Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-11
CLARKSBORO.


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hill entertain
ed some friends on Saturday evening
at their home in Mt. Royal. All pres.
emit decided they had spent pleasant
evening. A sumptuous repast had
been prepared to which all did ample
justice.
Rev. E. j Radcliffe will preach on
Sunday, March 14th in the First Bap-
fist Church of Mt. Royal. All welcome.
Rev. J. r. Vannatta left on Tuesday
evening to attend the annual Confer
ence of the M. e. Church which holds
it's sessions in First NJ E. Church,
Camden this week 1t is hoped that
he will be returned to this church for
another year. If nothing prevents he
will preach here on next Sunday.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ E. Church
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
H. Hoffman. After the business meet
ing, the following were elected officers:
Mrs. Ida Vannatta, president; Mrs.
Ida Eldridge, vice president; Mrs.
Lidie Hoffman, secretary; Mrs Flea
nor Davidson, treasurer; Mrs. Ida
Eldridge and Miss Name Shute, col
lectors; Mrs. Henry Doerrman, organ
list.
Miss Nettie Smith spent Inaugural
ton week with friends in Washington
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Locke,
on Saturday mornings daughter.
Mrs. Nettie Smith has been spend
ing several days with relatives in
Philadelphia
/. H. Davidson attended the funeral
of Hewlings Mulvey, former resi-
dent of this place, in Camden, on Tues
day afternoon.
The EpWorth League of the M. E.
Church will hold its monthly business
meeting in the basement of the church
next Saturday evening. All welcome.
Mrs. Herman Lopez was operated
on for appendicitis in a hospital last
Friday, in Phila., and at this writing
is doing as well as can be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph V. Clark in
vited large number of relatives and
friends to celebrate with them their
thirtieth wedding anniversary last Sat
urday evening. At eight o'clock, the
guests marched to the hall where
four caterers with their assistants
served about one hundred and thirty
guests. The decorations of house
and hall were green and pink, with
beautiful palms and flowers through
the apartments. Many handsome pres
ents were received, such as cut glass,
silver, china and many articles in
pearl and silver, and many more beau
tiful articles. Guests were present
from Philadelphia, Wilmington, Penns-
grove, Salem, Mickleton, Clarksboro,
and many other places.
The retail merchants of Gloucester
county have under consideration the
forming of thief protective assoc
citation.
The school report for February.
Number on roll, grammar department,
25; average daily attendance, 81; per-
centage of attendance, go; neither abb
Sent nor tardy, Wilbert Durham, Earl
Durham, Carroll Haines, Louella
Green; work deserving mention, Jen-
ME Gould, Arthur leopard, Elizabeth
Myers, Carroll Haines, Anna Nolte,
Minnie Mihleback, Frank Green, Chris
tian Nolte and Theresa Fritz. Pri-
mary department, number on the roll,
percentage of attendance, .905; Meth
er absent nor tardy, Alvin Haines,
Joseph Mihleback, Geo. Northdurft,
Sylvester Derias, John Derias, Nelson
Saunders, Adm Shute, Beullah Green;
work deserving mention, Anna Jones,
Walter Terrell, George Schaub, Clara
Fritz and Emma Nolte.
The citizens of our three towns,
Clarksboro, Mickleton and Mt. Royal,
have under consideration a plan to
run pipe from the gas plant at
Paulsboro to furnish light and heat
We sincerely hope that it will succeed
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Davenport
and son Franklin, of near Mantua,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Mihleback and family.