Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-02-29
HURFFyILLE.


Choir rehearsal at the parsonage
this Friday evening; a full attendance
desired.
A birthday box will be placed in the
Sunday school room into which all are
invited to place on their birthday a
penny for as many years as they are
old. Proceeds to be used to replen-
ish the library.
A large maple tree in front of the
residence of Samuel Myers was blown
over and into the yard over fence
without breaking it on Thursday
Mrs. Edward Gahrs, of Swedesboro,
spent part of last week visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Frank S. Atkinson.
William McCracken has given up
his position at Bateman Mfg. Co., and
taken up farming He will move
near Newfield.
A Conundrum Tea will be held at
the residence of H. NJ. Davis by the
choir of the M. E. Church on; next
Saturday evening This is something
new for this place and everybody is
invited to attend Your tea will con-
sist of three different articles for
There will also be ice cream for sale.
Those who fail to attend will surely
be deprived of a good social evening.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G..
Bee were away on Tuesday some one
broke into the house and helped them
selves to a good supply of eatables.
Not being content with these good
things, they went out and MIXED the
COW. Probably this reminded them of
land of milk and plenty.
The following officers of the M. E.
Sunday school were elected for the
ensuing year at the annual election
last Sunday: Supt., Eli K. Cant; As
sistant, Thomas B. Kier; secretary,
Joseph Nicholson; assistant, Eugene
Sherman; treasurer, Elwood B. Hurff !;
librarian, Roy Evans; assistant, John
Pearson; organist, Vera N. Hurff;
assistant, Reba Pharo; Missionary So
ciety: President, Jeanet Fielding;
secretary, Sallie Johnson; treasurer,
John W. Cant; Home Department:
President, Elwood B. Hurff; vice
president, Joseph G Pearson; visitors
Jeanette Fielding, Mrs. William NJ.
Evans, Mrs. Harry Dubois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Atkinson
were rendered a surprise party in
honor of their first wedding anniver-
sary by number of their friends
on Saturday evening, which proved a
grand success in every respect, the
company walking in on them unaware
to their utter amazement, bringing
with them an abundance of cake, fruit
and ice cream Much mirth was oc-
casioned in the various games and all
reported delightful evening in as
sisting Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson in
their celebration. At reasonable
hour, the following who were present
departed for their respective homes
Mr.. and Mrs. George Batten, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Money, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Braddock, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
B. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Atkin-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D. Hurff
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood B. Hurff, Miss
es Retta Cant, Vera N. Hurff, Myra
Jones, Lille Cole, Pearl Braddock
Alice Money, May Money, Messrs. Hi
ram Jones, Raymond Batten, Harold
Money, Earl Wood, Levi Atkinson
Charles Farley, ROLAND Atkinson.
The odds in the Sunday school
entertained the "Evens'' on Thursday
evening in most BETTING manner
Being given on Washington's Birthday
the exercises consisted mainly in COM
memoration of this event. After lis
tening to the various numbers on the
program, all were; served with cake
and lemonade, then an abundance Of
good sweet cherries, all in harmony
with the occasion. Not content with
the above program, the "Evens" were
then each presented with a miniature
Ratchet, which topped the climax.
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