Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-08-15
BLACKWOOD.

Hope Fire Company No. met in
front of their hall on Tuesday even
ing for practice drill. The fire en-
CINE was given a thorough test and
new members instructed in duties Of
how and what to do in case Of fire.
The entire length of hose being ABOUT
$50 feet was thoroughly tried OH,
and except for a few leaks was found
TO be in "a satisfactory condition. but
rot until nearly all the firamsn had
been accidentally or Intentionally in
itiated by getting thorough wetting
Both the electric which is operated
at the telephone exchange and The
gong were given test
Mr.. F. A Mccormick and family
moved from Stroudsburg, Pa, here
on Friday. They will occupy one side
of the double dwelling owned by
Cooper Morgan on Main street.
The home team Won the base ball
game on Saturday afternoon played
on the home grounds with the Bill
ken team from Philadelphia. The
score was to 5.
Miss Anna Stavely, from Philadel-
phia, was a week end guest Of Marie
| Hagerman, of Main street
Miss Maize Firth spent last week at
Pitman.
Mr.. Benz. F. Eby has improved very
greatly in the past week after a long
| Illness of typhoid fever.
On Monday evening last the Inde-
pendence Lodge No. 81, l. O. O. F.
celebrated their sixty-fourth anniver-
| sary by public exercises held in the
Grange Hall. A large number OF
members who reside mostly in Black
! wood, Grenloch, Chews and vicinity,
with their wives and friends were
present. A number of officers of the
grand lodge were present. The music
was furnished by the Blackwood or
! chestra, who were assisted by musi-
clans from Glassboro. and Camden.
Refreshments of sandwiches, coffee,
cake and ice cream, were served
On this Saturday, August 18th, the
Winona Council No. 149 Jr o. u. A
NJ, of Chews Landing, will have their
eighteenth annual excursion between
Grenloch and Atlantic City 1t will
stop at all way stations on this branch
of the Reading Railroad, also Black
wood at 6.49 a. M, returning will
leave Atlantic City, Mississippi ave-.
7 a. nl., making the same stops as on
/ the going trip. The ticket for the
adults is $100 and children soc.
! Miss Pauline Hurff is spending some
time with friends at Riverhead, Long
Island and Ocean Beach, Fire Island
Miss Edna Heating is visiting her
cousin, Miss Gladys Wentz, at Green
wich
Mr.. and Mrs. Dill, from Roxboro,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gills, from Phila-
delphia, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Murphy during the past week.
Mrs. Wallace French, of Atlantic
City, is visiting her brother, Mr.. John
/ Shone.
Miss Viola Hagerman is spending a
week with Miss Elizabeth Beyan at
Bristol Pa.
The Misses Edna and Georgianna
Alloway are staying a week at At
lantic City.
Miss Ida Wilcox will leave this
week for Maine where she expects to
stay a month
Mrs. Anna Lippincott, from Col
week with Miss Tillie zebley.
MI y. ". dagerman is having a
cement pavement laid from Main st.
and extending beyond his new double
dwelling on Cleveland ave. The work
is being done by Mr.. Albert Sharp, OF
Church street
Nellie and Edna Batten have re
turned home after spending the week
with her uncle. Mr.. G. S. Prosser, at
| Pitman.
| The Misses Lucy Murphy and Flor
enee Ayers are visiting at Burlington
! for a few days.
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