Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
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Enock v. Locke was in Philadelphia
last week to look after business inter-
ests and experienced no disadvantage
from the trip. It is very gratifying
to have Mr.. Locke's health so improv-
ed after his serious illness.
Miss Anna H. Pancoast was an over
Sunday visitor at the home of her
brother, Edwin, at Maple Shade.
Miss Maud Dawson recently return.
ed home after an absence of five
weeks. Most of the time was spent
with her sister, Blanche, Mrs. DIR. Nit
chell, of Pittsburg, Pa.
Joseph T. Carter received a telegram
last Saturday morning announcing the
death on Friday of his uncle, Samuel
Mason, of Columbus, Ohio. Mr.. Ma
son has visited a number of times in
our neighborhood and was highly es-
teemed by friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, of Hastings,
Nebraska, arrived in Philadelphia, last
week and are expecting to locate per-
manently in this State. Mrs. Turner
is Mrs. Locke's sister. After spending
many years in the west, she will un-
doubtedly enjoy being near her par
ents, brothers and sisters. Mr. and
Mrs. Turner have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs Locke since they have resid-
ed in our village.
Mr. Joseph T. Carter attended the
annual meeting of the directors of the
Farmers Reliance held last Friday at
the Beldin House, Burlington. Forty
two directors were in attendance from
various parts of the State. This
Grange fire insurance company by its
economical management has so won
the confidence of the people that they
are now carrying over twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000J Of insurance.
During the past year they have paid
out over eighty thousand dollars
l$S0,000) for losses, the year previous
they paid out twenty-seven thousand
1927 ,000). At the reorganization OF
the Board of Directors, Thomas Bor-
ton, of Mullica Hill, was reelected
president; r. Lewis Shivers. of Cam
den county, secretary; Charles Collins,
of Moorestown, Burlington county,
treasurer.
The committee for adjusting fosses
is constituted of one director from
each county. Joseph T. Carter repre-
sents Gloucester county, on this COM
mittee Mr.. Carter recently helped
adjust the loss on Joseph Eng1e's barn
near Hainesport. The fire was unac-
countable until the bones of a man
were found among the debris from
which the natural conclusion seemed
to be that the barn was accideptly
fired by an intoxicated person enter
ing it with matches on his person or
while smoking.
The newly appointed officers of the
Friends First-day School are: Benja-
min G.. Heritage, superintendent Clara
F. Haines, assistant superintendent;
Mary Owen, corresponding secretary;
Mary H. Rulon, recording secretary; ;
Martha Heritage, assistant recording
secretary; Esther +. Rulon, librarian;
j. Omar Heritage, treasurer.
Once more we are called upon to
give up one identified with almost ev-
cry interest of our community. Annie
w. Heritage, wife of George Heritage,
passed on to the higher life on First
day evening, the twentieth. For a
long while the deceased has at times
been a great sufferer, for the past eight
weeks she has spent much of the time
in her room, but was again downstairs
and seemed to be convalescent. On
the evening Of the sixteenth she was
taken suddenly worse and from that
time there has seemed little hopes OF
recovery. The deceased was a mem
ber of the Friends Meeting, and in
terested in all of it's activities; a
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ganization she frequently served on
committee for visiting the sick; as a
member of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union the work that most
appealed to her was the Flower Mis-
sion department, especially the send
ing of flowers to the sick. In the
home her loss can not be estimated; /;
she was a center of unselfish devo-
ton and cheer to her family at all
times, and to each and every one who
came within her realm, the home,
"Who are the blest, they who have
kept their sympathies awake and scat
tered joy The bereaved family have
the heartfelt sympathy Of large circle
of friends and relatives. The funeral
was held in the Friends Meeting
House on Fourth-day afternoon, the
twenty-third, at one-thirty p. m.
The entertainment given by the pub
lie school children on Tuesday even
ing was up to the usual standard and
the attendance good considering the
weather The hall was attractive
with decorations in harmony with the
season including a Christmas tree.
All the children were presented with
a box of candy by the teachers.
The children had previously sold
twelve dollars worth of tickets, pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the school Ii.
brary.
The following was the program: Mu-
sic, Caddie Thompson; song, This
Winter Time" school; recitation,
Greeting Howard Bodine; recita-
ton, 'eThe Secret of Christmas Har-
ry Locke; recitation, The Christmas
Alphabet 26 children; solo, Holly
E2prrioc - Caddi,a Th0mnSOn. recitation