Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-04
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G w fNiNs
The members Of the M. E. Church desire
the return of pastor H. M. Smith for an
other year. Mr.. Smith has been very sue
cessful in his passionate here, the church
and Sabbath school both being in more
flourishing condition than for several years.
Mrs. Charles Keith the evangelist of New
York City brought her labors to successful
close in the Mullica Hill M. E. Church last
Wednesday EVENING. Many friends attend
ded the meeting that evening to avail
themselves of the opportunity 30 bid her
goodbye. Thursday morning there was
an opportune Prayer and Praise Meeting
held at the depot where about fifty of her
friends had gathered to wish her God speed.
Mrs. Tabitha Zane was summoned to
Glassboro the first of the week to nurse her
daughter, Mrs Leroy Hook, who it is fear
ed bad the dyptheria.
Willie, the two year old child Of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Leonard, escaped the watch
full eye of his mother last Thursday and
wandered 10 Evan. During the noon hour
the school children spied him, and took
him in F. Turks store, where Mrs. Turk
wrapped him up and notified his parents OF
his whereabouts who lost no time in COM
ing after him.
Mrs. Richard Kier, who has been in very
poor health the past few weeks, is no bet
ter.
Miss Tillie Agnew, granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Enos Ham, ard eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Agnew, who accom-
panied her parents TO the Canal Zone less
than year ago, was married at the home
of her parents on the Zone December the
twentieth, 1908, to Frederick Wertz, a ma
tive of the State of Miss but who is also
employed at Panama City Mr.. and Mrs.
Wertz are making an extended tour
through the Southern States, and will visit
relatives of the groom in Miss before their
return to Panama, about the first of March.
Miss Maud MCGOWAN, Of Woodbury., is
visiting her grandfather, John Gilliams
Milton Vanlear, the three year old son Of
Louis Vanlear, Jr., while playing about his
home, climbed TO shelf and securing a
bottle of very powerful medicine, five drops
OF which was the prescription for an adult,
took a swallow. Fortunately his father
was at home and as soon as he discovered
the child was sick, hurried him to Glass
boro for treatments. After about an hours
heroic treatment the doctor pronounced
him out of immediate danger, but warned
his parents on no accounts 80 allow aim to
go so sleep. They had been hcme but a
few moments when he was taken much
worse. They were preparing to take him
back TO Glassboro when Fortunately doctor
Carr was seen and stopped. He worked
several hours over the child before he con-
sidered him out of danger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Stretch enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Lacey last
Sunday. Mr.. Lacey has been under the
doctors care the past fourteen weeks, and
Is still in very poor health.
Mrs Charles Elliott, who has been in a
very precarious condition since the birth Of
danger
Miss Velma Dilks is at Cedar Grove
nursing Mrs. Edward HUFF, who is suffer-
ing with an abcess.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown attended
the funeral of Mrs.. Browns grandmother,
Mrs. Zane, aged Sc years, at Pitman last
Thursday; interment at Swedesboro
There has not been such a successful re-
Yival at Terrell for eleven years as is now
in progress.
Mrs. Peacock, the aged aunt of Mrs. D.
w. Brown, is convalescent after severe
attack OF measles.
The home of John Crawford is in the
hands of the painters and decorators. Mr.
Drew Of Gloucester having the contract
Mrs. Thomas Dilks has returned home
after spending week with her daughter,
Mrs Leon Cole at Mullica Hill.
Mr. SayeTs, of Clayton, the popular COL
lector for the Prudential Insurance Com
pany had very trying experience with his
horse last Tuesday evening Mr. Sayers
has long made known the fact that he had
the one horse in these parts that was re-
liable, and could be trusted anywhere and
at all times without hitching. But, to his
surprise, on the evening mentioned he
came out Of house near Pine Tavern and
found faithful had walked or trotted off
without him. He started in pursuit. as fast
as his impaired breathing organs would al
low, for he was suffering with bad cold
at the time" and when about ready to
drop from exhaustion thought he saw the
truant team, but upon reaching the object
discovered he had been looking az an old
pine tree. his chase continued until he
reached the top of the hill at Evan, where
he found the runaway securely tied to a
post.