Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-10-19

Martin Holstein is snow employed
at Overlook, Pa.
Mr.. Alexander moved from High
street to Philadelphia on Wednesday.
ID. H. Mumford gave the West
End ball team a roast pig dinner last
Saturday night. CO
Mrs. Anna Burton has accepted
a position as teacher in the Paulsboro
public school.
Clarence Cathcart has secured
position with the Victor Talking Ma
chine Co., Camden.
Mrs. Annie Lewis, of High street,
is spending couple of weeks with
friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. A. w. Hays, of Atlantic city
has been recently visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Erwin Locke.
The sale season is on. For events
in that line watch the columns of the
Gloucester County Democrat.
Eight little friends of Paul Heat
on surprised him yesterday afternoon
it being his seventh birthday.
Mrs. Thomas Megary and brother
have been spending few days with
their brother in New York City.
-Wm. P Vandeveer, of Cooper
street celebrated the eighty-sixth an
niversary of his birthday Tuesday.
The annual clam bake given by
NJ W. Newton to his friends was held
last Thursday night at Newton Hotel
The ladies of Christ ChIFch
Guild will hold rummage sale in the
Parish House on Thursday, O"t. 26.
The Country Club cleared $3.50
from their series of entertainments
given in the Opera House last week.
The demand for farms is big and
there are many for sale, as will be
found by reading our advertising col
umns.
A number of ladies, members of
sewing circle here, went to Swedes-
boro yesterday afternoon to visi' Mrs.
Wilson.
-Freeholder Jos. B. Best and fam
lily were on a weekend trip to Long
Island via automobile last Saturday
and Sunday.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Central Baptist Church will give their
annual baked bean supper Thursday
evening, Nov. 2.
Misses Bessie Pierson and Flor
recent guests of the Misses Cloud, of
South Broad street.
The Board of Trustees of the
Gloucester County Historical Society
will hold a meeting next Monday at
the Office of the Secretary at two
O'Clock.
The Rev Lands, of Philadelphia,
preached in the Central Baptist
Church last Sunday morning, DR..
Manning, the pastor being unable on
account of heavy cold.
A cake and pie sale will be held III
Newton Hotel Parlors on Saturday
morning, Oct. 81, for the benefit of
Lunch Room Committee of the Parish
Aid Society of Christ Church.
The Girls Minstrel Club chap
eroned by Mrs. Herbert G. Eldridge,
witnessed the the Spring Maid" at
the Chestnut street Opera House,
Phila, last Friday night.
Miss Hattie Cozens who went 20
W0IuSSFlllC, L d., III uCl ACoith, 10
rapidly improving, now being able to
walk three and forr miles. She will
return home in few weeks.
The Farmers & Mechanics Nat
ional Bank of Woodbury., N. j., was
appointed a depository for Postal
Savings Banks by the Board of Trus-
tees of Postal Savings System"
Mr.. George A. Mullen has leased
the old Schuster buildings, near the
North Woodbury. toll gate, and will
establish an electric light system to
demonstrate it's adaptability to house
lightning.
Mr.. William F. Buhle has sold
his hotel at Paulsboro to Mr.. C. C.
Vanneman, of Salem, who will take
possession on December goth, on ap-
proval of the Court. The price is
not given.
"A record-breaking crowd has
crowded the Court house corridors
and the county offices the past two
days, while the Grand Jury was in
session. The vast majority were col
ored people and Italians.
AT the meeting of the Board of
Education held last week, DR.. L. e.
Parker was elected medical examl-ler
of the schools to succeed DR.. H. A.
Wilson, at a salary of $1.00 per pupil,
amounting to about $1,000 per year.
The Parish Aid Society of Christ
Church held tea in the Rectory on
Wednesday afternoon from two Lltil
five The ribbons, which were given
out some time ago for the benefit Of
this society were brough in and So
cial time enjoyed.
The Alpha Club rendered one of
their members, Walter E. Myers, of
German street, surprise party last
Saturday night in honor of his twenty
first birthday. His parents gave him
a gold watch and chain, and the mem
bers of the club a folding umbrella.
Local optionists throughout the
State received with keen regret the
news of the death of Rev. Thomas