Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-11
BRIDGEPORT


Mrs. Emma Gill entertained on Decor
alton Day and over Sunday her niece, Miss
Gill, OF Camden; her son, Ralph Gill, Of
Jamaica, L. l., and Miss Edith Hyatt, Of
Brooklyn.
Miss Reba Whitton has returned home
after ten days outing visiting friends at
Barnegat
Frank Mattson and family of Pennsgroye
were over Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlton Cummings.
To November last there was committee
of five ladies appointed by the Trustees OF
the nj. E. Church to repair the parsonage
sheds. The ladies investigated the location
OF the we'll, and the need of kitchen The
officials granted them the privilege OF build
ing kitchen providing they would be re-
sponsible for the entire debt. So the COM
mittee saddled the whole thing, and being
of age named themselves the Parsonage
Repair Committee. They have the kitch-
en- complete, moved the cupboards and clos
cts from the dining room and finished the
job. The total cost, including paint, labor,
tin roof and material $249 OF. As there is
little balance to be raised reinforcement
has been taken on by the ladies, and now
ten young ladies are at work, and by the
4bh OF July it is expected the last dollar
will be paid. The townspeople are all
pleased with the nice square, light and airy
kitchen. By closing the debt on the of
9July they have been seven months and
i've days. After the bill is paid an item.
| lied account will appear so that all inter-
ested will know how and where the money
went, and the young ladies will take a
straw ride on the evening of the 4sh of
July, and there is no doubt the trustees
will take the energetic Parsonage Repair
Committee across the country in an air
ship.
Miss Edith PIatt is spending this week in
Ocean Grove, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
William Moran.
Last week one of the veterans gave me
description of the Memorial service held
here and | ,sent it to press, with my other
weekly news, but on account of a special
sent by another correspondent here, the first
mentioned article did nos appear. Hoping
the Comrade will understand that the Edi-
tor did not have room for both. and also
Will believe that the article he gave me was
copied and sent it promptly.
Pastor Whitton preached to the veterans
on Sunday morning last, taking for his text:
@'4uue ~Oeu GHdprc1 dud 1Cbu FSTsB, HIS
theme being Christian and National hero
ism and Christian and National Memorial
There was large and attentive audience
Miss Edna Shoemaker will graduate from
the West Chester Normal School this term.
We congratulate our young friend.
The funeral services of Mrs Frank Hold
craft were held at her late home on Satur-
day morning last at 10 30 a. M, Rev.
Whitton preaching the sermon Her fun
eral was the largest that ever passed
through our town, the procession Of car
riages being nearly one mile in length. A
host of friends mourn the loss of the dear
woman so suddenly torn from home and
friends.
sWe'n catch the broken thread aga n,
And finish what we here begun;
Heav'n will the mysteries explain
And then, oh then, we'll understand
Mrs. Lydia Justice and daughter Debor-
alb, formely of Swedesboro, now of Virginia,
have been spending sometime in town yisi-
ting at the home of Mrs Hannah G.. Helms
and Mrs. Henrietta Justice, Mrs Justices
sister-in-law.
Children's day will be observed next Sun
day in our church, special children's ser
vice being held in the evening.
Miss Addie Stanton will attend the COM
mencement OF State College, at Collegeyille,
Pa, the coming week.
The strawberry farmers are all busy,
shipping berries and are getting fair prices
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