
bee7 supplying the vacancy. Many friends
hope the illness will be of short duration.
Pastor Whitton's sermon for next Sun
day will be 'sThe Gospel Of Good Farming
The Grange is invited to attend the service.
Some Of our townspeople were planning
to go to Wilmington last Sunday evening
to hear William j. BIyan's lecture
to the Y. M. c. A. there, but the storm
was too severe.
Mrs. Teresa Steelman, of South Bridge
port, is spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Peter Carey, in Chester,
Pa.
The Salvation Army wagon was in town
on Friday last, getting what contributions
our people had for them to assist in their
work in South Camden
Mrs. William Moran, Of Ocean Grove,
made flying, trip this week to the home
of her neice, Mrs. George H. Platt.
Farmer Joseph Risler killed ten geese
last week the total weight Of which was
l48 lbs, almost an average Of Is lbs each.
Mrs. Risier said they were weighty to pick.
Turkeys are reported very high this
Thanksgiving, so we have decided we dom t
care for turkey, not this year. Let all go
down TO Risler's and get a goose.
The heavy storm of hail, snow and rain,
last Sunday evening preyented people from
going out 80 church or anywhere else.
Professor and Mrs. Given will spend
Thanksgiving with relatives out of town.
Mr.. May Sparks has returned from her
southern trip where she has been attending
the National Convention of the W.C.T.U.
The Parsonage Building committee Of
the M. E. Church have secured Miss Ola
Bidwell, of Northern New Jersey, formerly
OF Chicago, to give one Of her pleasing en-
tertainments, in Logan Hall, Saturday
evening December 4 She is a baritone
singer, concert violinist, and reader. She
comes highly recommended by Pastors of
different churches, where she has given her
entertainments. The following is merely
30 show the character Of her entertainment:
Vocal Solo, 20, Dry Those Tears, . Teresa
Del Riego; Reading, THE Night Wind, =
Eugene Field; Violin Solo, .Intermezzo
from Cavalleria Rusticana,n Mascagni;
Reading, (a) sSaudy's Romance, . {b)s'The
Vocabulary" Song, Barbara Frietohie, y
sloman; Reading, 'sThe Fiddle Told
Vocal Solo, wish violin obligato. s'Onoe
in While, 'Lowthian; Reading, "a IF I
Can be by Her, Ben King, co. eThe
Bells, Edgar Allen Poe; Sacred Solo, "Fear
Not Ye, Israeli" Dudley Buck; Violin
Solo, "Chanson Polonaise, . Wieniawski
Vocal Solo, Japanese Love Song, Clayton
Thomas.