Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-16
THoRoEARE.


Notwithstanding she extreme beat of last
Sunday large congregation listened with
interest and pleasure to the third sermon
in the series which the Rev. John NJ Hunt
is preaching upon the Shepherd Psalm.
The sermon was eloquent and forceful, with
touches Of poetry and pathos which went to
the hearts of the hearers.
The Ladies Aid will hold the third quilt
ing bee on Thursday morning Of this week
The proceeds will go to the building fund
Of the new church
!, The building committee haye looked at a
number of comparatively new churches, and
Eare now c0nferring with an architect before
making final decision and beginning
work.
4 On last Thursday night a meeting was
sheld in the town hall to consider the ad-
Instability of dividing the township into two
svoting places. The division will probably
Ebe either at Red Bank avenue or Hessian
avenue in Red Bank. The matter was
finally referred to the township committee
to act according 80 their best judgments n
A second meeting was held by the sub
scribers of the Bell Rural Telephone Com
pany on last Thursday night. The COM
mittee reported that arrangements were
under consideration, with the Peoples Tele-
phone Company to erect lines and enstal
phones throughout the township. Notice
was sent to the Bell Company TO remove
their telephones within ten days under the
present arrangement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. HenshalI were
made happy on Thursday, July End, by the
advent into their home of a lovely little
daughter, weighing eleven pounds. She
will be Known as Florence May Henshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. DeHart, Charles and
Russell, spent short time in Ocean City
last week.
Miss May Landis, from Philadelphia, and
Miss Anna Butler, from Camden, spent a
few days last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward NJ. Heisler.
The Misses Margaretta and Florence Low
have been spending two weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Pierce at Bridgeton.
Miss Abbie Justice, from Camden, will
be the guest of Mrs. Charles W. Wilkins
two weeks.
Mrs. George w. Birch, Miss Florence
Birch, and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac, Birch, from
Ashbourne, Pa, were over Sunday visitors
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bowers.
Miss Edna Bowers, and her grandfather,
Mr. Richard b Davis, went to Cramps
ship yard on last Saturday and witnessed
the launching Of the magnificent South
Carolina, and saw it christened by Miss
Fredericka Ansel. the daughter Of Governor
Ansel, of South Carolina
William j. Little, and wife, Wilma and
Arthur, from Philadelphia, haye been
spending few days with William Il. Reed
and wife.
J. Cline and wife, and Anna May, from
Philadelphia, were guests over Sunday of
Philip Cline and wife.
Miss Ellen Godfrey, and Elmer Wilson,
both from Philadelphia, were visitors in the
home of T. Rambo and wife over Sunday.
H. A. DeHart sold fifty vehicles of veri-
GUS kinds during the month Of June. He
still has number of fine buggies and run
abouts on hand.
Harrison Chew has just finished large
crib house, twenty by thirty-four for Chas.
G. Leonard. Mr.. Chew does careful and
satisfactory work.
Many from here attended the funeral of
Mr.. Edward w. Packer, former resident
VI 4AOAOldlCs On lDS1 4uuAcQdy
Mr.. Packer was seYenty-one years, sig
months, and seven days old, and his death
was caused by heart disease. He had been
useful member of the Methodist Church
since the age of sixteen, and will be re-
gretted by large number of friends and
associates. The funeral took place in his
more recent home in Paulsboro, and was
largely attended The Rev. j. Ward Clark
conducted the funeral service, and the
burial was in Eglington Cemetery.
The funeral OF Mr.. John Glover took
place on last Friday morning. The Rev.
G. Livingston Bishop, of the St. James
Episcopal Church, in Paulsboro, was in
charge, and read the beautiful burial service
Of the Episcopal Church. The burial was
in Eglington Cemetery.
GRANGE NEWS.
The following literary program was given
Monday night at the Grange: Morning
Prayer, /" piano solo was very sweetIy given
by Miss Maggie Gibbs; ''The Master is
Coming was an excellent recitation made
by Miss Mabel Clement; The "Old Oaken
Bucket" was delightfully."- sung by Mr..
Charles H. Babcock; "The Old-fashioned
Dress" was well read by MIR. Etter. There
was singing by the Grange, and Mrs. Julia
Gibbs read The Fireless Cooker in her
best manner. ''Home again was we'll read
by Mrs. William Tonkers. Mr. Tonkers
told of a trip made by him and Mrs. Tonk-
ers to Yineland. He thought the outlook
for crops very discouraging on account of
the dryness of the weather. A general talk
upon the weather followed, and the coming
picnic, on July 29, Changers Field Day at
National Park, was also under considera-
tion. Changers who fail to attend the
Grange meetings miss "a whole lot