Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-02-01
THOROFARE.

THOROFARE.
Mrs George Chew, the leader Of
the Epworth League topic on last
Sunday night was unable to be pres
ent, and the topic, The Heroism Of
Pure Devotion to Native Land, was
ably elucidated by the first vice-presi-
dent, Cha.ies w. Plat. Other intelli-
gent expositions followed. The meet
ling was fairly well attended.
A beautiful anthem was given dur
ing the evening service in which tie
soprano solo was most delightfully."-
sung by Miss Mae Gibbs.
The Rev. Isaac L. Fowler preached
the sermon at the funeral Of Mr..
Henry Huff at National Park on Sat
|urday. The burial was in Eglington
Cemetery.
AT the meeting Of Washington Camp
No. 92, P. o. S. of A. on last Thurs
day evening, the following officers for
I the ensuing years were installed: G.
b. Wilkins, president; Harry Ham
mel, vice president; Warren Rambo,
master of FORMS Elbert Starr, con-
ductor; Joseph Platt, inspector; Chas
Williams, guard; William F. Arm
bruster, Jr., recording secretary; Rol-
lin e. Packer, financial secretary; w.
Leslie Gibbs, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Clement,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Wood Wyne and
Mrs. Julia Gibbs represented the
Thorofare Grange at a meeting of the
Burlington county Pomona Grange
held at Moorestown on last Tuesday.
Messrs. H. A. DeHart W Elmer
Haines and Charles Wagner attend
ed the automobile show in Philadel-
| phia on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Meisle, of
Philadelphia, spent. over, Sunday with
Mrs Rudmann.
| Miss Elsie Lynch and Mr.. Sterling
Martin, of National Park, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. W.. Gibbs last week.
| Theodore Stevens, of Philadelphia,
spent several days last week with Mr..
/ and Mrs. Harry Vautier.
! The members of the Literary and
Dramatic Club are holding rehearsals
at stated periods for the forthcoming
drama, THE Freshman" which prom
Uses to be unusually fine for an anna
lteur production. The usual Saturday
night social was held in the Fire
House last week and was much en-
joyed by the club at large.
| Mrs Josephine Stevens and Miss
Madalaine Stevens, of Philadelphia,
the mother and sister of Mrs. Harry
Vautier, are staying with the latter
during her Illness.
Jesse Griggs, of Ringoes, visited in
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A.
DeHart over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher, of
Woodbury., have moved into one of the
Wilkins houses on the Main street.
| Mr.. Fisher is in the employ of Mr..
Charles w. wilkins.
/ The unexpected death of Joeph w.
/ Benton on last Wednesday afternoon,
/ January oath, has created feeling of
lsadness wherever he was known. He
had been ailing for some weeks but
continued his ordinary routine of life
until four or five days before he died.
! He was sixty-nine years of age last
August and had lived the greater
part Of his life in Philadelphia The
/ last five years had been spent in
Thorofare He had been for many
! years a church member and had lived
a consistent Christian life In the M.
E. Church here he was active in
i every good work His was always the
charitable thought, the encouraging
hand and, in time of need, the help
ring hand OF him may be truly said,
None knew him but to love him,
None named him but to praise.
His wife died on the fifteenth of last
June; he felt that he had nothing to
| live for and at the call of the Master
he was quite ready to go. He leaves
a brother in Kansas City, his sister,
! Mrs Rogers, in Thorofare, and Mrs.
/ Mrs Mary A. Brinton, a half sister,
in Thorofare He had served four
years in the civil war and the vet
Grams here gathered with his friends
| in his home on that snowy Saturday
morning to say their last farewells.
Both the Rev. J. T. Richardson and
the Rev. Isaac l.. Fowler, paid ten
+ der and loving tribute to the beauty
of his Christian character and life,
and they sang together What Did He
Do?" The burial was in Mount Mo-
riah Cemetery, in Philadelphia. The
G.. A. r. Post No. 5, to which he
belonged, took charge of the service
there, and a large number of friends
and relatives were present. The SER
vice was both beautiful and Impress
i've. As each soldier passed the cof-
lin he dropped upon it floral offer
ling or small flag with some scrip
ture text, some tribute of praise, or
some token of sorrow. His coffin was
draped with his own large flag, and
taking his rest, with his battle flag
about him."
/ NEWFIELD.
| Mrs Elizabeth Leahy a highly re-
fspected lady Of this village, passed to
a higher life on the oath inst. She