Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-03-18
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Rev. ]. r. O'Farell spent few days
last week at the Chalfonte hotel, At
lantic City
William Richards has moved into
the Scott property on High street va
Gated by Edgar Tomleson.
Miss Mary Stanger is quite ill at
her home in South Glassboro.
Rev. J. Hammond, of Wilmington,
Del, preached at the lenten service
Thursday at st. Thomas Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buck entertained
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Eldridge, of Deer
field, over Sunday. Mr.. Eldridge oc-
cupied the pulpit at the M. e. Church
at the Sunday services. The pastor
is attending Conference at Camden
The Presbyterian Church is under
going slight repairs this week. L>0
Mrs. Samuel Warrick's mother is
quite ill at Mrs. Warrick's home here
The performance which the high
school minstrels gave at the Valen-
tine fete will be repeated by the boys
at Mullica Hill, March 9th.
Lillian Council, Daughters of Lib
erty, held chicken pot-pie supper at
Association Hall Friday evening.
About sixty dollars was cleared
George Harris will move on the
farm which has been occupied by
Synnott Cant.
William Ham sold his famous race
horse, "Rambo," at his sale of horses
and wagons Saturday.
Under the auspices of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union two mass
meetings will be held here Sunday,
March 28th, with well known temper
ance speakers to make addresses.
The Socialistic party is growing and
gaining new members in town. March
18th, Mr.. George Gobel, of Newark,
National organizer, will lecture here.
Subject: How to obtain a living"
The school appropriations were not
voted for Tuesday evening at the reg
ular school election. The uncertainty
as to what money the State will give
owing to the unsettled financial con-
ditions, and for other reasons. the
voting for appropriations will be late
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Beckett gave
dinner Friday evening. Among the
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Rogers, of Woodbury.; Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Rowen, Mr.. Oscar Casperson
and Miss Mary Leap, Samuel Beckett,
Jr., and Miss Edna Beckett.
The Ushers' Union held successful
meeting and social at the home of
Wilbur Haight Wednesday evening.
The social followed a business meet
ing.
The funeral of Lucy Kirby, daughter
of the late Ellison and Hannah Kirby,
of Hammonton, was held Monday af-
ternoon from St. Thomas P. e. Church
interment at that cemetery.
William F. Davis, proprietor, and
hauer, bartenders of the Franklin
House, which few weeks ago was
closed by Judge Starr revoking the
license, were arrested here Saturday
at the instance of Albert Repp, who
alleges the illegal sales of liquor after
the hotel was reopened through a
grant of writ of ceritorari by Judge
Reed. The Law and Order people
started movement at once and Sat
urday a writ was served on Davis by
Sheriff Wilson, but Davis refused TO
close. He went to Woodbury. to con-
suit his lawyers after his arrest At
a hearing in the afternoon he gave
bonds for all three mentioned for a
further hearing on Wednesday,
The members of the congregation of
the Methodist Episcopal Church are
preparing to give the returned minis
ter, George Messeroll, a reception at
Association Hall Wednesday night.
Albert NJ. Seabrook was ordained as
deacon by Bishop Wilson at the Cen
tenary Church, Camden, Sunday where
Conference was being held