Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-24
BRIDGEPORT.


On Thursday last Mrs. Rebecca Smith
came to she 80th milestone along life's way
and spent the day very pleasantly receiving
post card shower in honor of the event
In the evening her niece, Miss Eva NJ
Truitt, gave family house party. A very
| pleasant evening was spent in playing
games. Refreshments were served at
seasonable hour, and all wished Mrs. Smith
many more happy birthdays. Those pres
ent we're Mrs. Rebecca Smith. Mrs Fannie
! D Hewes. B. Smith Hewes, Mr. and Mrs
| j. +. Truitt, Mr.. and Mrs. C G. Holdcraft.
| Mr.. and Mrs John S Trnitt and Miss Eva
M. Truist. Storekeeper Helms saw the
freezer Of ice cream go in and in be waltzed
claiming relationship too.
! Mrs. Matthew G. openbacher has an or
ange tree thriving and doing WE'LL which
has ten oranges on; also lemon tree bear
/ ing some fine fruit of a large variety.
Postmaster Carey received many post
cards in honor OF his birthday last Thurs
day. We don't know the age, ask him
The farm tenanted by Graves stump.
will be to let the coming year, with posses
! sion given this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fred and children
spent over Sunday with Mrs. Fred s par
ents, Mr. and. Mrs. Uron. Mr.. Fred has
a fine new motor car.
Our townsman, John S. Truits, has re-
/ signed his position as cashier of the Farm
! ers q Mechanics bank at Woodbury. and
accepted a position with the Mutual Trust
: Co., Of Phila., TO take effect December 1st.
Success to our friend aud townsman.
| White we're writing we hear OF a we'd
4 ding this "Wednesday, and if they can Sc
cure house here will be our townepeople
| Oh ! for more houses.
i A band Of gypsies passed through town
Eon Tuesday, and several of our people had
ktheir fortunes told, aud now they just know
fall about what's to happen. or
Miss Katie Hires, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hires, has been on the sick list
but is rapidly recovering.
Mrs. Henrietta Justice celebrated her
84th birthday on Friday last, and spent a
very happy day receiving post cards and
/ lines OF memento from relatives and friends
and also entertained her immediate family
and relatives Many friends wish for this
e ergetic, active life, many more happy
birthdays.
Mrs DIR. Oliphant entertained over Sun
day her sister, Mrs. Ella Gibson, and a
lady friend, both from Swedesb0ro.
The Epworth League meetings are well
attended, and the Torry-A Aiexander songs
are sung at each League service. The jun
ier meetings are very interesting, prior to
the regular League service.
"A lady from Atlantic City, whose hus-
/ band will assist Mr.. Lake on the Turner
farm, was in town looking for a house, as
was also lady from Pennsgroye, last Sat-
urday and not vacant house could they
/ find
Mrs John Helms, of swedesbcro, and
sister, of Phila., were in town calling on
friends one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. H. Platt entertained
oyer Sunday an automobile party of friends
from Newark; also Mrs. VIM. Moran, Of
Ocean Grove
S. Lewis Kille came very near having a
runaway on Monday last. His pair of
horses to the heavy wagon became frighten-
ed and almost unmanageable coming up
Railroad ave, but Lewis rounded curves
and brought them to a standstill very
gracefully
Mrs. Martha Henry, sister of Benjamin
English, is very i'll at the home Of her
mother Mrs Sarah English.
Rev Mr.. Mitchell, of Baltimore, Md,
opened a series of extra meetings here lass
Sunday evening He seems to be in favor
with the people and each night the meet
ings grow in numbers and interest. There
was one conversion on Monday evening,
and two on Tuesday evening. The meet
ings will continue ten days.