Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-12
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Joseph IedQen ana family were the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Sanford Nichols. Of
Trenton, oyer Sunday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morton and Thos.
Simmerman and family have rented ap-
| partments in Philadelphia for the winter.
/ Walter Durham has accepted position
at the West Jersey depot.
| The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Bewley was buried at the Methodist Prot
estant Cemetery, Friday.
Mrs. J. Heisler Parks is seriously i'll at
she Samaritan hospital, Philadelphia.
A series OF revival meetings are being
held at tie Mission Church.
The Guild of ST. Thomas Protestant
Episcopal Church will hold fair ard sup
per at Association Hall Saturday evening.
A petition is being circulated by the w.
C. T. U. asking the Legislature to prohibit
the sale of cigaretts TO per sons under eigh-
teen years of age.
Rev. Charles Bratten Dubell officiated at
wedding at Wilmington, Delaware. the
past week.
Lewis n. Shreye attended the funeral of
his brother, Nathan Shreve, near Berlin,
Friday. Mr.. Shreye was struck and killed
/ by tram tuesday last.
DR.. E. Mortimer Duf1ieId won first prize
at the skating carnival given at Alcyon
Park Saturday evening last for the benefit
Of Pitman Fire Company, No. 1.
The statements recently required Of the
First National Bank by the governments,
showed the bank to be in very prosper
GUS condition-Ioans and investments,
$483, 900; over SIS, 900 cash and reserve;
| 500, 600 surplus and profits.
At the regular business meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Method
list Church Wednesday evening. the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing six
months: President, William Evan; vice
president, William Warner; second vice
president, Palmer Campbell; recording Sec
rotary, Elmer S. Turner; assistant, Mrs
Elmer Turner; corresponding secretary,
| II. Ledden; treasurer, Laura Zimmerman;
organist, Elsie Tomlin; assistant, Myrtle
Keller; chorister, Edward Walton; assist
ant, Elmer Turner; reporter, F. F. Craig;
roll secretary, Roy Kuox, Jr.; endeayor
superintendent, Elsie D. Tomlin.
In the case of Michael Keller VS.. the
State Children's Home Society, Mr.. Keller
was cleared Of the charge Of neglecting his
children, for which cause he was arrested
some time ago. Much sympathy is expressed
for Mr.. Keeler, whose wife died in the
early summer, leaving him with three
small children, and although the children
may not have had proper care, the several
witnesses sup@naed testified that the chill
dren had not been i'll treated, and that the
father had tried to provide for them COM
Portable home.
Rev. w p G. Strickland was taken sud
denly i'll shortly before the evening service
Sunday, and was unable to preach. Rev.
John Buck occupied the pulpit in his abb
sence.
The young people of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church are rehearsing cantata,
Santa Claus Substitute TO be given at
Association Hall Christmas night.
The second annual performance Of the
IGlassboro Minstrels at Association Hall
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
proved to be very successful. The ball was
well filed each evening the proceeds from
the Saturday night performance being for
the benefit of the poor of the town. The
participants were Interlocution, DIR. Vernon
L. D. Stultz; Bones, r. Dawson, L. G..
Haines; Tambourines. A. w Marshall, Bert
Davis; Tenor, John Cake, Walter Durham,
VIM. Heritage, Lewis Clifford, VIM. Barber;
Bass, George Mead, Richard Brown. Grant
Dufield, Richard Doughty. Frank R Stan
ger; Musical Directors, Dr. E M. Dufield,
F. r. Stranger; Pianist, Miss Bessie Shreye;
Property Man, F. Porterfeld. The pro-
gram consisted of /, Overture, THE Min
strels Delight Knight; 2, We parted by
the river, Grace and I, Walter Durham; 8,
Camp Meeting time,n Washington; q,
when the Morning Glories Irvine Around
the Door," John Cake; 5, ''Im Much
Obliged TO YOU" Lee; THE Sea is My
Sweet Heart F. r. Stranger; Z, Every
Little Bit, Abraham Clank; 8, "Clank the
Foreman Steel, George Mead; my Lovin,
Lizzie, Jefferson;10, There's Warm Spot
in My Heart for Tennessee, !" William Bar
Der ;Quartette Chorus, Messrs Cake, Stranger
Davis, Doughty; "Old Plantation Scene"
Part two-burlesque- Coming Man.