Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-02-25

Our electric lights are still on the
strike. They were burning beauti
fully at three o'clock p. M. last Thurs
day, but as night came on they went
out and the town was in total dark
ness as usual
Frank Turks sale was as large as
usual last Wednesday. and everything
brought good prices.
A heavy thunder storm passed over
this section Tuesday evening.
Our farmers have been making the
most of the fine weather the past two
weeks, and many have their plowing
half done.
A Mr.. Hughes has moved his family
in the tenement house of Geo. Emer-
ick, between EVAN and Aura, and will
work for Mr.. limerick the coming
season.
Henry Wright and son are very busy
building and delivering chicken coops
for the annual sales of F. Turk and L.
G. Smalley.
Mrs. Henry Mikesner, of Ferrell,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Benz.
Carr last Wednesday.
Miss Emma civilians has sold all
the dead apple trees on her own and
her fathers farm to firm who are
cutting them down and will ship them
to their factory to be made into pipes
and many other useful articles.
Mr.. Catlin, formerly of Jefferson,
who moved his family in the Henry
Eben tenement house, has received
word from the Phila. Hospital where
Mrs. Catlin underwent an operation
just before they moved, that his wife
is progressing nicely and will be able
to come home in a short time.
Clifford Dilks, native of EVAN,
who has had charge of the Downer
grocery store at that place for the past
three years, has resigned his position.
1t is hoped by. his many friends that
he will enter the ministry for which
profession he seems to be chosen by
a will higher than his own, and gifted
with talents such as are never ac-
quired by any except those chosen
for a special work.
The Board of Education has not
been successful in securing teacher
to fill the place of Mr.. Kiger, resigned.
Professor Tharp, of Mullica Hill, the
supervising principal, has charge of
the school at present.
Mrs. Nancy Shea, the aged mother
of Mrs. Jacob Kier, and Mrs. Richard
Kier are very i'll at their homes near
Mullica HILL
Mrs. Mary Boyd is one of the smart
est octogenarians of this vicinity She
was born in Ireland eighty-two years
ago. She came to this country when
fifteen years of age in a sailing vessel; !;
it took three months to make the trip
from Liverpool to New York, which
is now accomplished in less than six
days. She married quite young and
settled on the farm now occupied by
her son, James Boyd, and has lived
since her marriage on the above place
which is about two miles from Evan.
Mrs. Boyd is much spryer on her feet
than many younger persons and thinks
nothing of walking to EVAN to do her
weekly shopping.
Miss Hattie Adams and Miss Velma
Dilks have received congratulations
on being married SO often that they
have requested the correspondent of
this paper to inquire of the public if
they are really married? Well, as far
as we are concerned, we don't know,
but are inclined to think it is no fault
of two young men. We know that
they still enjoy single blessedness.
Mrs. Richard Kier was made very
happy upon the receipt of letter
from her son Richard Kier, Jr, who
has been in California the past three
years, saying he would be home in the
Spring. He also said that his brother
James, and his wife, of Los Angeles,
will visit their parents the coming
Summer. They had planned to visit
home last Summer, but on the day
preceding their departure for the East
Mrs. Kier was stricken with typhoid
fever, and their visit was postponed.
Samuel Kier still continues to add
improvements to his cozy home, the
latest being rear porch.
Mr.. James Hargnes, aged Sc years,
is very i'll at ihs home near Ferrell.
Mrs Thomas Dilks and Mrs. Milton
Cossaboon spent Thursday with Mr..
and Mrc Clifford Di1Ixc at nOwnar