Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-04
BRIDGEPORT.

Pastor and Mrs. Provost have re-
turned to the parsonage after having
spent delightful holiday season with
their daughter, Mrs. Mealy and fam
lily at Germantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fryer, of Ches-
ter, Pa, spent over New Years Day
with their parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Oliphant, and the doctor returned with
them to their home for visit.
| am told that the wedding bells
will ring early in this new year, and
one of our girls will be at home in
Ohio.
Mr.. George Uron, one of our re-
spected townsmen, has been treasurer
in the order of Odd Fellows for 30
years and for the last fifteen years
has only been absent two meetings,
and then he was sick and not able to
sit up. We think this record hard
to beat.
Mr.. Frank Mattson and family spent
over Jan. 1st with his sisters and
families, Mrs. Cummings and Mrs.
AIcKeag, on Railroad ave.
Mrs. Chas. McKeag has been spend
ing the holidays at Port Norris with
her niece and family, Mr. and Mrs
Walter Campbell.
Mr.. John Richman, our genial sta
tion agent, will leave here this week
to fill the same position at Sewell.
He, with his family, will reside at Pit
man We are very loath to have Mr..
and Mrs. Richman and their little
daughter leave us as. they were well
liked. Mr.. Richman will be greatly
missed at the station where he has
been so obliging to every one. They
leave us with the best wishes for their
success.
AS Mr.. Richman leaves us as sta
| tion agent we welcome to our town
Mr.. and Mrs. Swartz, a pleasant
young couple whom we trust will like
| it here.
The storm on Sunday last hindered
lots of church goers and the congre-
| cations were very small
| Mrs. Jennie E. Derrickson, Of
Paulsboro, is visiting at the home O!
her brothers, Messrs. Thomas and
George Sheets.
| Mrs. Martha Gill and sister, Mrs
Emily Mounce spent Jan. 1st, in
l4Pennsgrove, the guests of their aunt
MIS-. hannah Flanlgan.
| The village New Years shooters
were out on time on New Years Eve
and Judging from the noise welcomed
| the new year in in all its glory.
| Mr.. Lewis Folker is shipping swee;
potatoes. Prior to this week our
| freight boats have carried them to
Chester, but this week, to date, have
not made any trips over
| Mr.. and Mrs Chapman, of Atlantic
| City passed through town in their auto
on Sunday last, and called On hel
aunt, Mrs. Gill, after having spent the
| day with her aunt, and uncle at Pros
pect, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mounce
Mrs. Chapman was formerly Miss Kiz-
zie Springer, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooper Springer
The masquerade social in The hall
| last Saturday evening was quite an
! enjoyable New Years gathering, al
though not so many were present as
had been anticipated.
Pupils of the Bridgeport public
school neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month of December:
VII-VIII Grades Jesse Hughes, Eu-
gene Magin, David Mccormick, Elmer
Mccormick, George Richardson, Smith
Shoemaker, Walter Sweeney, James
Watkins, Anna Carney, Mabel Folker
Emma Lawrence, Viola Indie, Phebe
McCarson, Sarah Storms, Irene Wool
| ey, Mabel Eastlack.
WI Grades--Raymon Hires, New
ton Hughes, Clarence Muhlbaier, Alice
Folker, Mary Folker, Elma Leap
Christina McCarson, Marion Reeder
Elsie Sharp, Marie Vickery, Martha
Zienneker.
HI-IV Grades-George Indie, H
Jerome Richards, John Cheezum, Ar
thur Baker, Harry Frank, Harry
Beckett, William Reeder, Raymond
Lawrence, Walter Eastlack, Wilmer
Eastlack, Linda Travis, Evelyn Bar
ker, Emma zienneker, Ethel Muhl-
baier.
I'll GradeS-Ernest Baker, William
Cox, George Carney, George Frank
Albert Hughes, William Indie, Geo.
Travis, Charles Zienneker, Richard
Burk, Daniel Collins, Paul Muhlbaier
Frank Eastlack, Anna Frank, Mary
Muhlbaier, Edith Sweeney.
Teachers and pupils are trying to
raise the number neither absent nor
tardy to one hundred The co-opera-
ton of the parents is desired
BARNSBORO.
Mr.. Parker Heritage desiring to
begin the New Year in a proper man
ner took his lady friend, Miss Ruth
Applebee to the Methodist parsonage
on Friday night last and the pastor
Rev. James B. Ryan, who is a very
kind hearted man who loves to make
young people happy was easily per-