Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-08
THOROFARE.


Two baptismal services were cele-
brated in the St. Paul M. E. Church
on last Sunday morning. The rite for
infants was administered to Alberta
Louisa Hughes, infant daughter of G..
Blaine and Bertha Hughes Sixteen
received the rite for adults. About
thirty were taken into the church on
probation. The communion service
| followed. Both it and the baptismal
service were conducted by the Rev.
j. Mercer Hunt for the first time in
the M. E. Church. In the evening the
| subject of Mr.. Hunts sermon was,
IAN Unsafe Way" The text was For
the Lord knoweth the way of the
righteous; but the way of the un-
godly shall perish" The choir gave
fine anthem both morning and even
| ing.
The official board of the church will
meet in the Sunday school room on
! Thursday evening of this week.
| There will be meeting of the Ush-
ers' Union on Friday evening in the
Sunday school room.
| The Junior Epworth League at its
last meeting elected the superinten-
dent, Mrs. Rachel L. Wilkins, dele
gate to the annual convention of the
New Jersey Epworth League to be
held at Ocean Grove.
The Rev. and Mrs. j. Mercer Hunt,
Miriam and Everett, are spending this
week with the Rev. and Mrs. Vincent
Nichols, at Gladwyne, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Heisler,
| from Philadelphia, moved into one of
H. A. DeHart's houses ON the main
street last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Wicks, Lewis
and Helen, from Paulsboro, have been
spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Phifer They left on
| Saturday for their new home in Wash
burn, Wis, where Mr.. Wicks has a
| fine position with the Dupont powder
works.
Mr. VIM. Gibbs, from Philadelphia,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob t
E. Gibbs over Sunday
Mr. Warner Wilkins, of Camden,
was Sunday visitor in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wilkins.
The Roll of Honor in the public
school for the month of March was as
follows: In the room of the principal,
Mrs. E. F. Gill, Mabel Clement, Eliza
beth Leonard, Marguerite Blake, Mar
garet Morris, Florence Low, Erma
Mullen, Ruth Wilkins, Claude Platt,
Joseph Platt, Allen Phifer, Walter
Shute, Ralph Lodge; in the interme-
diate, Miss Campbell's room: Josie
| Wyne, Mary Platt, Lydia Gleesen,
Florence Wyne, Pearl Chew, Thomas
Morris, Clark Mullen, Harry Kelly,
Edward Rambo; in the primary, in
charge of Miss Ella F. Banks: Lyal
Kircher, Florence Gleeson, Miriam
Hunt, Harold Rambo, Charles Kelly,
Ellis Robb, Charles DeHart, Wilbert
Kircher, Horace Blake.
The most delightful surprise of the
season was that given Miss Margaret
p Gibbs, by her friends of this and
neighboring towns, Friday evening
It's genuineness was perhaps great
est surprise of all The evening prov
ed most enjoyable one. Delicious
refreshments were served. There
was music, and games, and jest, and
laughter
And hearts beat high and pulses fast,
While all the houre go fitting past
When youth and beauty meet"
Last Sunday afternoon Miss Annie
H. Thomas lost a small open faced
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fare and her parents home on Della
ware street, in the suburbs of Wood
bury 1t may be identified by the
monogram A. H. T. on the case. The
finder will be rewarded by returning
it to the owner.
ThOr0fare Grange.
At the Grange last Monday night
an interesting and instructive lecture
was given by Mr.. Kent, of the Py-
rethro Company, of Newark, his sub
ject being THE Treatment of White
Potatoes" He began by saying that
he is known in Newark as the bug
house man. He stated that fifty per
cent. of the produce of the country
is destroyed by insect life in some
form; that twenty per cent of the
farm products are lost by insects. He
claims that he fights all insects with
harmless materials and uses no poi
SONS.
The question What is the most
important work to be done on the
farm during the month of April?" was
answered by Brothers T. Wood Wyne,
Chas H. Budd and Chas c.. Leonard.
Sister Julia Gibbs read 1.-THE Potato