Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-04
THOROFARE.


Looking unto Jesus was the sub
ject of the sermon preached by the
Rev. John M. Hunt, in Wilkins Hall,
on last Sunday morning. The first
point was Looking unto Him as Tile
supreme goal of our lives" Secondly
Looking unto Him as our source of
power" Thirdly, Looking unto Him
as the pattern of our lives The sub
ject was well brought out and the SER
mon was found of profit 10 the hear
ers.
The St.. Paul M. E. CHR n will be
dedicated on Sunday, February 18th.
The Rev. Eugene Allen Noble L..
T. D., of Baltimore, will preach the
sermon at half past ten in tie morn
ing. A platform meeting will be
held at half past two in the afternoon.
There will be addresses by DR.. Noble,
the Rev. J. Morgan Read, d. D., Dis
trict Superintendent, and some former
pastors At seven in the evening
there will be sermon by the Rev. ].
Morgan Read, D. D.,Distri,t Superin-
tendent. Special evangelistic SER
vices will follow the dedicatory SER
vices. On Monday evening, Feb. 18th,
the services will be in charge of those
who were members fifty years ago.
The pastor will be assisted in the
meetings by Mrs. John M. Hunt, and
some of the former pastors.
Prayer meeting this week was held
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Hunter.
The oyster supper given by the Ep-
worth League in Wilkins Hall on
last Saturday night drew an unexpect-
ed crowd, and resulted in about sixty
dollars to the League.
The Rev. John M. Hunt will preach
in Bethel M. e. Church, Camden, next
Sunday.
The sale of lumber from the old
Igchurch which was to have taken place
ion last Saturday afternoon, was, ow-
ling to the inclemency of the weather,
Hpostponed, and will take place next
saturday afternoon, Feb. 9th. ~
There are several cases of scarle
| tina in town, and while no one is
dangerously i'll, it was thought best
on Monday afternoon 20 close the
school for the present. The school
building is being thoroughly cleaned
and fumigated.
Miss Anna Cleary and John Cleary,
from Phila., were guests of the Kisses
Mary and Margaret Morris over Sun
day.
Miss Mary c. Reed and Mr. George
L. Miller, both of Paulsbofo, were
married by the Rev. Isaac T.. Fowler,
at his home in Thorofare, on Tuesday,
January 26th, 1909.
On last Thursday night Camp go,
| p. O. S. of A., held another mock trial
| in which H. A. DeHart, Jr., was ac-
cused of having run over and killed a
| chicken with his automobile. Chas
H. Babcock was the lawyer for the
prosecution, and his witnesses we're
Richard Wilkins, Leslie Gibbs, Jos.
Wilkins, Lewis Wilkins and Harvey
Leonard They all testified that on
New Years Day, 1908, FL. A. DeHast,
Jr, ran over and killed chicken be-
longing to Rob't E. Gibbs, with his
automobile. T. Wood Wyne was the
lawyer for the defend ant, and had for
witnesses Frank Rambo, Herbert
Rambo, Jesse Mullen ;ini Howard
Carter. They testified that on Christ
mas Day, 1907, all went with II. A.
DeHart in his automobile to North
Jersey to spend the holidays and did
not return home until the Sunday af-
| ter New Years Day. In the cross
examination the witnesses for the pres
ecution got very much mixed and no
/ two of them told exactly the same
story. No one was sure the chicken
| did belong to Rob't e. Gibbs, and no
one was sure that the chicken was