Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-08
THOROFARE.

joyed the celebration of the Glorious
Fourth" there.
The young men and maidens for the
most part spent the day at Willow
Grove, Pa.
Messrs. H. A. DeHart, Jr., and Chas.
Wagner spent two or three days, in
Gliding the Fourth, at Wildwood and
took in the auto races.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Chew and
Pearl spent few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Turk at Evan. Mr.. and
Mrs Chew returned on Tuesday, but
Miss Pearl remained two weeks with
her aunt.
Miss Margaret Hammell will visit
this week in the home of Mr.. Walter
EmDree, at West Chester, Pa,
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mcbride, from
Bridesburg, Pa, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William R. Gibbs over the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs William Cold from
Pleasantville, are spending several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Wind
ish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Willis came on
Monday from Pennsgroye in their auto
to visit their grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Brinton.
Mrs. Rebecca Gleeson fell from the
back porch of her home on Tuesday
morning of this week and dislocated
her left arm and broke her shoulder
blade. DR.. Wilson, of Woodbury.. has
the case in charge.
There is no stated grade for a side
walk in ThorOfare, and during a rain
the present walk is under water from
the railroad to Church street, at least.
Charles H. Budd, and possibly others,
would like definite grade in order to
pave the walk before his property
with cement blocks. Would it not
be we'll to have the township COM
mittee or the board of freeholders, or
whoever may have the matter in
charge, survey the sidewalk and street
and decide definite grade A more
extensive system of sewage might be
considered at the same time
Miss Anna Cleary, from Phila., has
been spending a few days with the
Misses Mary and Margaret Morris.
John Cleary, from Phila., will spend
this week in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Morris.
There is no fire protection in Thoro-
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residents who think this is becoming
Ia necessary precaution. Charles H.
Budd invites the property holders to
meet with him at his house, or in any
place which may seem to them desir-
able, and consider the matter. A con-
yenient time and place will be an
nounced at nearly date.
A business meeting of the Epworth
League was held at the home of the
president, H. A. DeHart, on last Teus-
day night. Reports were read and ap-
proved; bills ordered paid, and old
business disposed of generally AS a
matter of new business, a committee
was appointed to confer with the Sun
day school with regard to its joining
with the League in the purchase of a
piano for the use of the League and
Sunday school and their entertain
ments.
Quite party of friends were enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Eastlack on the Fifth The
day was pleasantly spent in games
and music, and the satisfying of the
inner man.
The Rev. j. Mercer Hunt preached
on last Sunday morning from the text
found in St. John, nineteenth chapter,
twenty sixth and twenty-seventh YER
ses. Woman, behold thy son!" and
to the disciple, Behold thy mother!--
and from that hour that disciple took
her into his own home" He dwelt
upon the group at the cross, and made
the self-forgetfulness of Christ's. love
his first point. Second, 'sThe COM
pensatory element in the, Divine provi
dence." Third, Johns prompt obe-
dience to Christ's Injunction. The
communion of the Holy Sacrament
was celebrated.
Mr. and Mrs. William Black, Mrs.
Joseph Low, Mrs. Harry A. DeHart,
Mrs. Chas. W. Wilkins and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter DeHart, from Thoro-
fare, attended on last Sunday, July
fourth, the funeral of Mrs. Mary Con-
nelly Black at the home of her hus-
band, Mr.. Thomas Black, in Palmyra
Mrs. Black died on June 9th, after an
illness of one day, from an abscess on
the brain. She was the daughter of
the Rev. John Connolly, who was a
pastor in the M. E. Church here about
five years. Mrs. Black, then young
girl, was prominent in the Sunday
school, in the choir, and in all church
work, as she has been in Palmyra
since her marriage. She has the love
of many friends in both places who
will mourn her loss. She has left no
children. The burial took place in
Palmyra.
Camp 92 P. o. S. of A. was on last
Thursday night the first camp to have
its newly elected officers installed by
the new District President, E. L. Cloud
State Vice President Thomas L. Will
son was present also, and the even
ing was much enjoyed by the camp.
Mrs. J. Mercer Hunt and children
went to Gladwyn, Pa, early last week
owing to the illness of Mrs Vincent
Nichols, the mother of Mrs. Hunt. The
Rev. J. Mercer Hunt went to Gladwyn
an Monday and will remain some days
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mcbride, from
Bridesburg, visited Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem Rambo last week.